Review: A Little Too Much of the Same in Dying for It by the Artistic Home
Although Semyon, played by Daniel Shtivelberg, the main character of Moira Buffini’s play Dying For It, lives in post-revolutionary Russia,…
Review: Redtwist’s Babel Explores the Pursuit of Human Perfection
Survival of the fittest means that a species that adapts to its environment will be the best suited to reproduce—aka…
Review: Lush Contemporary Music Blends With Metaphysics and Science in The Life and Death[s] of Alan Turing by Chicago Opera Theater
.Composer Justine Chen and librettist David Simpatico have worked for over a decade to bring The Life and Death[s] of…
Review: Highwaymen, Hookers, and Thieves: The Threepenny Opera at Theo Ubique
The songs in Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s The Threepenny Opera remain standards: “Pirate Jenny,” “Tango Ballad,” and especially “Mack…
Review: An Abundance of Black Joy in Second City’s Dance Like There Are Black People Watching
“After a meeting with several Black alumni and current Second City employees, we have come to the conclusion that the…
Review: Heartache Overshadows Black Lives in Milwaukee Rep’s Seven Guitars
Black history month may be over but, in Milwaukee, a perspective of Black lives is offered this month in August…
Review: In Joan and the Fire at Trap Door Theatre, the Storytellers Battle Over History but Joan Still Burns
Joan and the Fire, Trap Door Theatre’s latest production, by Romanian playwright Matei Vișniec, takes us back to the Middle Ages…
Review: A High Energy and Ebullient Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
I grew up watching shows like Ed Sullivan and American Bandstand. The most memorable act was the Ike and Tina…
Review: Lower Wacker Book Club Does Improv With the Right Amount of Controlled Chaos
Before I start my review, I just want to make something clear: unlike most reviews, I wasn’t there because the…
Review: Lyric’s Carmen Features Strong Performances, But the Plot Can Be Troubling
Georges Bizet produced some of opera’s most memorable music for Carmen, his 1875 composition, set in Spain and sung in…
Review: Visit the “Adult Sesame Street” with a 20th Anniversary Production of Avenue Q
Have you ever wanted to witness a Muppet make the beast with two backs? Do a deep dive into getting…
Review: Milwaukee Rep Stages World Premiere of Lloyd Suh’s The Heart Sellers
The state of Wisconsin is currently swept up in a slate of new plays, all part of a project called…
