Theater

PODCAST: Matt Daniels and theater as barroom
PODCAST

Matt Daniels and theater as barroom

What if a theater were like a bar — a place where you could show up, meet your community and see what's going on? Isn't telling a joke in a bar a kind of theater as ancient as cave paintings and firepit storytelling?

On Stage with TCD: Weekly Highlights from 11/25 to 12/1
On Stage with TCD

Weekly Highlights from 11/25 to 12/1

Gobble, Gobble! It may be a short week, but it marks the start of some major holiday shows. Christmas Carol and Nutcracker, anyone?

Review: The Florentine’s Tosca
Review

The Florentine’s Tosca

The Florentine has a spare new set for Tosca. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

Boulevard Theatre serves up family dysfunction for Thanksgiving

Boulevard Theatre serves up family dysfunction for Thanksgiving

Christopher Durang's autobiography celebrates chaos, calamity and other tribal matters.

Review: Moon Over the Brewery at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
Review

Moon Over the Brewery at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre

This four-character play packs a lot of unexpected psychological whomp, between three socially challenged people and one devilish rogue.

RENT’s Gwen Stewart on the show’s ageless message

RENT’s Gwen Stewart on the show’s ageless message

Original cast member and "Seasons of Love" soloist talks to TCD about the power of the Broadway tour coming to Milwaukee.

Review: The Producers at Carte Blance Studios
Review

The Producers at Carte Blance Studios

Jimmy Dragolovich's little stage plays host to a mega-sized musical farce with all the wincing and guffawing intact.

Review: 7 Stories at Next Act Theatre
Review

7 Stories at Next Act Theatre

The Off-Broadway Theatre gets edgy with this new comedy, with expert timing and a rubber-faced protagonist.

REVIEW: Laugh to Keep from Crying at Milwaukee Theatre
REVIEW

Laugh to Keep from Crying at Milwaukee Theatre

Predictable formula produces big laughs, great music in Tyler Perry's latest onstage production.

Review: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… with First Stage Children’s Theater
Review

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… with First Stage Children’s Theater

A clever mouse and his sympathetic friend are the center of this lively, mischievous production.

On Stage with TCD: The Week in Highlights 11/11 to 11/17
On Stage with TCD

The Week in Highlights 11/11 to 11/17

Strings rule the week with showcases as diverse as Turtle Island's take on Danzón at the Wilson Center to renowned violinist Guillermo Figueroa at UWM.

Review: Theatre Gigante, words then action
Review

Theatre Gigante, words then action

Malcolm Tulip's clever word puzzles, and David Gaines' wild, one-man "Seven Samurai"