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Upcoming Shows

Dinner with the Duchess
Dinner with the Duchess
22 Apr – 17 May 2026

U.S. Premiere!At the end of a storied career, violin virtuoso Margaret gives her final interview to a young reporter. As the evening wears on, Margaret...



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...

Review: BAREFOOT IN THE PARK at Renaissance Theaterworks


by Cathy Jakicic - March 22, 2026

BAREFOOT IN THE PARK at Renaissance Theaterworks does credit to the classic Neil Simon comedy....

Review: MCNEAL at Milwaukee Repertory Theater


by Sofia Ascorbe - March 16, 2026

In McNeal, Jacob McNeal (Peter Bradbury) is a successful and arrogant novelist who flies too close to the sun of Artificial Intelligence when he experiences the very human struggles of his mental and physical health, his addictions, and his relationships....

Past Shows

Artistic Legacy: An Evening of Classical Music and Conversation
Artistic Legacy: An Evening of Classical Music and Conversation
7 Apr

Join Next Act Theatre for “Artistic Legacy: An Evening of Classical Music and Conversation” in honor of our final show of the 2025-26 season, DINNER...

Swing State
Swing State
11 Feb – 8 Mar 2026

In a small Wisconsin town, a mysterious theft leads to a string of events that will forever change Peg, Ryan and their community.

Trayf - Staged Reading
Trayf - Staged Reading
15 Dec

This road-trip bromance is a funny and heartwarming ode to the turbulence of youth and the faith and friends that see us through.

Boswell
Boswell
19 Nov – 14 Dec 2025

Heart and mind spar wittily in this epic, historical adventure of friendship, travel and the written word.

Sanctuary City
Sanctuary City
10 Sep – 5 Oct 2025

In post-9/11 Newark, NJ, two teenagers brought to America as children now face an impossible question: what are they willing to risk for a future...

The Wedding Singer
The Wedding Singer
31 Jul – 10 Aug 2025

Based off of the hilarious rom-com of the same name, The Wedding Singer is a rockin' musical that will have partying like it's 1985! Rock star wannabe,...

Comedy
The Children
The Children
12 Feb – 9 Mar 2025

Two retired nuclear scientists reside in an isolated cottage by the sea as the world around them crumbles. Together they are going to live forever...

THE CHILDREN
12 Feb – 9 Mar 2025

In Marie Kohler's upcoming production of The Children, two retired nuclear scientists living in isolation face a stark reality as an old friend arrives with...

Almost, Maine
Almost, Maine
20 Nov – 15 Dec 2024

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost in Canada. It’s not quite a town, because its residents never got around...

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
11 Sep – 6 Oct 2024

In this corner, Chad Deity: the greatest champ professional wrestling has ever seen. But behind every winner lies the story of a really excellent loser....

The PROM
The PROM
9 Aug – 18 Aug 2024

Hilariously Heartfelt, Four eccentric Broadway stars head to Indiana to rally behind an outcast student wanting to bring her girlfriend to her High School Prom.

Danceworks Performance Company's Women Who Dance
Danceworks Performance Company's Women Who Dance
2 Mar – 4 Mar 2018

A coalition of empowered women from all walks of life will come together to dance diverse styles from a variety of perspectives. Danceworks Performance Company...

The 2013 One Acts: Game Night
6 Jun – 15 Jun 2013

Pink Banana Theatre Co. is excited to announce the theme of our ninth annual summer one acts festival: "Game Night". We invited playwrights - aspiring...

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs
31 May – 2 Jun 2013

In The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, Mike Daisey turns his razor-sharp wit to America's most mysterious technology icon in a hilarious and...

The Mystery of Irma Vep
3 May – 27 May 2013

- Charles Ludlum; dir: David Cecsarini....

The Mystery of Irma Vep
2 May – 26 May 2013

Come along on this ridiculous, Olde English romp with werewolves, mysteries and mayhem, including an impromptu side-trip to the tombs of Egypt. Frighteningly-fast changes of...

Grace
4 Apr – 28 Apr 2013

- Craig Wright; dir: David Cecsarini....

The Clockmaker
31 Jan – 24 Feb 2013

Up in cosmic heaven, Herr Mann, the clockmaker, and his friend Frieda, are interrogated by a skeptical, mysterious Monsieur Pierre. Meanwhile, back on earth, we...

One Time
5 Apr – 29 Apr 2012
Vigil
2 Feb – 26 Feb 2012
Sylvia
17 Nov – 18 Dec 2011
The Exonerated
6 Oct – 30 Oct 2011

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