The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Milwaukee, WI.
America loves cars, big or beautiful cars, and the late playwright James McLure uses a classical 1959 Thunderbird as a metaphor for his two one act plays In Tandem Theater blends into their season ending selection: 1959 Pink Thunderbird.
Small, professional theater companies produce theater on sparse budgets.
This April, Milwaukee Rep staged an interesting performance written by David Bar Katz for the finale of their 60th Anniversary season.
In a classic comedy to end the 2013-2014 season, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre presents the popular farce 'Lend Me a Tenor.
For the incurable or reluctant romantic, man or woman, Renaissance Theaterworks reprises Gary Anderson's sensuous play Skin Tight.
What happens when someone "lives long enough to see everything you liked and loved crumble before you?" Playwright Henry Murray confronts the question of aging within the context of marriage, conceived completely in an intriguing contemporary format.
Milwaukee's tiny black box Off the Wall Theatre seats approximately 40 people for their innovative production of William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet (R&J).
An understated, sensitive presentation on bullying and how a family faces their broken relationships appears in the current First Stage production Crash.
Jivin' Jazz---What else does an audience need to raise the roof of The Milwaukee Rep's Stackner Cabaret in their red hot revue opening this March: Ain't Misbehavin': The Fats Waller Musical Show.
"One raindrop begins the universe…" writes Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in his revolutionary literary collection "HOWL.
If ever there were a play to illuminate the theater's power to relate human truth, this could be An Iliad.
Blessing, Chesapeake.
Fantastique! Magnifique! Milwaukee's First Stage garnered these praises from the audience after their World Premiere musical Anatole opened in the Todd Wehr Theater last weekend.
The human spirit can supposedly thrive on strength and courage, and perhaps this is mistakenly assumed possible during any tragedy.
What can be defined as slavery? In multiple ways, slavery continually exists and humans can all be slaves to someone or something.
This February, The Boulevard Theatre stages a refreshing, smart comedy by Steven Dietz, one of the most produced playwrights in America.
Evita opened at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday night.
What does the public or young people remember about slavery---pre or post Civil War? Last weekend, James DeVita's poignant play A Midnight Cry returned to First Stage at the Todd Wehr Theatre after premiering in 2003.
“I miss being loved,” the legendary Judy Garland sighs in The Milwaukee Rep's first Quadracci Powerhouse production of the year, End of the Rainbow.
Born in 1912, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie was often better known as the hobo poet from Oklahoma, Woody Guthrie.
The truth in a story can move an audience to powerful reflection.
War Horse is an emotionally stimulating and visually stunning spectacle.
While 'visions of sugarplums' may appear fantastical, Artistic Director Michael Pink presents these marvelous performance delights for the city this December.
??Milwaukee's very own Christmas story come to the stage courtesy of Mary MacDonald Kerr.
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Dad's Season Tickets Racine Theatre Guild (7/17-7/26) |
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The Play That Goes Wrong Racine Theatre Guild (9/11-9/27) |
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Hana's Suitcase Racine Theatre Guild (4/09-4/18) |
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Churchill Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall (10/01-10/01) |
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Angel Street (Gaslight) Racine Theatre Guild (10/30-11/15) |
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Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None Milwaukee Repertory Theater (5/26-6/28) |
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Come From Away Racine Theatre Guild (5/21-6/06) |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Uihlein Hall at Marcus Center For The Performing Arts (2/02-2/07) |
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"A Christmas Carol" Pabst Theater (12/02-12/24) |
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Mamma Mia! Uihlein Hall at Marcus Center For The Performing Arts (9/22-9/27) |
