Theater
Matt Daniels and theater as barroom
What if a theater were like a bar — a place where you could show up, meet your community and see what's going on? Isn't telling a joke in a bar a kind of theater as ancient as cave paintings and firepit storytelling?
Nov 24th, 2009 by Amy Elliott
Weekly Highlights from 11/25 to 12/1
Gobble, Gobble! It may be a short week, but it marks the start of some major holiday shows. Christmas Carol and Nutcracker, anyone?
Nov 24th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
The Florentine’s Tosca
The Florentine has a spare new set for Tosca. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Nov 21st, 2009 by Tom Strini
Boulevard Theatre serves up family dysfunction for Thanksgiving
Christopher Durang's autobiography celebrates chaos, calamity and other tribal matters.
Nov 20th, 2009 by Paul Masterson
Moon Over the Brewery at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
This four-character play packs a lot of unexpected psychological whomp, between three socially challenged people and one devilish rogue.
Nov 20th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
RENT’s Gwen Stewart on the show’s ageless message
Original cast member and "Seasons of Love" soloist talks to TCD about the power of the Broadway tour coming to Milwaukee.
Nov 19th, 2009 by Hope Stolarski
The Producers at Carte Blance Studios
Jimmy Dragolovich's little stage plays host to a mega-sized musical farce with all the wincing and guffawing intact.
Nov 16th, 2009 by Paul Masterson
7 Stories at Next Act Theatre
The Off-Broadway Theatre gets edgy with this new comedy, with expert timing and a rubber-faced protagonist.
Nov 16th, 2009 by Michael Madden
Laugh to Keep from Crying at Milwaukee Theatre
Predictable formula produces big laughs, great music in Tyler Perry's latest onstage production.
Nov 14th, 2009 by Lisa Townsel
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… with First Stage Children’s Theater
A clever mouse and his sympathetic friend are the center of this lively, mischievous production.
Nov 12th, 2009 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
The Week in Highlights 11/11 to 11/17
Strings rule the week with showcases as diverse as Turtle Island's take on Danzón at the Wilson Center to renowned violinist Guillermo Figueroa at UWM.
Nov 10th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Theatre Gigante, words then action
Malcolm Tulip's clever word puzzles, and David Gaines' wild, one-man "Seven Samurai"
Nov 5th, 2009 by Tom Strini
