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Industry Pro Newsletter: Arts Groups in Milwaukee Face Funding Challenges


by Alex Freeman - September 16, 2024

From U.S. universities grappling with cuts to drama departments, to the financial troubles of regional arts organizations, funding concerns are a recurring theme. Meanwhile, Broadway gears up for a thrilling fall season, and new leadership emerges with Lear deBessonet at Lincoln Center Theater and B...

Past Shows

Air Play
Air Play
4/22


In Air Play umbrellas fly, fabrics soar over the audience, balloons swallow people, and snow swirls, filling the stage. With stunning images and gales of ...

Othello
Othello
4/6 - 4/8/2023


Get ready to see Othello as youve never seen HER beforethats right, HER! This contemporary adaptation finds Shakespeares characters transported to modern day while retaining ...

Rise Up! Truth to Power
Rise Up! Truth to Power
3/10 - 3/11/2023


Join the GSU Dance Company as they dance for social justice. Choreographed by GSU faculty, students, and alumni, Rise Up! features provocative performances that encourage ...

DRUMLine Live!


DRUMLine Live, the show-stopping attraction created by the musical team behind 20th Century Foxs hit movies, Drumline and Drumline: A New Beat, has already paraded ...

Happy Birthday, Mozart!


Limited On Stage Cabaret Seating!Celebrate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts 266th Birthday with a special repertoire, great company, birthday cake and a champagne toast!Lyric Opera vocalists perform ...

The Nutcracker


Tis the season for making special memories with your family! Whether youre a kid or a kid at heart, The Nutcracker will fill you with ...

Cloud 9
Cloud 9
11/3 - 11/6/2022


Cloud 9 is a satirical commentary of the British Empire and its rigid perspectives on gender roles and sexuality. The first act follows Clive, a ...

Ailey II
Ailey II
10/15


Ailey II is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the countrys finest early-career dance talent with the passion and creative vision of ...

Battle of the Baritones


Limited On Stage Cabaret Seating! Two baritones enter the ring but who will be victorious? Your favorite host, John Concepcin, hosts a showdown between some ...

Mariachi Herencia de México


The historic tradition of mariachi music has roots in cities like Guadalajara and Mexico City, places where the festive folk style lived its past glory ...

Red Summer
Red Summer
9/16 - 9/25/2022


A modern musical crafted by MPAACT co-founders Shepsu Aakhu and Shawn Wallace, along with Andrew White, a co-founder of Lookingglass Theatre Company Red Summer is ...

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