Theater

“Dixie’s Tupperware Party” a high-energy extravaganza

“Dixie’s Tupperware Party” a high-energy extravaganza

The nation's top Tupperware salesperson comes with a crazy show, where no one is safe from either the occasional tease or the temptation of her real wares.

MKE This Week: Swans, spider women, and Tupperware
MKE This Week

Swans, spider women, and Tupperware

Milwaukee Ballet performs the classic "Swan Lake," Marcus Center hosts Dixie's Tupperware Party, "Porgy and Bess" opens at Skylight, and Bill Cosby comes to town.

The Florentine’s “Marriage of Figaro”: Glorious, funny, poignant
The Florentine’s “Marriage of Figaro”

Glorious, funny, poignant

A brilliant cast and canny direction bring Mozart's score and da Ponte's libretto into full bloom.

“Electra” rises again, at Theatre Gigante

“Electra” rises again, at Theatre Gigante

Isabelle Kralj's new take on the ancient Greek myth synthesizes interpretations from classic and contemporary sources with dance for a powerful retelling of this tale of vengeance.

“Irma Vep” returns, with calculated comedy, to Next Act

“Irma Vep” returns, with calculated comedy, to Next Act

The talented John McGivern and Norman Moses split eight different roles in this chaotic, nonsensical Olde English-y comedy, but their technical precision can be a double-edged sword.

Florentine Friends: Soprano Jamie-Rose Guarrine, Mezzo Adriana Zabala
Florentine Friends

Soprano Jamie-Rose Guarrine, Mezzo Adriana Zabala

Two lead singers in the Florentine's "Le Nozze di Figaro" go way back -- to Rome.

One Night with Janis Joplin: The Queen of Rock and Roll lives
One Night with Janis Joplin

The Queen of Rock and Roll lives

The life of Janis Joplin is celebrated with a flawless performance by Mary Bridget Davies at the Rep, through June 2.

MKE This Week: May brings new music, dance and theater
MKE This Week

May brings new music, dance and theater

Figaro at the Florentine, Arlo Guthrie in South Milwaukee, Springdances at UWM, an Irish play at the Irish Center, and it's almost Ride Your Bike to Work Week.

Smithereen’s “Hedwig”: Camp, with sublime intensity
Smithereen’s “Hedwig”

Camp, with sublime intensity

Jordan Gwiazdowski offers an extraordinary performance as the transgender rock queen Hedwig, with a physicality that carries the production by emerging company Smithereen.

Windfall’s “A Little Night Music” a waltz to remember

Windfall’s “A Little Night Music” a waltz to remember

Carol Zippel's cast finds a near-perfect harmony in, ironically, devoting as much time to its words as its notes.

Soulstice Theatre’s “The Memory of Water”

Soulstice Theatre’s “The Memory of Water”

Three sisters come home to bury their mother and hash out their issues in this British play by Shelagh Stephenson.

Skylight’s “Sing Me a Story”: High-effort cabaret
Skylight’s “Sing Me a Story”

High-effort cabaret

Kay Stiefel and Jack Forbes Wilson work hard -- sometimes too hard -- in their revue at the Skylight.