Theater
Romance Is In the Air
Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day this week, and lots of shows are going all in for romance.
Feb 10th, 2014 by Isabel Dunkerley
Old Geezers with Big Dreams
Alchemist offers absurdist play The Chairs and the Rep does The Whipping Man.
Feb 5th, 2014 by Matthew Reddin
Rhythm of the Streets
In the Heights floods the stage with the music of the barrio, but leaves the Skylight searching for more drama.
Feb 4th, 2014 by Dominique Paul Noth
Not Easy to Talk About Race
Mamet’s play pushes all the hot buttons, and Next Act and audience struggle with the results.
Feb 3rd, 2014 by Dominique Paul Noth
Evita Dances the Tango
Revamped Broadway musical adds more dance, while Rep opens The Whipping Man.
Feb 3rd, 2014 by Isabel Dunkerley
Black, White and Brown
The musical In the Heights and Mamet’s Race offer gritty and very different takes on racial identity.
Jan 29th, 2014 by Matthew Reddin
Milwaukee Storytellers Battle Onstage
The Moth’s GrandSLAM Championship provides great stories ranked by the judges at Turner Hall.
Jan 27th, 2014 by Isabel Dunkerley
Chad Piechocki
How a West Point man became a playwright and director of the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center.
Jan 23rd, 2014 by
Eurydice, Eurydice, Eurydice!
A unique Milwaukee Opera Theater festival offers several shows about the mythological character.
Jan 22nd, 2014 by Matthew Reddin
Milwaukee’s Other International Ballet Company
Milwaukee Ballet II headlines the week’s arts offerings.
Jan 20th, 2014 by Isabel Dunkerley
Remembering Rita Moreno
Decades ago, she snuck into Summerfest with the author and his family. On Saturday she receives the SAG lifetime achievement award.
Jan 17th, 2014 by 1000 Friends of Wisconsin
First Stage’s Powerful Drama on Slavery
“A Midnight Cry” tells the powerful story of a runaway slave.
Jan 16th, 2014 by Third Coast Daily
