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BWW Review: Theater RED's Enthralling BONNY ANNE BONNY Rules the High Seas in World P

BWW Review: Theater RED's Enthralling BONNY ANNE BONNY Rules the High Seas in World Premiere

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — November 9, 2016
In an on-stage adventure that will thrill any secret buccaneer, Theater RED world premieres Bonny Anne Bonny in collaboration with the Department of Theatre at Milwaukee's Wisconsin Lutheran College's (WLC).
Voting Now Open for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee Awards

Voting Now Open for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee Awards

by BWW Special Coverage — November 8, 2016
Voting has opened for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016.
Marquette Theatre Presents Lee Blessing's TWO ROOMS

Marquette Theatre Presents Lee Blessing's TWO ROOMS

by BWW News Desk — November 1, 2016
Lee Blessing's play Two Rooms will be presented by Marquette Theatre at the Evan P.
VIRGINS TO VILLAINS: MY JOURNEY WITH SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN to Play Lunt-Fontanne Progra

VIRGINS TO VILLAINS: MY JOURNEY WITH SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN to Play Lunt-Fontanne Program Center at Ten Chimneys

by BWW News Desk — November 1, 2016
Esteemed actress Robin Goodrin Nordli, who has performed over 73 roles in 57 productions of 29 plays by William Shakespeare, takes the stage for her one-women show about her personal journey through the female side of Shakespeare's canon.
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL to Return to First Stage

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL to Return to First Stage

by BWW News Desk — November 1, 2016
The 'most famous reindeer of all' from the longest running and highest rated holiday television special returns to First Stage with the critically acclaimed Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical at the Marcus Center's Todd Wehr Theater from November 25 - December 31, 2016.
Upcoming Performances of the Milwaukee Children's Choir

Upcoming Performances of the Milwaukee Children's Choir

by BWW News Desk — November 1, 2016
This past Saturday, October 29th, Milwaukee Children's Choir kicked off its 23rd season with an incredible concert in the beautiful St.
BWW Review: RTW's THE DROWNING GIRLS Drenches Three Women's Lives In Redemption

BWW Review: RTW's THE DROWNING GIRLS Drenches Three Women's Lives In Redemption

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — October 29, 2016
Three women--all seduced into marriage and relieved of their lives and fortunes--beautifully retell their rather unfortunate stories in Renaissance Theaterworks (RTW) The Drowning Girls on stage in the Studio Theatre.
PROJECT RUNWAY's Chris March to Judge Halloween Costume Contest in Milwaukee

PROJECT RUNWAY's Chris March to Judge Halloween Costume Contest in Milwaukee

by BWW News Desk — October 28, 2016
Celebrity judge for The Journeyman's End Halloween Costume Contest will be Project Runway's Chris March, currently in Milwaukee designing costumes for Skylight Music Theatre's upcoming musical, La Cage Aux Folles (The Birdcage) running November 18 - December 23.
Graham Elliot, Paul Bartolotta & LeRoy Butler to Headline SAVOR Milwaukee This Novemb

Graham Elliot, Paul Bartolotta & LeRoy Butler to Headline SAVOR Milwaukee This November

by BWW News Desk — October 28, 2016
On November 5-6, SAVOR Milwaukee, Presented by Pick n' Save, will put on their first annual tasting event.
BWW Review: First Stage GOOSEBUMPS THE MUSICAL World Premieres TYA Chills and Thrills

BWW Review: First Stage GOOSEBUMPS THE MUSICAL World Premieres TYA Chills and Thrills

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — October 28, 2016
In a world premiere commissioned by First Stage and Oregon Children's Theatre, R.
BWW Review: Boulevard Theatre Presents Win-Win Evening in WHERE THE STREETCAR BENDS T

BWW Review: Boulevard Theatre Presents Win-Win Evening in WHERE THE STREETCAR BENDS THE CORNER DOWN BY THE ZOO!

