Michael Best News

Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre has unveiled its 29th season. The new season launches with The Cole Porter Festival - A Celebration of the Man and his Music. Learn more details about the season!

Milwaukee Rep has named eight newly elected Board Trustees that will serve a three-year term starting July 1, 2023.

The United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) announced this week the appointment of Scott Beightol, partner at Michael Best & Friedrich, as the new chair of the UPAF Board of Directors, succeeding Tim Mattke. Also announced was the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors. Joining the Board are Jeff Cady of US Bank, David Caruso of Dynamic Events by David Caruso, Dustin Godsey of Milwaukee Bucks and Fiserv Forum, Melanie Maddux of ManpowerGroup and Tim Stewart of DeWitt, LLP.

The United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) announced this week the appointment of Scott Beightol, partner at Michael Best & Friedrich, as the new chair of the UPAF Board of Directors, succeeding Tim Mattke. Also announced was the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors.

Milwaukee Rep has announced eight newly elected Board Trustees that will serve a three-year term starting July 1, 2022.  They include former Milwaukee Rep Chief Diversity Officer Tammy Belton-Davis (Athena Communications, Founder), Julia Burns (Pathways High School, Founder), and more.

Porchlight Music Theatre has announced the return of its free concert series Broadway in Your Backyard, July 19 - September 6, as part of Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks series.

 Skylight Music Theatre held its annual Skylight Night fundraiser on Saturday, November 6, 2021 with entertainment by Broadway star and Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block. The gala evening raised more than $65,000 to support Skylight Music Theatre, the highest amount since 2009.

Stephanie J. Block, Tony Award Winner and Broadway sensation, will headline Skylight Night 2021, an annual fundraiser supporting Skylight Music Theatre on Saturday, November 6, 2021. Skylight is Milwaukee’s professional Equity music theatre company entering its 62nd season.

Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre remembers and celebrates one of their founding members MICHAEL JONES, who passed away a year ago. An Emmy winner and recipient of the Oklahoma Governor’s Arts Award, Michael was a co-founder and Artistic Associate at OKC Rep. While Michael was a pillar of the OKC theatre community, he also worked all over the country. Michael touched the lives and hearts of so many he worked with. The OKC theatre community remembers Michael Jones.

A lot of repertoire you do over and over, while finding new things within those pieces, but something totally new is interesting

The winners of the 2019 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced tonight at a star-studded ceremony, with 35 Awards presented, shared between 18 productions which played in Sydney during the calendar year of 2019. More than 400 members of the Sydney theatre community packed the York Theatre at the Seymour Centre to celebrate.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Michael Carbonaro on Sunday, December 29th at 7:00 p.m.

Split Second, by Dennis McIntyre, produced by Jonathan T. Peck and directed by Lee J. Kaplan, will open at the IATI Theater, 64 East 4th Street, on June 7, 2018. Four additional performances will take place through Sunday, June 10, 2018. The Saturday and Sunday matinee performances will be followed by Q&A sessions, during which the cast will discuss working on the play and its timely messages with the audience in attendance.

Split Second, by Dennis McIntyre, produced by Jonathan T. Peck and directed by Lee J. Kaplan, will open at the IATI Theater, 64 East 4th Street, on June 7, 2018. Four additional performances will take place through Sunday, June 10, 2018. The Saturday and Sunday matinee performances will be followed by Q&A sessions, during which the cast will discuss working on the play and its timely messages with the audience in attendance.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater is proud to announce that Joaquin Altoro (SVP, Town Bank), Ivor J. Benjamin, MD (Center Director, Professor at Medical College of Wisconsin), Marybeth Cottrill (Director-Private Wealth Advisor BMO Wealth Management), Amy Croen (Co-Founder, Co-President Geneva Capital Management, LLC), Sean Cummings (Senior VP, Global Demand for Harley-Davidson Motor Company), Bradley J. Kalscheur (Partner, Michael Best and Friedrich), Phoebe Lewis (Community Volunteer), and Gina Alberts Peter (Executive VP, Wells Fargo) have been elected to the Board of Trustees for a three year term starting July 1, 2017.

A shared commitment to the power of the arts will be celebrated on Sat., June 3, 2017, at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts (Wilson Center), as Greater Milwaukee philanthropic leaders Claire and Glen Hackmann are honored with the 13th annual EDDY Award. The presentation will take place at The Big Event, which serves as the major channel through which the Wilson Center raises funds for its arts education programs that impact the lives of more than 9,000 students from Southeast Wisconsin each year.

Colorado Blues Society 2016 'Best Blues Band' winner,  Michael Hornbuckle, embarks this month on his 'Soul Repo' Tour in support of the Denver-based artist's latest album of the same name, with a performance locally at the Soiled Dove, 7401 E. 1st Ave., Saturday, March 18. Doors 7:00pm, Showtime 8:00pm. Tickets $12.-$15. Minors under 21 admitted with parent or legal guardian. Info: (303) 830-9214 or http://www.tavernhg.com/soiled-dove. Davy Knowles also performs.

Valentine's Day may be the original day of love, but this year, the love will continue three days later at the Union County Performing Arts Center.

Valentine's Day may be the original day of love, but this year, the love will continue three days later at the Union County Performing Arts Center.

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents Symphony Soiree - Onstage with the Orchestra on April 10, 2015. The black tie event, presented in partnership with Forte - MSO Volunteer League, offers a musical adventure in celebration and support of the MSO. Guests will have the unique opportunity to sit onstage with MSO musicians and experience a performance up close, followed by an evening of dinner and dancing at the InterContinental Hotel. The event is chaired by Matthew Pamperin of QuadMed and Amy Sloane of Deloitte.