Milwaukee, WI Theatre Newsroom

Skylight Music Theatre will debut the world premiere, staged concert reading of the new musical To Catch a Thief. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater will present the final show in its 2024/25 Season, the Tony Award-winning hit Million Dollar Quartet. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

First Stage will invite audiences to buckle up for a funny, moving look at what makes a life well-lived in RIDE THE CYCLONE (HIGH SCHOOL EDITION), a Young Company Performance Project. 

Renaissance Theaterworks will conclude their 32nd season with a one-actor comedy, BUYER & CELLAR by Jonathan Tolins, March 23rd - April 13th with preview performances on March 21st and 22nd.

RUSALKA dives back into the rich waters of a successful collaboration

The World Premiere of The Craic created by Artistic Director Mark Clements and Deanie Vallone has officially become the best-selling show in Stackner Cabaret history.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater will present Espejos: Clean, the final production in the Stiemke Studio before it undergoes it’s complete renovation and reopens next year as the new Herro-Franke Studio Theater in the Associated Bank Theater Center. Learn more!

​Milwaukee Repertory Theater will present The Last Five Years by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown this spring. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

First Stage will present the beloved 2003 classic on stage: Disney & Pixar's FINDING NEMO, Theater for Young Audiences version. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Emily Song is a supernatural coming-of-age story in the vein of Percy Jackson. On her 12th birthday, Emily (Ginger Mai Foster) discovers she’s a music mage and her voice is her superpower. When the villainous Queen of the Night (Sara Zapiain) kidnaps Emily’s dad (David Lee) and best friend Layla (Annie Sturtz), it’s up to Emily and her Grandma Celeste (Sally Imbriano) to save the day. 

Rehearsals are now underway for Romeo and Juliet at Milwaukee Rep. Go inside the studio for an inside look at Associate Artistic Director Laura Braza’s fresh adaptation of this timeless story in the video here.

As part of the Door County Library’s Winter Reading Festival, Door Shakespeare will present a staged reading of “Goodview Poetry”, by Kaeden Dirksen. The reading takes place at 7:30 p.m. the evening of Monday, February 10, in Björklunden’s Vail Hall, in Baileys Harbor (7590 Boynton Lane).

Skylight Music Theatre has announced the cast of its upcoming production, Frankenstein: The Musical, based on the classic novel by Mary Shelley. Leading the cast is Milwaukee native, Seth K. Hale, who will be taking on the role of Dr. Victor Frankenstein.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater has revealed its inaugural season of the Associated Bank Theater Center, its new home for entertaining, provoking, and engaging theater. See the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

What did BroadwayWorld's critic think of A Doll's House at Milwaukee Chamber Theater? Read the review here and learn more about Milwaukee Chamber Theater's production.

The Woman in Black brings chills and humor in rare 'horror' production.

To say The Milwaukee Rep’s The Craic is good fun would be redundant. The word “craic” (pronounced crack) essentially means “fun” in Irish. This world premier written by Mark Clements and Deanie Vallone is not just good fun, but also a cozy theatrical hug. The Craic invites us out of the bleak midwinter to a space filled with the warm voices, oustanding instrumentalists, easy laughter, toe-tapping trad tunes, and heart-tugging ballads. 

The ​Marcus Performing Arts Center has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts to receive a $35,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support its MPAC Presents programming. Learn more!

What if Romeo & Juliet was a rom com complete with time travel, musical numbers, and duels fought over pizza toppings? That’s what we get with the world premiere of Juliet & Romeo: A New Musical, now on stage at Milwaukee’s Skylight Music Theatre.

The Over Our Head Players will be holding open auditions for the musical Ride The Cyclone. Auditions will be held on Saturday, February 8th beginning at 10:00am at the Sixth Street Theatre. Learn more!

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater has revealed the complete cast and creative team for its upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet, adapted and directed by Laura Braza. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Nether' never stops challenging or surprising the audience.

The Marcus Performing Arts Center (MPAC), along with We Energies, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association, have announced the student winners of the 41st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. art, speech, and writing contests.

 Milwaukee Repertory Theater is launching its brand-new summer camp, MKE Rep Arts Camp, offering a unique, immersive arts experience for children ages 7 to 15. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.