Milwaukee Repertory Theater to Stage Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 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 - October 26, 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!
Last Call! One Week Left to Nominate for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI Awards
by BWW Special Coverage - October 23, 2015
Last call! ??This is your last chance to nominate for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2014 and September 2015. Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
by BWW Special Coverage - October 23, 2015
Last call! ??This is your last chance to nominate for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2014 and September 2015. Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
BWW Review: 'Fantasmaterrific' ROALD DAHL'S JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH Opens 29th First Stage Season
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 19, 2015
What does somenone do when his or her world is turned upside down and there's no where to go? James Henry, the litlte boy in author Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach discovers this dilemma after a terrible accident places him alone in an orphanage. That is, until his two aunts Spiker and Sponge, his only living family, take him into their home, which he hopes will be the family he longs for..So begins First Stage's 29th season with the Theater for Young Audiences premiere of the new musical sharing the identical name: Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 19, 2015
What does somenone do when his or her world is turned upside down and there's no where to go? James Henry, the litlte boy in author Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach discovers this dilemma after a terrible accident places him alone in an orphanage. That is, until his two aunts Spiker and Sponge, his only living family, take him into their home, which he hopes will be the family he longs for..So begins First Stage's 29th season with the Theater for Young Audiences premiere of the new musical sharing the identical name: Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach.
Waukesha Civic Theatre to Present THE TURN OF THE SCREW This Fall
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2015
The Waukesha Civic Theatre presents The Turn Of The Screw, running October 30 - November 15, 2015.
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2015
The Waukesha Civic Theatre presents The Turn Of The Screw, running October 30 - November 15, 2015.
BWW Preview: Milwaukee Ballet Opens their Grand Season with Sophisticated, Seductive DRACULA
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 16, 2015
A 'boy ballet with bite' arrives in Milwaukee this October to foreshadow the Halloween holiday weekend. Milwaukee Ballet presents the iconic Dracula under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Pink and Production Manager Douglas McCubbin. The two men met almost 15 years ago when McCubbin danced Dracula's title role in the 2000 Royal New Zealand Ballet production, which then forged a fast friendship between the two artists ever since. Six months after Michael Pink arrived in Milwaukee, McCubbin followed by joining the Milwaukee Ballet and again performed the title role under Pink's direction in 2005.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 16, 2015
A 'boy ballet with bite' arrives in Milwaukee this October to foreshadow the Halloween holiday weekend. Milwaukee Ballet presents the iconic Dracula under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Pink and Production Manager Douglas McCubbin. The two men met almost 15 years ago when McCubbin danced Dracula's title role in the 2000 Royal New Zealand Ballet production, which then forged a fast friendship between the two artists ever since. Six months after Michael Pink arrived in Milwaukee, McCubbin followed by joining the Milwaukee Ballet and again performed the title role under Pink's direction in 2005.
Marvelous Shanty Boy Doug Mancheski Returns to GUYS ON ICE at Milwaukee's Stackner
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 16, 2015
With only a few performances remaining of Northern Sky Theater's (NST) 2015 season, their fall selection Lumberjacks in Love draws to a close. Douglas Mancheski retires the Dirty Bob shanty lumberjack he has played on and off since meeting Fred Alley in 1997. An event when Alley first discovered the actor and asked Mancheski to collaborate on the 'Little Dress' song that was immediately added to the popular NST musical. The solo song and dance continually brings smiles to audiences when Mancheski twirls in a ruffled white skirt on stage. Although Mancheski's burly lumberjack days are numbered this year, until NST's next production, he will still be a shanty boy through the holidays in Milwaukee.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 16, 2015
With only a few performances remaining of Northern Sky Theater's (NST) 2015 season, their fall selection Lumberjacks in Love draws to a close. Douglas Mancheski retires the Dirty Bob shanty lumberjack he has played on and off since meeting Fred Alley in 1997. An event when Alley first discovered the actor and asked Mancheski to collaborate on the 'Little Dress' song that was immediately added to the popular NST musical. The solo song and dance continually brings smiles to audiences when Mancheski twirls in a ruffled white skirt on stage. Although Mancheski's burly lumberjack days are numbered this year, until NST's next production, he will still be a shanty boy through the holidays in Milwaukee.
