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Veteran. Linguist. Powerlifter. Pikachu lover. Reality Leigh Winner is many things, but is she a patriot—or a threat? Based on a true FBI interrogation.
Rachel Watson obsessively observes a couple through the windows of the train every morning. They’re everything she wants her life to be – happy and...
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...
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 Da Vinci CodeBy Ragel Wagstaff & Duncan AbelBased on the bestselling novel by Dan BrownA murder in the Louvre. A trail of cryptic clues....
Newlyweds Paul, a proper young lawyer, and Corie, a romantic free spirit, are thrilled to move into their new Manhattan apartment — a tiny, sixth-floor walk-up with...
Embark on a Middle Earth journey with reluctant adventurer Bilbo Baggins. Coerced by Gandalf to join a band of dwarves looking for their treasure, Bilbo...
Wisconsin Classic Stage presents The Persians, the oldest surviving play in recorded history, and the explosive inaugural production of its bold new season.
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,...
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...
Live boldly, love wildly, paint passionately — this was the uncompromising life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Through music, movement and irresistible charm, acclaimed writer...
What happens to a dream deferred?Lorraine Hansberry’s trailblazing classic—the first play produced on Broadway written by a Black woman and still one of the American...
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,...
Agatha Christie’s heart-pounding thriller takes us to a secluded island full of intrigue, as ten strangers with dark secrets find themselves marooned at a grand...
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by Kelsey Lawler - March 03, 2026
The Piano Lesson marks The Milwaukee Rep’s ninth production in Wilson’s American Century Cycle. For those unfamiliar, this stunning feat is Wilson’s magnum opus: a ten-part series of plays showcasing the African-American experience set in every decade of the 20th century....
by Keith Gray-Dozal - February 28, 2026
What did our critic think of THE SPITFIRE GRILL at Skylight Music Theatre?...
by Cathy Jakicic - February 01, 2026
Milwaukee Chamber Theaters production of “I Am My Own Wife” is a constant revelation....
by Kelsey Lawler - January 30, 2026
Once there was a girl, an all-alone girl, who didn’t have a dragon for a friend. But all of that is about to change in First Stage’s Lovabye Dragon, an enchanting musical adventure on stage through February 15th at Milwaukee Youth Arts Center. ...
by Cathy Jakicic - January 29, 2026
In Peter Shaffer’s play, “Amadeus,” unfulfilled composer Antonio Salieri calls himself “the patron saint of mediocrity.” This is the last word you’d associate with Skylight Musical Theatre’s impressive production....
by Kelsey Lawler - January 20, 2026
A head, an arm, and a potato walk into America circa 1850. Theirs is a century-spanning story of the rise and collapse of a business empire. It’s The Lehman Trilogy, winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Play. It’s three acts, three actors, three epic hours of theater now on stage at the Mi...
by Cathy Jakicic - January 15, 2026
THE FISHERMAN'S DAUGHTERS at Milwaukee Rep is an engaging love song to sisterhood, Door County - and fishing....
by Cathy Jakicic - January 12, 2026
CARDBOARD PIANO at Renaissance Theaterworks creates a palpable, powerful bond with the audience....
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