Cathy Jakicic

CARDBOARD PIANO at Renaissance Theaterworks creates a palpable, powerful bond with the audience.

Though the Milwaukee Rep is presenting its 50th season of 'A Christmas Carol,' this year, the current production has the freshness and energy of a debut. Returning as Scrooge, Matt Daniels brings back his nimble physicality and vocals, making Dickens familiar words full of surprises. Whether grumpy or giddy, this Scrooge is an energetic sight to behold. 

'Switzerland' is a satisfying slow-burn of suspense.

Milwaukee Opera Theatre and UWM Theatre collaborate on 'H.M.S. Pinafore' - bringing a saucy, modern flair to the Victorian era comic opera.

The musical “Anastasia” started its life as an animated feature in 1997 and was reborn on Broadway in 2017. The Lake Country Players brings audiences back to the end of imperial Russia — and Paris in the gay '20s — with its charming and vibrant production.

'Topdog/Underdog',  written by Suzan-Lori Parks, closes the Milwaukee Chamber Theater season out with a bang, telling the explosive story of two brothers. Their parents gave them the names Lincoln and Booth – and little else.

With Jekyll and Hyde The Musical, the Lake Country Players (LCP) offer a spirited, multi-faceted look at the different faces we present. Of course, the classic source material, the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, on which the musical is based, takes that concept to grim extremes.

Skylight Music Theatre's Sister Act shines in both song and humor.

Moving Shakespeare’s classic plays to different, usually more modern, environs is not new — and doesn’t always make the transition with losing something in translation, but the Milwaukee Rep’s “Romeo and Juliet” — presented in Appalachian dress and accented with bluegrass, folk and country music — is a most successful pairing – unlike the titular lovers.

What did our critic think of FRANKENSTEIN: THE MUSICAL at Skylight Music Theatre?

RUSALKA dives back into the rich waters of a successful collaboration

What did BroadwayWorld's critic think of A Doll's House at Milwaukee Chamber Theater? Read the review here and learn more about Milwaukee Chamber Theater's production.

The Woman in Black brings chills and humor in rare 'horror' production.

The Nether' never stops challenging or surprising the audience.

Boulevard Theatre's reading of 'I Never Sand For My Father' is a masterful depiction of complex family dynamics.  

Young performers are scene-stealers in Skylight Music Theatre' 'Oliver!'

'Lumberjacks in Love' offers an evening of much-needed laughs.

THE MOORS at Renaissance Theatreworks is a constant revelation - can't wait to see it again writes our critic.