BWW Review: Irving Berlin's Melodies Revisit Timeless Themes at TAP
Stage Door Theatre Company discovers a 'fine way to treat a Steinway,' Words the illustrious and prolific composer Irving Berlin wrote in his song 'I Love a Piano.
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BWW Review: Mellow Memories Follow John Denver's BACK HOME AGAIN at the Stackner
A mellow eveing of memories opens The Rep's Stackner Cabaret for their 2016-2017 seaso.
BWW Review: Sensational Cast Revives NUNSENSE Nostalgia at Peninsula Players Theatre
When writer Dan Goggin imagined and produced his line of greeting cards featruing sassy nuns, few people would have predicted their instant success or the award-winning, full-length musical after the fact titled Nunsense.
BWW Review: LUMBERJACKS IN LOVE Remains Forever Young at Northern Sky Theater
Nineteen years have passed since Fish Creek's Northern Sky Theater (NST and formerly AFT) premiered Lumberjacks in Love.
BWW Review: Shanley's Irrepressible OUTSIDE MULLINGAR Debuts at Peninsula Players
A tiny village named Killucan set in contemporary Ireland ignites family fueds and past ghosts in an irrepressible production titled Outside Mullingar at Peninsula Players Theatre.
BWW Review: A Dog's Life Leads to Love at TAP'S Irresistible SYLVIA
The connection between man/woman and beast, especially a domesticated beast, can be complicated.
BWW Review: Profound and Personal OTHELLO Opens at APT this August
Othello—The name speaks to one of William Shakespeare's most acclaimed tragedies first produced in 1603, and has seen thousands of reincarnations, perhaps hundreds of thousands in the past four centuries.
BWW Review: APT's Sensational SEASCAPE Signals Life's Evolution
In the intimate American Players Theatre's (APT) Touchstone Amphitheater, Edward Albee's 1975 Pulitzer Prize winning play Seascape premiered on Saturday afternoon---perhaps with greater resonance in this century than when originally produced.
BWW Review: Come Fly with Milwaukee Chamber Theatre at Charming BOEING BOEING
With a grand Alexander Calder like mobile hanging over the Cabot Stage when the audience enters the theater, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) opens their 2015-2016 season with the modern French farce Boeing, Boeing.
BWW Review: Iannone Uncovers Edwin Booth's Life at Theater RED's World Premiere
Milwaukee's TheateRED begins their 2015-2016 season titled 'We All Have Blood On Our Hands,' with a World Premiere written by one of the city's acclaimed actors and directors, Angela Iannone.
BWW Review: APT's PRIVATE LIVES Passionately Explores How Long Can Love Be Perfect?
Noel Coward's popular play Private Lives currently on stage at American Players Theatre might be ripped from modern entertainment headlines.
BWW Reviews: TAP'S Captivating STEEL MAGNOLIAS Bridges Tears and Laughter
The year is 1987 on an April Saturday at Truvy Jones' beauty salon in a rural parish of Louisiana.
BWW Reviews: DIAL M FOR MURDER Rings Up Classic Suspense at Peninsula Players
Ever wondered what was going to happen when the phone ring wakes someone from a drowsy sleep? While technology may have changed since the 1950's, the premise and fear of the unknown ring-ring and who might be calling remains equally fascinating.
BWW Reviews: Door Shakespeare's Sensual ROMEO AND JULIET Revisits 1920's
A few hours after their first production on a Saturday night, Door Shakespeare changes costumes, peotic canons and presents Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at 8:30 p.
BWW Reviews: Shakespeare Enchants Door County at THE TEMPEST
n Björklunden's lush garden situated in Bailey's Harbor, Wisconsin, Door Shakespeare conjures the Bard's classic tales with sophisticated simplicity.
BWW Reviews: TAP's Charming EDUCATING RITA Connects to Comedy and Literature
What is the value of an education? Does consumerism closet society's need to connect with art and literature, a "something more" to be experienced in the world than merely a career? Stage Door Theatre Company at Third Avenue Playhouse revisits these questions in Educating Rita, a 1983 play written
BWW Reviews: Optimist Theatre Reaches Magical Mission with Shakespeare in the Park
Optimist Theatre names their mission to reach artists and audiences across economic, ethnic and experiential landscapes.
BWW Reviews: APT's Superb PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Reveals Gender Parity
First published more than 200 years ago, Jane Austen's famous novel Pride and Prejudice comes to American Players Theatre (APT) and revisits significant gender issues audiences might assume have been resolved.
BWW Reviews: APT's Sensational THE ISLAND Honors Fugard's Timeless Plea for Political Justice
n a tribute to Athol Fugard and his 1973 Tony and Drama Desk Critic Award winning play, American Players Theatre in their Touchstone Theater stages The Island.
BWW Reviews: Heartwarming World Premiere at TAP Celebrates Dating During the 21st Century
An old adage claims a person can only have their heart broken three times before their entire soul breaks apart.
BWW Reviews: Bravo to Peninsula Players for Producing A REAL LULU
Door County's Peninsula Players Theatre (PPT) celebrates their 80th season with an exceptional world premiere A Real Lulu.
BWW Reviews: Romeo and Juliet Romance Barbecue in World Premiere at Northern Sky
What's the difference between a dry rub or a wet barbecue sauce brushed on a rack of ribs? For anyone uninitiated into the competitive world of barbecuing, Northern Sky Theater presents a second world premeire for their 2015 25th anniversary season with this theme tiltled: No Bones About It.
BWW Reviews: Delectable 'Love at First Bite' World Premiere Opens Northern Sky's 25th Season
A 25th Anniversary landmark deserves a special celebration.
BWW Reviews: Shakespeare's MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Blooms with Summer Magic at APT
'The flower of the garter blooms for every Windsor heart.
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A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Skylight Music Theatre (3/12-3/28) |
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God of Carnage Racine Theatre Guild (1/15-1/31) |
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In the Next Room or the vibrator play Next Act Theatre (2/17-3/07) |
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BIG: THE MUSICAL Skylight Music Theatre (11/13-12/27) |
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"Footloose the Musical" Milwaukee Repertory Theater (9/22-11/01) |
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Angel Street (Gaslight) Racine Theatre Guild (10/30-11/15) |
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The Play That Goes Wrong Racine Theatre Guild (9/11-9/27) |
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DR. SEUSS'S HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! First Stage (11/21-12/27) |
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Matt Rife Fiserv Forum (11/07-11/07) |
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Tony Award-Winning: Dear Evan Hansen Skylight Music Theatre (1/22-2/07) |