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Theater: Skylight Wows With New Rock Musical
Theater

Skylight Wows With New Rock Musical

World premiere heads for broad exposure in fancy production.

Theater: It’s About This Guy Named Shakespeare
Theater

It’s About This Guy Named Shakespeare

Next Act's rollicking production of "God's Spies" has fun with Shakespeare, "King Lear" and bawdy old England.

Theater: Rep’s ‘God of Carnage’ Has Plenty Of It
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Rep’s ‘God of Carnage’ Has Plenty Of It

Affluent couples arguing about their kids yields heated drama, but production more stagy than subtle.

Theater: Oh, Those Wacky Theater People
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Oh, Those Wacky Theater People

Constructivists' staging of "I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard" is funny, biting look at a theatrical family starring James Pickering

Theater: ‘Tidy’ Is An Environmental Puzzle
Theater

‘Tidy’ Is An Environmental Puzzle

Audience must figure out what is real in new one-woman play with neat technical effects staged by Renaissance Theaterworks.

Theater: Skylight’s ‘Noises Off’ a Fast-Paced Farce
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Skylight’s ‘Noises Off’ a Fast-Paced Farce

But its first staging ever of non-musical (with musical interludes) less fun than it should be.

Theater: ‘Hoops’ Circles Around Jewelry Black Women Wear
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‘Hoops’ Circles Around Jewelry Black Women Wear

Chamber Theatre presents new play, new voices targeting racism about simple hoops.

Theater: Rep’s ‘Seven Guitars’ Offers Jaunty Characters, Juicy Dialogue
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Rep’s ‘Seven Guitars’ Offers Jaunty Characters, Juicy Dialogue

August Wilson play is uneven, but insightful about 1940's-era Black American lives.

Theater: The Professors Of Desire
Theater

The Professors Of Desire

Next Act’s fascinating show, "There Is a Happiness That Moring Is," is about sex, love, death, poetry and so much more.

Theater: Milwaukeeans Will Create Broadway Show
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Milwaukeeans Will Create Broadway Show

Pulitzer-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar and 'La La Land' composer Justin Hurwitz will collaborate.

Theater: ‘Heart Sellers’ Is Winning World Premiere
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‘Heart Sellers’ Is Winning World Premiere

Rep's comedy about Asian immigrants in 1970s will sneak up on you with its insights.

Theater: ‘Evita’ Boasts Strong Singing, Dancing
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‘Evita’ Boasts Strong Singing, Dancing

Skylight's staging may lack enough quieter moments, but has plenty of vocal power.