Jill Anna Ponasik, Producing Artistic Director of the Milwaukee Opera Theatre.
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UWM and Milwaukee Opera Theatre Set Sail With a Playful “Pinafore”
A student-driven take on Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic turns Lake Michigan into a comic sea of local jokes and musical energy.
Oct 9th, 2025 by Dominique Paul Noth
Florentine’s ‘La Mamma’ Was Frothy Fun
A triumph for Metropolitan veteran Patrick Carfizzi and director Jill Anna Ponasik.
Mar 25th, 2025 by Dominique Paul Noth
‘Rusalka’ Offers Famous Music, Strong Singing and Dancing
Danceworks and Milwaukee Opera Theatre take on Dvorak’s most famous opera.
Feb 16th, 2025 by Dominique Paul Noth
Never Mind the Plot in ‘Alcina’
This cut-down chamber version of Handel opera has great voices and great spirit.
Nov 13th, 2024 by Dominique Paul Noth
Handel As You’ve Never Seen (or Heard) Before
Milwaukee Opera Theatre will stage innovative version of 1735 opera 'Alcina.'
Nov 6th, 2024 by Martha Brown
Renaissance’s ‘The Moors’ Is a ‘Excellent Menagerie’
This is not theater for everyone, but it is good theater that upends theater norms.
Oct 22nd, 2024 by Dominique Paul Noth
Florentine’s ‘Songbird’ Successfully Mixes Opera, Jazz
Show's short but imaginative run concludes Sunday.
Feb 17th, 2024 by Dominique Paul Noth
Florentine Really Really Updates Mozart
Antic version of 'Cosi Fan Tutte' set in college student union, with updated language and rock music added. What a romp!
Mar 20th, 2023 by Dominique Paul Noth
A World Premiere of Requiem by Local Composer
Chant Claire will perform Paula Foley Tillen's Requiem at Sunday concert.
Jan 25th, 2023 by Martha Brown
Rach Meets Rachmaninoff
Milwaukee Opera Theatre’s "Preludes" is a unique yet disappointing musical theater work about the composer.
Apr 5th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
Florentine’s Smaller Show Is Charming
Two early 20th century mini-operas, 'Cinderella,' and a Ravel work about a naughty child, are well performed.
Mar 14th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
Skylight’s ‘Shackleton’ Is a Wild One
Elusive, fascinating, hypnotic musical with terrific performances. It will linger in your mind.
Jan 25th, 2022 by Dominique Paul Noth
Skylight Season Is Filled With Firsts
Including three shows never before performed in Milwaukee.
May 27th, 2021 by Jeff Jordan
Unique ‘Zoiree’ Features SistaStrings
Plus puppets, a musical choir and a theme of internet imposters and called ‘The Sound.’
Feb 18th, 2021 by Dominique Paul Noth
Let Us Now Sing About the Pandemic
Milwaukee Opera Theatre ‘zoirèe’ premieres a new musical, 'In the Clouds'. It’s fun.
Jan 25th, 2021 by Dominique Paul Noth
A ‘Ruddigore’ For the Ages
Skylight production of less-known Gilbert & Sullivan operetta is clever, funny and smartly sung.
Jan 6th, 2020 by Dominique Paul Noth
“Utterance” Is a Music Theater Event
Powerful music beautifully sung and staged in a uniquely theatrical way. Don’t miss it.
Oct 30th, 2019 by Brendan Fox
Doing Fine ‘Oklahoma!’
Skylight’s stripped down approach brings freshness to 76 year old musical
Sep 30th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth
Skylight Hires New Artistic Director
New York-based director Michael Unger hired. Ponasik will continue as artistic advisor.
Jul 17th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth
Skylight’s ‘Carmina Burana’ Will Wow You
The most original and mesmerizing production I’ve seen this season.
Mar 18th, 2019 by Dominique Paul Noth
Carmina Burana Becomes Big Little Show
Carl Orff’s musical setting of medieval monks’ poems gets a dramatic staging with dancers.
Mar 14th, 2019 by Jim Cryns
“Tales of Hoffman” Is Inventive, Enchanting
Skylight and Milwaukee Opera collaboration finds more than great music in Offenbach’s romantic tale.
Mar 20th, 2018 by Dominique Paul Noth
Truly a Singular Sensation
Milwaukee Opera’s radical production of A Chorus Line inverts the ages of performers.
Aug 28th, 2017 by Dominique Paul Noth
Wild Hilarity and Ravishing Lyricism?
Get ready for another crazy Present Music concert. It's entitled "Hilarious," but that may be just the half of it.
Apr 21st, 2015 by Michael Barndt
The Kreutzer Sonata Is Elegant, Powerful
Renaissance staging imaginatively merges music and drama in captivating adaptation of Tolstoy story.
Jan 27th, 2015 by Dominique Paul Noth
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Milwaukee Rep’s Good People, set in South Boston, is a comic drama about that question.
Jan 23rd, 2015 by Claire Nowak
