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Milwaukee Repertory Theater

108 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202


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Review: AGATHA CHRISTIE'S AND THEN THERE WERE NONE at Milwaukee Repertory Theater


by Keith Gray-Dozal - May 30, 2026

What did our critic think of REVIEW: AGATHA CHRISTIE'S AND THEN THERE WERE NONE AT MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER at Milwaukee Repertory Theater?...

Review: RAISIN IN THE SUN at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre


by Cathy Jakicic - May 11, 2026

Passionate RAISIN IN THE SUN still relevant....

Review: GEORGE & GRACIE: A LOVE STORY at Milwaukee Rep


by Cathy Jakicic - May 04, 2026

Actor/writer Tami Workentin wrote the play (her first) for herself and her real life husband, James Pickering. The jokes (with a bit of music and history thrown in) can fast and furious,. You could almost hear the rim shot....

Review: MRS. CHRISTIE at Milwaukee Repertory Theater


by Cathy Jakicic - April 19, 2026

Heidi Armbruster brings heart and humor of real-life mystery of “Mrs. Christie.” Agatha Christie created more than 80 mysteries over her legendary career, but only one didn’t come with a solution. It’s the one she created when she disappeared for 11 days in 1926. Christie never explained her...

Review: FRIDA...A SELF PORTRAIT at Milwaukee Repertory Theater


by Sofia Ascorbe - April 17, 2026

What did our critic think of FRIDA...A SELF PORTRAIT at MilwaaOn a cold April evening, I headed to the Milwaukee Repertory Theater to see FRIDA…A SELF PORTRAIT with my partner and both of my parents who were visiting from out of town. Moments earlier, we had just collectively witnessed live the Ar...

REVIEW: SPARROWS FALL At RG Productions & Theatre Gigante


by Keith Gray-Dozal - April 17, 2026

RG Productions and Theatre Gigante have come together in a historic collaboration for the world premiere of Sparrows Fall, written and directed by Richard Gustin in conjunction with World Premiere Wisconsin. The result is one of those productions that stays with you long after you leave the theatre�...

Review: A ROCKIN' MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Skylight Music Theatre


by Keith Gray-Dozal - April 11, 2026

What did our critic think of A ROCKIN' MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Skylight Music Theatre?...

Review: THE WIZ at Marcus Performing Arts Center


by Sofia Ascorbe - March 29, 2026

Hilariously and smartly reimagined with the help of comedian Amber Ruffin, The Wiz debuts as an all-new tour but still carries a score filled with soul, gospel, rock, and 70s funk....

Review: CAMILLE'S RAINBOW at Milwaukee Opera Theatre


by Sofia Ascorbe - March 25, 2026

What did our critic think of REVIEW: CAMILLE'S RAINBOW AT MILWAUKEE OPERA THEATRE at Milwaukee Opera Theatre?...

Review: IS THIS A ROOM? at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre


by Cathy Jakicic - March 23, 2026

Is This a Room is theater of a sort most people, including me, have never seen. It’s a one-act verbatim play drawn entirely (word-for-word, pause-for-pause, cough-for-cough) from the actual FBI transcript of the 2017 interrogation of Reality Winner, a former Air Force linguist accused of leaking...

Past Shows

George & Gracie: A Love Story

George & Gracie: A Love Story

1 May – 14 Jun 2026

For nearly 40 years, George Burns and Gracie Allen delighted millions as entertainment’s original power couple, sharing love and laughter through their comedic brilliance. Now,...

Frida…A Self Portrait

Frida…A Self Portrait

3 Apr – 17 May 2026

Live boldly, love wildly, paint passionately — this was the uncompromising life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Through music, movement and irresistible charm, acclaimed writer...

Mrs. Christie

Mrs. Christie

14 Apr – 10 May 2026

This effervescent, charming new comedy celebrates writers, womanhood, and the stories that shape our lives. In 1926, famed author Agatha Christie vanished for 11 days,...

August Wilson's The Piano Lesson

August Wilson's The Piano Lesson

24 Feb – 22 Mar 2026

August Wilson’s explosive, award-winning play is a gripping story of family, legacy and the choices that define us. During the Great Depression, the Charles household...

