BWW Review: Skylight Presents a Bloomin' Beautiful and Brilliant MY FAIR LADY
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - November 23, 2015
Assembling an amazing array of talent appearing on the Cabot Theatre Stage, the Skylight Music Theatre's My Fair Lady lingers in the audience's mind long after their standing ovations.---just as Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's magnificent musical did when the production first opened on Broadway in 1956. Bloomin' with classic melodies, enduring and memorable, the acclaimed Dorothy Danner directs this brilliant cast with beautiful, fantastical costumes (especially hats) fashioned by Chris March.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - November 23, 2015
Assembling an amazing array of talent appearing on the Cabot Theatre Stage, the Skylight Music Theatre's My Fair Lady lingers in the audience's mind long after their standing ovations.---just as Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's magnificent musical did when the production first opened on Broadway in 1956. Bloomin' with classic melodies, enduring and memorable, the acclaimed Dorothy Danner directs this brilliant cast with beautiful, fantastical costumes (especially hats) fashioned by Chris March.
Voting Opens for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee Awards
by BWW Special Coverage - November 20, 2015
Voting has now opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee Regional Awards!
by BWW Special Coverage - November 20, 2015
Voting has now opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee Regional Awards!
Tickets on Sale This Today for Fiesta Mexico-Americana, Pro Arte Quartet and PostSecret at Marcus Center
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2015
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts announces on sale dates for three upcoming shows during the 2015/16 Marcus Center Presents and Off Broadway series, which is sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge. The Marcus Center Presents shows include Fiesta Mexico-Americana: A Celebration of Mexican-American Heritage and Pro Arte Quartet and Off Broadway at the Marcus Center includes PostSecret: The Show.
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2015
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts announces on sale dates for three upcoming shows during the 2015/16 Marcus Center Presents and Off Broadway series, which is sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge. The Marcus Center Presents shows include Fiesta Mexico-Americana: A Celebration of Mexican-American Heritage and Pro Arte Quartet and Off Broadway at the Marcus Center includes PostSecret: The Show.
BWW Review: The Rep's GUYS ON ICE Warms the Heart with Door County Humor at the Stackner Cabaret
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - November 19, 2015
Every time Guys on Ice takes to the stage writer and lyricist Fred Alley's spirit soars again. Milwaukee Rep's Stackner Cabaret presents this unique musical for the holiday season directed by Northern Sky Theater Artistic Director Jeffrey Herbst and also Alley's boyhood friend. .Music Director and composer James Kaplan mans the keyboards along with Bo Johnson. Played out on the intimate cabaret stage, up close and personal for Miwlaukee audiences, Lloyd, Marvin and Ernie the Moocher revive the age old Northern Wisconsin tradition--Ice Fishing-- with several humorous and poignant 'twists.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - November 19, 2015
Every time Guys on Ice takes to the stage writer and lyricist Fred Alley's spirit soars again. Milwaukee Rep's Stackner Cabaret presents this unique musical for the holiday season directed by Northern Sky Theater Artistic Director Jeffrey Herbst and also Alley's boyhood friend. .Music Director and composer James Kaplan mans the keyboards along with Bo Johnson. Played out on the intimate cabaret stage, up close and personal for Miwlaukee audiences, Lloyd, Marvin and Ernie the Moocher revive the age old Northern Wisconsin tradition--Ice Fishing-- with several humorous and poignant 'twists.
Tickets on Sale This Friday for Fiesta Mexico-Americana, Pro Arte Quartet and PostSecret at Marcus Center
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2015
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts announces on sale dates for three upcoming shows during the 2015/16 Marcus Center Presents and Off Broadway series, which is sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge. The Marcus Center Presents shows include Fiesta Mexico-Americana: A Celebration of Mexican-American Heritage and Pro Arte Quartet and Off Broadway at the Marcus Center includes PostSecret: The Show.
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2015
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts announces on sale dates for three upcoming shows during the 2015/16 Marcus Center Presents and Off Broadway series, which is sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge. The Marcus Center Presents shows include Fiesta Mexico-Americana: A Celebration of Mexican-American Heritage and Pro Arte Quartet and Off Broadway at the Marcus Center includes PostSecret: The Show.