BWW Preview: Adventure Soars at First Stage's JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 09, 2015
Looking for adventure--A fairy tale, fantasy and a tale about finding family? The classic children's story Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach returns to First Stage under the clever direction of Matt Daniels--a well-known name in Milwaukee. His talents extend to acting, directing and teaching theater academy classes to name only a few and this week he focuses on opening the Theatre for Young Audeince (TYA) production on October 16 in the Todd Wehr Theatre.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 09, 2015
Looking for adventure--A fairy tale, fantasy and a tale about finding family? The classic children's story Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach returns to First Stage under the clever direction of Matt Daniels--a well-known name in Milwaukee. His talents extend to acting, directing and teaching theater academy classes to name only a few and this week he focuses on opening the Theatre for Young Audeince (TYA) production on October 16 in the Todd Wehr Theatre.
Nominations Open for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI Awards
by BWW Special Coverage - October 08, 2015
Nominations have now opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2014 and September 2015. Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
by BWW Special Coverage - October 08, 2015
Nominations have now opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2014 and September 2015. Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
BWW Review: Humor and Moral Dilemmas Play Hand in Hand at ANY GIVEN MONDAY
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 06, 2015
Take one college philosophy student, her two Jewish parents, one an English teacher, the other an event/wedding planner, and an Irish Catholic uncle and throw thiem in a South Philiadelphia aparment for a Monday night football game. This eclectic mix of characters on stage ponders moral questions from a mutilayered, throught- provoking perspective and offers a hilarious evening when In Tandem Theatre opens there season at Tenth Street Theatre with Any Given Monday.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 06, 2015
Take one college philosophy student, her two Jewish parents, one an English teacher, the other an event/wedding planner, and an Irish Catholic uncle and throw thiem in a South Philiadelphia aparment for a Monday night football game. This eclectic mix of characters on stage ponders moral questions from a mutilayered, throught- provoking perspective and offers a hilarious evening when In Tandem Theatre opens there season at Tenth Street Theatre with Any Given Monday.
BWW Review: Award-Winning Troubadour Sings of THE LION's Courage at The Rep's Stiemke
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 06, 2015
n revealing a true story through an autobiographical musical, songwriter Benjamin Scheuer performs his coming of age titled The LIon. Milwaukee Rep's Stiemke Studio presents this up-close and personal production after being named an outstanding solo performance on both sides of the Atlantic. On stage, Scheuer and his acoustic guitars, except for one electric string version, transform the theater with his impressive displays of musicianship over the 70 minute, no intermission production.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 06, 2015
n revealing a true story through an autobiographical musical, songwriter Benjamin Scheuer performs his coming of age titled The LIon. Milwaukee Rep's Stiemke Studio presents this up-close and personal production after being named an outstanding solo performance on both sides of the Atlantic. On stage, Scheuer and his acoustic guitars, except for one electric string version, transform the theater with his impressive displays of musicianship over the 70 minute, no intermission production.
BWW Review: MCT Romances Friendship and Poetry in Ruhl's DEAR ELIZABETH
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 05, 2015
The romance of letter writing centers Milwaukee Chamber Theatre's (MCT) Midwest premiere of Dear Elizabeth. Playwright Sarah Ruhl's character study of Pulitzer Prize winners Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell carries the two writers through their 30 plus year friendship, the ups and downs in producing award winning poetry while maintaining personal relationships.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 05, 2015
The romance of letter writing centers Milwaukee Chamber Theatre's (MCT) Midwest premiere of Dear Elizabeth. Playwright Sarah Ruhl's character study of Pulitzer Prize winners Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell carries the two writers through their 30 plus year friendship, the ups and downs in producing award winning poetry while maintaining personal relationships.
Jean Sobon's Artwork On Display In The Waukesha State Bank Art Gallery
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2015
The Waukesha Civic Theatre will display the work of Jean D. Sobon from October 6 ? November 16, 2015 in the Waukesha State Bank Art Gallery.
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2015
The Waukesha Civic Theatre will display the work of Jean D. Sobon from October 6 ? November 16, 2015 in the Waukesha State Bank Art Gallery.
MCT to Host 'An Evening with Carl Sandburg,' 10/19
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2015
True to its mission of nurturing local theatre artists, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) presents the Montgomery Davis Play Development Series staged reading of AN EVENING WITH CARL SANDBURG by Jonathan Gillard Daly on Monday, October 19, 2015 at 7:30 pm. The playwright himself will perform the reading of this one-actor piece and his wife Gale Childs Daly will direct.
