The other rainbow The Milwaukee Rep chronicles the stormy, brilliant end of Judy Garland’s career in ‘End of the Rainbow.’ pages 16-17

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Looking ahead at the New Year pages 4–11

4 New year, new laws 6 2014 at a glance 10 Wisconsin primaries 18 Oscar material 25 Fireside brews New laws went into effect Interesting events we’re It’s another political year WiG reviews some leading Craft beermakers offer on Jan. 1, including the keeping an eye on in 2014, in Wisconsin. WiG looks Oscar contenders now brews especially suitable legalization of recreation- including Lady Gaga’s at some closely watched playing on Wisconsin for sipping next to a roar- al pot in Colorado. appearance at Summerfest.. Democratic primaries. screens. ing fire. 2 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM January 9, 2014 News with a twist WiGWAG By Lisa Neff & Louis Weisberg off, if this proves to be a approached emie Francaise, the institu- cracked to form a crucifix. success here, I’m sure that boys to be tion that watches over the The family decided to sell it will be used in cities all models. “She French language and regu- instead of eat the cheese- over the country,” said Ald. supports this larly invents French terms cake, skipping calories to Tony Zielinski, who repre- unfounded for English or other expres- raise cash for a local charity. sents Bay View, where the claim with sions that have gone global. recipe has been tried. another phantom theory, The Justice Ministry asked BY THE MANGER that Rockwell was a closet- the institution for a word for An artist created a Nativ- HATE-STARVED ed homosexual,” the family sexting because the phe- ity scene for a Southern Cal- A Utah man who belongs stated. “To link pedophilia nomenon often comes up in ifornia church that featured to a party promoting the rule and homosexuality in this legal cases. a bloody, hooded Trayvon of biblical law embarked on way is offensive and clearly Martin in place of a swad- DUCK, DUCK RYAN a fast in response to a fed- homophobic.” CHRISTMAS IS OVER dled infant Jesus. Critics of Before it became the in- eral judge’s ruling to per- BUT NOT FORGOTTEN the piece called it sacrilege, BEACH COMBING thing for right-wingers to mit same-sex marriage in GOOD MORNING, Holiday time became jail but others appreciated the Going to Florida this win- show their appreciation his state. As of press time, ROBIN time for a South Carolina holiday season message ter to escape the cold? If for homophobe Phil Rob- Trestin Meacham, who Good Morning America woman who was arrested about gun violence and you roam the beach collect- ertson, Congressman Paul belongs to the far-right anchor Robin Roberts said after allegedly beating a intolerance. Artist John ing seashells, be wary. A Ryan was quacking for Duck Constitution Party, said he goodbye to 2013 in a Face- man with a ceramic squirrel Zachary said he sought to woman taking a walk on the Dynasty. The Wisconsin had not eaten since Dec. 21. book post acknowledg- because he failed to return draw a parallel to the times north end of Jupiter Island Republican put on his cam- ing her longtime girlfriend home with beer on Christ- in which Jesus was born. found a sneaker with a ouflage, beard and bandana PHANTOM THEORY Amber Laign. It was the mas Eve. The man, accord- human foot under some sea to go trick or treating with The family of the late first time Roberts publicly ing to the police reports, PORN DYNASTY grass. Sheriff’s deputies, air his kids. Norman Rockwell took acknowledged her same- couldn’t find any retailers The creator and produc- units and dogs searched the exception to American Mir- sex relationship. In May that were open. er of A&E’s Duck Dynasty park on New Year’s Day, CHEESE STREETS ror, saying the new biog- 2012, Barack Obama came played a gay porn star in but didn’t find any other Last month, Milwaukee raphy about the American out in support of marriage CHEESECAKE MIRACLE The Fluffer, a popular inde- remains. began a pilot program to illustrator contains at least equality during an interview A suburban Phoenix fam- pendent gay movie that re-purpose cheese brine for 96 factual errors and poses with Roberts. ily said they encountered a played at the 2001 Toronto AND CONGRATS use in keeping city roads a “phantom theory” about holiday miracle after baking International Film Festival. Best wishes for long- from freezing, mixing the his sexuality. In a statement, LOL a Christmas cheesecake. Scott Gurney starred in the time partners — and funny dairy waste with rock salt the family said the author Textopornographie. They pulled the cake from erotic film as a gay-for-pay people — Jane Wagner and as a way to trim costs and makes inaccurate claims That’s the term for “sex- the oven, let it cool and porn star who’s addicted to Lily Tomlin, who married on ease pollution. “If this takes about how the illustrator ting” chosen by the Acad- then discovered that it had crystal meth. New Year’s Eve.

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Jared Polis rang in the New Year with a ringing endorsement of his state’s rollout of retail marijuana and a promise to pursue a federal law allowing pot sales across the country. “Today Colorado becomes the first state to implement comprehensive mari- juana regulation,” said Polis, a Democrat from Boulder. “By regulating marijuana like alcohol, Colorado voters hope to reduce crime and keep marijuana away from kids. I applaud Colorado’s efforts to implement the will of the voters and will continue my work to pass H.R. 44 to regulate marijuana like alcohol federally.” Colorado voters approved a measure legalizing marijuana and allowing for retail sales in November 2012, as did voters in Washington. At 8 a.m., Jan. 1, three dozen state-licensed retail stores in Colorado opened to long lines of waiting cannabis customers. Ezekiel Edwards of the American Civil Lib- erties Union’s criminal law reform project said Colorado was the first state to “imple- PHOTO: AP PHOTO/BRENNAN LINSLEY ment a truly common-sense approach to LIT UP: A server behind an outdoor bar prepares marijuana for partygoers to smoke during a Prohibition ERA-themed New Year’s Eve marijuana. This change will bring both jus- party celebrating the start of retail pot sales at a bar in Denver Dec. 31. Colorado began marijuana retail sales on Jan. 1. tice and savings. Colorado will save millions previously spent arresting and penalizing 2016 in Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Another measure that went into effect in to $10 by 2016. Ohio’s minimum wage has people who use marijuana and will instead Montana, Nevada and Maine, where voters California is intended to protect the children gone from $7.85 to $7.95, Rhode Island’s generate millions of revenue through the in Portland have approved a largely sym- of celebrities from paparazzi. Those who and New York’s to $8, Connecticut’s to taxation and regulation of its sales and pos- bolic recreational pot measure. Lobbying take video or photographs of children with- $8.70 and New Jersey’s to $8.25. session.” also is underway to pass bills in Delaware, out consent or in a harassing manner face a In Connecticut on Jan. 1, assault weapons State officials estimate that weed taxes Hawaii, Maryland, New Hampshire, Rhode year in jail and a $10,000 fine. and large-capacity ammunition magazines will generate $70 million a year. Island and Vermont. Another new law will boost California’s WEED next page “The era of marijuana prohibition is offi- Polls in those states show majority sup- minimum wage to $9 an hour in July and cially over in Colorado,” said Rob Kampia of port for legalizing marijuana and a national the Marijuana Policy Project. poll by Gallup in October found about 58 “It’s only a matter of time before lawmak- percent of Americans support legalization. ers and voters in more states adopt similar “As a nation, we look back at alcohol pro- laws regulating marijuana like alcohol,” he hibition and ask how we could have been so added. “The dominoes are falling.” foolish,” Kampia said. “Marijuana prohibi- Retail sales are expected to begin later tion has been just as big a failure.” this year in Washington. Wisconsin lawmakers have repeatedly The Marijuana Policy Project is working refused to advance bills allowing the sale of with Polis at the federal level along with law- even medical marijuana in the state. makers and activists in as many as 13 states to enact legislation and pass voter initia- NEW YEAR, NEW LAWS tives legalizing recreational pot. Voters may The New Year also brought the implemen- decide the issue in 2014 in Alaska and in tation of California’s landmark School Suc- cess and Opportunity Act, which ensures STATES’ STATUS that transgender K–12 students have access There was a lot to toast on New Year’s to facilities and activities — such as bath- but Chad Griffin, president of the largest rooms and sports teams — that respects LGBT civil rights group in the country, their gender identity. noted, “The glass is two-thirds empty California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill on equality in America.” The head of the into law last August and soon after right- Human Rights Campaign observed: wing groups — the same ones that pushed • 32 states, including Wisconsin, for the anti-gay Proposition 8 — launched reject marriage equality. a repeal effort. As WiG went to press, the PHOTO: COURTESY • 29 states do not protect gays and state was reviewing petitions filed by Pri- BIKE AND BREW lesbians from job discrimination. vacy for All Students, which wants to ask Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill legalizing drinking on pedal pubs, • 33 states, including Wisconsin, do voters in November to repeal the law. The like the popular Milwaukee Pedal Tavern, pictured above during a summer outing. not protect transgender people from job measure also is the target of a lawsuit. Pedal pubs are multiple-person bicycles companies use to ferry riders to and discrimination. Still, LGBT civil rights activists and allies from taverns. A driver steers while multiple riders sit at a bar mounted behind him, • 35 states, including Wisconsin, do hope to enact similar legislation in other each with his or her own pedal-and-chain assembly. Riders pump away toward the not have transgender-inclusive hate states, as well as legislation modeled on next watering hole, and can now hoist cold ones along the way. crime laws. California’s bill that bans so-called “ex-gay” The bill allows drinking on pedal pubs in municipalities that permit it. — L.N. therapy for minors. — WiG WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | January 9, 2014 5

WEED from prior page COIN-OPERATED CARE that were not registered with the state Those who get their sustenance — or became illegal contraband. at least a sugar rush — from vending New immigration laws brought change in machines may find themselves counting Nevada and Maryland, where people living calories with their change in the next in the United States without legal permis- year. sion began applying for driver’s licenses and Overshadowed by all the fuss about state ID cards. exchanges and marketplaces are new Maine is now requiring health care pro- labeling regulations in the Affordable viders to give patients pricelists for ser- Care Act that include vending machines. vices and procedures, and Delaware is The Food and Drug Administration implementing a new law that limits patient is expected to release final rules early copays for health care. this year for placing labels — paper or Delaware also has a new law prohibiting electronic — on an estimated 5 million the sale, possession or distribution of shark vending machines in the United States. fins. The rules will apply to companies that Several states implemented new voting operate 20 or more vending machines regulations, including reinstating the early and the goal is to help consumers make voting opportunities that Gov. Rick Scott wiser food choices. If .02 percent of had worked to cut in Florida. obese adults ate 100 fewer calories a In Rhode Island, a new law bans prospec- week, the savings to the health care tive employers from inquiring about crimi- system would be greater than the initial nal histories on job applications. costs, according to the FDA. In Illinois, a new law makes it illegal for The FDA also is working on final rules anyone under 18 to use an indoor tanning for requiring restaurant chains with bed, and another law provides for a $50 fine more than 20 locations to post calories, against anyone caught dropping a cigarette something some cities already mandate butt. The state’s measure legalizing same- and some large fast-food operations sex marriage will not take effect until June have begun doing voluntarily. 1, although some couples, with emergency A study conducted in New York in orders from judges, already have wed. 2011 found that about one in six custom- ers looked at such information. But those The AP contributed to this report. who looked generally ordered about 100 fewer calories. — WiG 6 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM January 9, 2014 2014 at a glance Check out these dates for the new year. Some may hold your interest. Some you may add to your calendar. Some of them you might not be able to avoid hearing about, no matter how hard you try.

