Theater

Review: Oh Jeeves, Why So Little Plot?
Review

Oh Jeeves, Why So Little Plot?

Chamber Theatre’s third production of the Jeeves trilogy runs merrily on empty.

Theater: Jeeves Takes One Last Bow
Theater

Jeeves Takes One Last Bow

The Chamber Theatre continues its popular Jeeves comedies, as the perfect butler and star Matt Daniels return again.

Review: Comic Coronation
Review

Comic Coronation

Lettice & Lovage offers masterful comic performances by Laura Gordon and Carrie Hitchcock.

Review: <i>Inherit the Wind</i> Again?
Review

Inherit the Wind Again?

Next Act Theatre’s fine staging of Ten Questions revisits the issue of evolution vs. religion (and creationism). Who wins?

Theater: Dueling Actresses in Quirky British Comedy
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Dueling Actresses in Quirky British Comedy

Renaissance production of Lettice and Lovage features Laura Gordon and Carrie Hitchcock.

Theater: Rep’s <i>Five Presidents</i> Is Blandly Bipartisan
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Rep’s Five Presidents Is Blandly Bipartisan

New play by “West Wing” writer is flat fare, but production is solid.

Theater: Creating An International Opera
Theater

Creating An International Opera

Theater pros will be traveling to Milwaukee to see the world premiere of The Snow Dragon.

Theater: Local Boy Makes Good?
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Local Boy Makes Good?

In Tandem struggles with Milwaukee playwright Neil Haven’s comic drama, Come Back.

Theater: <i>The Train Driver</i> Offers Magnetic Acting
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The Train Driver Offers Magnetic Acting

MCT staging of Fugard play is packed with moral and theatrical lessons.

Theater: How to Find the Best Crematorium
Theater

How to Find the Best Crematorium

In Tandem’s world premiere of Come Back finds humor in a deadly serious subject.

Theater: Performing Fugard’s Greatest Play?
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Performing Fugard’s Greatest Play?

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre stages The Train Driver, which the acclaimed South African writer calls his most important play.

Review: Great Storytelling in <i>The Amish Project</i>
Review

Great Storytelling in The Amish Project

Deborah Staples shines, playing multiple characters, in riveting Rep show.