Theater
“Clybourne Park” actors share more than stage time
Engaged actors Grant Goodman and Jenny McKnight work across the U.S. The Rep's given them the chance to work together.
Feb 1st, 2013 by Matthew Reddin
Next Act winds up for “The Clockmaker”
Director Mary MacDonald Kerr's play, about a clockmaker trying to save an unhappily married woman, is a "sort of" love story.
Jan 31st, 2013 by Danielle McClune
“To the Promised Land”
Jonathan Gillard Daly's new play puts Golda Meir and a determined black girl in the same Milwaukee house decades apart.
Jan 29th, 2013 by Ellen M. Kozak
The time is right for new shows
The Rep and Next Act present time-jumping dramas, Alverno pays tribute to a master from the past, and Danceworks performs pieces yet to exist.
Jan 29th, 2013 by Danielle McClune
“Behanding” hilarious, but sometimes tough to handle
The World's Stage production of this McDonagh work puts questionable material in the best light with stunning performances.
Jan 28th, 2013 by Matthew Reddin
Fitzwater magnificent as Edith Piaf
Leslie Fitzwater's one-woman show on the life and music of the legendary French chanteuse has become a landmark of Milwaukee musical theater.
Jan 27th, 2013 by Mary O'Hara Stacy
“The Pillowman” a long, dark tale
While that length often hobbles the play, its darkness is at the heart of the World's Stage production's best moments.
Jan 27th, 2013 by Christina Wright
The Alchemist puts the Ripper’s victims in focus
"The Canonical Five" is not just a scary play. It's an astonishing tableau depicting the lives of five women hunted by a madman.
Jan 26th, 2013 by Matthew Reddin
“Completely Hollywood” full of stars, some extra bright
Soulstice Theatre's rendition of the Reduced Shakespeare Comedy inspired show hits the right notes, especially in Act II.
Jan 26th, 2013 by Danielle McClune
First Stage takes a serious look at racial conflict
"To the Promised Land" interweaves the lives of a young Golda Meir and an African-American girl amid the civil rights movement.
Jan 25th, 2013 by Danielle McClune
Leslie Fitzwater as Edith Piaf
Fitzwater beats cancer and returns to the stage as the tragic, heroic French singing star.
Jan 24th, 2013 by Tom Strini
Sunset’s “Lumberjacks” packed with flannel and laughs
Four Wisconsin northwoods bachelors (and a secret bachelorette) have their lives upended when a mail-order bride arrives at camp.
Jan 23rd, 2013 by Sara RS Miller
