Theater

• It’s About This Guy Named Shakespeare

  May 1st, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Next Act's rollicking production of "God's Spies" has fun with Shakespeare, "King Lear" and bawdy old England.

• Rep’s ‘God of Carnage’ Has Plenty Of It

  Apr 24th, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Affluent couples arguing about their kids yields heated drama, but production more stagy than subtle.

• Oh, Those Wacky Theater People

  Apr 18th, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Constructivists' staging of "I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard" is funny, biting look at a theatrical family starring James Pickering

• ‘Tidy’ Is An Environmental Puzzle

  Mar 27th, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Audience must figure out what is real in new one-woman play with neat technical effects staged by Renaissance Theaterworks.

• Skylight’s ‘Noises Off’ a Fast-Paced Farce

  Mar 21st, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth

  But its first staging ever of non-musical (with musical interludes) less fun than it should be.

• ‘Hoops’ Circles Around Jewelry Black Women Wear

  Mar 15th, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Chamber Theatre presents new play, new voices targeting racism about simple hoops.

• Rep’s ‘Seven Guitars’ Offers Jaunty Characters, Juicy Dialogue

  Mar 15th, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth

  August Wilson play is uneven, but insightful about 1940's-era Black American lives.

• The Professors Of Desire

  Feb 28th, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Next Act’s fascinating show, "There Is a Happiness That Moring Is," is about sex, love, death, poetry and so much more.

• Milwaukeeans Will Create Broadway Show

  Feb 16th, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Pulitzer-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar and 'La La Land' composer Justin Hurwitz will collaborate.

• ‘Heart Sellers’ Is Winning World Premiere

  Feb 13th, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Rep's comedy about Asian immigrants in 1970s will sneak up on you with its insights.

• ‘Evita’ Boasts Strong Singing, Dancing

  Feb 6th, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Skylight's staging may lack enough quieter moments, but has plenty of vocal power.

• ‘Dino’ With Songs and Stereotypes

  Jan 26th, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Milwaukee Rep's cabaret show bio of Dean Martin offers cornball jokes and irrelevant songs.