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Tony Crivello Returns In ‘McGuire’
Tony-winning Milwaukee native stars in fresh staging of one-man show about legendary Marquette basketball coach.
Jul 12th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
Strong Acting Powers ‘Three Viewings’
Live theater is back and Next Act show offers laughs, surprises and sorrow.
Sep 27th, 2021 by Dominique Paul Noth
Next Act Plays Parlor Games
‘Three Viewings’ is a comic drama about three unusual characters at a funeral parlor.
Sep 17th, 2021 by Jeff Jordan
Next Act’s ‘The Christians’ Is Compelling
It feels like live theater being streamed, in a smart play about a mega-church facing a sudden challenge.
Nov 25th, 2020 by Dominique Paul Noth
So Many Jokes, So Little Time
Next Act has fun with Neil Simon’s ‘Laughter on the 23rd Floor.’
Nov 26th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth
Tale of the Woodcarver
Unique theater-dance piece explores the life of Wisconsin artist Levi Fisher Ames.
Oct 24th, 2018 by Dominique Paul Noth
Next Act Wins Irish Sweepstakes
Staging of John Patrick’s Shanley’s Irish-y comic drama has great acting by four of town’s top actors.
Oct 1st, 2018 by Dominique Paul Noth
Danceworks Performance Company invites audiences to the first concert of its 2018-19 season: Against the Grain: The Life & Times of Levi Fisher Ames
October 20-21 & 25-28, 2018 * Danceworks Studio Theatre
Sep 25th, 2018 by Danceworks Inc.
Next Act Offers an Acting Clinic
Comic drama “The Secret Mask” is uneven, but well-directed actors give it power.
Nov 21st, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth
Next Act’s Christmas Play Is Uneven
1950s Milwaukee radio setting is grabby, but acting is a tad flat.
Nov 22nd, 2016 by Dominique Paul Noth
The Arab Among Us
Next Act’s ‘Back of the Throat’ offers angry, absurdist look at post 9/11 fears.
Oct 5th, 2015 by Dominique Paul Noth
Next Act Theatre
David Cecsarini opens the season with "Perfect Mendacity," a complex play about truth and deception, but it's just one of Next Act's diverse offerings this year.
Sep 16th, 2013 by Matthew Reddin
Next Act puts faith in “Grace”
Director David Cescarini talks about his season's last play, an exploration of how we believe what we believe in. Plus: Next Act's 2013-14 season announced.
Apr 3rd, 2013 by Matthew Reddin
Joy and laughter fuel the Rep’s “Christmas Carol”
A new director and new Scrooge are just the most noticeable changes that enliven Dickens' classic tale.
Dec 3rd, 2012 by Matthew Reddin
Next Act’s “Microcrisis” yields huge dividends
The satire of our global financial system finds the humor in its ironies – and the danger that still remains.
Oct 1st, 2012 by Matthew Reddin
More than holiday comfort food
The Rep's retelling of Charles Dickens' familiar Scrooge tale amuses, entertains and says something that matters.
Dec 5th, 2011 by Kat Murrell
