Theater
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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Chamber Theatre’s ‘Misery’ Is Intense
Nov 22nd, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
Production more intimate than famous movie but dramatically spotty.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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“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.