Theater

• ‘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.

• Renaissance Tackles Potent Pulitzer Winner

  Jan 25th, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth

  'Cost of Living' is strong drama about disabled characters performed by disabled actors.

• Chamber Theatre Not Afraid of Virginia Woolf

  Jan 23rd, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Revival of Albee’s caustic classic is well acted, powerful and intriguing.

• Rep Updates Shakespeare in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

  Jan 17th, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth

  But it's the original lines that carry a fun show with grunge rock and costumes added.

• ‘The Tin Woman’ Offers Heartache, Humor

  Nov 28th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Next Act's slightly surreal dramedy about a heart transplant has strong scenes but weak ending.

• Skylight Goes All Disney For Holidays

  Nov 23rd, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Is it possible to have too many good tunes? Perhaps, but the performers have pizzaz.

• Chamber Theatre’s ‘Misery’ Is Intense

  Nov 22nd, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Production more intimate than famous movie but dramatically spotty.

• Way Away In a Manger

  Nov 21st, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Rep's new play, 'The Nativity Variations' spoofs Joseph and Mary in a manger and much more, with uneven results.

• Rep’s ‘Beehive’ Revives 60’s Teen Ballads

  Nov 15th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth

  But who knew these girl pop groups were supposed to be proto-feminist?

• Everything You Wanted to Ask About Sex

  Oct 24th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Renaissance staging of 'The How and the Way' pits two scientists in a dense, smart, punchy discussion that surprises.

• Florentine Opens Season With Roméo et Juliette Opera

  Oct 17th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Dom Noth reviews the highs and lows of Florentine's latest opera.

• “Where Did We Sit On The Bus?” Aims To Address Segregation

  Oct 4th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth

  But Milwaukee Chamber Theatre stumbles into banalities.