On March 24, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm ordered people to stay in their homes, prohibited gatherings and closed all “non-essential businesses,” which includes bars, restaurants and theaters. You know the situation is serious when Wisconsin shuts down the bars. Now here we are, in […]
How the Theater Community is Responding to COVID-19
Today on the show, we take a look at the impact of coronavirus on theater arts with Jennifer Uphoff Gray, artistic director of Forward Theater Company, and Carey Cannon, associate artistic director at American Players Theatre. Together with Carousel, they share personal stories about how theater has affected their lives and discuss the importance of […]
Present Music – Kevin’s Last Season Opener
Join Kevin Stalheim in a collaboration with Guest Conductor David Bloom (of Contemporaneous fame) and the Present Music Ensemble for our Season Opener concert featuring a mix Present Music’s past hits and music new to Milwaukee’s ears. The concert will take the audience on a scintillating spin from Sinatra to Stravinsky, America’s Deep South to […]
Peggy Choy Dance
Peggy Choy of Peggy Choy Dance joined Jan Miyasaki on the Wednesday, 8 O’Clock Buzz. Choy is a UW Professor at the UW School of Dance. She joined the Buzz to talk about a series of dance events, “Like Water.”
Artistic Director, W. Earle Smith
W. Earle Smith has over 30 years of professional experience choreographing, teaching and performing. This is Mr. Smith’s thirteenth season with the Madison Ballet as Artistic Director. As a dancer, D Magazine called Mr. Smith “meticulously chosen and prepared…who knows Balanchine.” The Wisconsin State Journal hails his choreography as “imaginative and…rhythmically smooth and lively” with the Capital Times saying Artistic Director W. Earle Smith “more than delivered on every level.”
