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Video: Holiday Carols from A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Milwaukee Rep
by Joshua Wright - December 10, 2025
Let the 50th Anniversary Company of A Christmas Carol at Milwaukee Rep get you into the holiday spirit with festive carols like 'Joy to the World' and 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' at the historic Pabst Theater. 
THE FISHERMAN'S DAUGHTERS is Coming to Milwaukee Rep
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2025
Get ready for a Wisconsin celebration of home and heart with Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s upcoming production of The Fisherman’s Daughters. The play is written by Door County local Katie Dahl.
Video: 'Stop The World' from COME FROM AWAY at Milwaukee Rep
by Joshua Wright - December 08, 2025
Get a first listen to 'Stop The World' from Come From Away, running now through December 14 in Milwaukee Rep's new Checota Powerhouse Theater.
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI Awards; Rhode Center For The Arts Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025
The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Video: COME FROM AWAY Now Playing at Milwaukee Rep
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2025
Come From Away is running now through December 14 in Milwaukee Rep's new Checota Powerhouse Theater. Check out a sneak peek of the show in the video here!
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Pabst Theater
by Cathy Jakicic - December 04, 2025
Though the Milwaukee Rep is presenting its 50th season of 'A Christmas Carol,' this year, the current production has the freshness and energy of a debut. Returning as Scrooge, Matt Daniels brings back his nimble physicality and vocals, making Dickens familiar words full of surprises. Whether grumpy or giddy, this Scrooge is an energetic sight to behold. 
Video: Milwaukee Rep 50th Anniversary Production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2025
A Christmas Carol celebrates its 50th anniversary through December 24, 2025, in the historic Pabst Theater, making it the second longest professional production of A Christmas Carol in the United States. Check out video highlights of the production.
First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI Awards; A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025
The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
COME FROM AWAY Becomes Milwaukee Rep’s All-Time Best-Selling Show
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2025
Come From Away, the Tony Award-winning musical and inaugural production in Milwaukee Rep’s new Associated Bank Theater Center, has now become the all-time best-selling show in Milwaukee Rep history.
Review: PIGEON Gets a World-Premiere Holiday Show at FIRST STAGE
by Kelsey Lawler - November 25, 2025
First Stage brings a world-premiere Mo Willems holiday show to life. Based on the stories and characters by Mo Willems, this musical play is about 65 minutes, plus intermission, and is best suited to kids four and up. 
Review: MURDER GIRL at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
by Sofia Ascorbe - November 24, 2025
As I walked into Studio Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center, a neon sign reading “Marty’s Supper Club” prominently sat next to a scene with strung indoor Christmas lights, wood paneled walls, Packers memorabilia, and local beer signs. The low buzz of the lights hummed from Lisa Schlenker’s dimly lit set. As the house lights lowered and the show came alive, a door swung open into the bar from the cold, snowy, outside weather…we are in Wisconsin, and we are at Marty’s. 
ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 15
by BWW News Desk - November 23, 2025
BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned to reveal the Top 15 performers in both age groups. The Top 15 includes...
Voting Open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI Awards
by BWW Awards - November 21, 2025
Voting is now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Milwaukee, WI Awards. The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Watch: Next On Stage's High School & College Top 15 Revealed
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2025
Who will make the Top 15 of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? You'lll have to tune in tonight, November 21 (High School: 7pm ET, College: 9pm ET), to find out!
Review: COME FROM AWAY at Milwaukee Repertory Theater
by Sofia Ascorbe - November 20, 2025
On a chilly Saturday evening in Milwaukee, we were transported to a culture filled with local beer, boiled cod dishes, cold, snowy winters, and dialectical quirks…not too far a jump for a Wisconsinite, at first glance.
Milwaukee Rep to Celebrate 50 Years of A CHRISTMAS CAROL with Community Giving and Free Tickets
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2025
Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s A Christmas Carol will celebrate its’ 50th Anniversary this holiday season, playing to over 1.7 million people, making it Milwaukee’s favorite holiday tradition.
Review: Bright & Upbeat JOSEPH is a Treat at SKYLIGHT
by Kelsey Lawler - November 19, 2025
A coat of many colors, a musical of many genres—Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is nonstop fun at Skylight Music Theatre. The cast is fantastic, particularly when they’re all together tearing it up on stage.
Tickets For THE WIZ Go On Sale Tomorrow At The Marcus Performing Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2025
Tickets for the Milwaukee engagement of THE WIZ will go on sale November 14 at 10 a.m. ahead of the production’s one-week run at the Marcus Performing Arts Center from March 24–29, 2026.
Theatre Gigante to Present F. W. Murnau's THE LAST LAUGH With Little Bang Theory Live Accompaniment
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
The cinema comes to life as LITTLE BANG THEORY accompanies F. W. Murnau's 1924 German silent film, THE LAST LAUGH - starring Emil Jannings - with an ingenious score by Frank Pahl played live on toy instruments by Pahl, Terri Sarris, and Doug Shimmin.
Marcus Center And YMCA Launch Inaugural MLK Youth Engaged Event
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2025
The Marcus Performing Arts Center (MPAC) and the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee have announced the inaugural MLK Youth Engaged Event, an intergenerational program designed to connect local students and YMCA members in honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT to Open at Skylight Music Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2025
Skylight Music Theatre will open its production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on the Cabot stage in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.
AN EVENING WITH MARIE KOHLER is Coming to Next Act Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2025
Enjoy an evening with the award-winning Milwaukee playwright Marie Kohler in the lobby of Next Act Theatre. Munch on light hors d'oeuvres and Scottish treats while Marie talks about her plays including BOSWELL and MIDNIGHT AND MOLL FLANDERS.
Next Act Theatre and Boswell Book Company to Host AN EVENING WITH MARIE KOHLER
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2025
Next Act Theatre and Boswell Book Company will co-present “An Evening with Marie Kohler” on November 12, 2025, featuring readings, discussion, and book signings with the award-winning Milwaukee playwright.
Nathaniel Hackmann and More to Star in HELLENIKA at the Marcus Performing Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2025
Hellenika, a bold new original musical set during the Golden Age of Athens, will have a special two-night engagement in Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall at the Marcus Performing Arts Center, one of Milwaukee’s top live theater venues.
Tickets on sale for HELLENIKA: THE MUSICAL (A Public Reading) at Marcus Performing Arts Center
by Gillian Blum - November 01, 2025
Tickets for Hellenika: The Musical (A Public Reading) at the Marcus Performing Arts Center's Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall are now on sale, with performances on January 30 and 31, 2026.

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