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — October 27, 2016
This fall, Boulevard Theatre raises the curtain once again (metaphorically speaking, yes!) at Plymouth Church with a nostalgic, noteworthy collaboration between Boulevard and Plymouth Chorale along with inspiration from Milwaukee Opera Theatre.
Full Cast Announced for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Skylight Music Theatre

Full Cast Announced for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Skylight Music Theatre

by BWW News Desk — October 20, 2016
Skylight Music Theatre announced the full 22-member cast for the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical La Cage Aux Folles (The Birdcage), running November 18 through December 23 in the beautiful Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N.
Star Productions Presents JAY LENO One Night Only

Star Productions Presents JAY LENO One Night Only

by BWW News Desk — October 18, 2016
The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center has announced today that Star Productions will present Jay Leno, performing his stand-up comedy show, at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 10 at 8 p.
The Marcus Center Announces BOOK OF MORMON Ticket Lottery

The Marcus Center Announces BOOK OF MORMON Ticket Lottery

by BWW News Desk — October 17, 2016
 Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON , which played a record breaking two-week run in 2015, is pleased to announce a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins October 25 at the Marcus Center in Milwaukee and plays a limited one week engagement through October 30.
Prominent African-American Poet and Playwright Will Make Two Visits to Marquette

Prominent African-American Poet and Playwright Will Make Two Visits to Marquette

by BWW News Desk — October 13, 2016
Jay Wright, a prominent African-American poet, will give a poetry reading on Tuesday, Oct.
BWW Preview: Spectacular First Stage 30th Anniversary Season Celebrates 61 World Prem

BWW Preview: Spectacular First Stage 30th Anniversary Season Celebrates 61 World Premieres

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — October 12, 2016
What other regional or national theater company can be credited with producing 61 total world premieres? Professional children's theater company First Stage began a legacy 30 years ago, and continues in their new season under the theme 'Theater You Never Outgrow.
BWW Review: Boxing and Elegant Moves Join Forces in MKE Rep's Powerful THE ROYALE

BWW Review: Boxing and Elegant Moves Join Forces in MKE Rep's Powerful THE ROYALE

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — October 12, 2016
Two men enclosed in a boxing ring--one black and one white-vie for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship and a transformative match that might knock out race relations for decades to come.
Nominations Open for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI Awards

Nominations Open for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI Awards

by BWW Special Coverage — October 11, 2016
Nominations have now opened for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016.
DISENCHANTED! Comes to Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall

DISENCHANTED! Comes to Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall

by BWW News Desk — October 11, 2016
Off Broadway at the Marcus Center and Starvox Entertainment are pleased to announce the hilarious hit musical DISENCHANTED! will play in Milwaukee at the Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall on October 11-16.
The Milwaukee Repertory Theater Presents HAY FEVER at Ten Chimneys this October 17th

The Milwaukee Repertory Theater Presents HAY FEVER at Ten Chimneys this October 17th

by BWW News Desk — October 7, 2016
Hailed as one of Noel Coward's comic masterpieces, Hay Fever - written in three days after Coward and his best pals Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne spent a weekend with the infamous stage legend Laurette Taylor and her husband, the equally infamous playwright J.
BWW Review: Skylight's Endearing VIOLET Shatters Visions between the Miraculous and M

BWW Review: Skylight's Endearing VIOLET Shatters Visions between the Miraculous and Mundane

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — October 6, 2016
For the 2016-2017 no 'shrinking violet' opening of the Cabot Theatre Stage, Skylight Music Theatre presents the 1997 award-winning musical, Violet.
Marcus Center-Arts Connect Continues Outreach Workshop with RAVE ON

Marcus Center-Arts Connect Continues Outreach Workshop with RAVE ON

by BWW News Desk — October 6, 2016
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts and Milwaukee Public Schools continue to team up for an outreach program called Arts Connect.
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Documentary to Screen at Marquette

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Documentary to Screen at Marquette

by BWW News Desk — October 5, 2016
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BLACK NATIVITY to Return to Marcus Center This December

BLACK NATIVITY to Return to Marcus Center This December

by BWW News Desk — October 4, 2016
Black Nativity by Langston Hughes will open December 1st and debut an all new Black Nativity 2016 for its second season at Wilson Theater in Vogel Hall.
BWW Review: Gifted Women Define Tennessee Williams Tender Heartbreak at MCT

BWW Review: Gifted Women Define Tennessee Williams Tender Heartbreak at MCT

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — October 3, 2016
Misfits: The 2016-2017 theme for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre's season.

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