Theater
Why Jane Eyre Still Matters
Rep stages the famous novel with black actress, veteran director.
Apr 24th, 2017 by Jim Cryns
A Dickens of a Staging
Chamber Theatre’s ‘Great Expectations’ is cleverly staged, great fun.
Apr 17th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth
The Weight of Words
Renaissance staging of ‘The Violet Hour’ dramatizes the golden days of American publishing.
Apr 11th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth
Regrets, They Have a Few
Four actors deftly stretch time and memory in “Bloomsday.”
Apr 10th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth
Rep’s ‘Glass Menagerie’ Sparkles
Williams’ masterwork has good cast, pacing, but might have more weight.
Mar 13th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth
Love and Pain and Journalism
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s “The Few” is uneven, but mysterious.
Feb 28th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth
Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Pilot
Rep’s ‘Grounded’ is haunting drama about U.S. pilot doing drone warfare.
Feb 27th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth
A Short Play About Planet Earth
Grand Avenue Club premieres collaborative play created by people with mental illness.
Feb 14th, 2017 by Jim Cryns
Crivello Makes Al McGuire Come Alive
Milwaukee native and Broadway actor returns for Rep’s ‘McGuire’ and nails it.
Jan 24th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth
Rep’s ‘Disgraced’ Is Powerful, Provocative
Play by Pulitzer-winner Ayad Akhtar, Brookfield Central grad, is wowing audiences.
Jan 23rd, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth
Next Act’s Christmas Play Is Uneven
1950s Milwaukee radio setting is grabby, but acting is a tad flat.
Nov 22nd, 2016 by Dominique Paul Noth
We Need ‘La Cage’ More Than Ever
Skylight production of musical shows it’s still relevant -- and tons of fun.
Nov 21st, 2016 by Dominique Paul Noth
