Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 24, 2004
"A Christmas Carol" is back and better than ever
The Milwaukee Rep's production of "A Christmas Carol" returns to the Pabst Theater and like every year, thousands will flood the historic hall to see Ebenezer Scrooge and his close encounters with Christmas' past, present and future.
Tags: a christmas carol, dickens, the milwaukee rep, richard III, lee e. ernst, fabio pires, scrooge, mark corkins, jacob marley, laura gordon, patti and jay baker theater complex, judy berdan

Movies & TV - Jan. 26, 2003
"Nickleby" nothing to get excited about
Can't fault the story, which is time-tested, nor the screenplay, which moves along nicely and captures the spirit, if thankfully not the length, of the novel. The wit alone rescues it from the realm of well-meaning tedium.
Tags: Dickens, Nickleby, Broadbent