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Renaissance’s ‘The Moors’ Is a ‘Excellent Menagerie’
This is not theater for everyone, but it is good theater that upends theater norms.
Oct 22nd, 2024 by Dominique Paul NothNext Act’s Wrestling Play Is Fun Flashy Romp
'The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity' had the audience booing, cheering and stomping.
Sep 16th, 2024 by Dominique Paul NothNew Musical a Life and Death Comedy
World premiere of 'RIP' offers graveyard humor, groaner puns and a forgettable score.
Jul 19th, 2024 by Dominique Paul NothLocust Street Festival and PrideFest Headline Busy Weekend
Run straight from the beer run to the Pride Parade.
Jun 6th, 2024 by Michael Holloway‘The Treasurer’ a Darkly Funny Family Play
Next Act production captures complications of caretaker son dealing with controlling mother's dementia.
Apr 29th, 2024 by Dominique Paul Noth‘L’Appartement’ Is a Mind-Bending Comedy
North American premiere of Australian play gets smart RTW production.
Mar 25th, 2024 by Dominique Paul NothMilwaukee Theater District Launches Marquee Madness Promotion
Mar 19th, 2024 by Milwaukee Theater District
‘The Mountaintop’ Offers Very Human Martin Luther King Jr.
Uneven MCT production offers commanding performance by Bryant Bentley as King.
Mar 11th, 2024 by Dominique Paul Noth‘Scarecrow’ Is All About Wisconsin
Heidi Armbruster's skilled writing and performance of one-woman play offers humor, drama and an uneven ending.
Feb 25th, 2024 by Dominique Paul NothNew Event ‘Winter Break’ at South Shore Park
Plus: Mama Tried Motorcycle Show and Milwaukee's Got Talent
Feb 22nd, 2024 by Michael HollowayPatrick Rath to step down as President and CEO of United Performing Arts Fund
UPAF Begins National Search Process
Feb 6th, 2024 by United Performing Arts Fund‘The Wolves’ Is Great Theater
Renaissance offers fast paced yet thoughtful staging of punchy new play by Sarah DeLappe about a girls soccer team.
Jan 25th, 2024 by Dominique Paul NothAll In Productions Announces Non-Equity Diversity General Auditions
Held In Person and Virtually at Next Act Theatre
Jan 4th, 2024 by All In Productions‘The Mousetrap’ Is Polished and Professional
Famous Agatha Christie mystery gets a fun, smartly directed staging by Next Act.
Nov 27th, 2023 by Dominique Paul NothMilwaukee Theater District Announces Inaugural Milwaukee Theater Week
Oct 2nd, 2023 by Milwaukee Theater District
Multiple Harvest Events To Check Out This Weekend
Plus: Jazz in Riverwest and comedy all across the city.
Sep 28th, 2023 by Michael HollowayNext Act’s ‘Splash Hatch’ Is Potent Drama
Densely layered play with a quirky titie captures the dread and hopes of inner city life.
Sep 27th, 2023 by Dominique Paul NothNext Act Theatre Promotes Libby Amato to Managing Director
Former Interim Managing Director Also Served as Business Manager, Other Roles
Aug 22nd, 2023 by Next Act TheatreCan Bipartisan Effort Save State Arts Funding?
Wisconsin ranks 50th in arts support. Group of 'heavy hitters' hopes to change that.
May 2nd, 2023 by Jay RathIt’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.
May 1st, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth‘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.
Mar 27th, 2023 by Dominique Paul NothVeteran Broadway Actor to Perform Excerpts from “McGuire” for MPS Students and the Public
Proceeds to fund college scholarship program for Hamilton High School Students
Mar 22nd, 2023 by Milwaukee Public SchoolsBlack Arts MKE Teaches Students Black History With Interactive Show
February production at Marcus Center brought students on stage to learn and perform.
Mar 3rd, 2023 by PrincessSafiya ByersThe 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.
Feb 28th, 2023 by Dominique Paul NothWorld Premiere Wisconsin Inaugural statewide theater festival celebrating new plays and musicals runs March 1 – June 30, 2023
Festival features nearly 50 participating theaters premiering new works throughout Wisconsin
Feb 21st, 2023 by World Premiere WisconsinMilwaukee Chamber Theatre Presents the World Premiere of HOOPS
Adapted by Eliana Pipes with Original Music by B~Free from The HOOPS Project by Nicole Acosta
Feb 20th, 2023 by Milwaukee Chamber Theatre‘The Tin Woman’ Offers Heartache, Humor
Next Act's slightly surreal dramedy about a heart transplant has strong scenes but weak ending.
