Theater

• ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Is Big Fun

  Nov 23rd, 2021 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Skylight’s revival of 1980s musical is over the top and perfectly pitched.

• ‘Steel Magnolias’ Turns Back The Clock

  Nov 16th, 2021 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Rep’s season opener is a 1980s comic drama with plenty of the former and not enough of the latter.

• Rep Presents Steel Magnolias

  Nov 9th, 2021 by Jeff Jordan

  Story that became acclaimed play and movie about the six women and their funny-sad relationships.

• Rep’s Comedy Aims At Packer Fans

  Nov 2nd, 2021 by Dominique Paul Noth

  And ‘Dad’s Season Tickets’ hits the mark. Musical is funny, homey and too long.

• Renaissance Offers Well-Baked Treat

  Oct 27th, 2021 by Dominique Paul Noth

  ‘The Cake’ is a sweet comedy about a southern baker pushed to change her traditional ways.

• Chamber Theatre Offers Home Cooking

  Oct 25th, 2021 by Dominique Paul Noth

  ‘Stew’ mixes a Black family’s conflicts and musings on Shakespeare, with uneven results.

• Florentine Stages ‘Rigoletto,’ A Warhorse of Grand Opera

  Oct 11th, 2021 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Verdi's "Rigoletto" played for two days at the Marcus Performing Arts Center.

• Big Voices Power ‘The Full Monty’

  Sep 28th, 2021 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Its thin plot and serviceable music get an energetic Skylight production that punches it home.

• Strong Acting Powers ‘Three Viewings’

  Sep 27th, 2021 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Live theater is back and Next Act show offers laughs, surprises and sorrow.

• Next Act Plays Parlor Games

  Sep 17th, 2021 by Jeff Jordan

  ‘Three Viewings’ is a comic drama about three unusual characters at a funeral parlor.

• Skylight Gives Us ‘The Full Monty’

  Sep 16th, 2021 by Jeff Jordan

  Acclaimed musical comedy where unemployed steelworkers give and show their all ran two years on Broadway.

• Brief Encounters On Water Street

  Jun 7th, 2021 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Renaissance Theaterworks offers uneven evening of five short plays by Midwestern writers.