First Stage

First Stage Collaborates with Local, Best-Selling Author to Stage Lovabye Dragon

Wisconsin Author Barbara M. Joosse and First Stage Executive Artistic Director Jeff Frank create an enchanting musical adventure for young audiences

36th Annual “Christmas in the Ward” Brings Holiday Tree Lighting, Fireworks & More to the Historic Third Ward on Friday, Dec. 5

MYSO Brings the Violins of Hope to Life at the Bradley Symphony Center this Sunday, November 16

Black Arts MKE Announces 10th Anniversary Production of Black Nativity, Directed by Local Theater Legend Sheri Williams Pannell

Black Arts MKE’s production celebrates a decade of joyful African American artistry and faith that compels audiences to sing, dance, and clap along to the Good News

First Stage Hatches Mo Willems’ Brand-New Holiday Musical, The Pigeon Gets a Big Time Holiday Extravaganza!

Milwaukee audiences will be among the first in the nation to experience the musical from the #1 New York Times best-selling children’s book author/illustrator

UPAF Raises $9.1 Million during its 2025 Campaign to Support Southeastern Wisconsin’s Performing Arts

Funding Day celebration spotlights Milwaukee’s national leadership in performing arts funding

Young Company Brings James Devita’s Timely the Rose of Treason Beyond the Stage

In partnership with Violins of Hope – Wisconsin, presented by the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

United Performing Arts Fund Names Nicole Angresano as Development Director – Corporate Partnerships

UPAF adds nationally recognized community leader to development team

A Live Radio Play

R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps- Phantom of the Auditorium Opens First Stage 2025-2026 Season

Vanguard Milwaukee Presents LUNGS

Vanguard presents a Story of Love and Loss in the age of Climate Change.

First Stage Launches Young Actors Studio

The program is an expansion of the Theater Academy, now open for fall enrollment