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April 2011

An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CHRIS CORNELL, April 23; Pabst Theater. 9 p.m. THE NATIONAL, April 26; Riverside Theater. 8 p.m. CELTIC WOMAN: SONGS FROM THE HEART, April 27; Milwaukee Theatre. Irish standards, classical favorites and con- temporary hits. CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE, April 29-30; Marcus Center. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents. ROCK OF AGES, April 29-May 1; Milwaukee Theatre. Tony Award-nominated musical features American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis. In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city rocker, and in LA’s most famous rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the 1980s. An arena-rock love story told through the hits of Journey, Night Ranger, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison Asia, Whitesnake and more. D A N C E THREE, through April 3; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts., 929 N. Water St. Milwaukee Ballet presents three vigorous works that showcase the company’s versatility. 902-2103, 273-7206. MILWAUKEE SPRING FEIS, April 1-2; Frontier Airlines Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave. Irish dancing. 908-6000. MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP, April 9; Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield. 8 p.m. 262-781-9520. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 C O M E D Y DAVE AND CAROLE’S COMEDY-PALOOZA, April 9; Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St. 286-3663. BILL BURR, April 22; Pabst Theater. 8 p.m. ADAM CAROLLA, April 29; Pabst Theater. 8 p.m. T H E A T E R THE HUNDRED DRESSES, through April 16; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. Would you have the courage to stand up for someone, even if it meant that you might be picked on, too? That's the question Maddie Reeves faces when Wanda Petronski moves to town and is teased for claiming to have 100 beautiful dresses at home... despite wearing the same one to school every day. Most appreciated by adults, teens and young people ages seven and up. 273-7206. IN ACTING SHAKESPEARE, through April 17; Studio Theater of Broadway Theatre Center. Popular Milwaukee actor James Devita shares the touching and hilarious story of how a 24-year- old fisherman with a thick Long Island accent becomes a Shakespearean actor. Presented by Renaissance Theaterworks. www.r-t-w.com. 291-7800. THE BOMB-ITTY OF ERRORS, through May 8; Stackner Cabaret, Milwaukee Theater Center, 108 E. Wells St. Elizabethan lyricism meets millennial microphone mastery in this hip-hop retelling of MC Willy Shakespeare’s hilarious farce. (contains adult language and content.) 224-9490. DEATH OF A SALESMAN, April 12-May 8; Quadracci Powerhouse Theater, Milwaukee Theater Center, 108 E. Wells St. The world doesn’t seem to want Willy Loman anymore, but with a lifetime invested in his work, he’s not going down without a fight. An unflinching examination of the American dream, this towering, Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece could have been plucked from today’s headlines. 224-9490. Serving Breakfast and Extensive Sandwich and Dinner Menu Including Homemade Soups and a Variety of Salads Delivering: 10am-2pm ($20 minimum order. $2 delivery charge) EARLY MORNING • LATE NIGHT Sun - Wed 7am – 10pm Thurs 7am – 3 am Fri/Sat 7am – 3:30am Call for our daily specials or visit our web site for more information Corner of State & Van Buren Free Parking • Outdoor Dining 224-6400 • Fax: 224-6401 • www.mykonoscafe.com 18 THE LION IN WINTER, April 14-May 1; Cabot Theater, Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway. Milwaukee Chamber Theatre presents the story of how Henry II has banished his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, locked her in the castle tower and taken a nubile French mistress. All hell breaks loose when Eleanor is temporarily freed for the holidays and all three of their sons vie to inherit the throne. James Goldman's classic black comedy serves up a tasty slice of British history. 291-7800. REMEMBER ME?, April 15-May 22; Broadway Baby Dinner Theatre, 5132 W. Mill Rd. Laugh-out-loud show tells story of Mary and Brian, who have a seemingly perfect marriage until Mary’s old college flame shows up. 212-5132. THRILL ME: THE LEOPOLD & LOEB STORY, April 29-May 15; Tenth Street Theatre (lower level of Calvary Church, 935 W. Wisconsin Ave.) In Tandem Theatre presents this story of how relationships can be murder. Experience the chilling true story, set to haunting and memorable music, of the legendary duo who committed one of the most infamous and heinous crimes of the twentieth century in this tale of obsession and insanity. 271-1371. CONTINUED ON PAGE 22 Authentic Greek Cuisine

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