Tagged Riverside Theater

Kenny Rogers knows when to fold ’em, will bring “Final World Tour” to Riverside Theater

July 31, 2017

The last time country music icon Kenny Rogers blew through town on a train bound for Illinois, Minnesota, or possibly Iowa, the impeccably bearded septuagenarian was playing the Wisconsin State Fair. It wasn't ...

Nick Offerman will return to Riverside Theater in November

Matt Wild

July 10, 2017

Enough talking: Nick Offerman—noted humorist, writer, woodworker, and Ron Swanson—will return to Milwaukee's Riverside Theater Thursday, November 30. (That's a week after Thanksgiving, which seems to be an espe...

Oh, hello! John Mulaney is coming to Riverside Theater in September

Tyler Maas

June 15, 2017

Since destroying in two Pabst Theater shows back in the spring of 2015, comedian John Mulaney released a heralded comedy special called The Comeback Kid, took Broadway by storm as co-writer/co-director/co-star ...

Stephen and Owen King will speak at Riverside Theater September 30

Matt Wild

June 12, 2017

M-O-O-N, that spells legendary author talk. Master of the macabre, highness of horror, and star of that one part in Creepshow where he turns into a plant and then blows his head off, Stephen King will make an a...

John Cleese and ‘Monty Python And The Holy Grail’ are headed in Milwaukee’s general direction

Matt Wild

June 2, 2017

"Old woman!""Man.""Man, sorry. Rumor has it that John Cleese is coming to the Riverside Theater Saturday, October 7 for a live conversation and audience Q&A, and that the event will be preceded by a...

Beck will play Milwaukee for the first time in forever August 16

Matt Wild

May 30, 2017

Has anyone had a career as varied, as unpredictable, as delightfully baffling as Beck? Bursting on the scene as a stream-of-consciousness slacker messiah with "Loser" (from 1994's Mellow Gold), Beck soon moved ...

Umphrey’s McGee ease into latest three-night stand at Riverside Theater

Cal Roach

March 31, 2017

Flashback to summer 2004: Phish breaks up "for good." The jam-band world wonders: Who will take up the mantle? Amongst a handful of second-tier contenders in the glowsticks-and-hula-hoop sweepstakes, Chicago-ba...

Snoop Dogg and company bring good vibes, plenty of smoke to Riverside Theater

Cal Roach

December 23, 2016

Snoop Dogg's original Puff Puff Pass Tour rolled out in 2001. Its sequel, which sold out the Riverside Theater on Thursday night, featured only Kurupt and Warren G from the first iteration. Fans of '90s G-fun...

You’re a blizzard, Harry: MSO’s ‘Harry Potter’ show bravely plays on

Rob Wieland

December 19, 2016

Milwaukee has some great Christmas traditions. The Milwaukee Repertory Theater performs A Christmas Carol every year. The LED-decoration arms race of Candy Cane Lane makes WE Energies smile. Soulless automato...

Inside Milwaukee’s green rooms: Pabst Theater, Riverside Theater, Turner Hall

Tyler Maas

December 6, 2016

While countless people flock to Milwaukee's numerous clubs, theaters, arenas, concert-equipped coffee shops, and other performance spaces every year, only a select few are allowed to peer behind the scenes. U...

Bid on original Riverside Theater seats from 1927, help save area pets

Matt Wild

November 16, 2016

Back in December 2015, Milwaukee's historic Riverside Theater got all fancied up with a sweet new marquee and a 40-foot vertical sign. Further upgrades to the nearly 90-year-old venue followed, including new ...

It’s twue, it’s twue! Mel Brooks will host a screening of ‘Blazing Saddles’ at Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

April 25, 2016

//No matter where you fall on the all-important/clickable "Is political correctness ruining comedy?" debate, it's safe to say a movie like Mel Brooks' 1974 opus Blazing Saddles could never be made today. T...

Puscifer pushes crude humor, lucha libre wrestling at Riverside Theater

Cal Roach

March 28, 2016

//It's difficult to fathom an enjoyable concert derived solely from the recorded works of Puscifer. Whether or not you're a fan of Maynard James Keenan's voice and/or lyrics, Puscifer albums have trended m...

Here’s the limited edition screen print for Christopher Lloyd’s ‘Back To The Future’ screening

Matt Wild

February 4, 2016

//Back in December, the space-time continuum was briefly disrupted when it was announced that Christopher Lloyd would be coming to the Riverside Theater Saturday, February 20 for a screening of the 1985 bo...

‘Making A Murderer’ attorneys Dean Strang and Jerry Buting will speak at Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

January 26, 2016

Perhaps you've heard of Making A Murderer, the 10-part Netflix documentary investigating the contentious legal issues surrounding Manitowoc resident Steven Avery and the murder of Teresa Halbach. Perhaps yo...

Christopher Lloyd will host a ‘Back To The Future’ screening at Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

December 16, 2015

//Dear Milwaukee,On the night I go back in time of Saturday, February 20, 2016, you will be treated to a screening of Back To The Future at Riverside Theater, hosted by Doc Brown himself, Christopher L...

Patton Oswalt will headline Laugh It Up Milwaukee on January 30

Tyler Maas

November 17, 2015

//You'd be hard-pressed to find a modern comedian who as influential, who is quoted as often, or who holds a higher average ranking among today's self-described comedy nerds than Patton Oswalt. The veteran...

Neil deGrasse Tyson will return to Riverside Theater, ruin your favorite movies

Matt Wild

November 16, 2015

//Back in December 2014, everyone’s favorite astrophysicist, champion of reason, and walking meme Neil deGrasse Tyson dropped by Milwaukee’s Riverside Theater for two enlightening shows dedicated to all th...

“Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage” will voyage to Riverside Theater March 13

Matt Wild

November 9, 2015

//The Star Trek franchise will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2016. That’s five decades of Star Trek books, Star Trek comics, Star Trek video games, Star Trek action figures, Star Trek conventions, Star...

Bill Burr takes Riverside Theater on a wild ride

Tyler Maas

October 28, 2015

In this ongoing epoch of never-before-seen comic saturation that finds Netflix and iTunes releasing new stand-up specials at an astounding rate, every person who has ever told a joke beginning a podcast to talk...