When light hits photosensitive paper through a lens, a moment is captured. Generations later, however, that moment is likely to be forgotten. Ultimately it's the stories behind a photo that connect an image to the present. Madison-based playwright...

The Sisters Rosensweig, much like its titular siblings, holds varying traits and attitudes, at times at odds with one another. Off the Wall Theatre's current production of the Wendy Wasserstein Broadway hit tries its best, and at times succeeds...

The Milwaukee Rep creates a powerful stage drama from a classic of American literature, as it presents Christopher Sergel's stage adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. An ensemble provides vocal scoring to a brilliantly balanced cast, including...

Next Act Theatre's production of Morris Panych's Vigil is a work of art. The darkly comic story of a man waiting for his aunt to die requires a precise balance that director Mary MacDonald Kerr and company execute quite well...

Vigil is a comedy about waiting for someone to die. OK, so it sounds pretty dark. And, really, there's no way to get around the basic premise of the play. Morris Panych's deeply human comedy debuted in 1995 and had the courage to address the aspect...

First Stage Children's Theater offers an appropriately whirlwind experience during its production of Madeleine L'Engle's novel A Wrinkle in Time. This fast-paced play is, after all, about space and time travel. It was written 50 years ago, in an era when...

In 1990, before Jonathan Larson created the smash Broadway musical Rent, he was a struggling slacker working at a diner. The trials and tribulations of his life fed into the rock monologue Tick, Tick…Boom! A full-cast musical adaptation makes its...

It's notoriously difficult to make a living in theater. It is even more difficult to create a deeply meaningful, truly revolutionary stage production. In the early '90s, Jonathan Larson struggled to find both commercial success and...

The World's Stage Theatre Company produces a haunting, evocative rendition of Craig Wright's drama The Unseen. Ben Rogaczewski and Zachary Kunde play Wallace and Valdez, two men who have been in prison for a very long time...

In the early half of the 20th century, a soprano in New York became famous for her work on the stage and as one of the early recording artists. There was intense public demand for more and more performances. This was not, however, because she...

Renaissance Theaterworks continues its three-year “Diversity Series” with an impressive production of Charlayne Woodard's autobiographical show, Neat. The one-woman show, featuring the diverse talents of Uprooted Theatre co-founder Marti Gobel...

Renaissance Theaterworks spotlights the work of powerful stage actress Marti Gobel with its latest production, Neat, Charlayne Woodard's autobiographical one-woman show. For Renaissance's staging of the drama, the remarkably talented...

Lopez and Marx's Avenue Q is a fun, adult tribute to children's programming, especially for...

The Milwaukee Rep presents the work of its ensemble of interns with the second annual “Rep Lab.”This series of shorts performed by young actors from all over the country runs Jan. 13-17 at the Stiemke Studio. For ticket reservations, call call 414-224-9490. Also next week, the Milwaukee Rep introduces its staging of the Reduced...

The Skylight Opera Theatre's latest show offers an enjoyable evening with two talented performers. Broadway singer Niffer Clarke weaves an autobiographical tale in and around songs from classic musicals, and the immensely charming Richard...

Last season saw the Milwaukee Rep introduce fresh energy with its “Rep Lab” program. The Rep's Intern Ensemble took over the Stiemke Studio for weekend performances of a program featuring a series of shorts. Last year's show...

Neil Haven's yuletide whodunit Who Killed Santa? returned to Carte Blanche Studios with a familiar cast and those ever-charming Dan...

With its seemingly random collection of songs and music, Off the Wall Theatre's Holiday Punch is an opportunity to see stray bits of entertainment brought to the stage by Off the Wall's familiar talent. Though there's quite a lot of bad comedy...

Niffer Clarke has to feel good about reaching that comfortable space between success and fame. The singer/actress has had the opportunity to delve into a variety...

The Milwaukee Rep continues its season with Next to Normal, the Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt rock musical that opened to considerable acclaim on Broadway...

The title of As You Like It, one of William Shakespeare's most well-known comedies, sums up the UW-Milwaukee production staged last week. UWM's Department of Theatre joined forces two years ago with Shakespeare & Company...

It's difficult to describe Off the Wall Theatre's Holiday Punch to someone who hasn't experienced it. My memories of it are hazy. There were lederhosen and plastic med cups of sauerkraut. It was nice and warm and there...

Milwaukee Rep Artistic Director Mark Clements continues to bring his love of musicals to the stage of the Quadracci Powerhouse with a production of Next to Normal. Clements began his tenure at the Rep last season with a well-received...

Even the youngest children in the family are sure to enjoy the latest Junie B. story, Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, at First Stage Children's Theater. As Junie B. fans...

This holiday season, the Alchemist Theatre offers an alternative to the season's familiar, traditional shows with a production that engages its audiences. Michael Timm's interactive whodunit...