Theater

• Why Jane Eyre Still Matters

  Apr 24th, 2017 by Jim Cryns

  Rep stages the famous novel with black actress, veteran director.

• A Dickens of a Staging

  Apr 17th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Chamber Theatre’s ‘Great Expectations’ is cleverly staged, great fun.

• The Weight of Words

  Apr 11th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Renaissance staging of ‘The Violet Hour’ dramatizes the golden days of American publishing.

• Regrets, They Have a Few

  Apr 10th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Four actors deftly stretch time and memory in “Bloomsday.”

• Rep’s ‘Glass Menagerie’ Sparkles

  Mar 13th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Williams’ masterwork has good cast, pacing, but might have more weight.

• Love and Pain and Journalism

  Feb 28th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s “The Few” is uneven, but mysterious.

• Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Pilot

  Feb 27th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Rep’s ‘Grounded’ is haunting drama about U.S. pilot doing drone warfare.

• A Short Play About Planet Earth

  Feb 14th, 2017 by Jim Cryns

  Grand Avenue Club premieres collaborative play created by people with mental illness.

• Crivello Makes Al McGuire Come Alive

  Jan 24th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Milwaukee native and Broadway actor returns for Rep’s ‘McGuire’ and nails it.

• Rep’s ‘Disgraced’ Is Powerful, Provocative

  Jan 23rd, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Play by Pulitzer-winner Ayad Akhtar, Brookfield Central grad, is wowing audiences.

• Next Act’s Christmas Play Is Uneven

  Nov 22nd, 2016 by Dominique Paul Noth

  1950s Milwaukee radio setting is grabby, but acting is a tad flat.

• We Need ‘La Cage’ More Than Ever

  Nov 21st, 2016 by Dominique Paul Noth

  Skylight production of musical shows it’s still relevant -- and tons of fun.