BWW Preview: First Stage Unwraps, Happiness, Humor and the Human Condition in A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - November 17, 2015
Happiness and cheer come calling at First Stage with the debut of A Charlie Brown Christmas. The company's Artistic Director Jeff Frank had been writing this produciton on his own Christmas to-be-produced list in a continual effort to bring the1965 award-winning television special to the theater since he arrived in 1999. Only recently have the copyrights been released through Eric Schaeffer's stage adaptation, and Frank immediately seized the opportunity to warm Milwaukee's hearts and introduce a new generation to the world created by Charles Schulz. Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang take over the Todd Wehr Theater beginning on Friday, November 27 for a superb holiday celebration.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - November 17, 2015
Happiness and cheer come calling at First Stage with the debut of A Charlie Brown Christmas. The company's Artistic Director Jeff Frank had been writing this produciton on his own Christmas to-be-produced list in a continual effort to bring the1965 award-winning television special to the theater since he arrived in 1999. Only recently have the copyrights been released through Eric Schaeffer's stage adaptation, and Frank immediately seized the opportunity to warm Milwaukee's hearts and introduce a new generation to the world created by Charles Schulz. Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang take over the Todd Wehr Theater beginning on Friday, November 27 for a superb holiday celebration.
Milwaukee Repertory Theater Stages Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP, Beginning Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2015
Milwaukee Repertory Theater's 2015/16 Quadracci Powerhouse season continues with THE MOUSETRAP, a celebration of the 125th Anniversary of Agatha Christie's birth. Rep Favorite J.R. Sullivan directs a cast of stage veterans to realize Christie's masterfully woven plot, luring in audiences before delivering an unforgettable final twist!
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2015
Milwaukee Repertory Theater's 2015/16 Quadracci Powerhouse season continues with THE MOUSETRAP, a celebration of the 125th Anniversary of Agatha Christie's birth. Rep Favorite J.R. Sullivan directs a cast of stage veterans to realize Christie's masterfully woven plot, luring in audiences before delivering an unforgettable final twist!
Photo Flash: First Look at Milwaukee Repertory Theater's GUYS ON ICE
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2015
Milwaukee Repertory Theater's Stackner Cabaret Season continues with the Midwest's favorite musical, GUYS ON ICE. Deemed a '...legendary play, featuring two fine actors' by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, this ice-fishing odyssey returns to Milwaukee after thrilling audiences across Wisconsin and in Michigan, Oregon, California, Texas, and New York since 1998. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2015
Milwaukee Repertory Theater's Stackner Cabaret Season continues with the Midwest's favorite musical, GUYS ON ICE. Deemed a '...legendary play, featuring two fine actors' by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, this ice-fishing odyssey returns to Milwaukee after thrilling audiences across Wisconsin and in Michigan, Oregon, California, Texas, and New York since 1998. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Marcus Center to Host Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2015
The 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration, coordinated by the MLK Steering Committee, will be held on Sunday, January 17th, 2016 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. The program will begin at 1:00 PM in Uihlein Hall and highlight our youth who interpreted Dr. King's works through arts, speech, and writing.
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2015
The 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration, coordinated by the MLK Steering Committee, will be held on Sunday, January 17th, 2016 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. The program will begin at 1:00 PM in Uihlein Hall and highlight our youth who interpreted Dr. King's works through arts, speech, and writing.
Tickets for Marcus Center's THE EVE OF JACKIE WILSON on Sale Sunday
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2015
Off Broadway at the Marcus Center series, sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge, has announced an addition to its season with The Eve of Jackie: A Tribute to Jackie Wilson starring Chester Gregory. The show comes to the Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall on February 18-20. Tickets go on sale this Sunday, November 15 at 12:00 pm.
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2015
Off Broadway at the Marcus Center series, sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge, has announced an addition to its season with The Eve of Jackie: A Tribute to Jackie Wilson starring Chester Gregory. The show comes to the Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall on February 18-20. Tickets go on sale this Sunday, November 15 at 12:00 pm.
