Arts & Entertainment - Dec. 23, 2008
A wealth of on-stage magic: our top theater groups
Despite the recent loss of Milwaukee Shakespeare, Cream City still has one of the most vibrant theater scenes in the country and visitors and newcomers are always amazed that a city the size of Milwaukee is home to so many and varied stage offerings. While thinking about what we're thankful for, we started talking about this fecundity of the thespian arts and each of us began to shout out favorites. So, we decided to share them with you.
Tags: Chamber Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, First Stage, Jim Searles, Astor Theater, Brady Street Pharmacy, Hedwig, Nutcracker, A Christmas Carol, Stiemke, Broadway Theater Center, Stackner, Milwaukee Ballet, Milwaukee Shakespeare, Bialys

Arts & Entertainment - Aug. 8, 2005
Who is Pink Banana and what is a Mullet Show?!
In 2004, UWM theater students Juanita Cordova and Carissa Svatek created Pink Banana Theatre to intergrate avant-garde theater into the community. Their "Summer Mullet Show" is at the Astor Theatre, Aug. 12-13 and 19-20.
Tags: Pink Banana, mullet, astor theatre, s-martkino, jim searles

Arts & Entertainment - July 25, 2005
Revamped Astor Theatre offers opportunity for originality to flourish
Jim Searles opened the Brady Street Pharmacy, on the corner of Brady and Astor Streets, in 1984. Twenty years later, he traded in a grocery section for a stage, and re-opened the Astor Theatre.
Tags: Astor Theatre, Jim Searles, Ben Turk, Tracy Doyle, S-martkino