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STAGE LEFT - A FINE ART SHOW to Benefit Renaissance Theaterworks, 10/25-26
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2013
On October 25th and 26th, 2013, Renaissance Theaterworks' Diva Dolls present Stage Left - a fine art show an invitational mixed media fine art show to benefit Renaissance Theaterworks (RTW). A free reading from THE BELLE OF AMHERST will take place in the Skylight Bar & Bistro at1:00 pm on Friday and Saturday during Stage Left.
Tickets to WAR HORSE's Run at Marcus Center on Sale 10/16
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2013
The National Theatre of Great Britain's epic WAR HORSE, winner of five 2011 Tony Awards including Best Play, will make its premiere in Milwaukee beginning January 7, 2014 as part of the 13/14 BMO Harris Bank Broadway at the Marcus Center and Broadway Across America-Milwaukee series. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, October 16 and are available at the Marcus Center Box Office at 929 North Water Street, Downtown Milwaukee, by calling 414-273-7206 or going online atTicketmaster.com or MarcusCenter.org. Groups 10 or more SAVE! by calling 414-273-7121 ext. 210
MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHAMBER SERIES OPENS WITH $5 TICKETS
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2013
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's 2013.14 Chamber Series opens on November 1-2, 2013 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Led by Associate Conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong, the riveting chamber program features Arvo Pa?rt's Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, Bach's Chaconne from Partita No. 2, and Bruckner's Symphony No. 6. All tickets are $5 and are general admission.
Waukesha Civic Theatre to Present YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, 10/18-11/3
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2013
The Waukesha Civic Theatre presents You Can't Take It With You, running weekends from October 18th to November 3rd.
STAGE TUBE: Carmen Cusak, Gavin Gregory, David Hess and More in Highlights of Milwaukee Rep's RAGTIME
by Christina Mancuso - October 07, 2013
Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents Ragtime, the sweeping musical which will kick off The Rep's 2013/14 60th Anniversary Season in the Quadracci Powerhouse theater. Check out some highlights below!
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts to Present IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, 11/26-12/1
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2013
IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, the stage adaptation of the beloved classic film is coming to the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts as part of the 2013/14 BMO Harris Bank Broadway at the Marcus Center and Broadway Across America-Milwaukee series this holiday season. Bring your loved ones for a heart-warming celebration of Americana from November 26 - December 1 at the Marcus Center's Uihlein Hall. Tickets go on sale on Sunday, October 13 at 12:00 pm.
BWW Reviews: The Rep's VENUS IN FUR Seduces Body and Soul
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 04, 2013
A scintillating and sensual evening unfolds for The Rep's first Stiemke Studio production this fall. Award winning playwright and author David Ives presents an intimate, layered portrait of men and women relationships in his Venus in Fur, a play based on Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's 1870 novella Venus in Furs. While all the publicity might focus on the sadomasochism¾a term coined by combining the names of the Marquis de Sade and Sacher-Masoch¾this production encompasses the great battles between male and female, God and man, antiquity and modernity, and most visibly, love and power.
Michael Robinson, Unruly Music, DesignTalk Lecture and More Set for Peck School of the Arts, Now thru 10/14
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2013
UWM has announced its October 1-14 featured events. Details below!
Second City's NUT-CRACKING HOLIDAY REVUE to Play Vogel Hall, 12/5-15
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2013
On December 5-15, Chicago's legendary sketch comedy theatre presents the perfect addition to your holiday season, The Second City's Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue at the Marcus Center's Vogel Hall at 123 East State Street. Tickets go on sale on Sunday, October 13 at 12:00 pm.
Renaissance Theaterworks Presents THE BELLE OF AMHERST 10/19-11/10 at Studio Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2013
Renaissance Theaterworks (RTW) presents the 1st show of its 21st season THE BELLE OF AMHERST a play based on the life of Emily Dickinson. Directed by Suzan Fete, featuring Jenny Wanasek. Opening night is October 19that 8:00 pm. Running October 18 through November 10, 2013 at the Studio Theatre, 158 N. Broadway.
