Review: RIP World Premiere in Milwaukee Takes Gallows Humor to Extreme
If you agree that the only certainties in life are death and taxes, you could say that the world premiere of RIP—A Musical Comedy of Life & Death is certainly […]
Review: Midwest Premiere of From Here to Eternity Opens in Milwaukee
War is hell, they say. But the months leading up to war can also be a kind of hell, as demonstrated by the characters in From Here to Eternity, a […]
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: Alice Austen’s World Premiere Brings Ancient Greece to Milwaukee in The Gracious Sisters
Wisconsin is in a whirl of new plays and musicals this spring, thanks to a statewide effort called World Premiere Wisconsin. Milwaukee’s First Stage, one of the nation’s leading children’s […]
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, opened recently at Milwaukee’s Next Act Theatre. Cain has had […]
Review: Tragic Hunchback Is Grand Finale to Milwaukee’s Skylight Music Theatre Season
Guest review by Anne Siegel. Milwaukee’s Skylight Music Theatre ends its 62nd season with a musical that was nearly 30 years in the making: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, created by Chicago-based […]