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Theater: Renaissance’s ‘The Moors’ Is a ‘Excellent Menagerie’
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Renaissance’s ‘The Moors’ Is a ‘Excellent Menagerie’

This is not theater for everyone, but it is good theater that upends theater norms.

First Stage celebrates spring with fun production of DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE MUSICAL
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First Stage celebrates spring with fun production of DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE MUSICAL

Hilarious and heartfelt musical about friendship and surviving middle school

Theater: Skylight Camps Up ‘Xanadu’
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Skylight Camps Up ‘Xanadu’

Stage version of 1980 film sends up the movie and Broadway musical mannerisms.

Theater: ‘The Mousetrap’ Is Polished and Professional
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‘The Mousetrap’ Is Polished and Professional

Famous Agatha Christie mystery gets a fun, smartly directed staging by Next Act.

First Stage announces Artistic and Creative Teams for 2023/24 season
Theater: Skylight’s ‘Mamma Mia’ All About the Songs
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Skylight’s ‘Mamma Mia’ All About the Songs

So hummable and beloved by audiences. But a little more grounding in plot wouldn’t hurt.

Theater: How a Newsboy Strike Became a Musical
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How a Newsboy Strike Became a Musical

Skylight presents ‘Newsies’, a protest musical about boys fighting unfair labor practices.

Theater: Joking Around A Revolution
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Joking Around A Revolution

Playwright brings her own guillotine to Next Act production

Katherine Thomas Joins Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s The All Night Strut!
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Katherine Thomas Joins Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s The All Night Strut!

The All Night Strut!, an energy-filled revue of the music of the 1930s and 40s.

Theater: Oh, How New ‘Annie” Seems
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Oh, How New ‘Annie” Seems

‘70s musical seems to comment on today’s politics, in a Skylight show that shines.

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS returns to First Stage this holiday season
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A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS returns to First Stage this holiday season

November 24, 2017 – December 31, 2017

Skylight’s “Annie” Extended Through Dec. 27!
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Skylight’s “Annie” Extended Through Dec. 27!

Full Cast & Creative Team Revealed

SOUVENIR Begins Performances at Milwaukee Rep – Sept 8
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SOUVENIR Begins Performances at Milwaukee Rep – Sept 8

Souvenir begins performances September 8 and runs through November 5, 2017 in the Stackner Cabaret.

Theater: ‘Sweeney Todd’ Is Grisly Fun
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‘Sweeney Todd’ Is Grisly Fun

Skylight’s take on Sondheim musical has inventive staging and strong voices.

Theater: A Dickens of a Staging
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A Dickens of a Staging

Chamber Theatre’s ‘Great Expectations’ is cleverly staged, great fun.

Next Act Pokes Fun at the Political Landscape this Fall
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Next Act Pokes Fun at the Political Landscape this Fall

THE TAMING by Lauren Gunderson is a refreshing antidote to today's punditry and non-stop squabbling.

Theater: A Masters Class in Period Posturing
Theater

A Masters Class in Period Posturing

Chamber Theatre’s “Fallen Angels” gets Coward’s comedy but not the more serious observations.

Skylight Music Theatre Presents Wisconsin Premiere of <i>Powder Her Face</i>, Groundbreaking Chamber Opera about Duchess Margaret of Argyll
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Skylight Music Theatre Presents Wisconsin Premiere of Powder Her Face, Groundbreaking Chamber Opera about Duchess Margaret of Argyll

Inspired by Real-Life Tabloid Sex Scandal and 1963 Divorce Trial of ‘Dirty Duchess’

Milwaukee Opera Theatre presents: THE STORY OF MY LIFE
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Milwaukee Opera Theatre presents: THE STORY OF MY LIFE

Music and Lyrics by Neil Bartram / Book by Brian Hill

Renaissance Theaterworks Presents THE UNDERSTUDY
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Renaissance Theaterworks Presents THE UNDERSTUDY

A bitingly witty backstage comedy