Theater
Three arts groups move into the Grand Avenue
Matt Kemple Q&A on Milwaukee Comedy, Pink Banana Theatre and Studio Kristelle's move to the Shops at Grand Avenue.
May 24th, 2012 by Matthew Reddin
Skylight’s “Sunday in the Park with George” delights
Stephen Sondheim's musical brings Seurat's pointillist masterpiece to life.
May 19th, 2012 by Kat Murrell
The Florentine’s powerful “Idomeneo”
Spectacular singing and a smart production make Mozart's last opera seria urgent and modern.
May 19th, 2012 by Tom Strini
Thoroughly modern opera seria
Mozart summed up and pushed forward an outdated opera style in in 1780. John LaBouchardiere pushes it a little further.
May 17th, 2012 by Tom Strini
“Sunday in the Park” with Bill Theisen
Stephen Sondheim's musical about Seurat's great painting and a self-doubting artist of a later generation opens at the Skylight.
May 17th, 2012 by Matthew Reddin
Optimist Theatre’s Sonnet Slam
Company and audience paid tribute to the Bard Monday, to raise money for Shakespeare in the Park.
May 9th, 2012 by Rosy Ricks
Prime Time for Storytellers in Milwaukee
On the eve of This American Life's live broadcast, TCD looks ahead to staged oral tales happening in Milwaukee in the coming weeks, from Ex Fabula to The Moth.
May 9th, 2012 by Brian Jacobson
Windfall’s “Assassins” — a scary/funny Sondheim musical
Windfall Theatre revives the 1991 musical about presidential assassins and would-be assassins.
May 7th, 2012 by David Bohn
“Veronica’s Position” slightly exaggerated
In Rich Orloff's comedy, In Tandem Theatre revisits the 1989 Robert Mapplethorpe/National Endowment for the Arts controversy.
May 7th, 2012 by Tom Strini
“In the Heights” warms the Milwaukee Theatre
Touring musical depicts life in New York's Washington Heights neighborhood.
May 5th, 2012 by Curt Yorkey
Fun, but a little out of tune
"Things That Go Ding!" showcases a true master of percussion, but the show isn't quite all it could be.
Apr 29th, 2012 by Matthew Reddin
Youngblood Theatre’s Smart Horror Show
"Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom," Jennifer Haley's rippin' good yarn about role-play gamers run amok, well-told.
Apr 29th, 2012 by Tom Strini