Jan. 8: North Korea celebrates the birthday of leader Kim Jong Un, with a Dennis Rodman serenade, and the People’sChoice Awards take place in L.A. Jan. 9: Kate Middleton celebrates her 32nd birthday. Jan. 10: Deliberations and a possible verdict will come in the retrial of American Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend in Italy on murder charges. March 4: It’s Mardi Gras time in New Orleans. Jan. 12: The 71st Golden Globe awards take place in L.A., and March 5: The world’s oldest person, Misao Okawa, celebrates Carole King’s musical opens on Broadway. her 116th birthday in Japan. Jan. 16: The Oscar nominations are announced in L.A., and the March 7: The South By Southwest Festival begins in Austin, Sundance Film Festival begins in Park City, Utah. Texas. Jan. 17: Happy 50th birthday to Michelle Obama. *** Jan. 20: Fashion week’s haute couture shows begin in Paris. April 1: Wisconsin holds statewide elections. Jan. 21: Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law Abu Ghaith goes on trial. April 3: The Wisconsin Film Festival begins in Madison. Jan. 22: The World Economic Forum begins in Switzerland, and April 21: Boston holds its first marathon since last year’s terror the UN holds a peace summit on Syria. attack, and Queen Elizabeth turns 88. Jan. 26: The Grammy Awards are held in L.A. April 27: Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will be declared saints in a historic double canonization in Vatican City. Jan. 31: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s second four- year term ends. April 29: The Tony Awards nominations are announced. *** *** May 3: The Kentucky Derby takes off in Louisville, and the Feb. 2: The Super Bowl takes place in East Rutherford, N.J. The White House Correspondents’ Association annual Pack will not be there. dinner takes place in D.C. May 14: The Cannes Film Festival opens. May 25: The French Open begins. *** June 1: Same-sex couples can marry in Illinois. June 2: Fortune 500 releases its ranking of America’s largest corporations in NYC. June 6: PrideFest begins in Milwaukee. June 6: The 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings on Normandy beaches in France is commemorated. 3.54 June 8: The Tony Awards are presented. June 12: The World Cup begins in Brazil.

Feb. 6: New York Fashion Week begins. Feb. 7: The Winter Olympics holds its opening ceremony in Sochi, Russia. Don’t expect to see many rainbow flags. Feb. 10: The Westminster Dog Show begins in New York. Feb. 18: Wisconsin holds primary elections. Feb. 23: The Winter Olympics holds its closing ceremony in Sochi. We’ll know by then if anyone’s been arrested for violating Russia’s draconian laws against perpetuating gay “propaganda,” which means uttering the word “gay” in public. Feb. 25: The Summit for human rights and democracy opens in Geneva. Feb. 27: Forbes announces the “World’s Most Admired Com- panies” PHOTOS: COURTESY Feb. 28: Carnival opens in Rio de Janeiro. Lady Gaga performs at Summerfest in June. *** March 2: The Academy Awards, otherwise known as the gay June 25: Summerfest begins in Milwaukee. version of the Super Bowl, are held in LA. June 30: This is the deadline for destruction of Syria’s March 3: The murder trial of athlete Oscar Pretorius starts in chemical weapons. South Africa. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | January 9, 2014 7

July 1: Monty Python holds a reunion at The O2 in London. July 5: The 2014 The Tour de France begins, as well as the Wimbledon women’s singles final. July 6: Wimbledon holds its men’s singles final. July 7: It’s the running of the bulls in Pamplona. July 22: UK’s Prince George celebrates his first birthday. July 24: The Comic-Con International Show opens to the public in San Diego. July 29: Edward Snowden’s temporary asylum in Russia expires.

July 31: The Wisconsin State Fair begins in West Allis. *** Aug. 9: The Gay Games begin in Cleveland. Aug. 12: Wisconsin holds primary races. *** Sept. 4: New York Fashion Week begins. Sept. 23: The UN Climate Change Summit is hosted by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Sept. 25: The Milwaukee Film Festival begins. Sept. 30: The U.S. fiscal year ends. *** Oct. 5: The Vatican convenes an Extraordinary General Assembly to focus on family and marriage “crisis.”

Oct. 10: The World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings in D.C. Oct. 12: The Chicago Marathon is run. Oct. 27: Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford seeks re- election. *** Nov 4: The nation holds its critical midterm elections. Up for grabs are the U.S. Senate and a number of governorships, including Wisconsin’s. *** Dec. 1: World AIDS Day is observed. Dec. 31: The deadline for withdrawal of all combat forces in Afghan is finally reached.

— from WiG and AP reports 8 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM January 9, 2014 Plenty in play: Races to watch in 2014 By Lisa Neff open. And there’s a historic battle shaping Staff writer up. On the GOP side, Texas Attorney Gen- The irritation voters feel today might be eral Greg Abbott has raised more than $20 the six-year itch that has plagued many million. On the Democratic side, state Sen. second-term presidents and their political Wendy Davis, who gained national fame parties. Or maybe it’s an itch to scratch the with a 13-hour filibuster against new abor- majority out of the U.S. House. tion restrictions, has the backing of EMILY’s Early primaries in 2014 may reveal how List. And, for the first time in Texas, two the high-stakes midterm elections will look. women are at the top of a party ticket. Voters in November will decide majorities Democratic state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte in the U.S. House, the U.S. Senate and 36 is running for lieutenant governor. governorships, including Wisconsin’s. A look at key races beyond the Badger FOR THE SENATE State: Voters will elect 33 U.S. senators on Nov. 4. Democrats currently hold a 55–45 major- FOR GOVERNOR ity, but will be defending 21 seats in the fall. • Arkansas has an open race, with Still, the big story right now is the number of Democrat Mike Beebe leaving office. Dem- Republican incumbents facing primary chal- ocratic Rep. Mike Ross is running and, on lenges from the party’s right wing. the GOP side, the candidates are Rep. Asa Georgia Republicans are scrambling to Hutchinson, state Rep. Debra Hobbs and run for the Senate seat held by two-term- businessman Curtis Coleman. er Saxby Chambliss. At least eight have • Florida is preparing for a battle announced for the primary, including for- between incumbent Republican Rick Scott, PHOTO: COURTESY/FACEBOOK mer Secretary of State Karen Handel, who who is widely unpopular but has vast REBOOT: Charlie Crist is seeking his old job in Florida, this time as a Democrat. influenced Susan G. Komen Foundation’s wealth, and Democrat Charlie Crist, who is decision to cut funding to Planned Parent- widely popular but has some baggage. He Election Day — Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike McCord, Rep. Allyson Schwartz, business- hood. Others in the GOP primary include served as governor when he was a Repub- Michaud, who came out as gay in 2013, and man Tom Wolf and former state environ- U.S. Reps. Paul Brown, Phil Gingrey, Jack lican and endorsed right-wing initiatives, independent Eliot Cutler. In 2010, LePage mental protection official Katie McGinty Kingston and businessman David Perdue. including an anti-gay marriage amendment. won another three-way race because of a — lining up to take on Republican Tom The Democratic candidate will be nonprofit Crist has since apologized for that. split Democratic vote. Corbett. executive Michelle Nunn. • Maine Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican, • Pennsylvania has at least eight Demo- • Texas Gov. Rick Perry is not seeking Kansas Republican Pat Roberts, now is expected to face two challengers on crats — including state Treasurer Rob re-election, which means the state is wide serving a third term, faces a primary chal- WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | January 9, 2014 9

PHOTO: COURTESY/FACEBOOK Democrat Wendy Davis is running for governor in Texas. lenge from Milton Wolf, who is attacking livan and tea partier Joe Miller. Roberts for initially supporting the nomi- Democrats in the Hawaii primary include nation of Kathleen Sebelius as Health and U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, appointed by the Human Services Secretary. Roberts has governor to succeed the late Daniel Inouye, more recently called for Sebelius to resign, and U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, who but the primary may still be a battle over Inouye had wanted for his successor. The Obamacare involving two of the program’s seat is considered safe for Democrats, but opponents. Republican Linda Lingle, a former governor, Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell, may run. running for a sixth term, has low approval ratings and faces a primary challenge from FOR THE HOUSE businessman Matt Bevin. The winner faces Since 1921, the midterm elections in a a costly general election race against Dem- president’s second term have brought big ocratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan losses — an average of 29 House seats Grimes. — for the White House’s party. Voters’ Mississippi Republican Thad Cochran will irritation has been dubbed the “six-year seek a seventh term, but before a general itch” and the exception was in Bill Clinton’s election he must face tea party candidate second term. Chris McDaniel. But Democratic optimists stress that the North Carolina Democrat Kay Hagan six-year itch may not apply to the current won her first term when the state went for administration, because the White House Barack Obama in 2008. The state went for already had a miserable midterm in the Mitt Romney in 2012, and now Hagan is president’s second year in office and polls seen as vulnerable. On the GOP side, state show voters far more dissatisfied with Con- House Speaker Thom Tillis and the Rev. gress than Barack Obama. Mark Harris are running in the primary. There are other factors to consider, South Carolina Republican Lindsey Gra- including the fact that redistricting has cre- ham, who worked with Democrats to draft ated more safe seats for parties and incum- comprehensive immigration reform, faces bents. In a recent study, “Monopoly Politics a primary fight in his quest for a third term. 2014,” the non-partisan Fair Vote said it He faces state Sen. Lee Bright, business- could project the outcome of 373 congres- man Richard Cash and Nancy Mace, the sional races because of the crafting of safe first woman to graduate from The Citadel districts and a winner-take-all system. military college. “The outcomes of those 373 races are Until recently, Wyoming Republican Mike effectively predetermined, regardless of Enzi, who is in his third term, faced a pri- national partisan tilt in 2014 or the quality mary challenge for his seat from political of challenger candidates,” said Fair Vote, commentator Liz Cheney, the daughter of which has an near perfect accuracy rate the former vice president. Cheney had been for prior elections. “Only in the case of an showing off her right-wing credentials in a incumbent retirement, scandal or extreme high-profile feud with her out sister Mary party wave are any of these projections over same-sex marriage. In early January, likely to be incorrect.” Cheney announced she was giving up the The group projected the election of 210 fight, citing family health reasons. Republicans and 163 Democrats in 2014. It Alaska Republicans are lining up to chal- has not made projections for 62 seats. lenge incumbent Democrat Mark Begich, including Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell, former state natural resources director Dan Sul- 10 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM January 9, 2014 Primary races to watch in Wisconsin By Graeme Zielinski Special to WiG This year, Wisconsin Democrats aren’t only facing the possibility of a primary in the race for governor between business executive Mary Burke, who’s announced her candidacy, and state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, who’s reported to be leaning toward running. The state also will see races for key seats in progressive strongholds such as Milwaukee and Madi- son, as well as for statewide office and for Congress.

