Theater
Off the Wall stages a fierce “Mother Courage”
Dale Gutzman's version of Bertolt Brecht's 1939 anti-war play is powerful and relevant.
Mar 26th, 2011 by Paul MastersonHalf funny, half not
Playwright goes for heart-tugging when wisecracks and one-liners would have been enough.
Mar 26th, 2011 by Tom StriniTwo talented girls, “100 Dresses”
Meet Katherin Pollnow and Marion Frank, two of the child actors in the First Stage Children's Theater show that opens Friday.
Mar 24th, 2011 by Peggy Sue DuniganHelping students reach their true potential
Mark talks with MPS teacher Ralph Janes about how theater and the arts are powerful tools for creating autonomous, high-achieving students.
Mar 24th, 2011 by Mark MetcalfGershwin on the Musical Mainstage
Singers from the Milwaukee area's A-list remember George and Ira.
Mar 23rd, 2011 by Peggy Sue DuniganShakespeare’s da bomb at The Rep
The Stackner Cabaret's madcap "Bomb-itty of Errors" is a tour-de-force of rap, rhyme and rhythm.
Mar 22nd, 2011 by Peggy Sue DuniganThe Skylight’s mid-century modern “Cosi fan tutte”
Dmitri Toscas reset this battle of the sexes in Chicago, 1958, and leveled the playing field for the women.
Mar 21st, 2011 by Marianne KordasNew! Actors argue the state of the stage in “Back and Forth”
Patrick Schimtz's new play at the Alchemist is based on 75 people from the theater scene.
Mar 20th, 2011 by Matthew ReddinBrainless comedy, super singing
The Florentine Opera's staging of Rossini's "Italian Girl in Algiers" charms, amuses, impresses.
Mar 19th, 2011 by Tom StriniThe Rep’s rapped Shakespeare
"Comedy of Errors" goes hip-hop in "Bomb-itty of Errors," opening Sunday in the Rep's Stackner Cabaret.
Mar 18th, 2011 by Peggy Sue DuniganImagination Theater
First in a series of first-person stories by amateur actors, musicians, dancers and artists on why they do it. (New show opens 3/18.)
Mar 17th, 2011 by Eric SalterMozart’s “Cosi fan tutte” goes Chicago, 1958
Dmitri Tosca's updated libretto levels the playing field in the battle of the sexes and makes the opera almost modern.
Mar 17th, 2011 by Tom Strini