Photo Flash: First Look at Reese Madigan, Greta Wohlrabe and More in Milwaukee Rep's VENUS IN FUR
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2013
Venus in Fur, the play that The New York Times calls, 'seriously smart and very funny,' kicks off The Rep's 60th Anniversary Season in the Stiemke Studio. In this sexy new play, audiences have the opportunity to first meet Thomas - a demanding playwright and director desperate for the perfect actress for his new stage adaptation of a classic erotic novel. Check out a first look below!
Stephen Lang to Bring Solo Show BEYOND GLORY to Uihlein Hall, 11/11
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2013
Stephen Lang, award winning playwright, stage and screen star, is bringing back his acclaimed stage production of BEYOND GLORY and will take it on the road this fall. The show will make a stop at the Marcus Center's Uihlein Hall for ONE NIGHT ONLY on Monday, November 11 at 7:30 pm. This special event will take place on Veterans Day and is part of the Marcus Center's mission as a designated War Memorial to 'Honor the Dead by Serving the Living.' A portion of ticket revenue will go to support the Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative. Tickets go on sale this Sunday, September 29.
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre to Present Staged Reading of WAITING, 10/14
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2013
True to its mission of nurturing local theatre artists, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) presents the Montgomery Davis Play Development Series staged reading of WAITING, by Madison-based playwright Kimberly Megna Yarnall on Monday, October 14, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
RAGTIME Becomes Milwaukee Rep's Bestselling Musical
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2013
Milwaukee Repertory Theater (Mark Clements, Artistic Director and Chad Bauman, Managing Director) is pleased to announce that the musical Ragtime, which opened on Saturday, September 21, is already the bestselling musical in The Rep's history after the first week of performances, surpassing the previous record holder, the musical Cabaret (2010/11 Season). Ragtime is also the biggest production ever produced on The Rep's Quadracci Powerhouse stage featuring a cast of 35 actors and 9 musicians. The production continues to run in The Rep's Quadracci Powerhouse through Sunday, October 27.
BWW Reviews: Glorious RAGTIME Celebrates Rep's 60th Season
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - September 26, 2013
The Milwaukee Rep embarked on a new journey when Mark Clements presented a resplendent Ragtime to open the company's 60th anniversary season in September 2013. As Clements begins his second term as Artistic Director, this Ragtime production carries the audience for a ride on the 'wheels of a dream' with a lingering presence few will encounter. Every theatrical and musical detail, from the casting, costumes, lighting and stage design rose above any expectations the audience previously envisioned. Opening night for the Rep's 60th season proved awe inspiring, almost angelic, assuring the supreme possibilities inherent in any art performance.
Indigo Girls to Join Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for One-Night Performance, 10/24
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2013
The Grammy Award-winning duo Indigo Girls join the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for a special one-night performance on October 24, 2013 at the Milwaukee Theatre. In this special performance, they will join the orchestra as Associate Conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong leads orchestral arrangements of their affecting songs. Known for their superb songwriting and soulful style, Amy Ray and Emily Sailers have won critical praise, commercial success, and loyalty of fans since their first album release in 1987.
RAGTIME Opens Tonight at Milwaukee Rep
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2013
Voted by Time Magazine as among the Top 100 Best Novels of the last century, this sweeping musical portrait of early 20th century America tells the powerful tale of a white, upper-middle class family, an African-American couple and an Eastern European immigrant escaping to America with his daughter, as they all confront the timeless contradictions of wealth, poverty, freedom, prejudice, hope, and despair in pursuit of the American Dream. Unfolding through the fiery rhythms of Harlem and Tin Pan Alley, and the vibrant klezmer of the Lower East Side, this vivid and unforgettable Tony-winning score bursts onto the stage 'on the wheels of a dream' in what will be the largest and most epic production ever staged at The Rep.
