Theater

25 years of art, behind the scenes at the Tory Folliard Gallery

25 years of art, behind the scenes at the Tory Folliard Gallery

Art dealer Tory Folliard has been in the business for twenty-five years and took TCD's Kat Murrell on a tour of that anniversary exhibition and upcoming shows. Video by Gene Cawley.

Unpolished, revised “Waiting” still shines bright

Unpolished, revised “Waiting” still shines bright

Don't wait to see World's Stage's production of the Bob Kelly/Kelly Pomeroy song cycle, in town for the weekend before a trip to New York's Cherry Lane Theatre.

World’s Stage brings “Waiting” to Milwaukee…and beyond

World’s Stage brings “Waiting” to Milwaukee…and beyond

Bob Kelly and Kelly Pomeroy's song cycle will travel to New York after its Milwaukee premiere this week, to be performed at the Off-Broadway Cherry Lane Theater.

MKE This Week: Big Names, New Faces
MKE This Week

Big Names, New Faces

De Waart conducts Brahms at the MSO, Present Music's "Multitude" finale, a New York-bound song cycle from World's Stage.

Skylight: “Porgy & Bess,” distilled at 150 proof
Skylight

“Porgy & Bess,” distilled at 150 proof

The Skylight Music Theatre's "Porgy and Bess" is gripping, intense in Bill Theisen's chamber version of the Gershwin opera.

Skylight: Bill Theisen, exiting with “Porgy and Bess”
Skylight

Bill Theisen, exiting with “Porgy and Bess”

Gershwin's great American opera crowns Theisen's ninth and final year as Skylight Music Theatre's artistic director.

“Dixie’s Tupperware Party” a high-energy extravaganza

“Dixie’s Tupperware Party” a high-energy extravaganza

The nation's top Tupperware salesperson comes with a crazy show, where no one is safe from either the occasional tease or the temptation of her real wares.

MKE This Week: Swans, spider women, and Tupperware
MKE This Week

Swans, spider women, and Tupperware

Milwaukee Ballet performs the classic "Swan Lake," Marcus Center hosts Dixie's Tupperware Party, "Porgy and Bess" opens at Skylight, and Bill Cosby comes to town.

The Florentine’s “Marriage of Figaro”: Glorious, funny, poignant
The Florentine’s “Marriage of Figaro”

Glorious, funny, poignant

A brilliant cast and canny direction bring Mozart's score and da Ponte's libretto into full bloom.

“Electra” rises again, at Theatre Gigante

“Electra” rises again, at Theatre Gigante

Isabelle Kralj's new take on the ancient Greek myth synthesizes interpretations from classic and contemporary sources with dance for a powerful retelling of this tale of vengeance.

“Irma Vep” returns, with calculated comedy, to Next Act

“Irma Vep” returns, with calculated comedy, to Next Act

The talented John McGivern and Norman Moses split eight different roles in this chaotic, nonsensical Olde English-y comedy, but their technical precision can be a double-edged sword.

Florentine Friends: Soprano Jamie-Rose Guarrine, Mezzo Adriana Zabala
Florentine Friends

Soprano Jamie-Rose Guarrine, Mezzo Adriana Zabala

Two lead singers in the Florentine's "Le Nozze di Figaro" go way back -- to Rome.