Theater
Perfectly campy
Dale Gutzman's take on the 1962 Bette and Joan movie, with Jeremy Welter and Mark Hagen as the grand dames, is a hit.
Oct 31st, 2011 by Judith Ann Moriarty
The Lamb lies (way) down on Broadway at the Pabst Theater
Genesis' Rock Opera, re-created by The Musical Box, does not hold up well over time. Plus: How I discovered the fire escape while trying to flee my seat.
Oct 30th, 2011 by Brian Jacobson
Theatre Gigante pays tribute to Spalding Gray
This weekend's "Shades of Gray" festival offers a play, documentary and book signing to commemorate the monologuist's life.
Oct 26th, 2011 by Matthew Reddin
Ruth Schudson, Milwaukee’s actress
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, which Schudson co-founded with Montgomery Davis, will honor her with a gala tonight.
Oct 24th, 2011 by Mary O'Hara Stacy
Lombardi lives — on stage at The Rep
Lee E. Ernst stars as the coach; Packer legends show up on opening night.
Oct 17th, 2011 by Curt Yorkey
A modest play, done well
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll get the message at the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre.
Oct 16th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Celebrity Catfight at Renaissance Theaterworks
Jennifer Rupp and Marcella Kearns duke it out as thinly-veiled versions of Joan Crawford and Bette Davis.
Oct 15th, 2011 by Tom Strini
I’ve been meaning to tell you…
The topics: Mahler's Titan, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford not quite live, Leslie Fitzwater and Edith Piaf, Chinese on the march at MAM.
Oct 13th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Error, malice and death row
Next Act Theatre stages a play crafted from the words of the unjustly convicted.
Oct 9th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Happiness, with a price tag
Theatrical Tendencies' latest show offers a fairy tale premise with real world consequences for its closeted characters.
Oct 8th, 2011 by Matthew Reddin
Next Act Theatre opens its new home
"The Exonerated" is the first show in the company's game-changing venue.
Oct 6th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Love, destroyed by hate, in the Rep’s “Yellowman”
A complex story of race and identity unfolds at the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre's Stiemke Studio.
Oct 2nd, 2011 by Matthew Reddin
