Theater
Di Alioto begins Sunset Playhouse tenure with “Lucky Stiff”
The new executive director, formerly at the Skylight, talks her new position and the musical farce she's directing, which opens this weekend.
Apr 18th, 2013 by Sara RS Miller
Four things I’ve been meaning to tell you
The Milwaukee Art Museum brings on curator Tanya Hall, Lee Ann Garrison on the late Cissie Peltz, "Eggs Benedict" update, the Pulitzer winner Ayad Akhtar.
Apr 18th, 2013 by Tom Strini
Greek classics, Quasimondo style
Artistic director Brian Rott talks about the physical troupe's newest show, "Bacchanalia," inspired by Greek mythology and philosophy.
Apr 18th, 2013 by Danielle McClune
Operating in the fringe
With upcoming productions including "Spike Heels" and "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," the developers of Milwaukee's "TIM (The Improvised Musical)" have some unique work to unveil.
Apr 18th, 2013 by Hannah McCarthy
Galleries Galore
Spring Gallery Night is the big arts event of the week, but don't neglect new shows at the Marcus Center, Quasimondo, Wisconsin Conservatory and Alverno Presents.
Apr 16th, 2013 by Hannah McCarthy
“Jackie (Robinson) and Me”
A boy touches a baseball card and travels back in time to meet the first African-American player in Major League Baseball.
Apr 16th, 2013 by Cheryl Figueroa
“Sweeney Todd” at Carte Blanche
Carte Blanche Theatre's production of Sondheim's great on the dramatic, a penny short on the music.
Apr 14th, 2013 by David Bohn
New “Jeeves” blossoms at MCT
"Jeeves in Bloom," a Margaret Raether adaptation of the P.G. Wodehouse stories, is packed to the brim with comedy, fueled by a returning Matt Daniels and a cast of archetypal characters.
Apr 13th, 2013 by Matthew Reddin
“American Idiot” rocks, but with shallow roles
The touring Broadway rock opera is all punk and bombast, but leaves story depth and complexity off stage right.
Apr 13th, 2013 by Brian Jacobson
Matt Kemple
The Milwaukee Comedy founder and part-owner of the Underground Collaborative talks to Mark about the growth in the city's comedy scene and the busy weekend ahead.
Apr 11th, 2013 by Mark Metcalf
Matt Daniels re-ups as Jeeves for MCT
In "Jeeves in Bloom," a quasi-sequel to 2010's "Jeeves Intervenes," the consummate valet must help his employer Bertie escape more romantic entanglements and meddling aunts.
Apr 11th, 2013 by Matthew Reddin
First Stage steps up to the plate for “Jackie and Me”
The company's latest adventure pairs a time-traveling young boy with Jackie Robinson, in a play that doesn't shy away from the issues of racism implicit in his story.
Apr 9th, 2013 by Christina Wright
