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BWW Review: The Rep's MAN OF LA MANCHA Soars to Inspirational Heights

BWW Review: The Rep's MAN OF LA MANCHA Soars to Inspirational Heights

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — October 2, 2016
Everyone eventually wishes for an impossible dream to be fulfilled-In a musical where that song, 'The Impossible Dream,' continues to inspire an audience, Milwaukee Repertory stellar Man of La Mancha opened the final weeks of September and proved why the musical won five 1966 Tony Awards.
Marquette Theatre to Present BLITHE SPIRIT This Fall

Marquette Theatre to Present BLITHE SPIRIT This Fall

by BWW News Desk — September 29, 2016
Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit will be presented by Marquette Theatre at the Evan P.
Georgia History Professor to Chat Edgar Allan Poe at Marquette

Georgia History Professor to Chat Edgar Allan Poe at Marquette

by BWW News Desk — September 28, 2016
???????Stephen Berry, a University of Georgia history professor, will discuss Edgar Allan Poe at the annual Frank L.
Marcus Center-Arts Connect Continues Outreach Workshop with RAVE ON

Marcus Center-Arts Connect Continues Outreach Workshop with RAVE ON

by BWW News Desk — September 27, 2016
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts and Milwaukee Public Schools continue to team up for an outreach program called Arts Connect.
Marquette Theatre to Present BLITHE SPIRIT This Fall

Marquette Theatre to Present BLITHE SPIRIT This Fall

by BWW News Desk — September 27, 2016
Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit will be presented by Marquette Theatre at the Evan P.
The Second City Releases Tickets for its DYSFUNCTIONAL HOLIDAY REVUE

The Second City Releases Tickets for its DYSFUNCTIONAL HOLIDAY REVUE

by BWW News Desk — September 19, 2016
On December 14-18, Chicago's legendary comedy theatre The Second City will appear at the Marcus Center's Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall and tickets go on sale this Friday, September 23 at 12:00 pm.
UCB TourCO to Stop at the Marcus Center This Fall; Tickets on Sale Today

UCB TourCO to Stop at the Marcus Center This Fall; Tickets on Sale Today

by BWW News Desk — September 16, 2016
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts is delighted to present the return of the UCB TourCO as part of the 2016/17 Off Broadway Series.
BWW Review: TAP'S Tender THE GIN GAME Knocks on a Tragic Battle Of Cards and Wills

BWW Review: TAP'S Tender THE GIN GAME Knocks on a Tragic Battle Of Cards and Wills

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — September 12, 2016
Knock on the card table and the Gin player who does so wins the game if ten points or less remain in their hand.
BWW Review: PPT's Regional Premiere ALABAMA STORY Defends Freedom to Read in Poignant

BWW Review: PPT's Regional Premiere ALABAMA STORY Defends Freedom to Read in Poignant Production

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — August 30, 2016
Once again, Peninsula Players imports a fresh new play first produced in 2015 direct from Utah to Door County.
Marcus Center to Host Live @ Peck Pavilion Closing Celebration TASTE OF THE ISLANDS

Marcus Center to Host Live @ Peck Pavilion Closing Celebration TASTE OF THE ISLANDS

by BWW News Desk — August 27, 2016
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts is pleased to announce additional schedule information for the Live @ Peck Pavilion closing celebration, Taste of Islands.
BWW Review: Optimist Theatre Embraces Shakespeare and Its Audience

BWW Review: Optimist Theatre Embraces Shakespeare and Its Audience

by Erin Lewenauer — August 26, 2016
You can feel fall.
Photo Flash: The Midwest Premiere of ALABAMA STORY

Photo Flash: The Midwest Premiere of ALABAMA STORY

by BWW News Desk — August 19, 2016
Inspired by actual events in 1959, Alabama Story centers on a fearless, no- nonsense librarian, a vocal segregationist senator and an innocent children's book.
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA Finds Cast; Comes to Marcus Center Next Spring

Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA Finds Cast; Comes to Marcus Center Next Spring

by BWW News Desk — August 18, 2016
Work Light Productions, producer of the Tony Award-winning musical Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA, has announced casting for the national tour launching in September 2016.
MATTHEW SWEET BAND On Tour This Fall!