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2015
True to its mission of nurturing local theatre artists, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) presents the Montgomery Davis Play Development Series staged reading of AN EVENING WITH CARL SANDBURG by Jonathan Gillard Daly on Monday, October 19, 2015 at 7:30 pm. The playwright himself will perform the reading of this one-actor piece and his wife Gale Childs Daly will direct.
BWW Review: Dream Cast and Production Electrify Milwaukee Rep's DREAMGIRLS
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 02, 2015
The glitter and shimmer of show business underscores the 'American Dream' at Milwaukee Rep this October. The mulit-award winning Broadway production Dreamgirls, floods the Quadracci Powerhouse Theater with showstopping light, song and an equally award-winning cast to dazzle Milwaukee audiences.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - October 02, 2015
The glitter and shimmer of show business underscores the 'American Dream' at Milwaukee Rep this October. The mulit-award winning Broadway production Dreamgirls, floods the Quadracci Powerhouse Theater with showstopping light, song and an equally award-winning cast to dazzle Milwaukee audiences.
Tickets to The Second City's Holiday Revue at Marcus Center on Sale Friday
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2015
On December 16-20, Chicago's famed sketch and improv comedy theater returns to Marcus Center's Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall with the 'The Second City's Holidazed & Confused Revue,' an irresistibly festive new show that will have you laughing all the way through the holidays in a special five show engagement which is sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge.
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2015
On December 16-20, Chicago's famed sketch and improv comedy theater returns to Marcus Center's Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall with the 'The Second City's Holidazed & Confused Revue,' an irresistibly festive new show that will have you laughing all the way through the holidays in a special five show engagement which is sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge.
BWW Review: Irving Berlin's Melodies Revisit Timeless Themes at TAP
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - September 28, 2015
Stage Door Theatre Company discovers a 'fine way to treat a Steinway,' Words the illustrious and prolific composer Irving Berlin wrote in his song 'I Love a Piano.' Third Avenue Playhouse presents a musical revue concieved by James Valcq based on Berlin's early career using this as the title, and the evening celebrates everything about the piano the composer treasured.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - September 28, 2015
Stage Door Theatre Company discovers a 'fine way to treat a Steinway,' Words the illustrious and prolific composer Irving Berlin wrote in his song 'I Love a Piano.' Third Avenue Playhouse presents a musical revue concieved by James Valcq based on Berlin's early career using this as the title, and the evening celebrates everything about the piano the composer treasured.
AFTER MIDNIGHT's Cedric Neal Set for Milwaukee Repertory Theater's DREAMGIRLS, Opening Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2015
Milwaukee Repertory Theater welcomes accomplished actor Cedric Neal in the role of James 'Thunder' Early in DREAMGIRLS, the Tony Award-winning musical which opens tonight, September 26 and runs from September 22 - November 1, 2015 in The Rep's Quadracci Powerhouse mainstage theater.
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2015
Milwaukee Repertory Theater welcomes accomplished actor Cedric Neal in the role of James 'Thunder' Early in DREAMGIRLS, the Tony Award-winning musical which opens tonight, September 26 and runs from September 22 - November 1, 2015 in The Rep's Quadracci Powerhouse mainstage theater.
Tickets to Darlene Love at Marcus Center on Sale Today
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2015
Marcus Center Presents series, sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge, will celebrate the Holidays with the powerful voice of Darlene Love in Love the Holidays, on Tuesday, December 15 at 7:30 pm in Uihlein Hall. Tickets go on sale today, September 25 at 12:00 pm.
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2015
Marcus Center Presents series, sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge, will celebrate the Holidays with the powerful voice of Darlene Love in Love the Holidays, on Tuesday, December 15 at 7:30 pm in Uihlein Hall. Tickets go on sale today, September 25 at 12:00 pm.
BWW Review: Mellow Memories Follow John Denver's BACK HOME AGAIN at the Stackner
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - September 23, 2015
A mellow eveing of memories opens The Rep's Stackner Cabaret for their 2016-2017 seaso. Back Home Again: On the Road with John Denver recalls the live and reminiscing of former band member and fellow musician Dan Wheetman. A man who travelled on tour with the acoustic country and folk music singer John Denver for eight years through the 1970s-80's, when John Denver took the songwriting world by storm.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - September 23, 2015
A mellow eveing of memories opens The Rep's Stackner Cabaret for their 2016-2017 seaso. Back Home Again: On the Road with John Denver recalls the live and reminiscing of former band member and fellow musician Dan Wheetman. A man who travelled on tour with the acoustic country and folk music singer John Denver for eight years through the 1970s-80's, when John Denver took the songwriting world by storm.
