Milwaukee, WI Theatre Newsroom

Get a first look at Milwaukee Rep's production of Nina Simone: Four Women in this all-new video.

First Stage concludes its 2023/24 season with ESCAPE FROM PELIGRO ISLAND: A Create Your Own Adventure Play by award-winning playwright and frequent First Stage collaborator Finegan Kruckemeyer.

Milwaukee will welcome a brand-new immersive public art installation to the Marcus Performing Arts Center Outdoor Grounds in July 2024 with the return of Rainbow Summer.

Before construction begins on Milwaukee Rep’s new Associated Bank Theater Center, the theater is holding its largest Prop & Costume Sale to date. Learn how to take part!

First Stage will conclude its 2023/24 season with ESCAPE FROM PELIGRO ISLAND, a unique interactive play by award-winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Renaissance Theaterworks presents the tenth annual Br!NK! New Play Festival on Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, 2024, at the Baumgartner Center for Dance.

Toni Martin, who plays Sephronia in “Nina Simone: Four Women,” discusses the production and her history with the Rep in the video here.

First Stage’s Young Company, the Theater Academy’s award-winning training program for advanced high school actors, is presenting its final production of the 2023/24 season, Henry Miller’s brilliant adaptation of Ibsen’s AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE. Check out production photos here!

NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN at Milwaukee Rep is as powerful as the women it represents.

Door Shakespeare have announced that tickets are available for the 2024 summer season, including two shows running in alternating repertory: William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Jane Austen's Emma, adapted by Joseph Hanreddy.

Joshie says respect your parents, follow your dreams, and take your kids to see Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Musical at First Stage. Directed by Julie Woods-Robinson with musical direction by Paula Tillen, this spunky show runs through May 5th in Milwaukee and is a great one for young kids.

Experience the Amplify Reading of EMILY SONG AND THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT at First Stage on April 24, 2024.

Concluding its 2023/24 Amplify Reading Series, First Stage will present a play reading of EMILY SONG AND THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT by Marcus Yi. Learn how to purchase tickets.

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY follows the lives of the soldiers of G Company based in Hawaii in the days leading up to the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. The story was inspired by author Jones’ own experiences during the war—but how does that story translate to the stage?

Adam Harrell’s new play The Government Agent, a contemporary adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s 19th Century Russian farce The Inspector General, is set to have its first public performance at this year’s Fertile Ground Festival of New Works in Portland, OR (April 12-21).

First Stage's Young Company, the Theater Academy's award-winning training program for advanced high school actors, will present its final production of the 2023/24 season, AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The final production of Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s 70th Anniversary Season is Nina Simone: Four Women. Learn when performances are happening and see how to purchase tickets.

First Stage, one of the nation’s leading theaters for young people and families, will host its 31st annual Make Believe Ball on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Baird Center.

Join the fun at the 31st annual MAKE BELIEVE BALL hosted by First Stage, a leading theater for young people and families in Milwaukee. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Discover the new 2024/25 season at Marcus Performing Arts Center, featuring a diverse lineup of Broadway, Jazz, and Dance performances.

Navigating the intricate world of theatre is hard enough when you’re only doing one production. Doing more than one may seem impossible, but if you’re in the right mindset, you can easily channel your inner theatre superstar and get to work doing what you love.

First Stage has launched its new Access for All program, an initiative intended to make its offerings even more accessible to Milwaukee families, schools and community organizations for the 2024/25 season.

On Monday, March 18, 2024, Milwaukee Repertory Theater held the 2024 regionals for the Next Narrative Monologue Competition. Learn more about the competition and the winners.

Discover the magic of theater with Milwaukee's First Stage's new Access for All program. Learn more about the program and about the 24/25 season.

Experience a unique dance and media installation by renowned choreographers Maria Gillespie, Nguyễn Nguyên, and Kevin Williamson in Milwaukee. Learn more and see where to watch!