Milwaukee, WI Theatre Newsroom

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

What does true love look like for a lumberjack? Find out now in a preview of “Lumberjacks in Love” with a look at “Stupid Stupid Love'. See this colorful cast of characters now through January 12.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater will present the World Premiere of The Craic where Irish music and great company collide this January 17 – March 16, 2025, in the Stackner Cabaret. Check out behind the scenes footage of the show gearing up for its debut in the new video.

First Stage is inviting all explorers to embark on a thrilling journey back to when dinosaurs roamed the Earth in THE DINOSAUR PLAY! Learn how to attend.

Dog Man: The Musical, based on the best-selling book series by Dav Pilkey, is making its Wisconsin public premiere at the Marcus Performing Arts Center, running for a limited engagement from May 3 through May 4, 2025. Dog Man: The Musical is a special co-presentation between First Stage and the Marcus Performing Arts Center.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater will present the World Premiere of The Craic where Irish music and great company collide this January. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Renaissance Theaterworks will continue their 32nd season with “The Nether” by Jennifer Haley, January 12th - February 2nd with preview performances on January 10th and 11th, at the Theater on 255 S Water Street in Milwaukee's Harbor District.

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Skylight Music Theatre continues to explore new frontiers in the world of Music Theatre with this hilarious new musical. In continuing its focus on innovative and entertaining work, the company is delighted to announce the cast for the world premiere of Juliet and Romeo, a fresh new musical that reimagines Shakespeare's iconic love story with many time-traveling twists for a contemporary audience.

Get a first look at Milwaukee’s favorite holiday tradition, A Christmas Carol's return for the 49th Anniversary in the historic Pabst Theater. Adapted and directed by Artistic Director Mark Clements, A Christmas Carol is one of the best-known and loved stories in the English language.

Many peers around my age may remember the first time they saw Elf, the 2003 movie starring Will Ferrell. It was a fresh take on the Christmas cheer trope, introducing an overly enthusiastic and endearingly naïve (and exaggeratingly tall) human who was really convinced he was an elf, just like his 3-foot North Pole peers.

Skylight Music Theatre continues to explore new frontiers in the world of Music Theatre with the hilarious new musical world premiere of Juliet and Romeo.

First Stage is now presenting RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL this holiday season. Check out all new photos from the production and learn more here!

What does true love look like for a lumberjack? Find out now in a preview of “Lumberjacks in Love” with this touching and funny ballad “It Would Be Enough For Me.' Watch the video now!

Get ready to be delighted. The Golden Girls Holiday Special is back for its 8th year, bringing some Miami sunshine to Milwaukee this December.

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Voting is now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer the Musical is a wholly enchanting experience—the perfect way to celebrate the holiday season with kids of all ages.

Just last week, BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned with its first live shows, revealing the Top 15 performers in both age groups. The Top 15 includes...

Peninsula Players Theatre has revealed its 90th season, featuring Misery, Barefoot in the Park and more. See the full lineup and see how to purchase tickets!

Milwaukee Rep has revealed the recipients of the A Christmas Carol Families Program and A Christmas Carol Community Tickets Program for 2024. Learn more about the program!

Boulevard Theatre's reading of 'I Never Sand For My Father' is a masterful depiction of complex family dynamics.  

The internationally-acclaimed hit theater show The Simon & Garfunkel Story will return to the road in 2025 with a North American tour to nearly 60 U.S. cities, stopping at Milwaukee’s Marcus Performing Arts Center. Learn how to purchase tickets.

TheaterWorksUSA has revealed new dates for the tour of DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL, following its successful run in Chicago. The tour will visit cities including San Diego, Salt Lake City, and Milwaukee. Learn more!

Young performers are scene-stealers in Skylight Music Theatre' 'Oliver!'