Theater
Door Shakespeare offering comedy and tragedy up north
The company, spun off of American Folklore Theater, has brought several Milwaukee actors north for "Love's Labours Lost" and "Macbeth."
Jul 17th, 2013 by Sara RS Miller
Starry Nights of Midsummer Culture
Festa Italiana, Sunset Playhouse, Off the Wall Theatre, UWM Dance and the Wilson Center aren't taking the summer off.
Jul 17th, 2013 by Hannah McCarthy
The Alchemist’s “King Lear” a crowning achievement
Shakespeare's royal family tragedy is given a realistic, nuanced staging by director Leda Hoffmann and a talented cast of Alchemist regulars and guests alike.
Jul 14th, 2013 by Matthew Reddin
Optimist Theater stages a transformative “As You Like It”
Kadish Park may be where this year's Shakespeare in the Park show begins, but you leave this exquisite production from a veritable Forest of Arden.
Jul 13th, 2013 by Matthew Reddin
Milwaukee doubles down on Shakespeare this weekend
Both Optimist Theatre and the Alchemist Theatre open works by the Bard this Friday, the first performing "As You Like It" and the second "King Lear."
Jul 11th, 2013 by Danielle McClune
International Entertainment
Bastille Days begin in Cathedral Square, and the Bard himself, William Shakespeare, has two different plays opening this weekend.
Jul 9th, 2013 by Hannah McCarthy
Journalism lesson and five more things
"Rooftop Dances" revisited, Florentine's Weil Street Opera House, farewell Joe Aaron, Jason Seed Stringtet, a ballet retirement party, First Stage's Shakespeare.
Jul 3rd, 2013 by Tom Strini
Summerfest starts on a high note
The Big Gig begins Wednesday, with the Violent Femmes, fun., Pitbull and more at the Amphitheater, but classical musicians from the Florentine Opera and the Fine Arts Quartet perform too.
Jun 25th, 2013 by Hannah McCarthy
A bit of everything
The Lakefront Festival of the Arts launches, a plethora of classical music, more Spring Green shows and Theatre Gigante brings an accordionist to Paddy's Pub.
Jun 18th, 2013 by Hannah McCarthy
Isabelle Kralj & Mark Anderson
In his last podcast before moving out west, Mark Metcalf talks to the minds behind Milwaukee's Theatre Gigante, a company unafraid to blend theater, dance and more.
Jun 17th, 2013 by Mark Metcalf
“Wicked,” still defying gravity, at the Marcus Center
The touring company fits perfectly into Stephen Schwartz's now-classic musical, and shouldn't be missed while it's in Milwaukee.
Jun 15th, 2013 by Matthew Reddin
Milwaukee native Alyce Gilbert, Wicked’s wardrobe mistress, on a life of theater
The veteran of "A Chorus Line," "Dreamgirls," and many more Broadway shows returns to Milwaukee alongside the "Wicked" tour, stopping at the Marcus Center this month.
Jun 13th, 2013 by Ellen M. Kozak
