Theater
Rep’s “Laurel and Hardy” shines late
Boredom, thy name is exposition. But once through that, Gerard Neugent and Bill Theisen bring the movies' first great comedy team back to life.
Sep 28th, 2010 by Tom Strini
British invade new music series at the Sunset Playhouse
Elm Grove's Sunset Theater launches a new musical series featuring professional local talent.
Sep 24th, 2010 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
Bill Theisen plays Oliver Hardy in the Rep’s Laurel & Hardy
On stage, Theisen is doing his Oliver Hardy impression. Otherwise, he's acting more like James Brown -- the hardest-working man in Milwaukee show business.
Sep 23rd, 2010 by Tom Strini
Next Act’s tragi-comedy about endgame
Conflict and comedy play out in Joel Drake Johnson's "Four Places," as an aging parent and her anxious adult children bump heads over lunch.
Sep 20th, 2010 by Matthew Reddin
Skylight fun and nostalgia with “Dames at Sea”
The Rep, in "Cabaret," shows the 1960s looking back at dark, pre-war Germany. In "Dames," the Skylight shows the 60s looking back at sweet, silly, pre-war Broadway.
Sep 19th, 2010 by Kat Murrell
The Rep’s “Cabaret,” a blockbuster with guts
Mark Clements debut as the Rep's artistic director gives the company its first big musical. It's a knockout.
Sep 18th, 2010 by Tom Strini
Theatrical Tendencies, a new company
The first show is "Thrill Me" It's about Leopold and Loeb, the notorious thrill killers. It's a musical. Really.
Sep 17th, 2010 by Paul Masterson
a Preview
The acerbic, sadsack comedian is riding high with a concert movie (shot in Milwaukee), a hit show on FX, and an unsafe Twitter account.
Sep 17th, 2010 by Brian Jacobson
Dames at Sea can inspire us all
Skylight insists "Dames" isn't a spoof, just good entertainment and a testament to the power of pluck. Perhaps it's a perfect message for us all.
Sep 16th, 2010 by Ryan Findley
Theatre
New companies, new projects, new talent, and new collaborations all come together to form a season of one exciting prospect after the next.
Sep 16th, 2010 by Alan Piotrowicz
Next Act’s season opens quietly, poignantly and with a gentle smile
Joel Drake Johnson's "Four Places" probes laughter and heartache as parents and children reverse roles.
Sep 15th, 2010 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
This ain’t your father’s beach party
In the waning days of summer, Off the Wall's "Psycho Beach Party" is a warm blast from the past with enough twists to make you ask “Annette who?”
Sep 6th, 2010 by Patti Wenzel
