Theater
James Pickering takes on Scrooge again and again
As the stage version of A Christmas Carol returns to the Pabst Theater, the accomplished actor who plays the lead talks turkey. (Podcast included.)
Nov 26th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
The Skylight’s holiday show
Paul Helm is forever plaid. Seriously; he was in Forever Plaid in Platteville, and now he's in the holiday spinoff, Plaid Tidings, at the Skylight.
Nov 25th, 2009 by Tom Strini
RENT the Broadway Tour at the Marcus Center
Even if you've seen a locally staged version of RENT, the national Broadway tour still wows audiences.
Nov 25th, 2009 by Hope Stolarski
Diana Carl Alioto gets thee to a nunnery
As Sister's Christmas Catechism: Mystery of the Magi's Gold unfolds, the actress chats with TCD about the role (Podcast included).
Nov 25th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
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?
Nov 24th, 2009 by Amy Elliott
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?
Nov 24th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
The Florentine’s Tosca
The Florentine has a spare new set for Tosca. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Nov 21st, 2009 by Tom Strini
Boulevard Theatre serves up family dysfunction for Thanksgiving
Christopher Durang's autobiography celebrates chaos, calamity and other tribal matters.
Nov 20th, 2009 by Paul Masterson
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.
Nov 20th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
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.
Nov 19th, 2009 by Hope Stolarski
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.
Nov 16th, 2009 by Paul Masterson
7 Stories at Next Act Theatre
The Off-Broadway Theatre gets edgy with this new comedy, with expert timing and a rubber-faced protagonist.
Nov 16th, 2009 by Michael Madden
