Sports - Aug. 25, 2009
Putting a Shakespearean twist on Favre's saga
Why is it so hard for Brett Favre to give up playing football? If you've never played the sport, it's hard to explain and even more difficult to understand. Then again, you can relate to being in a play or being in a band or -- as people in the armed forces say -- being in combat. There is something about the shared struggle that causes deep emotional bonds and can make it hard to give up any endeavor.
Tags: brett favre, vikings, packers, shakespeare, merchant of venice

Arts & Entertainment - April 21, 2009
"Talk Like Shakespeare Day?" Oy vey
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley declared Thursday to be "Talk Like Shakespeare Day" in honor of the great playwright's 445th birthday. Although Shakespeare's birthday is not known for sure, many scholars believe it was April 23, 1564.
Tags: shakespeare, talk like shakespeare day, mayor richard m. daley, chicago, ren faire

Music - April 24, 2008
Bellini's Florentine debut dedicated to Dominic
The Florentine Opera's production of Vincenzo Bellini's "I Capuleti e I Montecchi" ("Romeo and Juliet") runs this weekend and according to Florentine's Amy Erato, the three performances -- 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and a 2:30 Sunday matinee -- are dedicated to Dominic Frinzi, who passed away earlier this year.
Tags: Dominic Frinzi, Vincenzo Bellini, Florentine Opera, Amy Erato, Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare

Arts & Entertainment - Feb. 27, 2006
"Curate Shakespeare As You Like It" wears flaws well
A running routine in Don Nigro's "The Curate Shakespeare As You Like It" is that the famous "All the world's a stage" speech from Shakespeare's play and it's never successfully finished. That pretty well describes this play.
Tags: Curate Shakespeare As You Like It, Shakespeare

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 17, 2005
Controversial "Shrew" pulls off gender-bent cast
The philosophical implications of Milwaukee Shakespeare's production of "The Taming of the Shrew" are endless and could easily fill a review ten times the size of this one. The real question for Milwaukee theater goers is, "Is it good?"
Tags: Milwaukee Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Hedwig, gender bending