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George S. Kaufman's THE BUTTER AND EGG MAN is Coming to Wisconsin's Arts + Literature Laboratory This Month


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 22, 2023

A revival of the hilarious Broadway self-parody, The Butter and Egg Man, is coming to Arts + Literature Laboratory on November 28. Don't miss this staged reading filled with behind-the-curtain mayhem and comedy classics....

Penelope Haunts Twice This Halloween in Madison


by Stephi Wild - October 19, 2023

Two chilling stories sharing the same name are the subject of Falconbridge Players' Halloween 2023 presentation at Arts + Literature Laboratory, when the unique program Penelope Haunts Twice is performed at 7 PM at 111 S. Livingston St. in Madison. ...

Overture Galleries To Host Fall Exhibitions Reception; New Exhibit 'Wisconsin Hispanic Leaders' Now On Display


by A.A. Cristi - October 02, 2023

Enjoy a reception and artists' talks celebrating the Fall 2023 Overture Galleries on Friday, Oct. 6 from 5-8 p.m. at Rotunda Stage on Overture's lower level. ...

Fall Exhibitions Are Now Open In Overture Galleries


by Stephi Wild - September 05, 2023

Immerse yourself in a journey through the artistic wonders in Overture Galleries' fall exhibitions. Galleries I, II and III showcase artworks created by women artists. ...

Forward Theater Presents THE GARBOLOGISTS This September


by A.A. Cristi - August 16, 2023

To begin the 2023-24 season, Forward Theater Company will present The Garbologists by Lindsay Joelle. Directed by Jen Uphoff Gray. Performances are in the Playhouse at Overture Center for the Arts, September 7-24. This production will kick off Forward's 15th anniversary celebration. ...

FIGARO: THE STORY SO FAR Arrives In Wisconsin


by Stephi Wild - August 03, 2023

The adventures of the rascal Figaro are well-known to Madison-area audiences. Madison Opera has staged the better-known Figaro tales nine times in its history. But until now, the final adventure of Figaro, Pierre Beaumarchais' 1792 play La mère coupable was little-known to English-speaking audiences...

Staged Reading of PARIS BOUND to be Presented at Falconbridge Players This Month


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 23, 2023

The 2023 season of Falconbridge Players continues March 28 when the troupe presents a staged reading of Paris Bound by Philip Barry....

Wisconsin Revival Of Playwright Lord Dunsany to Mark Falconbridge Players Season Debut


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 20, 2023

Falconbridge Players' first presentation of the 2023 season will be the Wisconsin revival of a playwright once extremely popular in the Madison area: Lord Dunsany, the prolific British playwright and novelist....

THE MAGNANIMOUS LOVER & THE CRITICS to Debut In Wisconsin This Month at Falconbridge Players


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 16, 2022

Two classic plays by a key figure of the Irish literary renaissance of the early 20th century make their Wisconsin debut when Falconbridge Players presents Critics and Lovers on November 29th at Arts + Literature Laboratory in Madison....

Past Shows

Rudens (The Rope) by Plautus


Right from the sea a fisherman a hamper drew; Unlocked, it showed the tokens of his master’s child: Daughter she was, though servant to procurer ...

In the Next Room, a scandalous play


The version of this play they wouldn’t show you at any other respectable venue! Falconbridge Players’ crack researchers have uncovered an early variation of In ...

The Show-Off


The Show-Off by George Kelly was named the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Drama by the duly appointed jury. But it didn’t win the prize. Columbia ...

The Butter and Egg Man


The original sugar daddy comedy and the template for a Mel Brooks classic, about a rube who tries to beat Broadway at its own game. ...

Penelope Haunts Twice


Falconbridge’s hair-raising Halloween tradition returns as we present two chilling tales with just one name: Penelope. The Lady Penelope by Thomas Hardy: Strange fates await ...

Figaro: The Story So Far


Only know Figaro from the opera? Or like most of us, just from what you picked up from classic cartoons like The Rabbit Of Seville? ...

Three Weeks, a celebration of trashy romance


Move over,  Lady Chatterly's Lover . Make room,  The Rainbow . Elinor Glyn's  Three Weeks  may be largely forgotten today, but this 1907 book has ...

Paris Bound


From Philip Barry (the creator of The Philadelphia Story and Holiday) Falconbridge Players presents  Paris Bound , a terrifically modern comedy about the uneasy alliance ...

Cheezo and the Lost Silk Hat


Nothing satisfies an itch for a  frankenfoods  takedown like Cheezo!  “Cheezo makes darling baby grow!” Lord Dunsany (Edward Plunkett) was a prolific writer and direct ...

Videos


& Juliet in Madison & Juliet
Overture Center (11/26 - 12/1)
Funny Girl in Madison Funny Girl
Overture Center (12/31 - 1/5)
Shucked in Madison Shucked
Overture Center (2/4 - 2/9)
Miracle on 34th Street in Madison Miracle on 34th Street
The Fireside Dinner Theatre (10/31 - 12/22)
Almost, Maine in Madison Almost, Maine
Cambridge Event Center (2/14 - 2/16)
Clue in Madison Clue
Overture Center (5/13 - 5/18)
It's A Wonderful Life: A New Musical in Madison It's A Wonderful Life: A New Musical
Mitby Theater (11/15 - 12/1)
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