Theater

Jason Powell’s comix opera

Jason Powell’s comix opera

Milwaukee Opera Theater commissioned "Fortuna the Timebender vs. The Schoolgirls of Doom." Really. Premieres Thursday.

Review: In Tandem’s darkly comic “Art of Murder”
Review

In Tandem’s darkly comic “Art of Murder”

Joe DiPietro's deliciously nasty comedy opens at the Tenth Street Theatre.

UPROOTED explores what it really means to be African American

UPROOTED explores what it really means to be African American

A talented and activist-minded performance company hosts an annual fundraiser as unique as its mission.

Preview: In Tandem’s “Art of Murder”
Preview

In Tandem’s “Art of Murder”

In Tandem Theatre opens with a comedy/thriller set in the wet and wild world of art.

Acting, drawing, thriving: A new perspective on disability
Acting, drawing, thriving

A new perspective on disability

The Milwaukee Public Theatre challenges the way our culture views people with disabilities with Tap the Potential, devoted to the cathartic power of art.

First Stage finds the ‘second star on the right’ in “Peter Pan and Wendy”

First Stage finds the ‘second star on the right’ in “Peter Pan and Wendy”

This enchanting production of Peter Pan and Wendy adeptly tells a story that, like Peter Pan himself, never grows old.

Review: Down-home fun on MCT’s Main-Travelled Roads
Review

Down-home fun on MCT’s Main-Travelled Roads

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre's musical after Hamlin Garland stories of rural Wisconsin, reflects its American Folklore Theatre roots.

Those Rhode girls and MCT’s “Main-Travelled Roads”

Those Rhode girls and MCT’s “Main-Travelled Roads”

Molly Rhode directs Chamber Theatre's Wisconsin-themed musical, and sister Alissa Rhode is the music director.

Flights of Fancy in First Stage “Peter Pan and Wendy”

Flights of Fancy in First Stage “Peter Pan and Wendy”

Puppets and live actors mingle in this version of Pan, which is all about imagination and the emotional flight from childhood to young adulthood.

Boulevard Theatre’s Judgment Days for Actors

Boulevard Theatre’s Judgment Days for Actors

Your hopes and dreams dashed: Tragedy. Other guy's hopes and dreams dashed: Comedy.

The Rep’s “Asher Lev” is art to be taken seriously

The Rep’s “Asher Lev” is art to be taken seriously

A captivating production reveals rich, intelligent performances that demonstrate that life, like art, is, as Asher Lev describes, “both demonic and divine.”

Plenty of “Reasons” to get to Renaissance Theaterworks

Plenty of “Reasons” to get to Renaissance Theaterworks

Beautiful, pretty. Unattractive, ugly. What do these words really convey about a person, especially a woman?