Theater

Arts Roundup: Evita Dances the Tango
Arts Roundup

Evita Dances the Tango

Revamped Broadway musical adds more dance, while Rep opens The Whipping Man.

Theater: Black, White and Brown
Theater

Black, White and Brown

The musical In the Heights and Mamet’s Race offer gritty and very different takes on racial identity.

Arts Roundup: Milwaukee Storytellers Battle Onstage
Arts Roundup

Milwaukee Storytellers Battle Onstage

The Moth’s GrandSLAM Championship provides great stories ranked by the judges at Turner Hall.

Profile: Chad Piechocki
Profile

Chad Piechocki

How a West Point man became a playwright and director of the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center.

Theater: Eurydice, Eurydice, Eurydice!
Theater

Eurydice, Eurydice, Eurydice!

A unique Milwaukee Opera Theater festival offers several shows about the mythological character.

Arts Roundup: Milwaukee’s Other International Ballet Company
Arts Roundup

Milwaukee’s Other International Ballet Company

Milwaukee Ballet II headlines the week’s arts offerings.

Remembering Rita Moreno

Remembering Rita Moreno

Decades ago, she snuck into Summerfest with the author and his family. On Saturday she receives the SAG lifetime achievement award.

Photo Gallery: First Stage’s Powerful Drama on Slavery
Photo Gallery

First Stage’s Powerful Drama on Slavery

“A Midnight Cry” tells the powerful story of a runaway slave.

Theater: A young play takes its first steps with World’s Stage
Theater

A young play takes its first steps with World’s Stage

The company's Project: "Working Title" program returns for a second time, guiding Liz Leighton's "Learner's Permit" from manuscript to staged reading to full production, this weekend at the Underground Collaborative.

Theater: The Ghost of Judy Garland
Theater

The Ghost of Judy Garland

“End of the Rainbow” replays Garland’s last days in a backstage play that’s better musically than dramatically.

Arts Roundup: Gallery Night Should Draw Crowds
Arts Roundup

Gallery Night Should Draw Crowds

The annual winter event headlines a full week of events.

Theater: Still Radical After All These Years
Theater

Still Radical After All These Years

The Rep’s “Woody Sez” mixes Guthrie’s great music and still provocative politics.