Aaron R. Conklin
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American Players Theater announces 2022 season, welcoming full audience
Nine shows include five reschedules from the canceled 2020 docket; official summer 2022 schedule coming early January
Q&A with the hauntmaster who’s dished out a decade of scares at Screamin’ Acres
As the Stoughton haunted house wraps up its 10th anniversary season this weekend, we look back on a decade of terror with hauntmaster Jacob Eugster.
Capital City Theatre launches its new season with a musical revue after an 18-month hiatus
When it came to deciding which show to stage after sifting through more than 20 possible shows, the answer proved to be simple and straightforward: Go with a musical revue.
Home sweet (new) home for Children’s Theatre of Madison
The 56-year-old theater company debuts its space in the new MyArts Center.
8 craft cocktails to try on a night out
Local purveyors excel at these alcohol-based works of art, which elevate both familiar liquors and less familiar aperitifs to new heights
September 2021
The state of restaurant 107 State
Nathan Mergen’s restaurant finds a new way forward by staying hyperfocused on two elements of its original menu.
May 2021
11 standout Madison burger restaurants
Start here to explore Madison’s stacked burger scene.
April 2021
Cozy up with these 12 comforting local soups
When the weather’s cold, these local offerings will warm your stomach — and your soul.
December 2020
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