Nov 28th, 2022 by Dominique Paul NothEverything You Wanted to Ask About Sex
Renaissance staging of 'The How and the Way' pits two scientists in a dense, smart, punchy discussion that surprises.
Oct 24th, 2022 by Dominique Paul NothNext Act Theatre Hires Cody Estle as New Artistic Director
Chicago Artistic Director to Join Next Act Theatre in December 2022
Oct 24th, 2022 by Next Act TheatreWhy Black Men Die Young
Next Act’s ‘Kill Move Paradise’ is beautifully directed and acted though the dialogue can get preachy.
Sep 27th, 2022 by Dominique Paul NothTony Crivello Returns In ‘McGuire’
Tony-winning Milwaukee native stars in fresh staging of one-man show about legendary Marquette basketball coach.
Jul 12th, 2022 by Dominique Paul NothWorld Premiere Wisconsin Hires Festival Producer Michael Cotey
Jul 7th, 2022 by World Premiere Wisconsin
The Milwaukee Black Theater Festival Returns Bigger Than Ever with Events Across the City
Black Arts MKE presents week-long celebration showcasing our city’s strong and growing Black performing arts and culture scene
Jun 15th, 2022 by Black Arts MKETo Be Or Not To Be Hamlet
Next Act’s fun staging of ‘The Last White Man’ imagines three actors competing for role under guidance of Black female director.
Apr 18th, 2022 by Dominique Paul NothWhat I Hear You Saying Is…
Renaissance production of ‘Actually’ looks at sex and consent for university students with thought-provoking play.
Mar 16th, 2022 by Dominique Paul NothMilwaukee Performing Arts Organizations Update COVID-19 Safety Requirements
Florentine Opera, Marcus Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee Ballet, and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra among organizations announcing COVID audience screening and mandatory masking to end in March
Mar 9th, 2022 by Press ReleaseEven the Program Notes Are Funny
Next Act’s ‘Pipeline’ is witty, insightful look at dilemmas posed for Black students, families at upscale school.
Feb 15th, 2022 by Dominique Paul NothCold War Comedy For Christmas
Next Act’s ‘Red Herring’ is stuffed with Soviet spies, FBI agents and love affairs, but not enough laughs.
Nov 29th, 2021 by Dominique Paul NothStrong Acting Powers ‘Three Viewings’
Live theater is back and Next Act show offers laughs, surprises and sorrow.
Sep 27th, 2021 by Dominique Paul NothMilwaukee Black Theater Festival Begins
Plus, a Metallica themed booze cruise, acrobatics at Southridge Mall and an Eagle Park beer release.
Aug 13th, 2021 by Michael HollowayUPAF Announces August Rally for Arts Education Fundraising Effort
Community will have the opportunity to directly support arts education programming.
Jul 30th, 2021 by United Performing Arts FundUPAF Announces Affiliate Program Becomes Fully Unrestricted Grant Initiative
Grant applications are now open and more accessible to performing arts organizations.
May 25th, 2021 by United Performing Arts FundA Thousand Natural Shocks, In a Basement
The one-woman play, set in a basement, that manages to cover a a lot of ground.
May 24th, 2021 by Dominique Paul NothA Stunner About a Sociopath
Next Act’s “9 Circles” offers psychological interrogation of young killer with a powerful performance by Casey Hoekstra.
Apr 26th, 2021 by Dominique Paul NothScreen “Twister” At the Avalon
Plus, The Domes begin its spring show, dog day at Lyndon Sculpture Garden and Ghost Tours return to The Riverside Theater.
Apr 15th, 2021 by Michael HollowayAll In Productions Announces Non-Equity Diversity General Auditions
Held virtually due to COVID-19
Apr 6th, 2021 by All In ProductionsGobel Is Powerful in ‘Neat’
Playing multiple characters, Marti Gobel powers engaging tale of growing up Black in the South.
Mar 22nd, 2021 by Dominique Paul NothStories My Aunt Told Me
Renaissance Theaterworks revives ‘Neat,’ with Marti Gobel playing 24 characters.
