Theater
Local Boy Makes Good
Skylight’s new show is top composer Daron Hagen’s love letter to his home town of Milwaukee.
May 7th, 2014 by Matthew ReddinThe Return of Fortuna the Time Bender
The Milwaukee Opera Theatre revives its popular, 2012 mash-up of comic books and operetta.
May 5th, 2014 by Kristyn Coral BoticOh Wow, Nancy Drew
First Stage presents an ambitious new play about the greatest young sleuth in literary history.
May 1st, 2014 by Matthew ReddinAngelic Voices of Ireland
Celtic Women heads up a week with many highlights.
Apr 28th, 2014 by Kristyn Coral BoticAfter Vietnam, It’s Good to Have a T-Bird
In Tandem struggles with small-town Texas in 1959 Pink Thunderbird.
Apr 28th, 2014 byWhy We Love Cinderella
A new UWM production traces the tale’s history -- and various versions -- going back 30,000 years.
Apr 23rd, 2014 by Matthew ReddinReturn of the 1980s
Danceworks has fun with 80s-inspired pop songs.
Apr 21st, 2014 by Kristyn Coral BoticThe Silence of Outer Space
Quasimodo’s new production is a completely silent play depending only on physical movement.
Apr 16th, 2014 by Matthew ReddinGoing Crazy in Cleveland
Chamber Theatre deftly handles the antic farce, Lend Me a Tenor.
Apr 15th, 2014 by Dominique Paul NothNot-So-Super Man
The History of Invulnerability, the Rep’s new play about Superman’s creator, is a flashy but empty cartoon.
Apr 14th, 2014 byThree Great Solo Artists
Saxophonist Colin Stetson, dancer Morgan Thorson and spoken word artist Jeanine Durning each perform in Alverno festival.
Apr 14th, 2014 by Isabel DunkerleyThe Real Man of Steel
Rep’s new play offers the fascinating story of how and why Superman was created.
Apr 9th, 2014 by Matthew Reddin