MATTHEW SWEET BAND On Tour This Fall!

by BWW News Desk — August 17, 2016
Power pop legend Matthew Sweet is hitting the road this fall for select dates, including a Milwaukee show on Thursday, September 8 at Shank Hall.
Marcus Center Presents The HillBenders' TOMMY: A BLUEGRASS OPRY On Sale Now

Marcus Center Presents The HillBenders' TOMMY: A BLUEGRASS OPRY On Sale Now

by BWW News Desk — August 17, 2016
Forty-five years after its initial release, The Who's rock opera Tommyhas been transformed by The Hillbenders into a full-length bluegrass tribute with all of the original record's energy, instrumental showmanship, and rock star vocals in tact.
BWW Review: APT'S Gritty KING LEAR Grapples with 21st Century Reality

BWW Review: APT'S Gritty KING LEAR Grapples with 21st Century Reality

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — August 17, 2016
When the audience arrives at American Players (APT) Up the Hill Theatre for the opening of William Shakespeare's King Lear, they might believe a presidential press conference will be staged.
Marcus Center to Host Live @ Peck Pavilion Closing Celebration TASTE OF THE ISLANDS

Marcus Center to Host Live @ Peck Pavilion Closing Celebration TASTE OF THE ISLANDS

by BWW News Desk — August 16, 2016
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts is pleased to announce additional schedule information for the Live @ Peck Pavilion closing celebration, Taste of Islands.
BWW Review: MCT Channels a Crazy Chekhov in Durang's VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SP

BWW Review: MCT Channels a Crazy Chekhov in Durang's VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — August 16, 2016
What happens in Bucks County, Pennsylvania-Upper Back Eddy, Bucks County to be specific? Playwright Christopher Durang called Bucks Country home and set his award winning comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike in their country house right there.
BWW Review: Complexity and Cunning Appear in APT's Extraordinary ARCADIA

BWW Review: Complexity and Cunning Appear in APT's Extraordinary ARCADIA

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — August 15, 2016
Could life be portrayed similar to a steaming cup of tea that eventually grows cool, and finally stone cold? That premise represents one possible physical property of energy, specifically heat, in Tom Stoppard's 1993 play titled Arcadia.
BWW Review: Incredible APT ENDGAME Proposes 'We are  Obliged to Each Other'

BWW Review: Incredible APT ENDGAME Proposes 'We are Obliged to Each Other'

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — August 15, 2016
In a stellar setting at the Touchstone Theatre in Spring Green, a superb American Players Theatre (APT) cast plays out Samuel Beckett's Endgame.
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Could Lose Home at Broadway Theatre Center; Issues Statemen

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Could Lose Home at Broadway Theatre Center; Issues Statement

by BWW News Desk — August 4, 2016
While recent press announcements have disclosed that the Skylight Music Theatre is considering the sale of the Broadway Theatre Center, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre's home for 23 years, MCT will remain focused for the 2016-17 season on achieving its mission of producing intimate and accessible theatric
BWW Review: TAP's Vintage Comic Opera MADAME SHERRY Transforms into Sparkling Show of

BWW Review: TAP's Vintage Comic Opera MADAME SHERRY Transforms into Sparkling Show of Song and Dance

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — August 3, 2016
Does a comic opera from 1910 resonate with contemporary audiences? The answer would be with certainty, yes.
BWW Review: PPT'S Marvelous THE FULL MONTY Presents More Than Eye Candy

BWW Review: PPT'S Marvelous THE FULL MONTY Presents More Than Eye Candy

by Peggy Sue Dunigan — August 1, 2016
'Everything which is necessary, the entire thing, the whole shebang.
Marcus Center-Rave On! The Buddy Holly Experience On Sale This Friday

Marcus Center-Rave On! The Buddy Holly Experience On Sale This Friday

by BWW News Desk — August 1, 2016
Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 5 at 12:00 pm and can be purchased in person at the Marcus Center Box Office (929 North Water Street), by phone at 414-273-7206 or online at MarcusCenter.

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