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Review: MADISON RAPS ABOUT HAMILTON at The Overture Center


by Scott Rawson - January 08, 2026

This would mark my third time seeing Hamilton at The Overture Center. All have been good, and all have been slightly different. And all have had a varied effect on me.  ...

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Pabst Theater


by Cathy Jakicic - December 04, 2025

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 ...

Past Shows

Gutenberg! The Musical!
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Nov 6 – Nov 30, 2025

Bud and Doug have poured their hearts (and not much research) into their brand-new, Broadway-bound musical about Johann Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press. With...

Wisconsin Directors Lab
Jan 4 – Jan 5, 2025

The Wisconsin Directors Lab, taking place on January 4th and 5th, 2025, at Madison College, aims to nurture early- to mid-career theater directors in Wisconsin....

The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess
The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess
Jan 22 – Feb 7, 2021

In The Niceties, Zoe, a Black student at a liberal arts college, is called into her white professors office to discuss her paper about slaverys...

Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
Jan 23 – Feb 9, 2020

A one-actor play featuring David Daniel. Directed by Tyler Marchant.Presented in-the-round in The Playhouse at Overture CenterAn immersive storytelling experience blends comedy, improv, and audience...

Marjorie Prime
Marjorie Prime
Apr 5 – Apr 22, 2018

It’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year-old Marjorie — a jumble of disparate, fading memories — has a handsome new companion who’s programmed to...

Exit Strategy
Exit Strategy
Jan 18 – Feb 4, 2018

The no-holds-barred story of a Chicago public high school slated for closure at the end of the year. The impending shut-down causes tensions in the...

I And You
I And You
Nov 2 – Nov 19, 2017

Anthony arrives at Caroline’s door bearing waffle fries, a beat-up copy of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, and an urgent assignment from their high school...

Wisconsin Wrights New Play Festival
Wisconsin Wrights New Play Festival
Sep 21 – Sep 23, 2017

Forward Theater Company’s biennial Wisconsin Wrights New Play Festival is an investment in new works that awards Wisconsin playwrights the rare opportunity to develop their...

Good People
Apr 4 – Apr 21, 2013

Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo… where this month’s paycheck covers last month’s...

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