Theater
Laugh to Keep from Crying at Milwaukee Theatre
Predictable formula produces big laughs, great music in Tyler Perry's latest onstage production.
Nov 14th, 2009 by Lisa Townsel
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.
Nov 12th, 2009 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
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.
Nov 10th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Theatre Gigante, words then action
Malcolm Tulip's clever word puzzles, and David Gaines' wild, one-man "Seven Samurai"
Nov 5th, 2009 by Tom Strini
Q&A with Dale Gutzman and Ray Bradford for The New Century
Two Milwaukee powerhouses talk about the daunting task of staging Paul Rudnick's most recent work.
Nov 5th, 2009 by Paul Masterson
Weekly Highlights from 11/4 to 11/10
It's a big week for all things brash and colorful, from the master percussionists of STOMP to the tot-friendly "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie... "
Nov 3rd, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Deathtrap at Sunset Playhouse
The 1980s setting and a few dramatic misfires lessen the intensity of this mysterious production that's packed with surprises and quick turns.
Oct 28th, 2009 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
Brett Favre — merely a player, and football the stage?
Actor, playwright and sports commentator David "Copperfield" Begel joins Mark to discuss Wisconsin's own prodigal son through the lens of the Greek Olympian tradition and more.
Oct 27th, 2009 by Amy Elliott
Highlights from 10/28 to 11/3
As Halloween descends, Milwaukee shrieks and shivers with pajama parties, Polish spirit music and Chihuly and de Waart.
Oct 27th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Junie B. Jones at First Stage Children’s Theater
Milwaukee's premiere children's theater dishes up an authentic portrait of a "spirited" girl who thinks her brother is a monkey.
Oct 26th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Happy Now? at the Milwaukee Rep
The Repertory actors actually exceed Lucinda Coxon's thirtysomething dilemma story script with fleshed-out performances.
Oct 24th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Curtain call, behind the scenes
Once the curtain closes, a community stage actress laments the end of the camaraderie on and off the stage that makes each production special. Pt. 2
Oct 21st, 2009 by Hope Stolarski
