Theater

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.

Review: Neil Haven’s “The Playdaters”
Review

Neil Haven’s “The Playdaters”

Neil Haven's new play is a hilarious romantic comedy. Or maybe a hilarious anti-romantic comedy.

In Tandem Theater opens Neil Haven’s new satire Thursday

In Tandem Theater opens Neil Haven’s new satire Thursday

"The Playdaters" is a buddy comedy and a romantic comedy, with a couple of twists.

Where We Are Now: The Milwaukee Rep
Where We Are Now

The Milwaukee Rep

A new leadership team brings new ideas to the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.