Marcus Center Teams with Milwaukee Public Schools for Arts Connect Outreach Program
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2015
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts and Milwaukee Public Schools continue to team up for a new outreach program called Arts Connect.
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2015
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts and Milwaukee Public Schools continue to team up for a new outreach program called Arts Connect.
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre Announces Sixth Holiday Artisan Craft Fair
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2015
Milwaukee Repertory Theater welcomes the public to celebrate the creativity of its staff at the sixth Holiday Artisan Craft Fair. Join artisans from the Scenic, Props, and Costumes Departments, administrators from the Marketing and Education Departments, and Front of House Staff in Gallerie M of the InterContinental Hotel on Sunday, December 6, 2015 from 11am to 7pm.
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2015
Milwaukee Repertory Theater welcomes the public to celebrate the creativity of its staff at the sixth Holiday Artisan Craft Fair. Join artisans from the Scenic, Props, and Costumes Departments, administrators from the Marketing and Education Departments, and Front of House Staff in Gallerie M of the InterContinental Hotel on Sunday, December 6, 2015 from 11am to 7pm.
BWW Review: Boulevard Celebrates Life and Love at Charming HANDLE WITH CARE
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - November 09, 2015
Boulevard Ensemble Theatre opened their 30th season at the East Side Plymouth Church presenting an absolutley charming romance Handle with Care. Award-winning author and playwright Jason Odell Williams' wrote a heartwarming comedy and intertwines several religious traditions when a young Jewish woman, Ayelot, travels from Israel to America with her Grandmother Edna to rural Virginia, and tonight of all nights, Christmas Eve, they land in the small town of Goodview.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - November 09, 2015
Boulevard Ensemble Theatre opened their 30th season at the East Side Plymouth Church presenting an absolutley charming romance Handle with Care. Award-winning author and playwright Jason Odell Williams' wrote a heartwarming comedy and intertwines several religious traditions when a young Jewish woman, Ayelot, travels from Israel to America with her Grandmother Edna to rural Virginia, and tonight of all nights, Christmas Eve, they land in the small town of Goodview.
Soulstice Theatre to Welcome THE EXPLORERS CLUB This November
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2015
Soulstice Theatre is thrilled to open its 2015-2016 season with the Wisconsin premiere of THE EXPLORERS CLUB.
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2015
Soulstice Theatre is thrilled to open its 2015-2016 season with the Wisconsin premiere of THE EXPLORERS CLUB.
Tickets for NEWSIES Milwaukee Engagement on Sale November 13th
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2015
Disney Theatrical Productions and Associated Bank Broadway at the Marcus Center series announced today that tickets for the highly anticipated Milwaukee engagement of Disney's NEWSIES will go on sale to the public on Friday, November 13 at 12:00 pm. The Tony® Award-winning production will begin performances at the Marcus Center on Tuesday, January 5 for a limited engagement of one week through Sunday, January 10.
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2015
Disney Theatrical Productions and Associated Bank Broadway at the Marcus Center series announced today that tickets for the highly anticipated Milwaukee engagement of Disney's NEWSIES will go on sale to the public on Friday, November 13 at 12:00 pm. The Tony® Award-winning production will begin performances at the Marcus Center on Tuesday, January 5 for a limited engagement of one week through Sunday, January 10.
BWW Review: Marivaux's Marvelous Comedy Concludes APT's Superb Season
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - November 04, 2015
American Players Theatre (APT) stages Pierre D. Marivaux's romantic romp The Game of Love and Chance surrounded by the warmth of Spring Green's Touchstone Theatre. What could be more enchanting and elegant on their intimate stage than a golden Rococo chandelier illuminating Nathan Stuber's mimimal and sophisticated set design? Only these APT actors who dazzle the audience dressed in their lush, period Robert Morgan costumes.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - November 04, 2015
American Players Theatre (APT) stages Pierre D. Marivaux's romantic romp The Game of Love and Chance surrounded by the warmth of Spring Green's Touchstone Theatre. What could be more enchanting and elegant on their intimate stage than a golden Rococo chandelier illuminating Nathan Stuber's mimimal and sophisticated set design? Only these APT actors who dazzle the audience dressed in their lush, period Robert Morgan costumes.
