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Seven (more) things Strini’s been meaning to tell you

Seven (more) things Strini’s been meaning to tell you

HBO's musically savvy "Treme," Marcus Center news, Present Music big show, Public Theater grant, UPAF news, MBC and UWM work together, the Choral Artists up for a prize.

Dead Man’s Carnival, a blazing burlesque

Dead Man’s Carnival, a blazing burlesque

Step right up for an amazing, amusing and naughty show.

“Love” takes center stage at Off the Wall Theatre

“Love” takes center stage at Off the Wall Theatre

A forgotten musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber is the blackbox theater's latest success.

The Drowsy Chaperone: A musical about musicals
The Drowsy Chaperone

A musical about musicals

Sunset Playhouse offering sends up every musical theater cliche in the book.

On Stage 7/12-18: Gathering on the Green, a surge of theater
On Stage 7/12-18

Gathering on the Green, a surge of theater

A bundle of plays and musicals open, along with a Mequon music festival and a thesis show at Danceworks.

On Stage July 5-11: Summerfest takes over
On Stage July 5-11

Summerfest takes over

A little bit of dance, a little theater here and a lot in Spring Green. Otherwise, this week is all about Summerfest.

Crime and Punishment, abridged at APT

Crime and Punishment, abridged at APT

Dostoyevsky's novel, in American Players Theatre's 90-minute version, engages, bores, and re-engages.

APT’s “Taming of the Shrew” a sly boost for Shrew Liberation

APT’s “Taming of the Shrew” a sly boost for Shrew Liberation

Surrender to a man is a feminist victory for Woman in this smart APT production.

American Players Theatre’s intimate, subtle and varied “Glass Menagerie”

American Players Theatre’s intimate, subtle and varied “Glass Menagerie”

In Tennessee Williams' classic of American family dysfunction, APT finds the rueful laughter amid the sorrow.

In APT’s “The Critic,” the theater makes fun of itself — and what fun!

In APT’s “The Critic,” the theater makes fun of itself — and what fun!

Director William Brown and a virtuosic American Players Theatre cast brings Sheridan's 1779 burlesque to hilarious life.

On Stage June 28: Summerfest isn’t the only gig going on
On Stage June 28

Summerfest isn’t the only gig going on

American Players Theatre, the Fine Arts Quartet and "Church Basement Ladies" continue as the Big Gig begins at the lakefront.

Seven things Strini’s been meaning to tell you

Seven things Strini’s been meaning to tell you

UPAF, Youngblood, Skylight, MSO, UWM Dance, Creative Alliance, JMKAC, First Stage have been bouncing around in his head and now on our pages.