First Stage

First Stage raises over $150,000 at 29th Annual Make Believe Ball

Managing Director Betsy Corry was also honored for her years of service at the event

Skylight Music Theatre Names Susan Varela Executive Director

World 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

Milwaukee 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

First Stage brings Tolkien’s epic tale The Hobbit to Milwaukee Youth Arts Center

An immersive theatrical experience featuring 5 actors, 1 musician and 32 characters

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Chooses 20 Area Children’s Charities to Split $500,000

Gifts come as part of the 2022 Heart of Canal Street campaign

First Stage Breaks Fundraising Record at Annual Wine Tasting & Dinner Event

Wilson Center Announces 2023 Big Event Honorees

Keith Mardak and Mary Vandenberg; and Latino Arts, Inc. to be Honored as Award Recipients

First Stage’s award-winning Young Company presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Musical

The beloved TV classic soars off the screen and returns to the Todd Wehr this holiday season

Marcus Performing Arts Center Announces Departure of President and CEO

Kendra Whitlock Ingram to leave organization in January 2023, Board to launch national search for new leader

First Stage welcomes Chris Marschka as new President of the Board of Directors

Other new Board Members include Jeremy Tardy and Ashley Wroblewski