BWW Review: OTWT Features GRAND GUIGNOL's Horrors of Theatre History
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - November 04, 2015
An evening at Artistic Director Dale Gutzman's Off the Wall Theatre (OTWT) continually thrills the intellect and imagination while raising the heart rate. To honor a French theater tradition beginning at the turn of the 20th century (1897), OTWT stages a Milwaukee Grand Guignol, a production consisting of four one act plays, similar to the original programming of this specialized theater genre.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - November 04, 2015
An evening at Artistic Director Dale Gutzman's Off the Wall Theatre (OTWT) continually thrills the intellect and imagination while raising the heart rate. To honor a French theater tradition beginning at the turn of the 20th century (1897), OTWT stages a Milwaukee Grand Guignol, a production consisting of four one act plays, similar to the original programming of this specialized theater genre.
BWW Review: Renaissance Theaterworks' THE BALLAD OF EMMETT TILL Pleads for Human Compassion
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 30, 2015
Renaissance Theaterworks (RTW) inhabits the Studio Theater at the Broadway Theatre Center and presents a true ballad--a dramatic narrative told over generations often set to music and dance--where this powerful tale recounts the life of 14 year-old Emmett Till. Over the thrid October weekend, Ifa Bayeza's The Ballad of Emmett TIll visiblly moved Milwaukee audiences using an evocative stage designed by Madelyn Yee, ghost like in representing a church sanctuary centered on a coffin-like altar where a circular window, an archtectural rose window, a wheel from a cotton gin or perhaps star, was placed above the 'altar.' Arches, like skeletons of stained glass windows, framed both sides of the backdrop The innventive set combined with a dream cast imaginatively directed by Marti Gobel breathes life into this young boy's ballad.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 30, 2015
Renaissance Theaterworks (RTW) inhabits the Studio Theater at the Broadway Theatre Center and presents a true ballad--a dramatic narrative told over generations often set to music and dance--where this powerful tale recounts the life of 14 year-old Emmett Till. Over the thrid October weekend, Ifa Bayeza's The Ballad of Emmett TIll visiblly moved Milwaukee audiences using an evocative stage designed by Madelyn Yee, ghost like in representing a church sanctuary centered on a coffin-like altar where a circular window, an archtectural rose window, a wheel from a cotton gin or perhaps star, was placed above the 'altar.' Arches, like skeletons of stained glass windows, framed both sides of the backdrop The innventive set combined with a dream cast imaginatively directed by Marti Gobel breathes life into this young boy's ballad.
MCT's LOVE STORIES to Run 11/25-12/20
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2015
For the holiday season, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre presents three classic one-acts by three celebrated writers, LOVE STORIES, November 25 - December 20, 2015. The production features VILLAGE WOOING by George Bernard Shaw, THE JEWISH WIFE by Bertolt Brecht and HERE WE ARE by Dorothy Parker. Real-life married couple James Pickering and Tami Workentin star in LOVE STORIES under the direction of Paula Suozzi. LOVE STORIES performs in the Broadway Theatre Center's Studio Theatre in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2015
For the holiday season, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre presents three classic one-acts by three celebrated writers, LOVE STORIES, November 25 - December 20, 2015. The production features VILLAGE WOOING by George Bernard Shaw, THE JEWISH WIFE by Bertolt Brecht and HERE WE ARE by Dorothy Parker. Real-life married couple James Pickering and Tami Workentin star in LOVE STORIES under the direction of Paula Suozzi. LOVE STORIES performs in the Broadway Theatre Center's Studio Theatre in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.
Waukesha Civic Theatre Presents THE TURN OF THE SCREW, Starting Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2015
The Waukesha Civic Theatre presents The Turn Of The Screw, running tonight, October 30 - November 15, 2015.
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2015
The Waukesha Civic Theatre presents The Turn Of The Screw, running tonight, October 30 - November 15, 2015.