MILWAUKEE’S TEA PARTY, COWBOY SHERIFF RIDES AGAIN One of the major Democratic prima- PHOTO: COURTESY ries in 2014 isn’t even among Democrats Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Chair Marina Dimitrijevic. — it’s in Milwaukee County, where Mil- waukee Police Lt. Chris Moews (rhymes with the gubernatorial race sure to drive He was an official with the Wisconsin with “haze”) is making a second attempt to turnout, Democrats are hopeful about their Department of Corrections under Doyle and unseat Sheriff David Clarke, who runs as a chances to pick up the job as Wisconsin’s tried hundreds of cases as an assistant dis- Democrat even though he’s a great favorite top law enforcement officer. trict attorney in Dane County. of tea party Republicans. Clarke’s held the So far, two Democrats have thrown their “As a prosecutor for 13 years as the dis- office since 2002. hats into the ring — longtime Milwaukee trict attorney in the state’s second largest Clarke, who’s as famous for his erratic Rep. Jon Richards and Dane County Dis- county, and during my tenure helping lead and imperious behavior as for his cowboy trict Attorney Ismael Ozanne. Both oppose Wisconsin’s prison system, I’ve spent my drag, is closely associated with Gov. Scott Republican efforts to limit voting rights and career fighting to keep families and commu- Walker and Milwaukee’s Republican hate- a woman’s right to choose. nities safe,” said Ozanne, who also supports talk radio. His tenure has been character- Richards is a lawyer who has represented marriage equality. ized by repeated embarrassments, contro- the 19th Assembly District since 1998. He’s versies and scandals that have cost taxpay- been an outspoken proponent for firearms 19TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT ers tens of thousands of dollars in lawsuits background checks, as well as for the federal Four candidates have announced cam- and settlements. Affordable Care Act and marriage equality. paigns to replace Richards in Milwaukee’s In the wake of the Newtown school shoot- Richards said he would oppose Walker’s heavily Democratic 19th Assembly District. ings, Clarke used public money to produce a efforts to dismantle the state’s domes- Announced candidates include Milwau- radio ad calling for vigilantes to arm them- tic partnership registry law, established kee County Board of Supervisors Chair Mari- selves and help his deputies to protect chil- under Democrat Jim Doyle. Van Hollen has na Dimitrijevic, labor lawyer Sarah Geenen, dren. The commercial aired to worldwide refused to defend the law, saying he believes activist Jonathan Brostoff and defense law- ridicule. it’s unconstitutional. yer Dan Adams. Earlier, Clarke’s office came under fire “I have a long track record standing up Dimitrijevic is likely the frontrunner. The in the wake of the Oak Creek Sikh Temple for the values that make Wisconsin great,” bulk of the district’s progressive leaders and shooting in August 2012, when six peo- Richards said. groups have lined up behind her candidacy, ple were fatally shot by a white suprema- Ozanne is well known statewide for the including Barrett and U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore. cist, who also died in the incident. Clarke’s lawsuit he brought against Walker’s union- The South Side native has been a Milwau- whereabouts that day have not been made busting Act 10 — a lawsuit that he ulti- kee County supervisor for almost 10 years mately lost in the bitterly divided and right- public, but it’s believed that he was in Cali- RACES next page fornia as part of a 13-week training class. leaning Wisconsin Supreme Court. Law enforcement sources told WiG that the confused response by the sheriff’s depart- ment delayed an entry team, while victims lay wounded. A swifter response may have saved their lives, sources said. Clarke also has publicly sparred with Democratic Milwaukee County Execu- tive Chris Abele, accusing him of “penis envy.” And he’s mocked the serious injuries that Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett suf- fered defending a woman at State Fair Park against domestic abuse. Clarke did not respond to several efforts made to contact him. Moews says it’s time to put away the “theatrics and grandstanding” and focus on public safety. “I understand that as sheriff my first duty is competent management of public resources to ensure the public’s safety,” Moews said.

TOP COP SPOT With current Attorney General and equal- ity opponent J.B. Van Hollen retiring, and WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | January 9, 2014 11

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PHOTO: AP/JOHN KLEIN COWBOY DRAG: Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. rides his horse in 2010. and says it’s her experience and record of graphs of and flipped a 9-year-old boy off results that separates her from the field. an inner tube on a lake. “Our Milwaukee neighborhoods need After pleading no contest to the ensu- a proven champion to be a vocal fighter ing disorderly conduct charge, which was against the divisive, extreme agenda in referred to as “horseplay” in the police Madison put forth by the party currently in report, Hulsey claimed the charges were control,” she said. engineered as a conspiracy against him by Dimitrijevic said she’d work to reverse the Madison Mayor Paul Soglin. anti-equality amendment to the Wisconsin Hulsey, who often challenges party lead- constitution and would make education her ership and has threatened to leave the priority. Democratic caucus, has faced other contro- Brostoff, a native of Milwaukee’s East versies since he was first elected in 2010. Side, is courting some of the same pro- He’s admitted to using campaign funds gressive leaders sought by Dimitrijevic. A to buy a 1987 Volkswagen Cabriolet. He former staffer for Senate Minority Leader freaked out his Capitol staff during an inci- Chris LarsoN, Brostoff has helped to train, dent in which he brought in a box cutter to organize and recruit a new generation of work for self-defense. progressives in Milwaukee County. Responding to questions about his behav- Brostoff said his organizing experience is ior, Hulsey pointed to his strong liberal his greatest strength, along with his com- advocacy. “Who else offered a $2.1 billion mitment to “work tirelessly to win majori- amendment to get Wisconsin working ties back in the state Senate and Assembly.” again, restore Walker cuts to UW, pub- His legislative priorities include full fund- lic schools, tech colleges and Act 10?” he ing of education, returning women’s choice asked. “I fought for what was right and to Wisconsin and establishing a non-parti- needed when others cut and ran.” san redistricting process. Seeking to replace him are two Madison Geenen is a newcomer to Milwaukee Common Council members, including Lisa politics, and she sees that as an asset. Subeck, a longtime women’s health advo- “I have real-world practical experience cate, and businessman Mark Clear. that I can offer,” she said. “I’m not a career Before her election to the council, Sub- politician — I’m a working mom.” eck was executive director of NARAL Pro- Adams, a former Milwaukee County Choice Wisconsin. She’s served as executive assistant district attorney, is another new- director of United Wisconsin since 2012. comer to Milwaukee politics. He said he’d Subeck sought to differentiate herself by advocate a new approach to politics that hinting at Hulsey’s weirdness. includes “changing the political discourse “I think we are in a district that is very toward building a knowledge-based econ- progressive and is looking for somebody omy, where we encourage scalable startup who can provide leadership that is not only and small businesses to build the economy progressive, but is effective,” she said. and investments in education.” Clear, meanwhile, sounded a pro-growth message and touted his business record. HORSEPLAY WITH BOYS He demurred when asked about Hulsey’s In Madison’s heavily Democratic 77th horseplay. Assembly District, incumbent Brett Hulsey Graeme Zielinski is a journalist and for- faces a strong challenge after an embar- mer communications director of the Wisconsin rassing 2012 incident when he took photo- Democratic Party. 12 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM January 9, 2014

WiG’s WEB PICKS { Editorial } Some of our favorite recent pictorials from cyberspace Rodgers’ ‘outing’ spotlights cultural challenges Unfortunately, a number of professional athletes have made insulting remarks about gay people. Their hateful statements, uttered by high-profile, macho role models and amplified by the media, have reinforced negative perceptions and hostility toward gays. They’ve also made it more difficult for young people who are questioning their sexual orientation to talk about and process their feelings. But Aaron Rodgers is not one of those athletes. To our knowledge, he’s never said anything publicly about LGBT civil rights, marriage equality or anything else related to sexual orientation. We support the outing of gay and lesbian hypocrites who act out their self- loathing in the public sphere by actively demeaning others like them or cam- paigning against their rights. But Rodgers does not fall into that category. So it was regrettable when rumors that Rodgers is gay recently crashed The Fame Driven, a hitherto unknown website that couldn’t handle all the traffic drawn by its story claiming to “out” the Packers’ star quarterback. The evidence — tweets from Rodgers’ former roommate and personal assistant Kevin Lanflisi — was compelling but inconclusive. The motivation was clearly salacious. Moreover, broadcasting Lanflisi’s sad, personal tweets about an ended rela- tionship to a mass audience without his permission and without context was creepily voyeuristic — one of those occurrences that leave us longing for the pre-Internet era. Sexual orientation is natural and morally neutral. The carnival-like atmosphere that surrounded the Internet speculation about Rodgers suggested otherwise. It reduced gay people to something like exotic animals in a circus sideshow. Perhaps Rodgers worsened the situation when he turned the story into fair game for the legitimate press by denying it on his Milwaukee radio broadcast. He insisted that he “really, really likes women.” Too bad that Rodgers didn’t take a clue from the playbook of celebrities such as Oprah, George Clooney and James Franco, who’ve been rumored to be gay. They’ve said that if they were gay they would not deny it, because it’s not something to be ashamed of. At least Rodgers didn’t make as big a fuss as former Mets catcher Mike Piazza famously did in 2002 after being “outed.” Piazza called a news conference to proclaim his heterosexuality. But the professional sports arena has not changed as much as the rest of world in the ensuing decade. Not a single Major League Baseball or NFL player has come out during his professional career, despite the demographic odds that some gay players must exist. The lack of gay visibility in major league sports contributes to the homophobic vibe of the locker room. If an athlete of Rodgers’ stature came out of the closet, it would help to change perceptions about LGBT people — and gay men in particular. It would advance the ball. But only if he proudly owned it.

