Theater

In Tandem’s “Apartment 3A” delivers constant, sharp humor

In Tandem’s “Apartment 3A” delivers constant, sharp humor

In Tandem Theatre closes its season with Jeff Daniels' "Apartment 3A" and its witty answers to life's big, pesky questions.

Footnotes to Evil: Alchemist’s “House of Horrors”
Footnotes to Evil

Alchemist’s “House of Horrors”

Aaron Kopec's second play about H.H. Holmes gets into the serial killer's head.

“Catch Me If You Can” soars at the Marcus

“Catch Me If You Can” soars at the Marcus

An authentic '60s musical vibe cribbed from "Hairspray" supports a strong cast, vibrant sets and high-kicking choreography.

MKE This Week: Curtains up across the city
MKE This Week

Curtains up across the city

"Catch Me If You Can" flies into Marcus Center, In Tandem revives "Apartment 3A," more from the Alchemist's Year of Fear and Danceworks re-imagines "Facade."

Di Alioto begins Sunset Playhouse tenure with “Lucky Stiff”

Di Alioto begins Sunset Playhouse tenure with “Lucky Stiff”

The new executive director, formerly at the Skylight, talks her new position and the musical farce she's directing, which opens this weekend.

Milwaukee Scribe: Four things I’ve been meaning to tell you
Milwaukee Scribe

Four things I’ve been meaning to tell you

The Milwaukee Art Museum brings on curator Tanya Hall, Lee Ann Garrison on the late Cissie Peltz, "Eggs Benedict" update, the Pulitzer winner Ayad Akhtar.

Greek classics, Quasimondo style

Greek classics, Quasimondo style

Artistic director Brian Rott talks about the physical troupe's newest show, "Bacchanalia," inspired by Greek mythology and philosophy.

Smithereen Productions: Operating in the fringe
Smithereen Productions

Operating in the fringe

With upcoming productions including "Spike Heels" and "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," the developers of Milwaukee's "TIM (The Improvised Musical)" have some unique work to unveil.

MKE This Week: Galleries Galore
MKE This Week

Galleries Galore

Spring Gallery Night is the big arts event of the week, but don't neglect new shows at the Marcus Center, Quasimondo, Wisconsin Conservatory and Alverno Presents.

First Stage: “Jackie (Robinson) and Me”
First Stage

“Jackie (Robinson) and Me”

A boy touches a baseball card and travels back in time to meet the first African-American player in Major League Baseball.

“Sweeney Todd” at Carte Blanche

“Sweeney Todd” at Carte Blanche

Carte Blanche Theatre's production of Sondheim's great on the dramatic, a penny short on the music.

New “Jeeves” blossoms at MCT

New “Jeeves” blossoms at MCT

"Jeeves in Bloom," a Margaret Raether adaptation of the P.G. Wodehouse stories, is packed to the brim with comedy, fueled by a returning Matt Daniels and a cast of archetypal characters.