Mar 12th, 2021 by Jeff JordanThe United Performing Arts Fund Announces $11,300,000 Fundraising Target for 2021 Community Campaign
UPAF will shine a spotlight on local artists throughout the 12 week campaign.
Mar 3rd, 2021 by United Performing Arts FundLessons From an Inner City School
Next Act Theater’s ‘Principal Principle’ is an edgy look at a new teacher trying to make good.
Feb 17th, 2021 by Dominique Paul NothNext Act’s ‘The Christians’ Is Compelling
It feels like live theater being streamed, in a smart play about a mega-church facing a sudden challenge.
Nov 25th, 2020 by Dominique Paul NothLocal Companies Are Innovating Amid Pandemic
Renaissance, Next Act and Milwaukee Rep all are finding creative ways to do theater.
Nov 16th, 2020 by Dominique Paul NothProfessional and Non-Professional Arts Groups Both to Be Awarded at Footlights Performing Arts Awards
The results will be announced at the live awards ceremony June 22, 2017 at Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Quadracci Powerhouse.
Apr 17th, 2017 by FootlightsRegrets, They Have a Few
Four actors deftly stretch time and memory in “Bloomsday.”
Apr 10th, 2017 by Dominique Paul NothRay Jivoff Named Artistic Director of Skylight Music Theatre
Ray Jivoff has been active in the Milwaukee theatre community as an actor, teacher and director since moving here in 1988.
Mar 28th, 2017 by Skylight Music TheatreIn Tandem Theatre Presents its Biggest Musical to Date
Let In Tandem take you back to 1920’s France to the magic of the carnival!
Mar 6th, 2017 by In Tandem TheatreFootlights Announces John McGivern as Ceremony Host for 2017 Footlights Performing Arts Awards
The first-ever Footlights Performing Arts Awards ceremony is set for Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Quadracci Powerhouse.
Feb 22nd, 2017 by FootlightsFootlights Announces Footlights Performing Arts Awards for 2017 for the Greater Milwaukee Area
Nominations are currently open.
Jan 6th, 2017 by FootlightsNext Act’s Christmas Play Is Uneven
1950s Milwaukee radio setting is grabby, but acting is a tad flat.
Nov 22nd, 2016 by Dominique Paul NothMilwaukee Chamber Theatre presents LOBBY HERO by Kenneth Lonergan
November 23 – December 18 at the Broadway Theatre Center’s Studio Theatre
Nov 11th, 2016 by Milwaukee Chamber TheatreDanceworks Performance Company invites audience to the first concert of its 20th anniversary season: Dance In or Take Out?
November 3-6, 2016 at Next Act Theatre.
Oct 17th, 2016 by Danceworks Inc.Architect Revitalizes, Repurposes and Builds Community
Allyson Nemec specializes in working with existing buildings, rather than new construction.
Sep 29th, 2016 by Kathy QuirkDanceworks Performance Company celebrates 20 years!
Season Subscriptions on sale now.
Sep 20th, 2016 by Danceworks Inc.Next Act Pokes Fun at the Political Landscape this Fall
THE TAMING by Lauren Gunderson is a refreshing antidote to today's punditry and non-stop squabbling.
Sep 13th, 2016 by Next Act TheatreWild Space Dance Company Announces 30th Season
Wild Space Dance Company will celebrate its 30th season in Milwaukee with two major performances
Aug 4th, 2016 by Wild Space Dance CompanyJen Kirkman to Headline Milwaukee Comedy Festival
Comedian and Best Selling Author to Headline closing night at Historic Turner Hall.
Jun 20th, 2016 by Milwaukee ComedyNext Act Theatre Celebrates 26 Seasons with Annual Fundraiser
The evening kicks off with an exclusive VIP meet and greet with artists from the 2015-16 Season and Producing Artistic Director, David Cecsarini.
May 2nd, 2016 by Next Act TheatreDanceworks Performance Company invites audiences to embark on an enchanted adventure in: The Quest
May 12-15, 2016 at Next Act Theatre
Apr 11th, 2016 by Danceworks Inc.A Nation at Urban War With Itself
Next Act offers powerful production of ‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992’
Feb 1st, 2016 by Dominique Paul NothMilwaukee Chamber Theatre presents SLOWGIRL by Greg Pierce
Milwaukee Premiere! February 24 – March 20, 2016
Jan 25th, 2016 by Milwaukee Chamber TheatreIn Tandem Theatre Brings the Illuminating “Lamps for my Family” to the Tenth Street Theatre
In this poignant and funny play, Jack Duddy returns to his childhood home only to find a houseful of relatives – all of them deceased and wanting to talk his ear off!