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ON THE RECORD Fox News’ obsession with genitalia Couric pursued the to transgender coverage, education editor Eric Owens matter further when Cox characterized by willful repeatedly mocks transgen- “I think it’s funny, but the last joined the segment, ask- ignorance and expressions der students and obsess- thing you’ll ever see me do is jump Opinion ing the Orange is the New of derision and disgust. es over their private parts. In up and down, saying, ‘These are LUKE BRINKER Black actress for her take After Army Private Chel- a September report on trans- lies!’ That would be unfair and on Carrera and Couric’s sea Manning announced gender homecoming queen unkind to my good friends in the Transgender actress exchange. Cox responded her gender transition in Cassidy Lynn Campbell, gay community. I’m not going to let anyone make it Laverne Cox made waves that fixating on trans peo- 2013, Fox News mocked Owens saw fit to note that seem like being gay is a bad thing. My private life is with a recent appearance ple’s bodies detracts atten- her transition as “confus- Campbell still has “various private, and I’m very happy in it. Who does it hurt if on Katie Couric’s syndi- tion from the realities of ing” and “bizarre.” Fox & male appendages.”Earlier someone thinks I’m gay? I’ll be long dead and there cated talk show, where she transgender lives. Friends ended a segment that month, he also let read- will still be people who say I was gay. I don’t give a pushed back against Cou- Cox said, “The preoccu- on Manning’s transition by ers know that a transgender shit.” ric’s fixation on the genita- pation with surgery objecti- playing Aerosmith’s “Dude student who unsuccessfully — Actor GEORGE CLOONEY telling Esquire UK lia of Cox and fellow guest fies trans people and then (Looks Like a Lady).” attempted to become a why he’ll never deny being gay. Carmen Carrera, a transgen- we don’t get to really deal Fox’s transphobic cov- homecoming king candidate der model. In decrying the with the real lived experi- erage has persistently “still has a vagina.” “It seems like, to me, a vagina . . . would be more objectification of trans peo- ences. The reality of trans emphasized trans people’s The discrimination, intol- desirable than a man’s anus. That’s just me. I’m ple, Cox highlighted a prob- people’s lives is that so often genitalia. After Chaz Bono erance, and brutal trans- just thinking: There’s more there! She’s got more to lem that plagues right-wing we’re targets of violence. struggled with a knee phobia Cox highlighted is offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I’m media coverage of transgen- We experience discrimina- injury on Dancing with the enabled by the relentless saying? But hey, sin: It’s not logical, my man. It’s just der issues. tion disproportionately to Stars, the hosts of Fox & derision and marginalization not logical.” On the Jan. 6 edition the rest of the (LGBT) com- Friends joked about “the one of trans people — which, — Born-again Christian and Duck Dynasty star of Katie, Couric repeated- munity.” part that hasn’t been oper- in turn, is made easier by PHIL ROBERTSON explaining his sexual views to GQ ly focused on her guests’ Compelling as they were, ated on.” a mocking fixation on their magazine. A&E put Robertson on a brief hiatus for gender transitions, intro- Cox’s words fell on deaf Fox’s transphobic cov- internal plumbing. Cox’s his homophobic rant. ducing Carrera by stating right-wing ears. The Media erage stokes a climate of appearance on Katie has that “she was born a man Research Center’s Tim Gra- violence and discrimination drawn attention to the perils “Robertson is a character in a reality show. He’s and that’s why she’s on ham responded by mocking against transgender people. of such an obsession. The not a spokesman for A&E any more than some soul- our show,” before inquiring Carrera and Cox’s handling In regularly depicting trans question is whether conser- sucking social X-ray from the Real Housewives series whether Carrera’s “private of what he called “those people as deviant, deceitful, vative media will atone for is a spokeswoman for Bravo. Is he being fired for parts” are “different now.” uncomfortable wiener ques- perverted, and ridiculous, its role in objectifying and being out of character? Nah. He’s being fired for Carrera challenged Couric’s tions” and “the bulge issue.” the network’s coverage con- dehumanizing trans people. staying in character — a character A&E have nur- line of questioning, saying Graham derided the “two tributes to the bigoted view tured and promoted and benefited from.” the issue was “really per- men” for believing “(i)t’s that trans people are legiti- — Gay author ANDREW SULLIVAN blogging in sonal” and that “after the possible to pretend to be a mate objects of scorn and defense of Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson’s right transition there’s still life to woman and use a urinal.” violence. This editorial was dissem- to say what he believes without losing his job. live, I still have my career Graham’s transphobia Another major right-wing inated by Media Matters for goals, I still have my family dovetails with the right- objectifier of trans people America. You can subscribe at “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kid- goals.” wing media’s approach is The Daily Caller, whose mediamatters.org. ding. I’m white!” — JUSTINE SACCO, a public relations executive for the New York-based Internet media company IAC, tweeting about an upcoming trip. The tweet Weighing when to use the scales of justice cost Sacco her job. constitutional bans, was left That case is entering its fifth sin is the outcome in our to undo our amendment on year in 2014 and we are still domestic partnership regis- “The matter of the abuse and cruelty we inflict on our own. waiting for the final decision try case, which might have a other animals has to fight for our attention in what Opinion Many of you have asked from the state’s high court. tremendous impact on how sometimes seems an already overfull moral agenda. KATIE BELANGER me if litigation is on the Lawsuits are a long, arduous we would build our case in It is vital, however, that these instances of injustice agenda for Fair Wisconsin. It process. Wisconsin. not be overlooked. It is a kind of theological folly to certainly could be. We have I am no lawyer, but we It seems passé to still be suppose that God has made the entire world just for For a brief time, marriage equality existed in Utah. a history of legal action, have the best legal team in defending such a limited set human beings, or to suppose that God is interested most recently in the defense the nation: Lambda Legal. of legal protections when in only one of the millions of species that inhabit While I couldn’t be hap- pier for my friends at our of our domestic partner- The pre-eminent national our neighbors have full mar- God’s good earth.” ship registry before the LGBT legal organization, riage equality. But our past — DESMOND TUTU, archbishop emeritus of sister organization Equality Utah, I was as shocked as Wisconsin Supreme Court. Lambda Legal has some of victories are the foundation Cape Town, South Africa, and winner of the Nobel We joined with more than the best legal minds in the upon which we can con- Peace Prize, making his first major statement on many of you to learn that Utah achieved full marriage 28 organizations across the LGBT equality movement. tinue to build. In our effort animal welfare in his foreword to the Global Guide to country in the “Red State Not only has Lambda Legal to continue moving forward, Animal Protection. equality before Wisconsin. Following landmark vic- Brief” in the DOMA case. represented Fair Wisconsin we cannot forget that peo- We filed amicus briefs in the in several of the cases men- ple rely every day on the “I have retained counsel that is preparing the tories in the Proposition 8 and Defense of Marriage McConkey case — the first tioned above, we are also domestic partnership reg- paperwork to renounce the citizenship.” attempt to strike down our working closely with its law- istry to protect themselves — Tea party leader Sen. TED CRUZ, R-Texas, Act cases before the U.S. Supreme Court last sum- constitutional amendment, yers to determine the best and their families. announcing that he intends to renounce his Cana- which failed in late 2009. legal strategy for achieving All options are on the dian citizenship. Cruz holds dual U.S.-Canadian citi- mer, many individuals and organizations rushed into We joined with national marriage equality in the table, and you can expect zenship. He was born in Canada to a Cuban father allies in filing briefs in the Badger state. to see more from Fair Wis- and an American mother. His change in citizenship litigation, suing states and the federal government for Lawrence v. Texas case that Legal cases are a com- consin as we strategically status is widely believed to be a step struck down laws making plicated equation. In order assess our options to move toward his 2016 presidential bid. the right to marry. Because the Proposition 8 decision same-sex sex a crime. to be successful, you must our state forward as quickly only struck down the mar- Litigation is a power tool have the right case and the as possible. riage equality ban in Califor- at our disposal, but it is not right argument in the right nia, Wisconsin, along with one to be picked up lightly. court with the right legal more than 20 states with Take the domestic part- team. An unknown variable Katie Belanger is president nership registry defense. in that equation in Wiscon- and CEO of Fair Wisconsin. 14 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM January 9, 2014

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history of grassroots political and advocacy with increases in program participants, In other organization news … work, beginning with helping to organize budget and staff. In 2013, D&R: gay-straight alliances for GLSEN in the Mid- • Added a youth safe space designed by • The Jewish Museum Milwaukee is west. He also managed 2,300 volunteers at youth. hosting a display of large silkscreen por- the LGBT Community Center in New York • Completed about 1,000 HIV tests — an traits by Andy Warhol — Ten Portraits of City before managing the volunteer pro- increase of 45 percent from 2012. Jews of the 20th Century — through March gram at Mentoring USA. • Launched four programs to serve LGBT 30. The silkscreens feature Sarah Bern- For more, visit www.fairwisconsin.com. people, including a condom distribution hardt, Louis Brandeis, Martin Buber, Albert campaign to reduce teen pregnancy and Einstein, Sigmund Freud, George Gershwin, MILWAUKEE COUNTY REPORTS STIs. Franz Kafka, the Marx Brothers, Golda Meir PHOTO: DAVE LAUERSDORF GREEN ENERGY SUCCESS • Hosted the Reviving the Dream Cel- and Gertrude Stein. Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele. Milwaukee County’s Kill-a-Watt Chal- ebration to honor the memory of civil rights • Retired Col. Jennifer N. Pritzker — a lenge saved money and cut electricity in leader Bayard Rustin. former soldier, investor and philanthropist — will chair the Equality Illinois 2014 Gala ABELE DONATES $10,000 TO FW 2013. The county’s electricity use from For more, visit diverseandresilient.org. May-October was 2.7 percent less than the in Chicago on Feb. 8. “She is a courageous Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele role model who, as a transgender woman, surprised Fair Wisconsin, the state’s LGBT same period in 2012. FOUNDATION FUNDING FOR LGBT “This program is another great example ISSUES TOPS $100 MILLION has committed herself to continued ser- advocacy group, with a $10,000 holiday vice,” said EI CEO Bernard Cherkasov. For gift. The donation brings the total amount how even small changes in government A review of grants for LGBT issues shows can have big impacts,” Milwaukee County domestic funding exceeded $100 million more visit, www.eqil.org. that Abele gave the organization last year • GSAFE/Gay Straight Alliance For Safe to more than $185,000. Executive Chris Abele said. in 2012, according to Funders for LGBTQ The Milwaukee County Office of Sustain- Issues. The report, considered the most Schools is accepting workshop proposals Abele presented the check at a Dec. 19 for the Safe Schools, Safe Communities: event to introduce Auston McLain, FW’s ability estimated the county used 1,506 comprehensive of its kind, captured data on megawatt-hours less electricity than last 4,068 grants awarded by 399 foundations State Conference on LGBT Youth to take new southeastern Wisconsin regional pro- place April 11 at the University of Wiscon- gram manager. Based in Milwaukee, McLain year, a savings of about $128,000. The elec- “to identify gaps, trends and opportunities tricity use reduction also provided an envi- in LGBTQ philanthropy.” sin-Parkside Student Center. For more, visit will coordinate political advocacy and www.gsafewi.org. grassroots efforts in the state’s most popu- ronmental benefit equivalent to taking 140 The review found that foundation fund- homes off the electricity grid for one year. ing of LGBT issues totaled $121.4 million in • The National Arbor Day Founda- lous region. tion is offering Wisconsinites who become McLain’s hiring fills a vacancy created For more, visit county.milwaukee.gov. 2012, a slight decrease from the $123 mil- lion in 2011, which was a record. members 10 free flowering trees to plant when FW merged with Milwaukee-based — two Sargent crabapple, three American Equality Wisconsin. Abele’s donations went DIVERSE & RESILIENT Other findings in the survey: REPORTS BANNER YEAR • The top five funders in 2012 were: redbuds, two Washington hawthorns, and largely to support the merger, which was three white flowering dogwoods. For more, designed to enhance the efficiency of local Diverse and Resilient, a Milwaukee- Anonymous, Ford Foundation, Gill Founda- based agency that addresses health care tion, Arcus Foundation and the Evelyn and visit arborday.org/january. and statewide LGBT advocacy efforts. — L.N. and L.W. McLain, a native of Rock Island, Ill., has a disparities for LGBT people, ended 2013 Walter Haas Jr. Fund, which collectively provided 45 percent of all LGBTQ funding for the year. • Corporate funders increased grantmak- Please join us to learn about ing by 26 percent; public funders increased the unique aspects of grantmaking by 20 percent. pen House Waldorf education, • Youth were the top-funded subpopula- meet the teachers, and take a tour. tion in the United States, receiving $20.4 O million in funding. • International funding for LGBTQ issues totaled $20.2 million in 2012, down from its record high of $27 million in 2011. For more, visit www.lgbtfunders.org. You’re invited!

