Theater

Bill Theisen plays Oliver Hardy in the Rep’s Laurel & Hardy

Bill Theisen plays Oliver Hardy in the Rep’s Laurel & Hardy

On stage, Theisen is doing his Oliver Hardy impression. Otherwise, he's acting more like James Brown -- the hardest-working man in Milwaukee show business.

Review: Next Act’s tragi-comedy about endgame
Review

Next Act’s tragi-comedy about endgame

Conflict and comedy play out in Joel Drake Johnson's "Four Places," as an aging parent and her anxious adult children bump heads over lunch.

Review: Skylight fun and nostalgia with “Dames at Sea”
Review

Skylight fun and nostalgia with “Dames at Sea”

The Rep, in "Cabaret," shows the 1960s looking back at dark, pre-war Germany. In "Dames," the Skylight shows the 60s looking back at sweet, silly, pre-war Broadway.

Review: The Rep’s “Cabaret,” a blockbuster with guts
Review

The Rep’s “Cabaret,” a blockbuster with guts

Mark Clements debut as the Rep's artistic director gives the company its first big musical. It's a knockout.

New! Preview: Theatrical Tendencies, a new company
New! Preview

Theatrical Tendencies, a new company

The first show is "Thrill Me" It's about Leopold and Loeb, the notorious thrill killers. It's a musical. Really.

Louis CK at the Riverside Theater: a Preview
Louis CK at the Riverside Theater

a Preview

The acerbic, sadsack comedian is riding high with a concert movie (shot in Milwaukee), a hit show on FX, and an unsafe Twitter account.

Dames at Sea can inspire us all

Dames at Sea can inspire us all

Skylight insists "Dames" isn't a spoof, just good entertainment and a testament to the power of pluck. Perhaps it's a perfect message for us all.

Arts Previews 2010-11: Theatre
Arts Previews 2010-11

Theatre

New companies, new projects, new talent, and new collaborations all come together to form a season of one exciting prospect after the next.

Next Act’s season opens quietly, poignantly and with a gentle smile

Next Act’s season opens quietly, poignantly and with a gentle smile

Joel Drake Johnson's "Four Places" probes laughter and heartache as parents and children reverse roles.

This ain’t your father’s beach party

This ain’t your father’s beach party

In the waning days of summer, Off the Wall's "Psycho Beach Party" is a warm blast from the past with enough twists to make you ask “Annette who?”

The real-life drama of the Lady Elgin, on stage

The real-life drama of the Lady Elgin, on stage

A ship went down and hundreds drowned in a maelstrom of politics and philosophy on the brink of the Civil War. John Kishline and Edward Morgan tell the story in a new play.

Open call: Auditions and entries in SE Wisconsin
Open call

Auditions and entries in SE Wisconsin

Bel Canto Chorus and The Milwaukee Theatre are searching for singers, plus a call for entries for the 2010 Chalk Art Contest.