Theater
Theatrical Tendencies stages Terrence McNally’s take on Jesus
What if Jesus was from Texas and lived in the 1950s? And what if he were gay?
Mar 12th, 2011 by Rosy Ricks
Funny as hell
In August Wilson's 1982 play, the good-humored grace of talented African-Americans bends under the pressure of American racism.
Mar 6th, 2011 by Tom Strini
“Teaching life skills through stage skills”
As schools are forced to cut back, First Stage Children's Theater and Academy offers a creative outlet for students, fostering empowerment through the arts.
Mar 3rd, 2011 by Mark Metcalf
Patrick Sims’ moving ’10 Perfect’ an extraordinary performance
One actor brings 18 characters to life in segregated 1920's Indiana, inspired by James Cameron's experience of a near-lynching.
Feb 27th, 2011 by Michael Barndt
A Photo Gallery
Students in Milwaukee take the annual stage reading to new performance and multimedia levels in this version supported by the Theatre and Social Justice Fund.
Feb 26th, 2011 by Brian Jacobson
In Tandem’s “Murder at the Howard Johnson’s”
A hundred ways to kill your lover, husband, wife, wife's lover, girlfriend's husband or rival, all of them funny.
Feb 26th, 2011 by Matthew Reddin
Bug:Me!, tiny critters with life lessons
Jeremiah Clay Neal's new musical for the little one takes the creepy out of the crawlies.
Feb 22nd, 2011 by Peggy Sue Dunigan
What’s on your head and at Uihlein Hall?
"Hair," of course! Also this week: lots going on at UWM, a European soprano recital, "Murder at Howard Johnson's" and "10 Perfect" at Stritch University.
Feb 22nd, 2011 by Tom Strini
Boulevard’s Becky Shaw, a sweet romantic comedy — NOT!
In Gina Gionfriddo's comedy, five characters obsess on their feelings, hurt one another and have no idea of how amusing they are.
Feb 20th, 2011 by Tom Strini
Bullies bested in comedy at Windfall Theatre
Light comedy addresses a serious subject in "Nurture's Wonders" - a world premiere with many satisfying twists and turns.
Feb 20th, 2011 by Michael Barndt
Greed, obsession, treachery
Five desperate characters vie for rare, valuable stamps in Theresa Rebeck's Mamet-tinged play.
Feb 19th, 2011 by Mary O'Hara Stacy
Chamber Theatre puts its stamp on “Mauritius”
In Theresa Rebeck's play, two sisters and a trio of shady men try to get their hands on a pair of rare, valuable stamps.
Feb 16th, 2011 by Tom Strini