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WiGOUT!WISCONSIN GAZETTE ENTERTAINMENT ‘End of the Rainbow’ chronicles final days of Garland’s stormy career By Michael Muckian Contributing writer In the winter of 1968, Judy Garland was on the ropes personally and professionally. Plagued by addictions, drowning in debt and just entering her fifth marriage, she desper- ately hoped that a six-week engagement at London’s Talk of the Town would revive her dying career. She planned to recapture the energy of her 1961 Carnegie Hall come- back performance, which had catapulted the former star from obscurity back into the limelight. But in show business, lightning rarely strikes twice. On June 22, 1969, the fading chanteuse was found dead in her rented London home. Authorities said her death was the result of “an incautious self-over- dose” of barbiturates. She was 47 years old. Garland’s untimely demise coupled with her enormous talent sealed her legend. The final months before her star finally fell forev- er are chronicled in Peter Quilter’s End of the Rainbow, which opens on The Rep’s Quadrac- ci Powerhouse stage on Jan. 10. Rainbow is a snapshot of a period that, PHOTO: COURTESY for Garland, was most certainly the worst of Judy Garland with her new husband Mickey Dean in 1968, the year in which End of the Rainbow is set. times. Set in a suite in London’s Ritz Hotel and the nearby Talk of the Town night- studio executives during the rigorous film- ing voice, the ability to play a huge range of considered the beginning of the modern gay club, Quilter’s musical drama dissects the ing schedule of the Andy Hardy series with emotions, plus a terrific sense of humor,” rights movement. Others, including gay his- disintegration of Garland’s massive talent. Mickey Rooney, was an enormously com- Quilter says. “Garland was very funny, even torian David Carter, refute the theory, saying Each day depicted in the play is overladen plex character who truly was larger than life. when things were falling apart. Playing trag- the rioters were not the type to moon over with the suspense of whether Garland is too “She was both ferociously difficult and edy while being funny at the same time is a Garland records and mourn her demise. strung out on alcohol and pills to perform incredibly loved, financially broke and yet real tightrope walk and requires a brilliant But End of the Rainbow doesn’t delve into In the play, Garland, portrayed by Chi- world famous, married several times but performer. Hollis Resnik has all the neces- the historical implications of Garland’s cago-based actor Hollis Resnik, is propped still searching for love, capable of singing sary qualities.” death. Instead, it captures the dying gasps up by new husband Mickey Dean (Nicho- beautifully one night and terribly the next,” Garland’s greatest post-mortem role may of a dynamic career and a life that may have las Harazin) and gay, Scottish-born pianist Quilter says. “Those final years of her life be that of gay icon. Theories abound as to been lived too fully. Anthony (Thomas J. Cox). Both are fighting were incredibly dramatic and compelling, why she has attained iconic status in the “She died tragically before her time and a losing battle against Garland’s growing and I was just fascinated by the kind of car LGBT community, but several themes are that gives celebrities more of an iconic appetite for Stoli and Seconal. What they crash of emotions and situations in her life.” consistently cited, Clements says. status,” Quilter says. “Plus, of course, her don’t realize is the erratic nightclub perfor- The narrative is not without its light- “Many people say that, in addition to her performances at the Carnegie Hall concert, mances, far from her best, would be among hearted moments, however, often in the incredible talent, her appeal to gay men is in A Star Is Born and The Wizard of Oz are still her last. form of zingers spoken by Garland, who was as someone with an incredible public life but regarded as among the best ever given. That “At its core, this play is a moving story known for her wit. Still, the play’s main draw also hidden secrets,” says Clements. “Many doesn’t fade. Time makes her bigger, not about a woman fighting through her difficult for Garland fans will be the music. of her personal struggles at the height of her smaller.” life with incredible passion and attempts by Rainbow contains some dozen or so of fame relate to the personal struggles of gay the people who loved her to help her,” says Garland’s greatest hits, including “I Can’t men in America.” Rep artistic director Mark Clements, who Give You Anything But Love, Baby,” “For Quilter agrees. “The LGBT community also is directing the production. “With this Me and My Gal,” “You Made Me Love You,” always recognizes people that have that story and the powerhouse songs woven into “The Trolley Song,” “Get Happy,” “Come extra star quality,” he explains. “And that ON STAGE the story, this will be a great production for Rain or Come Shine” and, of course, “Over voice! She brought huge pain, joy and emo- Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s pro- Milwaukee.” the Rainbow.” The combined musical and tion to a song.” duction of End of the Rainbow runs Jan. Quilter was drawn to the material by dramatic demands of the role place enor- Some historians point to her gay fans’ 10-Feb. 9 in Quadracci Powerhouse The- Garland’s legendary status and the drama mous pressure on the actors who fill Gar- anguish over Garland’s funeral on June 27, ater. For details, please visit www.mil- of her final years. Garland, who first became land’s shoes, Quilter says. 1969, in New York City as the flashpoint waukeerep.com. WiG is the production’s hooked on barbiturates fed to her by MGM “You need a performer with a great sing- that led to the Stonewall riots, which are media sponsor. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | January 9, 2014 17 Hollis Resnik faces her greatest challenge as Judy Garland in ‘End of the Rainbow’

By Gregg Shapiro Contributing writer ‘I think she never had Acclaimed Chicago actress Hollis Resnik a chance to be an resurrects Judy Garland at the Milwaukee Rep through Feb. 9 in the Tony-nominated authentic human being.’ ‘End of the Rainbow’ chronicles final play End of the Rainbow. Taking a leave of absence from the national tour of Sister Act (in which she portrays the Mother Superior), Resnik adds Garland to the put your own stamp on a familiar charac- days of Garland’s stormy career long list of real people she has portrayed ter, such as the Mother Superior in Sister onstage over the years, including Edie Beale Act or Blanche in A Streetcar Named (in Grey Gardens), Patsy Cline (in Always Desire? Patsy Cline) and Eva Peron (in Evita). A I don’t think it matters if it’s a real person familiar face to theatergoers from her or not. It all depends on the text and the many national tours, as well as the recipi- situation. ent of multiple acting awards, Resnik spoke with me about Garland, her career and gay Are you learning new things about Judy fans in November 2013. in preparation for this role? What have you learned? Gregg Shapiro: Hollis, what are the I think she never had a chance to be an rewards and challenges of playing a his- authentic human being. I think she was torical figure like Garland? doomed from the get-go. It’s a really sad, Hollis Resnik: That’s a big question. sad story. This woman had a divine gift. I’ve played a lot of real people — Edie This woman was connected to everything PHOTO: COURTESY Beale and Patsy Cline, Eva Peron, Edith she sings in an honest way. It was what she Actor/singer Hollis Resnik portrays the Piaf — and I’ve found the rewards to be connected to the most. Unfortunately, she legendary Judy Garland in The Milwaukee immense. The challenge, of course, is to was raised in a time — vaudeville — she Rep’s End of the Rainbow. emulate them in some way. That takes had a stage mother, all that stuff, from the an extra amount of work. For instance, time she was very young. She never had a when I played Edie Beale, I was watching chance to be herself, be a kid. I think that’s in End of the Rainbow, do you think there is that movie (Grey Gardens) and constantly such an enormous challenge as someone anything that sets audiences in this area clicking and backtracking and clicking grows up to adulthood. apart? and backtracking and imitating that voice, No, I can’t say that I do. I think that because that voice is so distinct. With Judy Do you have a favorite Garland song? everybody that comes to the theater — 80 Garland, she is probably my greatest chal- I don’t really have a favorite. I haven’t percent of them — really enjoy it. They do. lenge. In terms of rewards, I can’t speak on listened to a whole lot yet except for what’s They leave the theater, whether they’re that yet (laughs). I’m just now learning the on the concert years’ video. I’m impressed thinking about something artistically or text. I’ve watched her and listened to her with her arrangements and the guile with intellectually or just enjoying the comedy and I am extraordinarily different physically which she sings. I love “The Man That Got and the music, then we have done our job. from her. Vocally, it will probably be my Away.” That’s the one Judy Garland tune There are certain groups of people, certain biggest challenge, because she had such a I’ve been singing for a while in gigs. But I demographics of people, who prefer certain fat sound and I don’t have that at all. I can honestly don’t have a favorite. The arrange- kinds of theater. But in terms of Sister Act, probably get her speaking voice a little bit ment of “Come Rain or Come Shine” is out it’s a huge hit. Everybody’s up on their feet. better, more than I can the singing. You of this world. They love it. But not all of them want to have to understand that when she died she see Streetcar (laughs). I, however, want to was 47. Even though her voice had been Do you have a favorite Judy Garland do everything. I’m very lucky. ragged because of her history, she hadn’t movie role? gone through things like menopause yet. I just saw the movie I Could Go On Sing- Like Judy Garland, you have a large and I’m past that age. I am dealing with chang- ing, which was her last movie. She was devoted gay following. es in my body and everything associated amazing in this movie. They’re such a supportive and wonderful with that as I grow older. Your singing voice demographic to the theater. It’s amazing. changes. I don’t have the same singing You are in the midst of the national tour I’ve done many interviews and benefits voice I had at 47. It’s going to be a super of Sister Act and with End of the Rain- and things like that for the gay community. challenge. bow, you are returning to the Great Lakes They are hugely supportive of the arts. For Region where you live. With that in mind, that, I am eternally grateful. Is it more of an acting challenge to play after your years on the stages of Chicago a historical figure such as Garland or to and your upcoming Milwaukee Rep run 18 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM January 9, 2014 For your Oscar consideration Reviews of likely contenders now on Wisconsin screens

PHOTO: COURTESY Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence in American Hustle. The Associated Press