McNeal

McNeal

10 Feb – 22 Mar 2026

Direct from a sold-out Broadway run, Pulitzer Prize-winner Ayad Akhtar’s thrilling and darkly comic new work follows Jacob McNeal — a brilliant yet dangerously charming...

The Fisherman's Daughters

The Fisherman's Daughters

9 Jan – 1 Mar 2026

This heartwarming Wisconsin musical is a testament to the power of sisterhood and self-discovery. When a governor’s order uproots the small village of Fish Creek to...

The Lehman Trilogy

The Lehman Trilogy

13 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Play,The Lehman Trilogyis a riveting tour-de-force that is sure to captivate the imagination. In 1844,a young man from...

It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

31 Oct – 21 Dec 2025

Experience the magic of Christmas like never before! This uplifting holiday classic comes to life as a high-energy radio play, blending 1940s retro charm with...

Come From Away

Come From Away

4 Nov – 14 Dec 2025

This exhilarating Tony Award-winning musical shares the remarkable true story of nearly 7,000 airline passengers from all over the world who were grounded in the...

Espejos: Clean

8 Apr – 25 May 2025

By Christine Quintana |Spanish translation and adaptation by Paula Zelaya Cervantes |Directed by Melissa Crespo |In association with Hartford StageThe lives of two women with vastly different life experiences intersect at...

Lumberjacks in Love

8 Nov – 12 Jan 2025

Fred Alley, James Kaplan; book: Fred Alley; lyrics: Fred Alley; music: James Kaplan; dir: Jeffrey Herbst....

Women of Rock

6 Sep – 3 Nov 2024

Women of Rock, created by Artistic Director Mark Clements, showcases the iconic songs of legendary women in a World Premiere event at Milwaukee Rep's Stackner...

Run Bambi Run

Run Bambi Run

13 Sep – 22 Oct 2023

A New Musical about Milwaukee's Infamous Femme FataleThe truth is indeed stranger than fiction in this new musical ripped from the headlines! An outrageous ‘true...

Beehive: The 60s Musical

Beehive: The 60s Musical

11 Nov – 15 Jan 2023

CREATED BY LARRY GALLAGHERSponsored by: Louis G. & Patricia A. DunningMedia Sponsor: NBC2 – WBBH TelevisionFrom Aretha Franklin to Janis Joplin, countless powerful female voices left...

Get Happy: Angela Ingersoll Sings Judy Garland

Get Happy: Angela Ingersoll Sings Judy Garland

5 May – 1 Jul 2022

In an Emmy Award-nominated performance seen on PBS, Angela Ingersoll celebrates Judy Garland live in concert. Backed by a dynamite band, Ingersoll delivers a tour...

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

31 May – 1 Jul 2022

Board the exotic and mysterious Orient Express as it takes off into the opulence and grandeur of the 1930s, with a train full of suspects,...

Titanic The Musical

Titanic The Musical

5 Apr – 15 May 2022

Winner of five Tony Awards, Titanic The Musical is a stirring and unforgettable account of the first and last days of the ship of dreams....

New Age

New Age

22 Mar – 1 May 2022

Told through music, movement and lyrical storytelling, New Age follows four women at different junctures in life as they contend with their sexuality, insecurities and...

As You Like It

As You Like It

15 Feb – 20 Mar 2022

The Beatles meet the Bard in this rollicking, celebratory musical take on William Shakespeares As You Like It. Its 1960s British Columbia and love is...

Antonio's Song

Antonio's Song

26 Jan – 6 Mar 2022

Antonios Song is a poetic journey of a dancer/artist/father questioning the balance of his passions art, culture, family. From the streets of Brooklyn to Russias...

Piano Men

Piano Men

7 Jan – 27 Feb 2022

What happens when you put two pianos onstage, add two virtuoso piano players, and throw in a limitless songbook that defies genre and decade? You...

Toni Stone

Toni Stone

4 Jan – 30 Jan 2022

Declared the Best New Play of 2019 by The Wall Street Journal, this sensational theatrical event knocks it out of the park with a high...

