Theater

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.

Boulevard’s “Living Out”: A tale of two mothers
Boulevard’s “Living Out”

A tale of two mothers

Director Beth Monhollen directs a talented cast in this must-see production about two families both pursuing an American dream.

Stiefel and Wilson “Sing Me a Story” at the Skylight

Stiefel and Wilson “Sing Me a Story” at the Skylight

Skylight Music Theatre presents singing duo Kay Stiefel and Jack Forbes Wilson in a revue at the Studio Theatre.

Comparing Notes: Mozart at MSO, Sondheim at Windfall
Comparing Notes

Mozart at MSO, Sondheim at Windfall

Tom Strini and Matthew Reddin take the thread tying Mozart and Sondheim together this weekend and play with it, in this latest installment.

MKE This Week: Award-winners and stars abound
MKE This Week

Award-winners and stars abound

The Rep hosts a tribute to Janis Joplin, Windfall performs a Sondheim classic, the MSO features a visiting violinist, and two Skylight favorites host a cabaret-esque show.

In Tandem’s “Apartment 3A” delivers constant, sharp humor

In Tandem’s “Apartment 3A” delivers constant, sharp humor

In Tandem Theatre closes its season with Jeff Daniels' "Apartment 3A" and its witty answers to life's big, pesky questions.

Footnotes to Evil: Alchemist’s “House of Horrors”
Footnotes to Evil

Alchemist’s “House of Horrors”

Aaron Kopec's second play about H.H. Holmes gets into the serial killer's head.

“Catch Me If You Can” soars at the Marcus

“Catch Me If You Can” soars at the Marcus

An authentic '60s musical vibe cribbed from "Hairspray" supports a strong cast, vibrant sets and high-kicking choreography.

MKE This Week: Curtains up across the city
MKE This Week

Curtains up across the city

"Catch Me If You Can" flies into Marcus Center, In Tandem revives "Apartment 3A," more from the Alchemist's Year of Fear and Danceworks re-imagines "Facade."