Review: Passing Strange at Theo Ubique Is a Gorgeous Musical About Identity and Much More
Who decides what is Black enough? That is a Gordian knot that has no solution. Is Blackness in the eye of the beholder or is it an accumulation of cultural […]
Preview: Wisconsin’s American Players Theatre Begins Season of Classic and Contemporary Plays
Summer’s outdoor pleasures abound throughout the Midwest and, for many, the season opening at American Players Theatre (APT) in Spring Green, Wis., is an invitation to frisk in forest merriment. […]
Review: Memoirs of Jazz in the Alley Is a Powerful Tribute to the South Side, Then and Now
Memoirs of Jazz in the Alley is a tribute to a decade-plus of people jamming in a garage near 50th and Champlain, created by artistic director and choreographer Kia S. […]
Review: Grippo Stage Company’s Shaw vs. Tunney Tells the Story of a Curious Friendship Based on Love—of Books and Boxing
Fine acting can sometimes save a mediocre script. But pair fine acting with a fascinating story such as the curious friendship between two champions—and you might have theater magic. The […]
Review: The Memory Place at Pivot Arts Looks at Life Through Different Cultures in a Promenade Performance
The Memory Place is a multidisciplinary collection of vignettes that begins in the lobby of the Edge Theater. The audience is welcomed, asked to turn off their phones, and most […]
Review: Standout Performances in Lyric Opera’s Uneven West Side Story
Choreography by Jerome Robbins, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and music by Leonard Bernstein are the calling cards of West Side Story. This is an energetic and passionate contemporary retelling directed […]
Review: Cirque du Soleil Puts a Life of Wonder Before Our Eyes With Cortéo
Cirque du Soleil is always a treat to watch. There are acrobatics, aerial thrills, and juggling all done with a full serving of whimsy. Cirque is known for tributes and […]
Review: Timeline Theatre Stages What the Constitution Means to Me With Stories of Legal Drama and Personal Pain
Heidi is 15 years old and loves the Constitution. She also is obsessed with witches and the Salem witch trials—and Patrick Swayze. Just a normal kid. The year is 1989 […]
Review: Comic Book Characters Spring to Life in SuperYou at Milwaukee’s Skylight Theatre
Just in time for Pride Month, Milwaukee’s Skylight Music Theatre presents the world premiere of an uplifting rock musical, SuperYou. This high-wattage (literally) show is a rare chance for Milwaukee […]
Review: ProTraining Showcase at the Actors Gymnasium Steps It Up
A look at this year’s graduating circus class from Actor’s Gym–a talented pool of actors gained new circus skills!
Review: Sam Shepard, an Unreliable Narrator of His Own Life, Gets a New Biography by Robert Greenfield
It’s appropriate that True West: Sam Shepard’s Life, Work and Times by Robert Greenfield ends with the 2019 Broadway staging of True West, Shepard’s iconic play about the American West, manhood and brotherhood. […]
Feature: Socrates Found Not Guilty in the Trial of the Sesquibimillennium
The People of Athens vs. Socrates, perhaps the most famous trial in history, took place in the year 399BCE. The great philosopher Socrates was charged with impiety (failing to acknowledge […]