’AMERICAN HUSTLE’ CHRONICLES CORRUPTION WITH STYLE AND HUMOR Exploring deeply conflicted characters who are on a mission to reconceive their unsatisfying circumstances is director David O. Russell’s sweet spot. From his raw 1996 film Flirting with Disaster to last year’s acclaimed Silver Linings Playbook, he effec- tively unravels the disarray. The 1970s-set con artist tale American Hustle is Russell’s most audacious, enter- taining jaunt yet. Russell co-wrote the script, which loosely chronicles the Abscam scandal — an FBI investigation into the bribery of government officials that riddled New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The script heightens the ludicrous true-crime thread to an outra- geously savage, comical and rapid degree. The result is a sleek revival of the 1970s, complete with oversized glasses, plaid suit jackets, plunging come-hither necklines, all set to a rapturous soundtrack. Just about all of his characters are pains- takingly obsessed with getting ahead. As a result, they cast morality and logic to the side at the expense of love, stability and a clean criminal record. Some of the names from the real opera- and stashes his lady Roselyn and her son on attraction toward Richie (who Cooper clev- The most biting insults come from the tion have been changed here, as Irving Long Island. His sultry and blunt companion, erly punches up in each scene), inevitably mouth of the one and only Streep, who Rosenfeld, played by Christian Bale, is based fiercely pronounced by Jennifer Lawrence, becomes real. holds absolutely nothing back in a perfor- on actual con artist Mel Weinberg, who was ensures she’s far from forgotten as she When the scheme to take down ques- mance that could be called showy except forced to conspire with the FBI to evade threatens to unmask Irving’s scheming if he tionable pompadour-donning New Jersey that’s it’s so compelling and deeply faithful doing time. utters the word “divorce.” The 23-year-old mayor Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner) goes to the script. As Violet Weston, the 65-year- Sacrificing his usual sex appeal, Bale actress is the most irresistible part of this wrong, things begin to unravel. old matriarch of an Oklahoma clan, she packed on 40 pounds and hid a fake balding film, as she shifts between fiery and needy The film may lack grit but the stellar cast serves up one of the most spectacularly head with a hairpiece and a comb-over for in an instant. adds to its allure, helping to round out this damaged characters in memory. And as this role. Still, his Irving charms the smart As Irving and Sydney’s plotting gains dynamic account where reinvention offers written by the hugely talented Letts, who and sassy former stripper Sydney Prosser steam, they attract the interest of FBI agent the means to endure. has both playwriting and acting Tonys to go (a memorably bold Amy Adams) at a win- Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper), who is with his Pulitzer, she’s someone you’ll want ter indoor-pool party by identifying their thirsty for recognition and threatens to bust ‘AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY’ to meet — if only once. mutual love for Duke Ellington. Sydney, who the couple unless they assist with his plan to BLISTERS WITH FAMILY August: Osage County, directed by John is tired of slumming, pitches in on Irving’s nail politicians. But Richie, who lives with his DYSFUNCTION Wells, does not work best as a movie, even crooking and assumes the perfect British mother and packs his head with rollers for It’s unlikely that any family dinner of with a screenplay by Letts himself. Those blue blood persona for luring clientele into that sexy curly look, falls victim to Sydney’s yours will equal the rollicking, vicious one at who saw it onstage in Chicago or on Broad- the loan scam. Before long, the two, who deceitful advances. He isn’t as clever as he the heart of August: Osage County, the blis- way will likely recall a nearly perfect theatri- take turns narrating the story, fall madly thinks he is. tering film adaptation of the Pulitzer-win- cal experience, one that left them drained in love. However, with themes of duality and ning Tracy Letts play starring Meryl Streep but grateful after three hours. But we soon find out Irving is married skepticism running throughout, Sydney’s and Julia Roberts. Oscar next page WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | January 9, 2014 19 Oscar from prior page Barbara is weary, bitter and shrewish. But the material feels less naturally suited Watch her in that dinner scene, trying to to film, and a brief final scene feels tacked dodge her mother’s verbal missiles, until on for cinematic purposes. But those are she no longer can. Come to think of it, not fatal flaws. watch absolutely everyone in that scene. Virtually all the action takes place in a And then plan your own family dinner, crumbling home in the heart of the Oklaho- secure in the knowledge that it could never, ma plains, baking in the August heat. It’s the ever be this bad. home of Violet and her husband Beverly, a 69-year-old poet and raging alcoholic. “My ‘INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS’ FINDS wife takes pills and I drink,” he says. “That’s LAUGHS AMID UTTER BLEAKNESS the bargain we’ve struck.” In the first 10 minutes ofInside Llewyn And Violet does some serious pill-taking. Davis, an unidentified stranger knocks the As a result, the regal Streep is wrinkled and titular character to his knees in an alley pale, with a craggy fuzz of gray hair peeking behind a cafe in New York’s Greenwich Vil- out of a dark wig, the consequence of che- lage. The genesis of this animosity is left motherapy for mouth cancer. She has stains unanswered until the final moments of the on her baggy sweater and can’t keep her Coen brothers’ latest dark comedy, leaving balance. Tufts of smoke from her cigarettes us to wonder why anyone would beat up a linger in the stifling air, because she doesn’t folk singer. believe in air conditioning. Plastic shades The scene is the perfect setup for this are taped shut, blocking out natural light. bleak and witty tale of a striving musician, The extended family is summoned home set in the beatnik scene of the late 1950s when Beverly mysteriously disappears. All and early 1960s. Helmed by longtime Coen are forced to sit together, talk together, eat collaborator T Bone Burnett, the tunes in together, and of course face some serious this film — which are performed live — family truths. provide bare morbid undertones that cor- Margo Martindale is absolutely pitch- respond with the foremost concepts of the perfect as Violet’s sister Mattie Fae, at once story: poverty, abortion, disappointment boisterous, flighty, warm, and witheringly and death. insensitive to her awkward adult son, Char- The guitar-strumming Llewyn Davis is lie (Benedict Cumberbatch). Or, as Mom played to grungy, dark and handsome per- calls him, “Little Charlie,” which should tell fection by the stylish and calm Juilliard- you a lot. trained Oscar Isaac. This marks the first PHOTO: COURTESY Also wonderful is Chris Cooper as Mattie time the Miami-bred, Guatemalan-born Oscar Isaac plays folk singer Llewyn Davis in the Coen brothers’ latest release. Fae’s long-suffering husband, and Julianne 33-year-old has anchored a feature, and he Nicholson as the lonely and misunderstood carries it off with infectious grace and grit. might be carrying Llewyn’s baby. Ivy, one of Violet’s daughters. The top-flight When he sings “Hang Me, Oh Hang Me” in close by and not sell out. Jean is disgusted with Llewyn’s casual cast also includes Sam Shepard, Juliette the initial moments of the film, we’re both It seems we’ll have no problem feeling nature and lack of desire for the stable Lewis, Ewan McGregor, Abigail Breslin and seduced and heartbroken. sorry for Llewyn. But the fact he’s an ego- suburban lifestyle, yet she’s attracted to his Dermot Mulroney. But for his character, a deep tune isn’t tistical jackass makes it impossible to feel rough edges. Their back-and-forth dustups Much depends, though, on the dynamic enough to win over an audience. He is solidly empathetic toward him. His tenacity speed up the film’s otherwise drowsy pace between Violet and daughter Barbara (Rob- struggling to make it as a solo artist after is admirable, though painstakingly impracti- and offer the most intriguing and hilarious erts), who’s in the throes of a disintegrating his bandmate committed suicide, and his cal, which his married lover Jean, played by exchanges. marriage. This is one of the meatiest roles dismal hymns fail to propel him out of dire Carey Mulligan, never fails to point out. The Justin Timberlake, as Jean’s bearded Roberts has had in a long time, and she straits. Unable to afford his own place, he actress, who also played Isaac’s love inter- musician husband Jim, has good comedic handles it with an admirable lack of vanity. crashes on the couches of friends around est in Drive, is deliciously abrasive in this timing. He’s convincingly quirky and naive, Gone is that high-wattage Roberts smile. town. Yet he’s determined to keep his guitar role as Llewyn’s best friend’s wife, who just especially when he attempts to record a loony track about President John F. Kennedy with a straight face. And Girls star Adam Driver, as the cowboy hat-wearing folk sing- er Al Cody, is a riot when adding absurd sound effects to Jim’s soon-to-be hit. Luck never seems to be on Llewyn’s side. When he hitches a ride to Chicago for a last-chance meeting with stoic music man- ager Bud Grossman (portrayed by the ever- magnetic F. Murray Abraham), he is told his music isn’t sellable. His traveling com- panions — bizarre Southern jazz musician Roland Turner, played with raw perfection by Coen regular John Goodman, and the aloof leather coat-wearing stud Johnny Five (a quiet, captivating Garrett Hedlund) — turn out to be a headache when one almost overdoses on drugs and another is arrested. The film is a heavy downer, and its con- sistent gray hue enhances the bleakness. But the Coen brothers never fail to weave in bits of saucy irony, giving way for comical moments that bring everything full-circle. Now back to that alley beat-down: Despite what Llewyn goes through, it becomes clear PHOTO: COURTESY he deserved it. Meryl Streep and Juliette Lewis star in August: Osage County. Oscar next page 20 Mayara Pineiro. Photo: Jessica Kaminski february THEBOUNDARIES PUSHING

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Great promise surrounds this month’s debut of the newly The difficult work of preparing for a one-woman show — formed Theatre LILA (pronounced “lee-lah”) in Madison. this will be Gobel’s fourth — is worth the effort when the In addition to its New York connections and local roots, the message is one that needs to be told. new group has chosen a timely opening production that “We must allow all children the opportunity to express features one of Milwaukee’s most popular actors. themselves and be exposed to the arts, and for actors such The company, which takes its name from the Sanskrit as myself to have a place in the school system to share what word for “a sense of play,” presents Marti Gobel in No Child, they know about their discipline,” Gobel says. “I’d like the Nilaja Sun’s 2006 one-woman play. audience to understand that theater and arts integration is “This play is one I have been attracted to for years,” extremely important for the survival of humanity.” Gobel says. “Jessica (Lanius, who directs the production) Theatre LILA is the result of a collaboration that began and I have been trying to find a way to work together on this in 2004 between Lanius, a native of Sauk City in northern for a long time. When it became possible, we were thrilled.” Dane County, and Andy Arden Reese, an actor/director and The subject matter of No Child makes it the perfect open- friend of Lanius from graduate school at Rutgers University. ing salvo for the new company, Lanius says. Former educa- Reese is teaching at New York University’s More experimental than tor Sun, who spent eight years teaching in some of New theater department while Lanius developsGrand the company Opening York City’s toughest schools, wrote the semi-autobiograph- back home. ical narrative as a one-woman show for herself. “I am leading the way here in 105Madison, andDealers there is “No Child is a play about one teacher’s experience with a potential to still have a New York City wing to Theatre LILA challenging group of at-risk high school students that illu- in the future,” says Lanius, who might look familiar~of from Annex minates some of the problems many schools, teachers and playing Midwestern moms in television commercials for students face in this country and in this city,” Lanius says. 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Madison, WI Madison,608.278.7892 WI 53719 608.278.7892 • www.odanaantiques.com www.odanaantiques.comwww.odanaantiques.com 22 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM January 9, 2014 Betty Who goes viral thanks to gay man’s proposal at Home Depot By Michael Muckian An Australian-born singer, the 22-year- Contributing writer old just might be the world’s next pop diva Is there any place more romantic than queen. Wisconsin audiences will get the the lumber aisle at a Salt Lake City Home chance to determine her worthiness to wear Depot? Apparently, Spencer Stout didn’t that crown on Jan. 15, when she brings her think so. He proposed to partner Dustin dance-oriented, bubblegum sound to the Reeser in the store’s lumber section. Pabst Theatre Pub for a first-ever Milwau- On Sept. 11, 2013, Stout lured Reeser to kee appearance and a low-priced $8 show. Home Depot, where the couple first met, on Born Jess Newham, Who began her PHOTO:YOUTUBE the pretense of picking out lighting for an musical career playing cello at an all-girls Spencer Stout proposes to Dustin Reeser following a flash mob dance in a Salt Lake upcoming party. There, Reeser was sudden- Catholic school in Sydney, Australia. She City Home Depot. A YouTube video of the event went viral. ly confronted by a flash mob of 30 friends played well enough to be accepted into the dancing a choreographed number to music cello program at the prestigious Interlochen Aguilera, Pink, Kelly Clarkson and Britney cally and thematically. blasting over the store’s loudspeakers. As (Michigan) music academy at age 15. She Spears. Who’s favorite recording of all time “The sound of my music came to me over the number progressed, family members went on to spend three years at Boston’s is Spears’ Live in Las Vegas from 2001. years of hard work with my producer Peter from toddlers to grandparents danced in Berklee College of Music. Who says her unusual nom de stage has Thomas,” Who says. “He and I spent hours and seated themselves on several rows of After that, everything changed, says been around for a while and has nothing figuring out exactly how I wanted to sound folding chairs. Who. to do with Cindy Lou Who, the animated and also what would exactly capture my Finally, Stout danced into the scene “I always knew cello wasn’t where I need- character from Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch personality in the music.” dressed in a suit, dropped to one knee and, ed to be, but it took a lot of emotional devel- Stole Christmas. It was that sound and the lyrics to “Some- with ring in hand, popped the question. opment and growth so I could comfortably “I made up my stage name when I was 17, body Loves You” that drew Stout to the song Reeser’s response — a teary “yes” — came move away from the instrument,” she says. but didn’t assume it till a couple years later,” for his proposal. “Spencer and Dustin are following the final notes to the song “Some- Who formed a band with fellow Berklee she says. “(The name has) gotten great new friends of mine, and since the video body Loves You” by Betty Who. students Lauren Fuller on keyboard, Jemila response by fans and, even more impor- went viral I have been able to have dinner The video of Reeser’s proposal went viral, Dunham on bass and Derek Schurbon on tantly, from my father, who loves it because with them,” Who says. “I have found them attracting more than 11 million views to drums. The group released an EP titled The he thinks it’s sassy.” to be two incredibly kind men who love date. But exactly who, many viewers won- Movement, which put her on the same musi- Who favors a retro 1980s sound. She says dered, is Betty Who? cal track as her heroes Katy Perry, Christine that era’s sensibilities speak to her musi- WHO next page WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | January 9, 2014 23 WHO from prior page each other with all their heart. I’m so excited about their wedding plans and intend to be standing there in awe of true love.” Who has a growing following in the LGBT community, fueled in part by the proposal video. But the music itself, with its joyful buoyancy and heartfelt lyrics, also tends to be just the thing to get people moving. “I once had a friend who (said) gays love to dance and they love to emote and your music lets them do both,” Who says. Following her appearance in Milwaukee on Jan. 15, Who plans to perform the next night at Schubas Tavern in Chicago, where she predicts “there will be lots of danc- ing, lots of emoting and lots of high kicks.”

ON STAGE Betty Who performs Jan. 15 at the Pabst Theater Pub. Tickets are $8. For more information, visit www.pabstthe- ater.org.

