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Remembering Barbara Cook

Remembering Barbara Cook

The late great singer was in Tony Bennett’s class as a live performer.

Theater: ‘Sweeney Todd’ Is Grisly Fun
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‘Sweeney Todd’ Is Grisly Fun

Skylight’s take on Sondheim musical has inventive staging and strong voices.

Theater: Rep’s Jane Eyre Will Surprise You
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Rep’s Jane Eyre Will Surprise You

More cool than romantic, it’s a psychologically gripping production.

Theater: Why Jane Eyre Still Matters
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Why Jane Eyre Still Matters

Rep stages the famous novel with black actress, veteran director.

Theater: A Dickens of a Staging
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A Dickens of a Staging

Chamber Theatre’s ‘Great Expectations’ is cleverly staged, great fun.

Theater: The Weight of Words
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The Weight of Words

Renaissance staging of ‘The Violet Hour’ dramatizes the golden days of American publishing.

Theater: Regrets, They Have a Few
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Regrets, They Have a Few

Four actors deftly stretch time and memory in “Bloomsday.”

Theater: Rep’s ‘Glass Menagerie’ Sparkles
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Rep’s ‘Glass Menagerie’ Sparkles

Williams’ masterwork has good cast, pacing, but might have more weight.

Theater: Love and Pain and Journalism
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Love and Pain and Journalism

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s “The Few” is uneven, but mysterious.

Theater: Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Pilot
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Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Pilot

Rep’s ‘Grounded’ is haunting drama about U.S. pilot doing drone warfare.

Theater: A Short Play About Planet Earth
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A Short Play About Planet Earth

Grand Avenue Club premieres collaborative play created by people with mental illness.

Theater: Crivello Makes Al McGuire Come Alive
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Crivello Makes Al McGuire Come Alive

Milwaukee native and Broadway actor returns for Rep’s ‘McGuire’ and nails it.