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Spotlight: YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT at Rhode Center for the Arts
by BWW Special Offer - May 02, 2025
You Can’t Stop the Beat – Hairspray is LIVE at the Rhode!
Video: First Look at 'Million Dollar Quartet' at Milwaukee Rep
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2025
Check out a video preview of 'Million Dollar Quartet' as the rockin' good time continues at Vogel Hall in the Marcus Performing Arts Center! See more now!
Review: In Rep's MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Rock 'n' Roll Has Entered the Building
by Kelsey Lawler - April 29, 2025
Holy smokes! That's all I could think after opening night of the Rep’s 'Million Dollar Quartet.' This electric, high-energy show is a must-see for fans of rock 'n' roll and anyone who could use a smile, a laugh, or a whole lotta shakin'.
Review: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
by Cathy Jakicic - April 29, 2025
'Topdog/Underdog',  written by Suzan-Lori Parks, closes the Milwaukee Chamber Theater season out with a bang, telling the explosive story of two brothers. Their parents gave them the names Lincoln and Booth – and little else.
Disney's FROZEN and More Set for First Stage 2025-2026 Season
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2025
First Stage has unveiled its  2025-2026 season, featuring seven productions designed for theater lovers of all ages, including GOOSEBUMPS: PHANTOM OF THE AUDITORIUM and more.
Review: ESPEJOS: CLEAN at Milwaukee Repertory Theater
by Sofia Ascorbe - April 16, 2025
When my friend and I carpooled to this show on opening night, we briefly discussed what we imagined the plot to be. With the hit HBO show’s finale buzzing around, we wondered aloud: “will this be White Lotus-esque?” To our surprise, and delight, the play not only comments on wealth and class inequities, but also tells a deeper, unifying story of the lives of two women and their circumstances, struggles, hopes, and messy human condition.
Video: Marcus' MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Rehearse 'Brown Eyed Handsome Man'
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2025
Rehearsals are heating up for Million Dollar Quartet! Get a sneak preview of the cast jamming out the Chuck Berry classic, “Brown Eyed Handsome Man.' Watch the new video now!
Renaissance Theaterworks to Present the 11th Annual Br!NK New Play Festival
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2025
Renaissance Theaterworks will present the eleventh annual Br!NK New Play Festival on Saturday, May 17, and Sunday, May 18, 2025, at the Baumgartner Center for Dance.
Video: In Rehearsals for MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Milwaukee Rep
by Joshua Wright - April 10, 2025
Get a first look at rehearsals for Million Dollar Quartet with the superstar performers who make the hits happen! Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins — these four rock ’n’ roll icons teamed up for an electrifying jam session that would change music forever.
Review: JEKYLL AND HYDE THE MUSICAL at Lake Country Players
by Cathy Jakicic - April 07, 2025
With Jekyll and Hyde The Musical, the Lake Country Players (LCP) offer a spirited, multi-faceted look at the different faces we present. Of course, the classic source material, the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, on which the musical is based, takes that concept to grim extremes.
Video: Watch 'Shiksa Goddess' From THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Milwaukee Rep
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2025
Opposites attract in “The Last Five Years” as Jaime sings about meeting Cathy for the first time — but will love at first sight really work out? Watch a video of 'Shiksa Goddess' from the production.
Review: SISTER ACT at Skylight Music Theatre
by Cathy Jakicic - April 05, 2025
Skylight Music Theatre's Sister Act shines in both song and humor.
UW-Green Bay Theatre & Dance to Present THE ANGEL NEXT DOOR By Paul Slade Smith
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2025
Directed by Alan Kopischke, 'The Angel Next Door' takes the stage from April 17 to 19 in the University Theatre on the UW-Green Bay campus. 
NYC Dance Comes to Milwaukee in April
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2025
After a run in Brooklyn, choreographer Peter Stathas is returning to his hometown of Milwaukee to share the boon of his New York-based modern dance company.
ESPERANZA RISING Comes to First Stage in May
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2025
First Stage will invite audiences to witness the world premiere of ESPERANZA RISING, a poetic tale of a young girl's triumph over adversity based on the popular book by Pam Muñoz Ryan.  
Review: BUYER & CELLAR Delights at RENAISSANCE
by Kelsey Lawler - March 28, 2025
Directed by Ray Jivoff and starring Doug Clemons, this quirky and charming one-man show is a delight not to be missed—particularly for fans of the incomparable Barbra Streisand. 
Video: First Look at MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Milwaukee Rep
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2025
Get a first look at “Million Dollar Quartet” with the superstar performers who make the hits happen! See the video of actors playing Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins now.
Video: Milwaukee Rep's THE LAST FIVE YEARS First Look
by Joshua Wright - March 27, 2025
Get a first look at Jason Robert Brown's powerful and intimate musical 'The Last Five Years,' at the Stackner Cabaret. The two person cast features Wisconsin native and Kids from Wisconsin alum Grace Bobber as Cathy, and Asher Muldoon as Jaime, who recently came off the national tour of Dear Evan Hansen, with Scott Cook on cello.
Review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS is a Refreshing Romantic Dramedy at MILWAUKEE REP
by Kelsey Lawler - March 24, 2025
The Milwaukee Rep’s Cabaret is stepping outside the box with 'The Last Five Years,' and it’s totally refreshing. This completely sung-through musical is a beautiful thing—an intimate story for an intimate space. I dare say it's a must-see.
Bernadette Peters to Open Milwaukee Rep's New Associated Bank Theater Center
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
Three-time Tony Award recipient Bernadette Peters will headline a special concert to mark the grand opening of Milwaukee Repertory Theater's Associated Bank Theater Center. Learn more and see how to attend.
Skylight Music Theatre Announces FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, AMADEUS And More for 2025-26 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2025
Skylight Music Theatre has announced 2025-26 season, marking the company's 66th year of bringing exceptional music theatre to Milwaukee audiences.
Video: Inside Rehearsals For THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Milwaukee Rep
by Joshua Wright - March 13, 2025
Get a sneak peek at rehearsals for Jason Robert Brown's powerful and intimate musical 'The Last Five Years,' starting March 21 in the Stackner Cabaret. The two person cast features Wisconsin native and Kids from Wisconsin alum Grace Bobber as Cathy, and Asher Muldoon as Jaime, who recently came off the national tour of Dear Evan Hansen, with Scott Cook on cello.
Photos: DISNEY'S FINDING NEMO At First Stage
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2025
Disney & Pixar’s FINDING NEMO, TYA is making a splash at the Marcus Performing Arts Center’s Todd Wehr Theater. Check out photos from the production!
Review: FINDING NEMO is a Totally Tubular Must-See Musical at FIRST STAGE
by Kelsey Lawler - March 12, 2025
If you take your littles to one show this spring, make it Finding Nemo at First Stage. This “theatre for young audiences” version of the classic Disney & Pixar film is a musical adventure featuring book, music, and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez—the dream team behind Frozen. The music is catchy, and the epic tale of a clown fish father trying to find his lost little fish in the big blue ocean is nicely compacted into a 75-minute (with intermission) spectacle.
Review: MCT's EVERY BRILLIANT THING Finds Joy & Hope in Simple Pleasures
by Kelsey Lawler - March 10, 2025
Ice cream. The color yellow. Roller coasters. There are so many life-affirming, wonderful things in this world. Every Brilliant Thing is a one-man (or one-woman) show that celebrates life in all its brilliance—and resilience. 

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