Review: Definition Theatre Examines Perfection, Black Lives, and the White Gaze in Fairview
Is there much more to be said of the “White gaze” aka how Black people are viewed, accepted into society,…
Review: Shakespeare Faces Writer’s Block in Milwaukee World Premiere of God’s Spies
Just as reliable as dandelions, up comes a new spring play by Bill Cain. The playwright’s newest work, God’s Spies,…
Review: Broadway in Chicago’s Into the Woods Casts Its Splendid Magic
The latest incarnation of Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s storied musical fable, Into the Woods, is making a magical appearance…
Review: The Wonder by Eclectic Theatre Tells a 19th Century Story of Possession, When Mental Illness Was Treated by Leeches and Cold Water Cures
Two young women who believe their bodies and minds are inhabited by spirits or by souls of the dead are…
Review: Steppenwolf’s Last Night and the Night Before Tells a Family Story Laced by Drug Use, Violence…and Love
Last Night and the Night Before at Steppenwolf Theatre is a tale of complex family relationships crippled by drug use and…
Review: Theatre Above The Law Twists Gender and Identity in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde is remembered for being a poet and playwright as well as the victim of a criminal conviction for…
Review: Fierce Females Tell the Story of Panther Women: An Army for the Liberation
‘Perceptions Theatre and Prop Thtr are staging the rolling world premiere of India Nicole Burton’s Panther Women: An Army for…
Review: Dark Comedy Wrestles with Father-Daughter Relationship in I’m Gonna Pray for You So Hard in Milwaukee
One of Milwaukee’s newer theaters, The Constructivists, ends its fifth season with a crowd-pleasing production of Halley Feiffer’s I’m Gonna…
Review: Galileo’s Daughter by Remy Bumppo Theatre Meditates on Family and Science
Galileo’s Daughter, a world premiere being presented by Remy Bumppo Theatre, is more a meditation on family and science than…
Review: Goodman’s The Cherry Orchard Presents Robert Falls’ Talent in Full Bloom
For more than 35 years, Robert Falls has led the Goodman Theatre to become one of the country’s very best…
Review: Jagged Little Pill Is a Visceral and Beautiful Look at the Myth of Suburban Perfection
I remember Alanis Morrisette back in the mid-’90s on MTV. Her album Jagged Little Pill was ubiquitous on the radio…
Review: Motherhouse at Rivendell Theatre—The Devil Is in the Details
Annie & her aunts gather around the kitchen table, sharing stories & updates. It seems quite idyllic until all hell breaks loose in Motherhouse. Seated left to right: Jessica Ervin, Mary Cross, Meighan Gerachis, Jane Baxter Miller & Tara Mallen.