Jan 11th, 2016 by In Tandem TheatreNext Act Hires New Development Director
Anne is a people-oriented fundraising professional and manager, raising money in the non-profit sector since 2005.
Jan 5th, 2016 by Next Act TheatreMilwaukee Opera Theatre presents: THE STORY OF MY LIFE
Music and Lyrics by Neil Bartram / Book by Brian Hill
Nov 3rd, 2015 by Milwaukee Opera TheatreMilwaukee Chamber Theatre presents LOVE STORIES
November 25 – December 20, 2015 at the Broadway Theatre Center’s Studio Theatre
Oct 29th, 2015 by Milwaukee Chamber TheatreVeterans Bond as they Perform ‘Julius Caesar’
Actors from Feast of Crispian will present their first large-scale public performance at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 and 31 and 2 p.m. Nov. 1, at Next Act Theatre’s Performance Space, 255 S. Water St.
Oct 21st, 2015 by University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeIn Tandem Theatre Kicks Off the Holiday Season with New Musical Spoof
Now in its 18th season, In Tandem Theatre has been bringing alternative holiday hilarity to the stage since its beginning.
Oct 12th, 2015 by In Tandem TheatreThe Arab Among Us
Next Act’s ‘Back of the Throat’ offers angry, absurdist look at post 9/11 fears.
Oct 5th, 2015 by Dominique Paul NothDanceworks Performance Company delves into the mysterious for season opener: Footsteps, Shadows and Whispers
November 5-8, 2015 • Next Act Theatre
Oct 1st, 2015 by Danceworks Inc.Milwaukee Chamber Theatre presents DEAR ELIZABETH
DEAR ELIZABETH by Sarah Ruhl. September 23- October 18, 2015
Sep 3rd, 2015 by Milwaukee Chamber TheatreMilwaukee Chamber Theatre presents BOEING BOEING
August 13 - 30, 2015 at the Broadway Theatre Center’s Cabot Theatre
Aug 14th, 2015 by Milwaukee Chamber TheatreIn Tandem Theatre Opens 2015-16 Season With Award Winning Dark Comedy
In Tandem Theatre opens their 18th season with Any Given Monday
Aug 12th, 2015 by In Tandem TheatreMilwaukee Comedy Festival Offers Laughs
10th annual fest offers huge line-up of comics over four days with most shows at Next Act Theatre.
Aug 6th, 2015 by Jon RichieMilwaukee Chamber Theatre presents BOEING BOEING
August 13 - 30, 2015 at the Broadway Theatre Center’s Cabot Theatre
Jul 16th, 2015 by Milwaukee Chamber TheatreLives of the Radium Girls
Umbrella Group’s staging of true story about 1920s women working at the Radium Dial Company becomes a harrowing, human tragedy.
Jul 10th, 2015 by Dominique Paul NothDanceworks Performance Company announces 2015-16 season
Season subscriptions on sale now
Jul 10th, 2015 by Danceworks Inc.Next Act Commits Heresy
A. R. Gurney’s futuristic parable offers strong views and weak drama, but a stellar cast does its best.
Nov 17th, 2014 by Dominique Paul NothFashion Through the Ages
Danceworks’ latest show spanned recorded time, from dinosaurs to Victorian dresses to today’s weddings.
Nov 3rd, 2014 by Danielle McCluneMilwaukee Chamber Theatre presents Ken Ludwig’s LEND ME A TENOR
April 10-27, 2014
Mar 21st, 2014 by Milwaukee Chamber TheatreDanceworks Performance Company and Present Music: Temptation’s Snare
March 6-9, 2014 • Next Act Theatre
Jan 30th, 2014 by Danceworks Inc.Next Act puts faith in “Grace”
Director David Cescarini talks about his season's last play, an exploration of how we believe what we believe in. Plus: Next Act's 2013-14 season announced.
Apr 3rd, 2013 by Matthew ReddinNext Act’s “Microcrisis” yields huge dividends
The satire of our global financial system finds the humor in its ironies – and the danger that still remains.
Oct 1st, 2012 by Matthew Reddin