Theater

Old fashioned summer fun with Hula Hoop Sha-Boop

Old fashioned summer fun with Hula Hoop Sha-Boop

If rock ‘n roll was a "disease” in the '50s, then the Stackner Cabaret's "Hula Hoop Sha-Boop" is a great way to catch that eternally uplifting fever.

Boulevard Theatre opens 25th season, lovingly

Boulevard Theatre opens 25th season, lovingly

"Fourplay: 4 Plays of Love and Seduction" explores the many themes of the L-word, mostly with great success

Break a Leg

Break a Leg

Gal Friday Films, Acacia Theatre and the Over Our Head Players are holding auditions throughout the month of August. Got the acting bug? Read on for details.

Witches’ Night Off

Witches’ Night Off

The cast of "Wicked" stripped the stage bare to sing and dance through standards and raise money for the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin.

Review: Soulstice Theatre’s “Chess”
Review

Soulstice Theatre’s “Chess”

A musical about a board game, the U.S.-Soviet cold war, and high-strung, competitive personalities.

Milwaukee’s lighter side

Milwaukee’s lighter side

For a place known for beer, brats, and consequently, our pant sizes, we can dole out some quality jokes as well. Case in point: The Milwaukee Comedy Festival.

Where We Are Now: Skylight Opera Theatre
Where We Are Now

Skylight Opera Theatre

The sixth installment in our summer series of snapshots of local performing arts groups: Whither the Skylight, after last summer's crisis?

Political satire at its finest: The Capitol Steps
Political satire at its finest

The Capitol Steps

The Capitol Steps played to a full house on Saturday night lighting up the Pabst Theater like the 4th of July. But this was no patriotic exercise.

Fairy tales revisited: Into the Woods at Off the Wall Theatre
Fairy tales revisited

Into the Woods at Off the Wall Theatre

Into the Woods isn’t supposed to be about happy endings. It’s about being happy until the end. And that’s certainly the experience you get watching it.

In the name of love: Drive Me to Arson at Youngblood Theatre Co.
In the name of love

Drive Me to Arson at Youngblood Theatre Co.

Youngblood's latest offering forces us to decide where the line is between being madly in love and just plain mad.

Zombies Set to Invade Landmark Lanes

Zombies Set to Invade Landmark Lanes

Angry Young Men premiere their take on the Romero classic "Night of the Living Dead" except there's one twist. It's also a puppet show. Say what?

Review: “Wicked”-ly good fun
Review

“Wicked”-ly good fun

Are we who we think we are or who others say we are? "Wicked" answers the question.