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Soups for cold days By Michael and Jean Muckian four leftover turnips cry out for a batch of Contributing writers booyah, an extra chunky chicken-noodle- Few foods have the restorative power of vegetable soup that’s a local favorite. soup. We’re not talking about the canned Ready to stash the Campbell’s and try heat-and-eat variety, many of which lean making your own soup from scratch? Here too heavily on sodium as a key ingredient. are a couple of recipes to get you started. We prefer to make our own soups and, thanks to our participation in a community- CHICKEN BOOYAH supported agriculture program, we always In producing the traditional northeast- enter the new year with a cornucopia of root ern Wisconsin soup-stew, our Kewaunee vegetables just waiting for some broth. County grandmothers started with a big This time of year we prefer hot, thick stewing hen cut into pieces and set to boil. soups chock-full of ingredients (mostly veg- Everything — including the skin, bones, neck 6 cups vegetable stock or canned veg- etables) to fill our stomachs and warm our and vital organs — were included along with INGREDIENTS etable broth souls. the meat. 2 lbs. chicken breasts, bone-in 2 teaspoons ground cumin In creating a soup, professional cooks The resulting soups were rich with lay- 5 quarts water 1 15-oz. can of black beans start with one or two specific ingredients ers of chicken fat, vegetables and home- 2 tablespoons kosher salt 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped small and add contents they regard as comple- made noodles. As much as we loved the 1 medium onion, chopped 1/2 cup chopped cilantro (plus more to mentary. Our choice is often determined chicken booyah, we’ve modified the recipe 4 carrots, sliced garnish soup if desired) by what’s been sitting for the longest time to be more heart-healthy and appealing. 3 stalks celery, diced 1–2 tablespoons of jalapeño hot sauce in the vegetable bin. For instance, three or (We also add turnips, parsnips, rutabagas Low-fat sour cream or plain Greek yogurt or celeriac from our CSA) to garnish soup (if desired) 2 cups frozen corn Crushed tortilla chips to sprinkle in the 5 oz. Harrington’s Amish Style Hand- soup (if desired) made Noodles DIRECTIONS DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut the Remove skin from chicken breasts and butternut squash in half and use a sharp place them in a large stockpot. Add 5 quarts spoon to scoop out seeds. Place the squash of water and 2 tablespoons of kosher salt. on a baking sheet, season with salt and pep- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer per and roast until slightly brown and soft for 2 hours. enough to pierce with a fork (about 50-60 Remove the chicken breasts from the minutes). Let the squash cool enough to stockpot and place on a plate to cool. Allow handle. the stock to cool and remove any congealed While the squash is roasting, chop the fat. Strain the stock and return it to the pot. onion and celery and mince the garlic. Heat Heat to boiling, add the vegetables and the olive oil in a large nonstick soup pot noodles and simmer for 30–45 minutes. and sauté the onions and celery until soft While the vegetables are cooking, remove (about 7 minutes). Add minced garlic and the meat from the bones and cut it into cook 2–3 minutes more. Add 2 cups of small pieces. When the vegetables are soft, vegetable broth and simmer the mixture for add the breast meat to the stock and sim- 10 minutes. mer for an additional 15-20 minutes. Enjoy! Once the squash has cooled, scrape the flesh from the skin and mix it with the other SPICY BUTTERNUT SQUASH 4 cups of broth and the ground cumin. Add AND BLACK BEAN SOUP this mixture to the soup pot and simmer We’re fans of vegetarian soups and of about 20 minutes; then use an immersion anything using squash. Blogger Kaylen Den- blender or food processor to purée the soup. ny’s low-fat adaptation of the following Bon While the soup simmers, rinse the black Apetit recipe for Azteca Squash Soup is a beans with cold water. Chop the cilantro delicious, meat-free alternative. and red bell pepper. Add the beans, red bell pepper and cilantro to the soup mixture and INGREDIENTS simmer for 15–20 minutes more, adding a 1 large butternut squash (about 1.5 lbs.) little more vegetable stock if desired. Stir Salt and fresh ground black pepper in the jalapeño sauce to taste and serve the 2 teaspoons olive oil soup hot, garnished with low-fat sour cream 2 cups finely chopped onion or plain Greek yogurt and tortilla chips. 2 cups finely chopped celery 6 cloves garlic, finely minced WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | January 9, 2014 25

Brewing up some winter warmers We Deliver! By Michael Muckian Floyds, the Munster, Ind., brewery. Its flag- Contributing writer ship brands include Alpha King ($9.99 per On cold winter nights, wine aficionados six-pack). At 6.66 percent ABV and 66 have luscious ports and sherries to sip international bittering units, this American by the fire. Spirits drinkers have elegant pale ale blends Centennial, Cascade and cognacs and smoky single-malt scotches. Warrior hops for a beer that will knock the But what is there for the beer drinker? socks off any India pale ale or American Thanks to the rapidly growing craft beer pale ale lover. movement, there are quite a few beers suit- For an even more pronounced hop pres- able for the setting. Beers today are every ence with an additional kick in the alcohol bit as complex as wines and spirits, and the department, look no further than Satis- right beer can be every bit as good if not faction Jacksin ($11.99 per six-pack) from better as an after dinner sipper. Madison’s Ale Asylum Brewery. Brewmas- One of the best is New Glarus Brewing ter Dean Coffee’s double IPA weighs in at Co.’s Winter Warmer ($9.49 per four-pack). 8.25 percent ABV and more than 100 IBUs, caramel malt backbone. The components It’s part of brewmaster Dan Carey’s Thumb- resulting in a subtle powerhouse with a offset for a pleasing brew that at 8.5 percent print series, a line of infrequently brewed barleywine-style sweetness. ABV makes a formidable impression. specialty beers. A scotch ale by nature and Speaking of Madison and imperial styles We recently discovered Bell’s Special a powerhouse by design, the malty Winter (read: higher alcohol), Capital Brewing is Double Cream Stout ($9.99) and were Warmer pours dark with an off-white frothy breaking new ground under the hand of delighted by the creamy smoothness that head. Its flavor palate is redolent of vanilla, relatively new brewmaster Brian Destree. Entrees, Pizza, its 10-malt blend produced. At 6.1 percent toffee and spices. At 9.25 percent alcohol Eternal Flame ($6.99 for a 22-oz. bomber), ABV, the beer still creates a strong state- by volume, it has a kick. And aged for a year now in its third iteration, is an imperial stout Pasta and more! ment. But it’s a subtle flavor, emphasiz- before this release, it also has great finesse. that combines six malts, roasted cocoa nibs ing essences of cocoa and just a touch of This beer is going fast, if not already gone. and habañero peppers for a unique drinking espresso on the palate. The Kalamazoo, Snap it up if you see it. experience. Weighing in at 8.8 percent ABV, Mich., brewery, best known for its Two Speaking of scotch ales, Whole Hog Wee the beer is surprisingly subtle despite its Hearted Ale APA, Oberon wheat ale and a Heavy Scotch Ale ($6.99 per four-pack), strength and content. host of highly hopped specialty beers, has a from Stevens Point Brewery, is a bit lighter If any beer says nightcap, Eternal Flame is quiet hit on its hands with this one. Tuesdays on all counts. It’s 6.5 percent ABV and has a it. But it also offers beer lovers a bright start Speaking of highly hopped brews, Wis- lighter malt body. But it still pours dark and to a well-hopped new year. Half price bottles consin beer lovers are huge fans of Three rich, with notes of caramel and toffee on of wine the palate. Big Eddy Wee Heavy Scotch Ale ($10.99 per four-pack), brewed at Leinen- kugel’s Milwaukee brewery, draws greater Wednesdays presence from its cherrywood-smoked malt Half price beer and greater strength from its 9.5 percent ABV. Both of these ales are suitable for fireside sipping. Porters, too, can make fine winter warm- Lunch Served ers. Developed in 18th century London as Friday through Sunday a hearty drink for local workers, porters have come into their own for beer lov- ers who enjoy a robust brew with a fine Holiday Parties! dash of hops. One of the best comes from Great Lakes Brewing Co. in Cleveland. The Our house or yours - Edmund Fitzgerald Porter ($8.49 per six- catering menu online pack), named for the freighter that sank in Lake Superior in 1975, has a complex, roast- ed palate and pours nearly opaque. A gold medal winner at the Great American Beer Festival, “Fitz” features a bold hops pres- ence dressed with overtones of chocolate DIVINO and coffee. The brew is 5.8 percent ABV. 2315 N Murray Ave Speaking of coffee flavors, Milwaukee’s Lakefront Brewery brews up one of the best Milwaukee, WI 53211 with Fuel Café ($8.49 per six-pack), a blend 414-212-2222 of organic roasted malts blended with cof- fee from the city’s own Fuel Café. The beer Hours: pours dark with a creamy head, its roasted Mon-Thu: 4 pm - 12am malt and light hops providing an excellent Fri-Sun: 12pm - 1am canvas for robust coffee flavors. At 6.4 per- cent ABV, Fuel Café pairs well with desserts or simply as an after-dinner drink. Want something with a little more DivinoMKE.com kick? Lakefront can provide that, too, with Bridge Burner Special Reserve Ale ($4.99 per 22-oz. “bomber”). The award-winning assertive amber ale combines a dominant hops profile of citrus and pine with a rich 26 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM January 9, 2014 2013 IN REVIEW ACROSS 55. Gourmet mushroom 25. Jerusalem’s ancient land 1. Fancy tie 57. Female peafowl 26. Cell phone bill item 6. *Amanda Bynes wore a 60. Jewish village, historical 27. It’s firma blue one in court 63. Elks’ hangout 29. Season to be jolly 9. A woman at Harvard after 64. Augment 31. Bohemian 1977 66. Fear-inspiring 32. Reef constructor 13. Star Wars attacker 68. MPH 33. Met’s offering 14. Big time 69. Bull’s mate 34. *Boy group, reunited 15. Artillery burst 70. Sheep-like 36. Movie ____ 16. Rhino relative 71. Hibernation stations 38. Agrippina’s slayer 17. Brit. fliers 72. *Kourtney and Kim 42. Boxer’s stat 18. E.T., e.g. 73. Cause aversion 45. Engraved 19. *New prince of Cambridge 49. Clod chopper 21. *Leno’s successor DOWN 51. *Cause of Chelyabinsk’s 23. And not 1. *Jennifer Lawrence won for disaster 24. 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MILTOWN KINGS 9 p.m., Sat., Jan. 11 ‘END OF THE RAINBOW’ Through Feb. 9 The Miltown Kings’ mission is to encourage self-expression and “the challenging of social and gender norms.” The drag king/burlesque troop holds its annual half-and-half To call this portrait of Judy Gar- show, which is equally divided between troop members and guest performers. At Miramar land’s last days a big show is a bit of Theatre, 2844 N. Oakland, Milwaukee. Come dressed as your favorite cartoon character an understatement (see preview, page and get $1 off admission. Call 414-967-0302 or visit miltownkings.com. 16). The play, set in a London hotel dur- ing her final cabaret act, is a dazzling portrayal of the highs and lows that ‘WOMEN IN THE CHAMBER’ the aging diva and gay icon wrestled 2 p.m., Thurs., Jan. 9; 7:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 10 and Sat., Jan. 11 with behind the scenes. This is the first Present Music mounts a second installment of its annual chamber music series, this time new production of the show since it focusing on the works of female composers in new, extra-intimate venues: the Woman’s ran on Broadway in 2012. Of course, Club, 813 E. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee, on Thursday and Anodyne Coffee, 224 W. Bruce St., no tribute to Judy Garland would be Milwaukee, on Friday and Saturday. In addition to the variety of international composers complete without the songs that made on the program, Present Music will also feature a spoken word performance by local artist her famous, and End of the Rainbow Dasha Kelly and a string quartet by Kettle Moraine High School senior Judith Moy, created prominently features them amid the as part of Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Creation Project. There’s also a post- backstage drama. At the Quadracci concert show by Milwaukee native/Brooklyn transplant Melissa Czarnik that fuses funk, Powerhouse at the Milwaukee Rep, 108 jazz, soul and hip hop. Tickets are $20 to $35. Call 414-271-0711 or go to presentmusic.org. E. Wells St. Call 414-224-9490 or visit milwaukeerep.com for tickets.