PROJECT RUNWAY's Chris March Creates Costumes for Skylight Music Theatre's MY FAIR LADY
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2015
Skylight Music Theatre will present a visually stunning new production of the Tony Award-winning musical My Fair Lady November 20 through December 27 in the Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center (158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee, Wis.)
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2015
Skylight Music Theatre will present a visually stunning new production of the Tony Award-winning musical My Fair Lady November 20 through December 27 in the Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center (158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee, Wis.)
Tickets to THE KING: THE MUSIC OF ELVIS at Marcus Center on Sale Tomorrow
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2015
The Marcus Center Presents series continues this winter with performances of THE KING: THE MUSIC OF ELVIS with the full Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra on January 15-16. This performance is a co-presentation of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and Marcus Center and is the third of several collaborations planned for the 15/16 Season and beyond. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday, October 30 at 12:00 pm at the Marcus Center Box Office (929 North Water Street, Downtown Milwaukee), by phone at 414-273-7206 or online at Ticketmaster.com or MarcusCenter.org. Groups 10 or more can call Marcus Center Group Sales at 414-273-7121 x 210. The MC Presents series is proudly sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge.
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2015
The Marcus Center Presents series continues this winter with performances of THE KING: THE MUSIC OF ELVIS with the full Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra on January 15-16. This performance is a co-presentation of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and Marcus Center and is the third of several collaborations planned for the 15/16 Season and beyond. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday, October 30 at 12:00 pm at the Marcus Center Box Office (929 North Water Street, Downtown Milwaukee), by phone at 414-273-7206 or online at Ticketmaster.com or MarcusCenter.org. Groups 10 or more can call Marcus Center Group Sales at 414-273-7121 x 210. The MC Presents series is proudly sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge.
BWW Review: MKE Ballet Haunts Uhlein Hall in Pink's Thrilling DRACULA
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 29, 2015
When the curtainss opened in Uhlein Hall last weekend at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Milwaukee Ballet unfolded Michael Pink's world renowned Dracula to a mesmerized audience. While the stage Dracula seduced his prey, the ballet company danced with sensual abandon in technical beauty that captivated the audience through the three act evening accompanied by the accomplished Milwaukee Symphony Ballet Orchestra directec by Andrew Sill. To up the production's intensity, stunning lighting effects conjured by the award-winning designer David Grill focused color shimmered on backdrops or a moon rising above the dancers where spectacular lighting illuminated the theater.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 29, 2015
When the curtainss opened in Uhlein Hall last weekend at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Milwaukee Ballet unfolded Michael Pink's world renowned Dracula to a mesmerized audience. While the stage Dracula seduced his prey, the ballet company danced with sensual abandon in technical beauty that captivated the audience through the three act evening accompanied by the accomplished Milwaukee Symphony Ballet Orchestra directec by Andrew Sill. To up the production's intensity, stunning lighting effects conjured by the award-winning designer David Grill focused color shimmered on backdrops or a moon rising above the dancers where spectacular lighting illuminated the theater.
Soulstice Theatre to Welcome THE EXPLORERS CLUB This November
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2015
Soulstice Theatre is thrilled to open its 2015-2016 season with the Wisconsin premiere of THE EXPLORERS CLUB.
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2015
Soulstice Theatre is thrilled to open its 2015-2016 season with the Wisconsin premiere of THE EXPLORERS CLUB.
WICKED Sets Lottery Policy for Marcus Center Run
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2015
A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held forWICKED, which is returning to the Marcus Center with performances from November 4-15. Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, people who present themselves at the Marcus Center Box Office will have their names placed in a lottery drum; thirty minutes later, names will be drawn for a limited number of orchestra seats at $25 each, cash only. This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a limit of two tickets per person. Lottery participants must have a valid photo ID when submitting their entry form and, if chosen, when purchasing tickets.
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2015
A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held forWICKED, which is returning to the Marcus Center with performances from November 4-15. Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, people who present themselves at the Marcus Center Box Office will have their names placed in a lottery drum; thirty minutes later, names will be drawn for a limited number of orchestra seats at $25 each, cash only. This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a limit of two tickets per person. Lottery participants must have a valid photo ID when submitting their entry form and, if chosen, when purchasing tickets.
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