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Complete Cast and Creative Teams Set for the Last Three Plays in Milwaukee Repertory Theater 2023/24 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 25, 2024


Milwaukee Rep has revealed complete cast and creative teams for the last shows in their 2023/24 season.

Cast Revealed For ROCK OF AGES at Mercury Theater Chicago
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2023


Mercury Theater Artistic Director Christopher Chase Carter, Managing Director Kristi J. Martens and Executive Producers L. Walter Stearns and Eugene Dizon have announced Rock of Ages, the blockbuster classic rock musical. The show is written by Chris D’Arienzo. This production is directed and choreographed by Brenda Didier, with music direction by Linda Madonia.

Video: Amy Di Bartolomeo Sings 'Promises' From GLORY RIDE World Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 4, 2023


Watch Amy Di Bartolomeo sing “Promises' from the world premiere of Glory Ride at London’s Charing Cross Theatre.

Photos: First Look at RUDDIGORE At Wilton's Music Hall
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2023


Peter Benedict's smash hit production of Gilbert & Sullivan's RUDDIGORE at Wilton's Music Hall must end this Saturday, 25th March.  Check out production photos here!

Initial Casting Announced For The World Premiere of GLORY RIDE
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2023


GLORY RIDE, a new musical with Book, Music & Lyrics by Victoria Buchholz & Todd Buchholz, directed by Kelly Devine (Olivier Award-winning choreographer of 'Come From Away'), reveals the secret wartime heroics of Gino Bartali, one of the most beloved athletes of all time.

Cast Announced For Gilbert & Sullivan's RUDDIGORE At Wilton's Music Hall
by Stephi Wild - Feb 9, 2023


Victorian ghosts and a sensational cast are set to raise the roof of Wilton's Music Hall from 14th - 25th March in Peter Benedict's unmissable production of Gilbert & Sullivan's RUDDIGORE or The Witch's Curse.

Photos: First Look at THE CANTERVILLE GHOST at the Southwark Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2022


All new photos have been released from The Canterville Ghost at the photocall in London. Check them out below!

Review: THE CANTERVILLE GHOST, Southwark Playhouse
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 14, 2022


The Canterville Ghost is Oscar Wilde's short novella of an American family moving into a British mansion, to the annoyance of its resident ghost. Tall Stories, as part of their 25th anniversary celebrations, have adapted the narrative and given the tale a quirky treatment by intertwining the narrative with that of four Victorian music hall entertainers.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsal For THE CANTERVILLE GHOST At Southwark Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 28, 2022


The cast of four valiant vaudevillians has been announced for Oscar Wilde's uproarious spectacular The Canterville Ghost, which will haunt and delight audiences at the Southwark Playhouse this autumn, as part of a wider UK Tour. The gloriously ghoulish show, directed by Olivia Jacobs, is part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the award-winning theatre company Tall Stories. See photos from inside rehearsal.

TITANIC THE MUSICAL to Return to Milwaukee Repertory Theater This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 8, 2022


Milwaukee Repertory Theater is bringing back the five-time Tony Award-winning musical Titanic The Musical with story and book by Peter Stone, Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston and Orchestrations by Joshua Clayton in the Quadracci Powerhouse, September 20 – October 23, 2022. 

Review: TWELFTH NIGHT, Kew Gardens Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Aug 4, 2022


What could be more charming than watching a Shakespearean comedy in the heart of Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew as the sun sets? Peter Hamilton Dyer’s Twelfth Night is a light-hearted romp through one of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies.

Cast and Creative Teams Announced for WIFE OF A SALESMAN World Premiere & More at Milwaukee Repertory Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 28, 2022


Milwaukee Repertory Theater has announced the cast and creative teams for the 2022/23 Season show openers in all three venues - Unforgettable: John-Mark McGaha Sings Nat King Cole, Titanic The Musical and Wife of a Salesman.

Cast Announced for THE CANTERVILLE GHOST at Southwark Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2022


The cast of four valiant vaudevillians has been announced for Oscar Wilde's uproarious spectacular The Canterville Ghost, which will haunt and delight audiences at the Southwark Playhouse this autumn, as part of a wider UK Tour. The production will run Tuesday 11th October – Saturday 5th November 2022. 

Review Roundup: Ruthie Henshall Stars in Stephen Sondheim's PASSION at Hope Mill Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2022


Read the reviews for Stephen Sondheim's Passion at the Hope Mill Theatre. Sondheim's Passion is a legendary musical based on Ettore Scola's Italian film, Passion d'Amore, starring Ruthie Henshall in the role of Fosca. 

Photos: First Look at Ruthie Henshall in Stephen Sondheim's PASSION at Hope Mill Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2022


Sondheim's Passion is a legendary musical based on Ettore Scola’s Italian film, Passion d’Amore. Situated in 19th Century Italy, the production tells the tale of a young soldier, Giorgio (Dean John-Wilson), who is obsessively pursued by the relation of his superior officer, Fosca (Ruthie Henshall) - a woman prone to severe melancholy and mania.

Photos: Inside Look at Milwaukee Repertory Theater's TITANIC
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 9, 2022


Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents the five-time Tony Award-winning musical Titanic The Musical with story and book by Peter Stone, Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston and Orchestrations by Joshua Clayton in the Quadracci Powerhouse, April 6 - May 14, 2022. Opening Night is Saturday, April 9.

TITANIC THE MUSICAL Sets Sail At Milwaukee Rep, April 6 - May 14
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2022


Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents the five-time Tony Award-winning musical Titanic The Musical with story and book by Peter Stone, Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston and Orchestrations by Joshua Clayton in the Quadracci Powerhouse, April 6 – May 14, 2022. 

Cast Announced For TITANIC THE MUSICAL At Milwaukee Rep
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 9, 2022


Milwaukee Repertory Theater has announced the complete cast and creative team for five-time Tony Award-winning musical Titanic The Musical with story and book by Peter Stone, music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and orchestrations by Joshua Clayton April 5 – May 15, 2022.  

Dean John-Wilson, Kelly Price, and More Join PASSION Starring Ruthie Henshall; Full Cast Announced!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2022


Dean John-Wilson (Steven Spielberg's Masters of Air, Apple TV; Aladdin) will play Giorgio, the man who finds himself at the heart of a passionate love affair, alongside Olivier nominated Kelly Price (What's New Pussycat?, Birmingham REP; A Little Night Music, Menier Chocolate Factory and Garrick Theatre) as Clara.

BWW Review: PIANO MEN Brings the Piano Bar to the Milwaukee Rep Cabaret
by Kelsey Lawler - Jan 12, 2022


A 90-minute confection. That's what Milwaukee Rep Artistic Director Mark Clements lovingly calls his Piano Men creation, now on stage in the Stackner Cabaret. The show is fully request-driven and unplanned -- part music revue, part piano bar. Not sure if piano bars are your thing? Trust the experience. It's loads of fun.

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