‘THE FULL MONTY’ 7:30 p.m., Jan. 9 through Jan. 18 Greendale Community Theatre takes on this infamous musical comedy — adapted and Americanized by gay playwright Ter- rence McNally from the original 1997 Brit- ish film. The plot surrounds a group of unemployed men in Buffalo who decide to eliminate their money problems by elimi- nating their clothes. Despite their average- Joe looks, they create a strip act that goes all the way. As the day of the show draws nearer, the six guys face obstacles and inse- curities that force them into some affecting male bonding. At Greendale High School Auditorium, 6801 Southway, Greendale. Tickets are $15. Phone 414-817-7600 or go to greendaletheater.org. PHOTO © BRINKHOFF/MÖGENBURG Christopher Mai, Derek Stratton, Rob Laqui operate one of the puppets featured in War Horse. DELAFIELD RECYCLABLE ART ‘TRAILER PARK PROPHECIES’ SHOW 6-9 p.m., Fri., Jan. 10 7:30 p.m. weekends Jan. 10 through Jan. 26 ‘WAR HORSE’ Through Jan. 12 Looking to add some new art to your The fledgling theater company Splinter This Tony Award-winning play about a boy who embarks on an extraordinary home? Drop in at the Delafield Arts Center journey to rescue his beloved horse in the midst of World War I gallops into Group turns to founder Jim Farrell for the this weekend for its first-ever Recyclable second show of its inaugural season. Trailer Milwaukee for the first time this week. The story might already be familiar to Art Show. The Center will sell works donat- moviegoers who caught the film adaptation in 2011. But the Broadway produc- Park Prophecies is set in a southern Illinois ed by community members throughout the town, where a local celebrity with psychic tion has the selling point Spielberg left out: Elaborate, spellbinding puppetry that evening, all to the accompaniment of live brings the production’s horses to life. It’s a perfect family show, and the Marcus powers is launched to national fame when music by Spring City Recorder Consort. he uses his gifts to solve an open police Center, 929 N. Water St., has responded accordingly, offering a Family Night on Admission is free. At Delafield Arts Center, Thurs., Jan. 9, when the purchase of one adult ticket comes with a free children’s case. At the Marian Center for Nonprofits, 527 Milwaukee St., Delafield. Call 262-303- 3211 S. Lake Dr., Milwaukee. Tickets are $15. ticket (Use the code “FAMILY” if ordering online.) Tickets start at $30 and can be 4865 or go to delafieldartscenter.org for purchased at marcuscenter.org or 414-273-7206. Call splinter-group.org. additional info.

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‘SISTER ACT’ Tue., Jan. 14, through Sun., Jan 19. The touring Broadway musical Sister Act brings the famous clan of singing nuns to Madison’s Overture Center for a six-day run. Based on the Whoopi Gold- berg movie, the stage musical follows the same plot: A nightclub singer who’s put into protective custody in a convent after winding up on a mob boss’ hit list turns the nuns into a formidable singing group. But the stage version includes new music by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater and changes the time period from the early ’90s to the disco-heavy ’70s. At the Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State St., Madison. Ticket prices range from $39 to $96. Call 608-258-4141 or visit overturecenter.com.

PHOTO: COURTESY PHOTO: COURTESY Violinist Jennifer Kohl. BRAHMS’ ‘FIFTH’ ‘THE UNDERSTUDY’ 8 p.m. Fri., Jan. 17, and Sat., Jan. 18 Opens Jan. 17, closes Feb. 9 Okay, 19th-century composer Johannes Renaissance Theaterworks goes back- Brahms technically published only four stage with the group’s latest, a comedy symphonies. But Arthur Schoenberg’s 1937 about a Broadway cast that gets tripped orchestration of Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. up with interpersonal conflicts in their 1 is as grandiose as any of them. The efforts to stage a newly discovered Kafka Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra puts that work. The show largely pivots around pseudo-symphony on the program for its three dueling characters: Roxanne, the first Edo de Waart-helmed concert of 2014, stage manager in charge of the under- alongside two works constructed by fellow study rehearsal; Harry, an actor and her members of Schoenberg’s Second Viennese ex-fiance; and Jake, a Hollywood star school of thought: Bach’s Ricercar No. 2 looking to segue onto the live stage. Mal- by Anton Webern and Alban Berg’s Violin lory Metoxen directs the Theresa Rebeck- Concerto. Violinist Jennifer Koh joins the penned play. At the Broadway Theatre MSO for this concert. At Marcus Center for Center, 158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee. the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St., Mil- Tickets are $39.50. Call 414-291-7800 or waukee. Call 414-291-7605 or visit mso.org. visit r-t-w.com.

GALLERY NIGHT AND DAY MARTIN SHORT Fri., Jan 17, and Sat., Jan. 18 7 p.m. Sun., Jan. 18 Milwaukee’s quarterly gallery event Actor and comedian Mar- returns for a chilly winter installment. More tin Short travels to Milwau- than 40 venues will open their doors for kee’s Pabst Theater for a one- new and continuing exhibitions, including night-only show benefiting a series of oil paintings by leading Peruvian the MACC Fund and the Jew- artist Ernesto Gutierrez at David Barnett ish Community Center. The Gallery, 1024 E. State St., new glass sculp- comedian and actor, known tures by Jeremy Popelka at Tory Folliard for his work on Saturday Night Gallery, 233 N. Milwaukee St., and exhibi- Live and such films asMars tions by Pfister artist-in-residence final- Attacks! and the Father of the ists at Gallerie M, 139 E. Kilbourn Ave. Bride series, will perform a In conjunction with January Gallery Night variety of impressions, skits and Day, enjoy the Third Ward’s annual and recreations of his most ice-sculpting exhibition. It begins at 10 famous characters. At the a.m. in Catalano Square, and the creations Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells remain on display through the weekend. St., Milwaukee. Tickets are The weather appears all-too-eager to coop- $70 or $95. Call 414-286- erate. All galleries offer free admission on 3663 or visit pabsttheater. both Friday night and Saturday. For more org. information, visit historicthirdward.org. PHOTO: THIRD WARD ASSOCIATION David Andrews, the winner of last year’s Third Ward ice-sculpting exhibition.

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PABLOVE BENEFIT CONCERT 2014 6:30 p.m., Sat., Jan. 18 The Pablove charity, dedicated to sup- porting children with cancer through research funding and quality of life improve- ment, stages its annual benefit show in Milwaukee. This year’s show features three reuniting local punk acts — Alligator Gun, the Benjamins and Subside —­ along with sister duo Vic and Gab, and Chris Porter- field of Field Report. At Turner Hall Ball- room, 1034 N. Fourth St., Milwaukee. Tick- ets are $15, $10 for kids 12 and under, and $20 for VIP seating. Call 414-286-3663 or visit pabsttheater.org.

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Sun., Jan. 19 The city of Milwaukee has celebrated the life of Dr. King for 30 consecutive years, longer than any city except Atlanta. The tradition shows no signs of abating. This year’s celebration again focuses on local youths who are keeping King’s legacy alive through an art, speech and writing scholarship contest. The event also features performances by a variety of cultural groups in the city as well as presentations by Dr. Joan M. Prince, vice-chancellor of UWM, and 1994-95 scholarship winner Milele A. Coggs. At the Marcus Center, 929 N. Water St. Admission is free. Go to marcuscenter.org.

PHOTO: CARFSSUMMER2012 Mark Rothko’s No. 9 Dark over Light Earth, 1954, oil on canvas.

‘RED’ Opens Jan. 16, closes Feb. 2 You know what a Mark Rothko paint- ing looks like, even if you’ve never seen one. The abstract artist became famous in the mid-20th century for monumental canvases covered in rectangular swaths of vivid color. Red pictures him in 1958, completing one of the largest commissions in the history of modern art — a series of murals for the Four Seasons restaurant in New York City. But don’t come expecting a man confidently at the height of his career. Writer John Logan throws in a complication by the name of Ken, Rothko’s assistant, whose answers to a seemingly simple ques- PHOTO: COURTESY tion — “What do you see?” — lead to a probing inquiry of artistic integrity. Laura 7 p.m., Wed., Jan. 15 (Milwaukee); 8 p.m., Fri., Jan. 17 (Madison) Gordon directs James DeVita (Rothko) and BETTY WHO Nate Burger (Ken) in this Forward Theater In September 2013, Betty Who joined the list of artists whose songs have served as the perfect soundtrack for viral video hits (see production. At the Overture Center for the story, page 22). The suddenly famous singer is passing through Wisconsin on her Getaway Tour, making her first-ever stop in Milwau- Arts, 201 State St., Madison. Tickets are kee on Jan. 15 at the Pabst Theatre Pub, 144 E. Wells St. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 on performance day. Call 414-286-3663 or visit $20-$40. Call 608-258-4141 or go to for- pabsttheater.org. Who appears in Madison on Jan. 17 at The Frequency, 121 W. Main St. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 on Jan. 17. Order wardtheater.com. online at madisonfrequency.com.

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‘ALMOST, MAINE’ Friday, Jan. 17 CALIFONE 8 p.m., Thurs., Jan. 23 LIAM FORD BAND 6:30 p.m., through Sun., Feb. 2 Thurs., Jan. 16 and 8:30 p.m., Jan. 25 It’s nearly impossible not to compare Racine Theatre Guild has nights of mid- Califone, a band with Chicago roots and Winner of two Wisconsin Area Music winter love on the brain with its produc- an experimental alt-country sound, with Industry Awards, Milwaukee’s Liam Ford tion of Almost, Maine. The collection of Chicago’s Wilco. But Califone holds its own Band is well versed in the musical language vignettes observes inhabitants of a small, on Stitches. And how could you not love a of rockabilly and Americana. So who better isolated town fall in and out of love over the band that makes reference to the late Karen to pay homage to the late country music course of a Friday evening. At Racine The- Black (in the desert torch tune “Movie legend and eternal “Man in Black,” John- atre Guild, 2519 Northwestern Ave., Racine. Music Kills a Kiss”) and admits to having an ny Cash? Promising an evening of Cash’s Tickets are $13-$17, with reduced student orgasm in their pants (“Moses”)? Califone greatest hits and more, Liam Ford Band and senior prices. Call 262-633-4218 or go performs at 8 p.m. at High Noon Saloon, performs at The Domes at Mitchell Park to racinetheatreguild.org. 701A E. Washington in Madison. Call 608- Horticultural Conservatory, 524 S. Layton in 268-1122. Milwaukee on Jan, 16. Call 414-649-9830. You can also catch the band at 8:30 p.m., Jan. 25, at AJ’s Live, N88W16521 Main in Menomonee Falls. MADFEST JUGGLING FESTIVAL Jan. 17-19 It makes sense that people who can keep bowling pins and miscellaneous other objects in motion for long periods of time would be able to keep an annual festival going for almost 50 years. The Madison Area Jugglers mounts the 47th annual Madfest, a weekend of open, free-to-the- public juggling at the Alliant Energy Center. If you’re interested in a more structured (if just as up-in-the-air) performance, check out the Juggling Extravaganza, a variety show that includes comedy and music as well as object manipulation, at 7 p.m., Sat., Jan. 19, night, or the group’s Renegade show, a more experimental, adult-targeted show following the Extravaganza at 9 p.m. at the Barrymore Theater, 2090 Atwood Ave., Madison. Tickets for the Extravaganza are $20, $15 in advance. Call 608-241-8633 or go to barrymorelive.com to order.

HERMAN’S HERMITS Thurs., Jan. 23, and Fri., Jan. 24 Here’s an informal poll. How many gay men of a certain age gazed dreamily in their youth at pictures of Herman’s Hermits in the pages of Tiger Beat magazine? It’s all right to admit it, you’re among friends. An essential part of the original Brit- ish invasion, Herman’s Hermits were known for popular radio and chart-topping hits such as “There’s a Kind of Hush,” “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter,” “I’m Into Something Good” and “I’m Henry VIII, I Am.” Original Herman’s Hermits leader Peter Noone brings the band to The Northern Lights Theater at Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. Canal in Milwaukee. Call 414-847-7922.

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