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As the second production of their 2020-21 season, Renaissance Theaterworks will present Charlayne Woodard's NEAT, with virtuoso actor Marti Gobel playing 24 different characters.

 Skylight Music Theatre today announced the cast of the first staged concert reading of Fortunate Sons, featuring music and lyrics by legendary Oscar and Grammy Award-winner Paul Williams.

Milwaukee Ballet will present three concerts as part of its upcoming spring, beginning with To The Pointe this month.

Next up in First Stage's Through Our Lens 2021 Virtual Season of Plays will be Arthur Miller's powerful and timely drama THE CRUCIBLE.

Broadway will return to the Marcus Center this fall when Hamilton kicks off the 2021- 2022 season in October 2021.

In response to the ongoing pandemic, Milwaukee Rep must cancel all live performances through April and make significant changes to its previously announced Season Reset programming.

Black Arts MKE has been awarded a generous grant from The Black Seed, a national strategic initiative focused on creating impact and “thrivability” for Black theater institutions.

Everyone's favorite Alabama redhead is back with an all new streaming show.

First Stage's next virtual offering is ESCAPE FROM PELIGRO ISLAND.

On Thursday, Feb.

Grammy Nominated Songwriter and piano sensation Jim Brickman will continue to entertain fans in February with “Share The Love” LIVE Virtually.

Skylight Music Theatre today announced it will offer a rare insider's look at the making of a new musical when it presents the first staged concert reading of Fortunate Sons, featuring music and lyrics by legendary Oscar and Grammy Award-winner Paul Williams.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater awarded $60,000 to 80 individuals through the Milwaukee Rep Freelance Artist Relief Effort supported by the Rep Rising Emergency Relief Campaign.

Up next in First Stage's Virtual Season of Plays is ESCAPE FROM PELIGRO ISLAND - A CREATE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE PLAY, written by award-winning, internationally renowned children's playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer (THE SNOW, 2015 and ANTARCTICA, WI, 2018) and directed by First Stage Artistic Director Jeff

Skylight Music Theatre today announced it will offer a rare insider’s look at the making of a new musical when it presents the first staged concert reading of Fortunate Sons, featuring music and lyrics by legendary Oscar and Grammy Award-winner Paul Williams.

Milwaukee Ballet today announced more details about its reimagined programming for the 2020-21 Season, featuring three, one-hour productions: To the Pointe, Re.

Following six months of close collaboration, Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) has approved Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) to gather actors and stage managers in person to produce plays for virtual capture and distribution.

Milwaukee Rep presents We Rise: MKE’s Celebration of Black History Month with four Facebook Live events every Monday night in February at 7pm CT.

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, First Stage will be offering a free Virtual Storytelling event to the Milwaukee community on Monday, January 18.

Renaissance Theaterworks & Adirondack Theatre Festival have announced the co-production of PAINTING FOR ONE: PAINT IN A BOX, a live, interactive experience beginning February 9 through February 20, 2021.

Winners have been announced for the 2020 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee Awards - which were back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! 

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra has announced that it is pushing back the opening of its new concert hall and virtual season two weeks.

The 37th Annual Marcus Performing Arts Center Dr.

First Stage and the Betty Brinn Children's Museum have announced STORY DRAMA: LEARNING LETTERS.

In response to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Skylight Music Theatre will postpone the remaining in-person productions in Skylight’s revised 2020-2021 season.