Theater

Dames at Sea can inspire us all

Dames at Sea can inspire us all

Skylight insists "Dames" isn't a spoof, just good entertainment and a testament to the power of pluck. Perhaps it's a perfect message for us all.

Arts Previews 2010-11: Theatre
Arts Previews 2010-11

Theatre

New companies, new projects, new talent, and new collaborations all come together to form a season of one exciting prospect after the next.

Next Act’s season opens quietly, poignantly and with a gentle smile

Next Act’s season opens quietly, poignantly and with a gentle smile

Joel Drake Johnson's "Four Places" probes laughter and heartache as parents and children reverse roles.

This ain’t your father’s beach party

This ain’t your father’s beach party

In the waning days of summer, Off the Wall's "Psycho Beach Party" is a warm blast from the past with enough twists to make you ask “Annette who?”

The real-life drama of the Lady Elgin, on stage

The real-life drama of the Lady Elgin, on stage

A ship went down and hundreds drowned in a maelstrom of politics and philosophy on the brink of the Civil War. John Kishline and Edward Morgan tell the story in a new play.

Open call: Auditions and entries in SE Wisconsin
Open call

Auditions and entries in SE Wisconsin

Bel Canto Chorus and The Milwaukee Theatre are searching for singers, plus a call for entries for the 2010 Chalk Art Contest.

Review: Neil Haven’s “The Playdaters”
Review

Neil Haven’s “The Playdaters”

Neil Haven's new play is a hilarious romantic comedy. Or maybe a hilarious anti-romantic comedy.

In Tandem Theater opens Neil Haven’s new satire Thursday

In Tandem Theater opens Neil Haven’s new satire Thursday

"The Playdaters" is a buddy comedy and a romantic comedy, with a couple of twists.

Where We Are Now: The Milwaukee Rep
Where We Are Now

The Milwaukee Rep

A new leadership team brings new ideas to the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

Review: Chamber Theatre’s “Jeeves Intervenes”
Review

Chamber Theatre’s “Jeeves Intervenes”

Bumbling aristocrats get themselves on sticky wickets. An arch, brilliant valet gets them home free.

Where We Are Now: Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
Where We Are Now

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre

Eighth in TCD's series of snapshots of our arts groups: MCT rides out the recession and carves out an identity.

Old fashioned summer fun with Hula Hoop Sha-Boop

Old fashioned summer fun with Hula Hoop Sha-Boop

If rock ‘n roll was a "disease” in the '50s, then the Stackner Cabaret's "Hula Hoop Sha-Boop" is a great way to catch that eternally uplifting fever.