Theater
A very subdued “Young Frankenstein”
For those who loved the Mel Brooks film, watching the musical can become a game of "listen for the famous line."
Nov 3rd, 2010 by Brian Jacobson
Soulstice takes on “The Foreigner”
Playwright Larry Shue died in 1985, but his plays live on in Milwaukee. The Soulstice Theatre has takes on his hit comedy -- and its baggage.
Nov 1st, 2010 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
Youngblood’s “Freakshow”
Carson Kreitzer's play seems to be about freaks in a failing traveling show. It's really about something closer to home.
Oct 30th, 2010 by Tom Strini
A fun comic book in the form of an opera
Jason Powell's funny new opera looks promising in a staged reading by Milwaukee Opera Theater. Runs through Saturday.
Oct 29th, 2010 by Rosy Ricks
Jason Powell’s comix opera
Milwaukee Opera Theater commissioned "Fortuna the Timebender vs. The Schoolgirls of Doom." Really. Premieres Thursday.
Oct 27th, 2010 by Tom Strini
In Tandem’s darkly comic “Art of Murder”
Joe DiPietro's deliciously nasty comedy opens at the Tenth Street Theatre.
Oct 25th, 2010 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
UPROOTED explores what it really means to be African American
A talented and activist-minded performance company hosts an annual fundraiser as unique as its mission.
Oct 23rd, 2010 by Andy Hartman
In Tandem’s “Art of Murder”
In Tandem Theatre opens with a comedy/thriller set in the wet and wild world of art.
Oct 20th, 2010 by Matthew Reddin
A new perspective on disability
The Milwaukee Public Theatre challenges the way our culture views people with disabilities with Tap the Potential, devoted to the cathartic power of art.
Oct 19th, 2010 by Hope Stolarski
First Stage finds the ‘second star on the right’ in “Peter Pan and Wendy”
This enchanting production of Peter Pan and Wendy adeptly tells a story that, like Peter Pan himself, never grows old.
Oct 18th, 2010 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
Down-home fun on MCT’s Main-Travelled Roads
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre's musical after Hamlin Garland stories of rural Wisconsin, reflects its American Folklore Theatre roots.
Oct 17th, 2010 by Michael Barndt
Those Rhode girls and MCT’s “Main-Travelled Roads”
Molly Rhode directs Chamber Theatre's Wisconsin-themed musical, and sister Alissa Rhode is the music director.
Oct 14th, 2010 by Tom Strini