Milwaukee Rep's VENUS IN FUR to Open 9/27
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2013
Venus in Fur, the play that The New York Times calls, 'seriously smart and very funny,' kicks off The Rep's 60th Anniversary Season in the Stiemke Studio. In this sexy new play, audiences have the opportunity to first meet Thomas - a demanding playwright and director desperate for the perfect actress for his new stage adaptation of a classic erotic novel. Then along comes Vanda - an unusually talented young actress lusting after the leading role in the show. Through the comic genius of playwright David Ives, their late-night encounter in a deserted audition studio evolves from banal routine into a sizzling battle of the sexes blending love, libido and literature that will keep you wondering to the very end just who, exactly, is on top. Written by award-winning, contemporary playwright David Ives, Venus in Furwill be Directed by Rep Associate Artist Laura Gordon, whose other recent Rep directing credits include Gutenberg! The Musical!, In the Next Room (or the vibrator play) and Laurel and Hardy. The cast features Reese Madigan and Greta Wohlrabe. Venus in Fur runs in the Stiemke Studio from September 25 - November 3, and opens on Friday, September 27.
POWER BALLADZ Opens Tonight at Marcus Center in Milwaukee
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2013
'Remember days of skipping school? Racing cars, and being cool? With a six pack, and a radio... we didn't need no place to go.' Actually, Mr. Bon Jovi, there is a place you need to go - to the Marcus Center in Milwaukee tonight and tomorrow, September 20 and 21, 2013 for the opening of Power Balladz. Don't miss this show that has played from Minneapolis to Off Broadway in New York City and is now on tour!
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre's THE DETECTIVE'S WIFE Opens Tomorrow
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2013
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) continues its 2013-2014 theatre season with the Milwaukee premiere of THE DETECTIVE'S WIFE by Keith Huff, September 18 - October 13, 2013. In addition to numerous plays, Keith Huff has written for the television series "House of Cards" and "Mad Men." This one-woman show features Milwaukee favorite Mary MacDonald Kerr who was last seen at MCT in THE SWEETEST SWING IN BASEBALL. The show is also a production collaboration with the UW-Milwaukee Theatre Department. UWM professor Jim Tasse will direct and the production team members are UWM faculty and students. THE DETECTIVE'S WIFE performs in the Broadway Theatre Center's Studio Theatre in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.
Photo Flash: First Look at Carmen Cusak, Gavin Gregory, David Hess and More in Milwaukee Rep's RAGTIME
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2013
Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents Ragtime, the sweeping musical which will kick off The Rep's 2013/14 60th Anniversary Season in the Quadracci Powerhouse theater. Check out a first look below!
Renaissance Theatreworks & Milwaukee Public Theatre To Host 'Making A Scene' 10/23
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2013
On October 23, 2013 Renaissance Theaterworks (RTW), in collaboration with Milwaukee Public Theatre (MPT), will honor Disability Awareness month with an event that promises to be a new avenue for disability awareness. "This will be an evening of humor and inspiration as we challenge the stereotypes of disability and celebrate artists with disabilities" shares Julie Swenson, RTW's Producing Director. Making A Scene - A Celebration of the Senses features excerpts from Barbara Leigh's Survival Revival Revue; several monologues by Chastity Washington, stand-up comedienne from NAMI; stories by Ruth Silver from her book Invisible: My Journey Through Vision and Hearing Loss; and a surprise performance by girls and women from Vision Forward.
Skylight Music Theatre to Host Skylight Night 2013 - The Bollywood Bash, 10/12
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2013
Skylight Music Theatre is excited to announce its annual gala, Skylight Night 2013 - The Bollywood Bash, will take place Saturday, October 12, 2013. This festive evening will celebrate the sights, sounds and sensations of India - Bollywood style. The Bollywood Bash will begin at 6 pm at the Pfister Hotel.
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Opens 2013-14 Season with THE DETECTIVE'S WIFE, Now thru 10/13
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2013
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) continues its 2013-2014 theatre season with the Milwaukee premiere of THE DETECTIVE'S WIFE by Keith Huff, today, September 18 - October 13, 2013.
Carmen Cusak, Gavin Gregory and More Join Milwaukee Rep's RAGTIME, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2013
Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents Ragtime, the sweeping musical which will kick off The Rep's 2013/14 60th Anniversary Season in the Quadracci Powerhouse theater.

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