Donald Madden News

The Boulevard Theatre, 2252 South Kinnickinnic, opens its 26th season with the Wisconsin premiere of playwright Annie Baker's charming, quirky comedy " CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION" (running Wednesday, August 17 through Sunday, September 4, 2011). (more...)

The Boulevard Theatre, 2252 South Kinnickinnic, opens its 26th season with the Wisconsin premiere of playwright Annie Baker's charming, quirky comedy " CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION" (running Wednesday, August 17 through Sunday, September 4, 2011). (more...)

The Boulevard Ensemble Studio Theatre, located at 2252 South Kinnickinnic,celebrates 25 years of staging dynamic, eclectic theatre when its 25th Silver Anniversary season continues with the Milwaukee premiere of acclaimed New York playwright Gina Gionfriddo's cracked comic valentine ”BECKY SHAW” (Wednesday, February 16th through March 20th, 2011 / 13 performances / 5 weeks). (more...)

The Boulevard Ensemble Studio Theatre, located at 2252 South Kinnickinnic,celebrates 25 years of staging dynamic, eclectic theatre when its 25th Silver Anniversary season continues with the Milwaukee premiere of acclaimed New York playwright Gina Gionfriddo's cracked comic valentine ”BECKY SHAW” (Wednesday, February 16th through March 20th, 2011 / 13 performances / 5 weeks). (more...)

The Boulevard Ensemble Studio Theatre, located at 2252 South Kinnickinnic,celebrates 25 years of staging dynamic, eclectic theatre when its 25th Silver Anniversary season continues with the Milwaukee premiere of acclaimed New York playwright Gina Gionfriddo's cracked comic valentine ”BECKY SHAW” (Wednesday, February 16th through March 20th, 2011 / 13 performances / 5 weeks). (more...)

New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, is thrilled to present The Lieutenant of Inishmore. (more...)

New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, is thrilled to present The Lieutenant of Inishmore. (more...)

While the rest of the country celebrates Independence Day with barbeques, fireworks and testing the limits of the Supreme Court's recent decision on the 2nd Amendment, musical theatre lovers like me will gather around their television sets for the traditional viewing of what I and many others call the finest film ever made from a Broadway musical, 1776. (more...)

For over half a century, Stuart Vaughan has been - in every sense of the phrase - a true Renaissance man of the theatre. Vaughan's latest project is a new stage version of The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic 1850 novel about the conflict between Puritanism and passion. With honesty, eloquence and insight, Vaughan recently answered some questions about his incredible life in the theatre - and about a career that shows no signs at all of slowing down! (more...)