BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a Festive Hug at the MILWAUKEE REP
It had been a staggering 701 days since the Milwaukee Rep's last performance of A Christmas Carol, but this holiday tradition is back at the Pabst and as fantastic as ever.
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BWW Review: A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS is Fun & Festive at FIRST STAGE
'Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?' Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about: families making memories together, talking about what the holiday season means to them, and showing those on the sidelines a little love, care, and attention.
BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Kills It at SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE
An unconventional holiday treat is on stage at Milwaukee's Skylight Music Theatre through January 2nd.
BWW Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS Brings Laughter Through Tears to the MILWAUKEE REP
This show strikes a perfect emotional balance that steals your heart and splits your sides.
BWW Review: DAD'S SEASON TICKETS is a Love Letter to Packer Nation at the MILWAUKEE REP
At the intersection of Packer fandom, Wisconsin pride, and musical theater lies Dad’s Season Tickets.
BWW Review: Surprising & Surreal WINK is a Winner
Going blindly into The Constructivists' Wink was the right choice.
BWW Review: Skylight's THE FULL MONTY is a Cheeky Delight
It takes big-time guts to bare your butt cheeks on stage, and these guys bare more than that.
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM: THE LOVERS' TALE Casts a Spell this Milwaukee Summer
Midsummer makes smiles and laughter easy.
BWW Review: 5 Reasons to Mask Up & See FIRST LADY OF SONG
A scintillating, scatting, sensational return to live theater -- who could ask for anything more? The Milwaukee Rep delivers a heaping portion of the good stuff in the triumphant 'First Lady of Song,' a concert salute to America’s favorite jazz singer, Ella Fitzgerald.
BWW Review: Take Comfort in the Classics with MILWAUKEE BALLET's TO THE POINTE
The On Demand experience is nicely handled and smoothly filmed.
BWW Review: SistaStrings bring THE SOUND to MILWAUKEE OPERA THEATRE
The music video for The Sound opens with footage of 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests.
BWW Review: ESCAPE FROM PELIGRO ISLAND Makes a Streaming Splash at FIRST STAGE
This is a choose-your-own-adventure play, and First Stage rigged it so that audiences could vote by phone to help our hero Callaway Brown make key decisions: Should he pack his inhaler or his eyeglasses? Follow mysterious footsteps or radio for help?
BWW Review: Milwaukee Opera Theatre & Danceworks Team Up for ENCHANTED PARK(ING LOT)
In their sixth collaboration, Directors Jill Anna Ponasik and Dani Kuepper take the theatrics to an Enchanted Park(ing lot).
BWW Review: THE LEGEND OF ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS Wins at First Stage
Take the little ones to see this show for the laughs, the silliness, and the kind of theater for which we only have the kids to thank.
BWW Review: Sunny & Funny 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Skylight Music Theatre
The bottom line is: 'Spelling Bee' is a feel-good musical comedy that could fall flat if not cast right.
BWW Review: After 21 Years, THE LION KING is a Royal Treat at Marcus Center
I always expect greatness from 'The Lion King.
BWW Review: Lift Up Your Hands for HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at the Milwaukee Rep
Days later I'm craving the songs, the performances a?" to witness the staging once more, to see what else I can pick up on, or to experience what new twist Rodin will bring to another evening's show.
BWW Review: First Stage's A WRINKLE IN TIME Coaxes the Imagination
It makes for a most dynamic piece of theater.
BWW Review: The Milwaukee Rep Stages a Must-See Drag Show in THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE
Milwaukee, have your dollar bills handy! Though it's only been on stage since 2014, Matthew Lopez's Georgia McBride is on its way to becoming a bonafide dragtastic legend.
BWW Review: Comic Opera RUDDIGORE is Here to Charm Your Socks Off & Lift Your Spirits
Is there anything the Milwaukee Opera Theatre touches that doesn't turn to gold? Their latest collaboration with Skylight Music Theatre is Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore, a sweet, hilarious, melodramatic comic opera made exceedingly charming under the inspired watch of co-directors Jill Anna Ponas
BWW Review: ELF at First Stage is the Merriest Show in Milwaukee!
First Stage has given us all an early Christmas present in Elf the Musical.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Upholds Tradition at The Milwaukee Rep
Now in its 44th year, this production is firmly rooted in tradition.
BWW Review: Kids Cast Carries NEWSIES at Skylight
Overall, this is a play about the young having their voices heard.
BWW Review: The Milwaukee Rep Unleashes THE NERD
The thing about 'The Nerd' is it's a farce, which The Rep's audience guide breaks down as a?oea specific style of comedy characterized by unlikely predicaments, verbal humor, mistaken identities, and physical comedy.
BWW Review: NUNSENSE Is One Helluva Holy Romp At Milwaukee Repertory Theater
It's a hoot! The answer to your prayers! Five nuns on stage, four in the freezer!
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GO DOG GO! / VE PERRO ¡VE! First Stage (10/03-11/01) |
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"Somewhere" Checota Powerhouse Theater, Associated Bank Theater Center (4/13-5/09) |
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At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen Next Act Theatre (4/21-5/09) |
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Lend Me A Tenor Sunset Playhouse (9/10-9/27) |
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Come From Away Racine Theatre Guild (5/21-6/06) |
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Tony Award-Winning: Dear Evan Hansen Skylight Music Theatre (1/22-2/07) |
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THE SNOW First Stage (2/12-2/21) |
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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets In Concert Riverside Theater (12/05-12/05) |
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Tony Award Nominated: Rock of Ages Skylight Music Theatre (4/16-5/02) |
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The Cottage Racine Theatre Guild (2/26-3/14) |