Theater
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To Be Or Not To Be Hamlet
Apr 18th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
Next Act’s fun staging of ‘The Last White Man’ imagines three actors competing for role under guidance of Black female director.
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Skylight Stages 1970s Musical ‘Raisin’
Apr 13th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
But the musical version often loses power of watershed play ‘Raisin in the Sun.’
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Rep’s ‘Titanic’ Is a Triumph
Apr 12th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
A massive undertaking with terrific performers that never misses the show’s humanity or intimacy.
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Rach Meets Rachmaninoff
Apr 5th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
Milwaukee Opera Theatre’s "Preludes" is a unique yet disappointing musical theater work about the composer.
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Rep’s ‘New Age’ Is Not So New
Mar 29th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
Show celebrating the power of women covers familiar territory, but hits home.
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“Babel” Offers Disturbing View of Future
Mar 28th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
Uneven production by The Constructivists imagines society with genetic laws that decide who lives and dies.
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What I Hear You Saying Is…
Mar 16th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
Renaissance production of ‘Actually’ looks at sex and consent for university students with thought-provoking play.
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‘Indecent’ Offers Tangy Slice of Theater History
Mar 15th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
But Paula Vogel’s play about playwright Sholem Asch’s travails bogs down in over busy Chamber Theatre staging.
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Rep’s Beatles’ Flavored Bard a Blast
Feb 21st, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’ with Beatles songs creates funny frothy fun.
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Even the Program Notes Are Funny
Feb 15th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
Next Act’s ‘Pipeline’ is witty, insightful look at dilemmas posed for Black students, families at upscale school.
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MCT’s ‘Mala’ Is Good Family Drama
Feb 1st, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
Rána Roman shines in one-person show, but staging is uneven.
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Black, Latino and Poor in America
Jan 31st, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
Rep’s one man show, ‘Antonio’s Song,’ is a powerful memoir play that includes audience discussion.