Theater
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
Picnic at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
Like an 'autumn awakening,' the latest from Milwaukee Chamber Theatre serves up sexual and emotional piques.
Oct 20th, 2009 by Paul Masterson
Highlights from 10/21 to 10/27
Fairy tales are afoot, jazz and modern dance flow and youth are the focus in this week's edition.
Oct 20th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Wiggling with the Wiggles
TCD's Brian Jacobson enlists his tot niece to weigh in on the live stage show. Plus, a sweeping look at the Milwaukee children's entertainment scene.
Oct 19th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
True West by Pink Banana Theatre Company
The novel approach of setting Shepard's play in an actual apartment works, but some of the acting does not.
Oct 19th, 2009 by Michael Madden
Joan Didion’s Year of Magical Thinking
The Rep stages Didion's renowned memoir in a one-woman show.
Oct 18th, 2009 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
Skylight Reinstates Theisen
Bill Theisen, fired as artistic director in June, will serve as A.D. through June 2011.
Oct 14th, 2009 by Tom Strini
the Rep’s Clements, Helsing Wolters
Mark Clements and Dawn Helsing Wolters, new leaders at Milwaukee Rep, talk issues, big and small.
Oct 13th, 2009 by Tom Strini