MCT's DEAR ELIZABETH Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2015
Take an intimate look at the 30-year friendship between poets Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell in DEAR ELIZABETH, tonight, September 23 - October 18, 2015.
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2015
Take an intimate look at the 30-year friendship between poets Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell in DEAR ELIZABETH, tonight, September 23 - October 18, 2015.
BWW Review: Sensational Cast Revives NUNSENSE Nostalgia at Peninsula Players Theatre
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - September 22, 2015
When writer Dan Goggin imagined and produced his line of greeting cards featruing sassy nuns, few people would have predicted their instant success or the award-winning, full-length musical after the fact titled Nunsense. When the show's premiered on Broadway in 1985, the Nunsense phenomena continued with numerous revivals and sequels, and includes being adapted for the television screen. Fish Creek's Penninsula Players Theatre (PPT) reprises the rolicking musical from their 1987 season with a spectacular cast that shines another light on these angelic Little Sisters from Hoboken.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - September 22, 2015
When writer Dan Goggin imagined and produced his line of greeting cards featruing sassy nuns, few people would have predicted their instant success or the award-winning, full-length musical after the fact titled Nunsense. When the show's premiered on Broadway in 1985, the Nunsense phenomena continued with numerous revivals and sequels, and includes being adapted for the television screen. Fish Creek's Penninsula Players Theatre (PPT) reprises the rolicking musical from their 1987 season with a spectacular cast that shines another light on these angelic Little Sisters from Hoboken.
Tickets to Darlene Love at Marcus Center on Sale 9/25
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2015
Marcus Center Presents series, sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge, will celebrate the Holidays with the powerful voice of Darlene Love in Love the Holidays, on Tuesday, December 15 at 7:30 pm in Uihlein Hall. Tickets go on sale this Friday, September 25 at 12:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased at the Marcus Center Box Office at 929 North Water Street, online at Ticketmaster.com or MarcusCenter.org or by phone at 414-273-7206. Groups 10 or more SAVE! and should call Group Sales at 414-273-7121 x210.
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2015
Marcus Center Presents series, sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge, will celebrate the Holidays with the powerful voice of Darlene Love in Love the Holidays, on Tuesday, December 15 at 7:30 pm in Uihlein Hall. Tickets go on sale this Friday, September 25 at 12:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased at the Marcus Center Box Office at 929 North Water Street, online at Ticketmaster.com or MarcusCenter.org or by phone at 414-273-7206. Groups 10 or more SAVE! and should call Group Sales at 414-273-7121 x210.
Milwaukee Rep's DREAMGIRLS, with Cedric Neal, Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2015
Milwaukee Repertory Theater welcomes accomplished actor Cedric Neal in the role of James 'Thunder' Early in their upcoming production of DREAMGIRLS, the Tony Award-winning musical which opens Saturday, September 26 and runs from tonight, September 22 - November 1, 2015 in The Rep's Quadracci Powerhouse mainstage theater.
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2015
Milwaukee Repertory Theater welcomes accomplished actor Cedric Neal in the role of James 'Thunder' Early in their upcoming production of DREAMGIRLS, the Tony Award-winning musical which opens Saturday, September 26 and runs from tonight, September 22 - November 1, 2015 in The Rep's Quadracci Powerhouse mainstage theater.
BWW Review: LUMBERJACKS IN LOVE Remains Forever Young at Northern Sky Theater
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - September 13, 2015
Nineteen years have passed since Fish Creek's Northern Sky Theater (NST and formerly AFT) premiered Lumberjacks in Love. As part of the company's 25 anniversary season, this box office hit returns for the fall season at the Door Community Auditorium. And after almost two decades, these burly Hayward, Wisconsin boys celebrate this ode to romance in the deep woods where Kathleen Rock's beautiful stage design adds an ethereal three-dimesnional backdrop to the indoor setting.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - September 13, 2015
Nineteen years have passed since Fish Creek's Northern Sky Theater (NST and formerly AFT) premiered Lumberjacks in Love. As part of the company's 25 anniversary season, this box office hit returns for the fall season at the Door Community Auditorium. And after almost two decades, these burly Hayward, Wisconsin boys celebrate this ode to romance in the deep woods where Kathleen Rock's beautiful stage design adds an ethereal three-dimesnional backdrop to the indoor setting.
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The Book of Will
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Mrs. Christie
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Swing State
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Hamilton (Angelica Company)
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