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77 Square is the definitive arts, culture and entertainment guide for Madison, Wis., and the surrounding area.
By Katie Dean
June 30
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Overture Center lays off 2 more staffers
In an effort to balance its budget for fiscal year 2009-2010, the financially strapped Overture Center laid off two full-time staffers this week, including a management position, the arts organization said Tuesday. Jonathan Zarov, Overture's vice president of marketing was laid off, as was publicity coordinator Anna Hahm, Overture Center President and CEO Tom Carto said. Staffers were given a severance package but the terms were not disclosed. Last December, Overture Center laid off 15 staffers and made cuts to its programming. more >>
Lindsay Christians
June 30
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An intimate evening in 'Graceland'
From the first lines of Ellen Fairey's perceptive, beautifully written 'Graceland,' I'm invested in her characters. I believe them, and I desperately want them to succeed -- no small feat for a first production. The small company at Profiles Theatre in Chicago is producing the world premiere of "Graceland," a deceptively simple play that recently extended its run through Aug. 16. more >>
Lindsay Christians
June 30
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'Jersey Boys' is infectious '50s fun
I have heard it said that we fall in love because of how the other person makes us feel. That's why I love 'Jersey Boys.' more >>
June 29
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'Thriller' dance workshop on Thursday
Of all of Michael Jackson's famous moves, the one that seems to spark the imagination most is the dance from his 1983 hit 'Thriller.' Most recently, the famous dance has been parodied in a commercial for Sobe Life Water, taught to prisoners in a jail in Philippines, and danced by Jennifer Garner in '13 Going on 30.' more >>
By Rena Archwamety
Special to The Capital Times
June 28
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Bach DDS celebrates great endings with 'Donkey'
Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society's 2009 Summer Chamber Music Festival celebrated the playful music and spirit of Baroque composer Franz Joseph Haydn with themes such as "Three Card Monte, "The Dating Game" and "Catch Me If You Can." Rounding out the end of this summer season, the final two performances, aptly named "Pin The Tail On The Donkey," celebrate great endings. more >>
Lindsay Christians
June 26
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A warm night for a 'Winter's Tale'
"All's true that is suspected." A portentous statement, today and when Shakespeare first wrote it in 1609. Hinged on this simple idea, wars are made, relationships ended, families destroyed. more >>
June 25
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What's new in books
It's summer, and let's be honest, you're feeling a bit lazy. Unless you're one of those types to undertake a "project" book over the summer, you might be looking for a little light reading while hanging out in Margaritaville. What's more delicious than a zany bridal caper? more >>
Lindsay Christians
June 25
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Madison native Gail Bennett savors 'amazing' opportunity as Mary Poppins in Chicago
Most of the time, Gail Bennett doesn't have much trouble exiting the stage door of the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, where she's in the ensemble cast of the national Broadway tour of "Mary Poppins." more >>
Compiled by Kevin Murphy
Correspondent for The Capital Times
June 25
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What Are You Reading?
"One of the neat things about Madison is that there are so many towering figures here who just go about their work. There's the jazz innovator Roscoe Mitchell. There's stem-cell researcher James Thomson. And there's Gerda Lerner, the pioneer in the field of women's history, who is professor emerita at the UW. more >>
Tom Alesia
June 25
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Madison man hopes to inspire change in everyday life with his photo exhibit
Madison photographer Eric Baillies sat in the upper balcony at the Kohl Center during Barack Obama's presidential campaign rally in February 2008. His eyes weren't fixed on the stage. Instead, he pointed his camera at the joyous and emotional sellout crowd around him. more >>