Published Jan. 16, 2013
Whereas "Inherit the Wind" delivered its debate with heft and unbridled passion, "How the World Began" takes a much quieter approach to the discussion, focusing on just three normal people who become embroiled in both sides of the issue. It's "science versus religion" portrayed in a quieter way than you might expect, but no less fierce.
Published Jan. 15, 2013
It could be the sound of a soft breeze whistling through a leafy glen or a rickety train chugging by an open hotel window. It could be the music that you hear when you watch someone cry or fight or die. Those sounds, and a million others, make up the world in which Josh Schmidt lives. The UWM grad is one of the country's top sound designers and a man who knows how to create the sounds that make a theater visit memorable.
Published Jan. 9, 2013
It doesn't take long for the cast of "Memphis" to let you know what the show is all about. Almost the very first lyrics sung by the smooth-talking Delray set the whole evening up clearly. From that point on the Tony Award-winning musical "Memphis," which opened a week-long run last night at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, gets under your skin and into your blood in the way few plays, much less musicals, ever do.
Published Jan. 1, 2013
There is absolutely no logical explanation for the spectacle taking place at the Stackner Cabaret at the Milwaukee Rep. "Mind Over Milwaukee" is not a magic show. Not even close. It is, quite simply, an amazingly unbelievable and entertaining example of creative and unusual theater.
Published Jan. 1, 2013
There are things in the world of culture that we are all supposed to like - things like Andy Warhol and public broadcasting and red wine and Yoko Ono. You can add to that list the musical theater duo of Gilbert & Sullivan, whose joy is emulated in Skylight Music Theatre's staging of "Here's a Howdy Do: The Mischievous World of Gilbert and Sullivan."
"Cinderella, the Musical!" Friday, Mar 9 7:00p, Saturday, Mar 10 2pm, 7pm, Sunday, Mar 11 2pm at Shorewood High School: Shorewood High School Auditorium, Shorewood, WI Price: $8 (or $5 for children under 10) Parking: Free in School Lot, 1701 E Capitol Drive...
If you are of my generation (middle age-ish, OK 41), you probably remember CRIMES OF THE HEART from the 1986 movie, and not as the 1981 Pulitzer Prize winning play for drama. That will soon change. Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) just opened its season with the heartbreakingly funny play ...
We all know that the Milwaukee Rep presents one of the finest renditions of "A Christmas Carol." It is respected and admired even by those who have not had the good fortune to see it themselves. People from throughout the metro area travel to see it - and in some cases, it i...
Youngblood is back in a big way. A big script, a big cast and to big accolades. What do you get when you mix 12 superheroes, a submarine and William Shakespeare? Well, it's called SPIRITS TO ENFORCE. That description alone makes this one-act play sound like a farce, and while it's funny and...
They say “if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere” which is good news for local actors Lenny Banovez and Jake Russo. The two Milwaukee-based actors took a chance this summer and up and moved to New York City to stage their own productions. Banovez, along with fi...
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