Lindsay Christians

The Cap Times • 16th April 2026

How immigration restrictions show up in Madison’s concert halls

For the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, visa cancellations have become an expensive pattern. “This is an industry-wide challenge,” said CEO Joe Loehnis. “You have a whole marketing department that is ready to pivot on a dime ... It’s nerve-racking.”

The Cap Times • 13th April 2026

‘Lady Disdain’ world premiere rides sparkling into Overture

In “Lady Disdain,” a delightful new adaptation of “Much Ado About Nothing,” playwright Lauren Gunderson takes the sparring enemies-to-loves of Shakespeare’s comedy and leaves the tropes we no longer have use for.

The Cap Times • 12th April 2026

James Beard winner coming to Madison wrote party menus in isolation

Amy Thielen, a trained restaurant chef, James Beard Award-winning cookbook author, memoirist and former Food Network host, wrote “Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others” in part during the pandemic.

American Theatre • 12th March 2026

Theatre Leaders in Milwaukee: Strength in ‘a Moment of Crisis’

Execs from more than 40 of the country’s largest regional theatres gathered in Wisconsin to share practical advice for an industry that is ‘exceptionally strained.’

The Cap Times • 10th March 2026

When 'Top Chef' Dan Jacobs was Cooking with the Cap Times

"Top Chef Wisconsin" star Dan Jacobs, chef and co-owner of Milwaukee restaurants DanDan and EsterEv, joined us for the latest edition of Cooking with the Cap Times.

The Cap Times • 1st February 2026

Forward Theater’s darkly funny ‘Ironbound’ has grace and grit

In Martyna Majok's "Ironbound," Polish-born Darja waits for a bus that never comes.

The Cap Times • 28th January 2026

New restaurant Tall Grass to open at Madison art museum MMoCA

A new restaurant from Ho-Chunk chef and advocate Elena Terry is set to open early this summer at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, 227 State St.

The Cap Times • 2nd January 2026

An insider’s take on ‘Hamilton’ — when not everything goes as planned

What happens when the turntable stops turning? A.D. Weaver shares show-stopping moments from the "Hamilton" tour.

The Cap Times • 19th November 2025

Home for the Holidays: 20 arts performances around Madison

The Cap Times • 10th October 2025

Acclaimed Madison restaurant files for bankruptcy after server sues

In March, Heritage Tavern filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing a server’s class action lawsuit as the primary reason for doing so.

The Cap Times • 1st October 2025

Netflix comedian Taylor Tomlinson is ready to hear Madison confess

The Cap Times • 25th September 2025

Madison restaurant news: 20 new spots to eat and drink, 16 coming soon

Madison’s restaurant scene has experienced some churn going into the school year.

The Cap Times • 29th July 2025

David Frank of American Players Theatre leaves a legacy of language

During 23 years at APT, Frank took the Spring Green company from financial precarity to stability. The former producing artistic director died on July 21.

The Cap Times • 12th July 2025

‘The Death of Chuck Brown’ shows a changing D.C.

“In our community, we have sages,” said Gavin Dillon Lawrence, playwright and director of “The Death of Chuck Brown,” now in a world premiere at American Players Theatre.

The Cap Times • 11th July 2025

Food Fight considers new strategies to stay fresh for Madison diners

What’s next for Madison's largest independent restaurant group? Interim CEO Greg Frank goes behind recent changes.

The Cap Times • 11th July 2025

Watermelon margaritas, a new bar in Windsor and concert arepas

The Thursday, July 10 edition of The Corner Table, our weekly newsletter about the Madison dining scene produced by Lindsay Christians and Beck Henreckson.

The Cap Times • 4th July 2025

In sultry ‘Picnic’ at APT, sparks fly on a summer night

Amid the birdsong and breezes on the hill, American Players Theatre's production of William Inge's “Picnic” feels lively and lived-in.

The Cap Times • 20th June 2025

Michael Jackson’s music can’t save grim ‘MJ the Musical’

Jackson was the King of Pop, a generational talent. We loved him. Why is this show such a bummer?

The Cookbook Test • 15th June 2025

THE COOKBOOK TEST #0091: BY HEART (REVIEWED BY GUEST CONTRIBUTOR LINDSAY CHRISTIANS)

With influences from her Midwestern upbringing, Italian American grandma, seven years in restaurant kitchens and current life in New Jersey, “By Heart” is a strong debut from a friendly new voice.

The Cap Times • 8th May 2025

Trump's NEA slashes grants for Madison-area arts groups

Ten minutes before the curtain rose on “Don Giovanni,” an email dropped into the inbox of Madison Opera general director Kathryn Smith. The opera’s $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts had been canceled by the Trump administration.

The Cap Times • 22nd April 2025

24 new Madison area restaurants open now, 11 more to come

This spring, try new spots around Madison for Southern-style barbecue, Turkish takeout, iced vanilla lattes and Korean corn dogs. Visit a beer garden in Paoli, a paleo bakery on Park Street and a bubble tea shop near campus.

The Cap Times • 10th April 2025

Hey, Jerry Seinfeld. What’s the deal with those $800 tickets?

At a Madison venue, it looks like a typo: A single seat in Overture Hall three rows away from Jerry Seinfeld’s hour-long comedy set on May 30 costs 863 American dollars.

The Cap Times • 29th March 2025

‘A Case for the Existence of God’ finds space for the soul

Forward Theater pulls the audience close for its final full-length production of the 2024-25 season, staging Samuel D. Hunter’s drama in the round through April 13.

The Cap Times • 25th March 2025

The MercLab, a Madison DIY theater space, makes way for housing

For nearly 20 years, this badly air conditioned former garage encouraged some of the city’s weirdest theater. Soon, it will be demolished to make space for an apartment building.