Dad’s Season Tickets

Dad’s Season Tickets

29 Oct – 2 Jan 2022

A New Musical Comedy Celebrating Family, Folly, and FootballDirect from its sold-out engagement in Door County where it became the best-selling hit in Northern Sky...

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

30 Nov – 24 Dec 2021

Make up for lost time with family and friends this holiday season as our full ensemble production joyfully returns to the historic Pabst Theater. A...

Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias

9 Nov – 5 Dec 2021

In Chinquapin, Louisiana everybody who is anybody gets their hair done at Truvys beauty shopwhere the women are all sass and brass. Through clouds of...

SoundStage MKE

SoundStage MKE

11 Jun – 31 Oct 2021

An immersive exploration of Downtown Milwaukee like you've never seen it before! Take an aural journey through the streets of the city and experience the...

Free Day of Theater

Free Day of Theater

2 Oct

"Free Day of Theater" is a day filled with performances and interactive opportunities at Milwaukee Reps Patty & Jay Baker Theater Complex. The 10 free...

Hedwig Cast Reunion

Hedwig Cast Reunion

13 Aug

Milwaukee Rep is back for a series of outdoor summer concerts!Members of the cast from Milwaukee Reps hit production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch...

The Three Divas

The Three Divas

31 Jul

Milwaukee Rep is back for a series of outdoor summer concerts!Featuring three of your favorite Milwaukee Rep leading women Nova Y Payton (Effie in Dreamgirls),...

The Three Divos

The Three Divos

26 Jun

Milwaukee Rep is back for a series of outdoor summer concerts!Featuring three of your favorite Milwaukee Rep leading men Gavin Gregory (Coalhouse Walker, Jr in...

One Night With Janis Joplin

3 May – 2 Jun 2013

written and directed by Randy Johnson in the Kreeger SEPTEMBER 28 – NOVEMBER 4, 2012 With a voice like whiskey and a laugh like pure...

Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash

1 Mar – 5 May 2013

A tribute to the legendary Man in Black. Growing up dirt-poor, wrestling with family tragedy, striking out on his own, emerging as a songwriter, finding...

A Raisin in the Sun

12 Mar – 14 Apr 2013

Quadracci Powerhouse: - Lorraine Hansberry; dir: Ron OJ Parsons....

Rep Lab

1 Mar – 4 Mar 2013

Stiemke Studio: -...

Clybourne Park

29 Jan – 24 Feb 2013

Home is where the heart—and history—is in Clybourne Park, a "buzz-saw sharp new comedy" (The Washington Post) that cleverly spins the events of A Raisin...

How The World Began

16 Jan – 24 Feb 2013

Stiemke Studio: - Catherine Trieschmann; dir: Brent Hazelton....

Sense and Sensibility

11 Dec – 13 Jan 2013

"Sense and Sensibility" by Jon Jory, adapted from the novel by Jane Austen (February 17 – March 18, 2012) Fortune lost to fate. Romance lost...

In the Next Room or the vibrator play

7 Mar – 22 Apr 2012

Sarah Ruhl's In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play will be presented by The San Pedro Playhouse at the Cellar Thetre as part of...

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged

13 Jan – 11 Mar 2012

All 37 Plays in 97 Minutes! An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) was London’s longest-running comedy...

Videos


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Racine Theatre Guild (9/11-9/27)
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The Historic Sprague Theater (7/17-7/26)
The Cottage in Milwaukee, WI The Cottage
Racine Theatre Guild (2/26-3/14)
Dad's Season Tickets in Milwaukee, WI Dad's Season Tickets
Racine Theatre Guild (7/17-7/26)
Hana's Suitcase in Milwaukee, WI Hana's Suitcase
Racine Theatre Guild (4/09-4/18)
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets In Concert in Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets In Concert
Riverside Theater (12/05-12/05)
Now and Then in Milwaukee, WI Now and Then
Lake Country Playhouse & Academy (7/10-7/12)
Happy Together Tour in Milwaukee, WI Happy Together Tour
Uihlein Hall (9/03-9/03)
The Bird Cage in Milwaukee, WI The Bird Cage
Lake Country Playhouse & Academy (6/25-6/27)
The Good One in Milwaukee, WI The Good One
Sixth Street Theatre (7/24-8/02)