Ron Orbach as the fiery Rabbi in The Chosen at The Rep If timing is everything in this world, then Milwaukee Rep has hit a grand slam with the production of The Chosen that opened Friday night. The world in which we live is wrapped up in an intense focus on Judaism and the Jewish … Continue reading Rep Delivers a Powerhouse With The Chosen →

Marize Fumero and Randy Crespo. Photo by Rachel Malehorn Never…never before…has there been a performance on a Milwaukee stage that comes close to matching this beauty, power and enchantment.  The world premiere of “The Nutcracker,” that venerable holiday treat, exploded on the stage of the Marcus Center Friday night to a full house that was … Continue reading Brilliant New Nutcracker is Breathtaking →

The cast of Dial M for Murder. Photo by Michael Brosilow Twists and Turns. Shock. Surprise. Fascination. Cheering and Rooting. Sorrow. Roaring Laughter. A Little Anger. If this sounds like you are in a mosh pit at a DJ-fueled EDM concert, forget it. If all of those things hit you in one shot, you were … Continue reading Thrills and Chills from Rep with Dial M For Murder →

Great theater is not,and should not be easy. It should be challenging for actors and the entire crew. But most of all great theater should not be easy for the audience. Great theater should enchant, it should raise questions, it should make you wonder and it should make you feel. Welcome to “Night of the … Continue reading A Brilliant Horror Show from MOT →

Davit Hovhannisyan and Marize Fumero. Photo Rachel Malehorn Sex. Murder. Blood.Pounding Hearts. Powerful Music.More Sex. Fights. Romance.Love. Hate.Fear. And yes…more Sex. No, it’s not some trashy late night television show.  Welcome to the latest edition of Michael Pink’s world famous Dracula, a ballet not for the weak of heart but one that demonstrates again why … Continue reading Ballet Again Stuns with Dracula →

For the country music boys, the one namers are the stuff of legend. Willie. Waylon. Merle. George. Garth. But it’s the girls who may have the edge in the single name department. Patsy. Dottie. Kitty. Emmy Lou. June. Bobbi. Brenda. And of course, Dolly. All those girls, and more, come to life at the Rep’s … Continue reading Country Sunshine Shines Bright at Rep →

Payton Reilly and Drew Becker in Tootsie. Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade When  you take a cultural icon and try to turn it into something else, you better get it right.  The 1993 movie Mrs. Doubtfire, starring Robin Williams, qualifies as a cultural icon and almost three decades later, someone thought they ought to … Continue reading Tootsie Builds Laughs On Top of Laughs →

Kennedy Caughell (Katie) and Melissa Anderson (Mom) in Skylight Music Theatre’s world premiere developmental production of SuperYou. Photo by Mark Frohna. It’s a story we have all heard before. Young girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Hidden talent and a dream.  Dad absent. Mom an alcoholic. Much loved Brother killed in a car … Continue reading World Premiere Dazzles at Skylight →

Adults behaving badly in Rep's production of God ofCarnage. Photo by Michael Brosilow Early on Annette says, “It’s amazing how many parents standing up for their children become infantile themselves.” Infantile would be tolerable for Annette, her husband Michael and Veronica and Alan in  The Rep’s thrillingly funny God of Carnage by Yasamina Reza that … Continue reading Barbarians on the Loose at Rep Closer →