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Theater: Next Act’s Wrestling Play Is Fun Flashy Romp
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Next Act’s Wrestling Play Is Fun Flashy Romp

'The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity' had the audience booing, cheering and stomping.

Theater: Rep’s ‘Prelude to a Kiss’ Is Potent Musical
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Rep’s ‘Prelude to a Kiss’ Is Potent Musical

Big production, big voices of talented cast help uneven musical cast a spell.

Theater: Rep’s ‘Women of Rock’ Is Musical Blast
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Rep’s ‘Women of Rock’ Is Musical Blast

A tribute to many great women rockers sung by powerful performers, it's great fun.

Theater: Rep’s ‘The Coast Starlight’ Is An Intriguing Journey
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Rep’s ‘The Coast Starlight’ Is An Intriguing Journey

West coast train route is setting for a language play that starts strong but loses its way.

Theater: ‘The Realness’ Captures Hip Hop Scene
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‘The Realness’ Captures Hip Hop Scene

Energetic Milwaukee Black Theatre Festival show deserves a bigger audience.

Theater: New Musical a Life and Death Comedy
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New Musical a Life and Death Comedy

World premiere of 'RIP' offers graveyard humor, groaner puns and a forgettable score.

Theater: ‘The Treasurer’ a Darkly Funny Family Play
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‘The Treasurer’ a Darkly Funny Family Play

Next Act production captures complications of caretaker son dealing with controlling mother's dementia.

Theater: Rep’s Nina Simone Play a Puzzle
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Rep’s Nina Simone Play a Puzzle

'Nina Simone: Four Women' is really not a play at all, but the singing is stunning.

Theater: Skylight’s ‘Eternity’ Is a Slam Bang Show
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Skylight’s ‘Eternity’ Is a Slam Bang Show

But 2013 musical adaptation of 'From Here to Eternity' offers more fireworks than humanity.

Theater: ‘L’Appartement’ Is a Mind-Bending Comedy
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‘L’Appartement’ Is a Mind-Bending Comedy

North American premiere of Australian play gets smart RTW production.

Theater: ‘The Mountaintop’ Offers Very Human Martin Luther King Jr.
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‘The Mountaintop’ Offers Very Human Martin Luther King Jr.

Uneven MCT production offers commanding performance by Bryant Bentley as King.

Theater: ‘The Chosen’ Is Subtly Powerful Drama
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‘The Chosen’ Is Subtly Powerful Drama

Strong production by The Rep captures the warmth and philosophy of Chaim Potok’s 1967 best selling novel.