Aaron R. Conklin
Articles
10 Madison restaurants serving up backyard favorite: fried chicken
Elevate your summertime picnic with an offering from a local spot.
July 2020
American Players Theatre goes digital with film 'Talk to Me: Love in the Time of COVID'
Short film came together quickly over Zoom
Overture Center unveils 2020-21 Broadway shows
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ among the musicals coming to town
8 places to get delicious dumplings
Grab your utensils and let’s get dippin’.
April 2020
A ‘Wicked’ pleasure
A bit of surreal escapism before the coronavirus boom drops
Forward Theater Co. unveils 2020-21 season of plays
Company to tell 'The United Stories of America' on stage
Play about a serial killer challenges morbid fascination
Two Crows’ ‘Down the Road’ peers inside the mind of a monster
Colleen Madden puts on spooky holiday solo show
APT alum adapts another Charles Dickens story
10 Madison-based food gift ideas for the holiday season
Plus two different gift box ideas
13 places you might be surprised to find out deliver in Madison
Plus most-ordered from places through EatStreet
The 'Wizard of Park Street' still sells difficult-to-find comic books
20th Century Books is hidden in plain sight
Actor deals deftly with onstage beer bottle, buckets of blood
Stage Right/Stage Wrong with Anna Pfefferkorn
'The Book of Mormon' is still good
Touring production continues to mine the laughs
APT's Jamal James endures broken knee, hand
Actor shares past with ‘Stage Right/Stage Wrong'
Go ahead, be salty with these 14 giant soft pretzels
What could be better than a salty, fluffy pretzel?
Local theater companies stage newer works in lieu of the classics
Bartell Theatre companies take chances this season
APT's ‘Book of Will' a gift to theater's loyal audience
Production is full of Core Company star power
The God of Fire gets his due in original musical 'Hephaestus'
Songs by Nathan Fosbinder soar
‘Hephaestus' composer relives long process from page to stage
Play about Greek god of fire opens this week
MPT's 'Beauty and the Beast' captures just enough Disney magic
Take on animated original is a tale as old as time
‘Anastasia' musical wins hearts
Touring production is a visual buffet
Madison restaurants and businesses are introducing CBD to their menus
Purveyors have embraced the hemp-based supplement
'Merry Wives' actresses put themselves in characters' shoes
Imagine a modern-day Falstaff in your DMs
APT's Josh Krause rolls with the mishaps
"Well, there's no chair there."
Jennifer Vosters rocks in 'Macbeth'
APT apprentice once brought AC/DC to the mix
Pop goes the ankle for APT's Charles Pasternak
Actor starring in ‘Man of Destiny' this season
The Ballwegs bring the spice of life in their business, Savory Accents
For 30 years, the duo has brought spice to Madison
‘All Shook Up' is a hunk of burnin' fun
Jukebox musical serves up a slice of the King
Middleton Players actor Katie Debs is unlucky with props
Stage Right/Wrong: Deb stars in 'All Shook Up'
American Players Theatre hits big 4-0
Spring Green company illuminates milestone season
‘On the Town' is a love letter to classic Broadway
First song-and-dance show from CCT a certified hit
Capital City Theatre goes all out with ‘On the Town'
Team-up with Madison Ballet elevates season opener
Veteran actor nothing like role she plays in 'Murder! (s): A (Mostly) True Crime Story'
Broken bones can't keep Stacey Garbarski off stage
‘Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-Time' explores lonely world of autism
Strong teen lead helps play hit the right notes
15 Madison breakfast sandwiches you need to try
Get up early for these sammies
Shhhh! ‘Small Mouth Sounds' keeps it quiet
Dialogue-lite stage play challenges director, cast
StageQ recreates the Stonewall Riots
"RAID!" aims for immersive, historically accurate
Curtain Call: A look back at Two Crows Theatre's first year
Spring Green company has whirlwind debut season
