Alchemist’s “Fool for Love”; too cool?
Playwright Sam Shepard gave the company plenty of fuel in a play about passion and incest, but it doesn't burn in this production.
Jun 7th, 2011
Marquette/Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s “Lion in Winter”
Pointed comedy and royal rivalries, as succession to the British throne plays out against Christmas, 1183.
Apr 18th, 2011
NEW! A Gay Spring for Milwaukee Theater
Paul Masterson rounds up three productions on gay themes or by gay playwrights.
Apr 17th, 2011
Off the Wall stages a fierce “Mother Courage”
Dale Gutzman's version of Bertolt Brecht's 1939 anti-war play is powerful and relevant.
Mar 26th, 2011
NEW! Carte Blanche’s fairly healthy Moliere
Carte Blanche stages a funny, bare-bones "Imaginary Invalid."
Feb 13th, 2011
NEW! MGAC stages a benefit for “Vagina Monologues”
Proceeds from the show will go to the Sojourner Truth House and the V-Day campaign.
Feb 9th, 2011
Next Act’s “Big Boys,” a comedy of greed and power
David Cecsarini plays the corporate bully, and Norman Moses plays his cowed lackey. But people can change.
Jan 24th, 2011
Spamalot tasty at times, moldy around the edges
The Monty Python musical, on tour, landed at the Milwaukee Theatre Friday and Saturday.
Dec 12th, 2010
Scrooge in Rouge routs holiday blahs
In Tandem Theatre revives its saucy holiday hit, A Christmas Carol in which anything that can go wrong goes hilariously wrong.
Dec 4th, 2010
Liberace reborn, at The Rep’s Stackner Cabaret
Jack Forbes Wilson's portrayal of the pianist-entertainer opens Sunday.
Nov 17th, 2010
Justin Spring, biographer of an outrageous life, to read Thursday
Spring chronicled the gay life and times of Samuel Steward, English professor and Hell's Angels tattoo artist. Spring will read Thursday at the MGAC.
Oct 12th, 2010
Boulevard Theatre’s Judgment Days for Actors
Your hopes and dreams dashed: Tragedy. Other guy's hopes and dreams dashed: Comedy.
Oct 8th, 2010
Theatrical Tendencies, a new company
The first show is "Thrill Me" It's about Leopold and Loeb, the notorious thrill killers. It's a musical. Really.
Sep 17th, 2010
Shakespeare, Actors and a Master Teacher at Ten Chimneys
The Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship brings nine seasoned actors to Genessee Depot to brush up their Shakespeare with master teacher Barry Edelstein.
Jul 15th, 2010
Carte Blanche’s “Streetcar” electrified
Watching Tennessee Williams' Streetcar Named Desire in such an intimate space is almost like voyeurism.
Apr 26th, 2010
McGivern and Fiestaware come to Renaissance Theaterworks
McGivern's one-man, 20-character show, American Fiesta, is about the quest for perfect vintage china -- and more.
Apr 19th, 2010
The Sweetest Swing in Baseball
Milwaukee Chamber Theater stages a play about a disturbed artist who thinks she's Daryl Strawberry. Or is she faking it?
Apr 17th, 2010
Dick Van Patten, star of TV, stage and 10 Chimneys
Decades ago, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne took young Dick Van Patten to Wisconsin to prepare him for his first Broadway role. He's back.
Apr 8th, 2010
Much to do for Bard lovers
Despite the lack of a full-time company, the work of Shakespeare is getting plenty of stage time this season.
Feb 15th, 2010
Boulevard Theatre serves up family dysfunction for Thanksgiving
Christopher Durang's autobiography celebrates chaos, calamity and other tribal matters.
Nov 20th, 2009
The Producers at Carte Blance Studios
Jimmy Dragolovich's little stage plays host to a mega-sized musical farce with all the wincing and guffawing intact.
Nov 16th, 2009
Q&A with Dale Gutzman and Ray Bradford for The New Century
Two Milwaukee powerhouses talk about the daunting task of staging Paul Rudnick's most recent work.
Nov 5th, 2009
Picnic at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
Like an 'autumn awakening,' the latest from Milwaukee Chamber Theatre serves up sexual and emotional piques.
Oct 20th, 2009
The demanding, delicate craft of the one-actor play
Success relies on the behind-the-scenes interdependence between actor and director.
Oct 2nd, 2009
A ‘Light’ shines in Waukesha
Stage review: Waukesha Civic Theatre opens the season with musical operetta set in Florence, and brings a touch of class to the western county.
Sep 23rd, 2009
“Around the World…” at Chamber Theatre
The MCT launches a unique 35th season of plays celebrating the artist with the Milwaukee premiere Jules Verne's seminal steampunk tale. Five cast members play 39 roles with aplomb under interesting circumstances.
Aug 17th, 2009
Phantom of the Opera is a feast for eyes, ears
It's a show that will please most 'Phans' and most newcomers, while a few may not get it. A look at the national tour now in Milwaukee for the month, crashing (well ... sliding) chandelier and all.
Aug 10th, 2009
As Bees in Honey Drown at Boulevard Theatre
Boulevard opens its 24th season with the Milwaukee premiere of New York playwright Douglas Carter Beane's 1997 award-winning comedy satire.
Jul 28th, 2009
