About the Theatre
Milwaukee Rep is the largest performing arts organization in Wisconsin in terms of audiences served and one of the largest professional theaters in the country. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Mark Clements and Executive Director Chad Bauman each year Milwaukee Rep welcomes up to 300,000 people at just 700 performances of 15 productions ranging from compelling dramas, powerful classics, new plays and full-scale musicals in its three unique performance venues – the Quadracci Powerhouse, Stiemke Studio and Stackner Cabaret. For over 65 years, Milwaukee Rep has gained a national reputation as an incubator of new work, an agent of community change and a forward-thinking provider of vital arts education programs.
Review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS is a Refreshing Romantic Dramedy at MILWAUKEE REP
by Kelsey Lawler - March 24, 2025
The Milwaukee Rep’s Cabaret is stepping outside the box with 'The Last Five Years,' and it’s totally refreshing. This completely sung-through musical is a beautiful thing—an intimate story for an intimate space. I dare say it's a must-see....
Review: FINDING NEMO is a Totally Tubular Must-See Musical at FIRST STAGE
by Kelsey Lawler - March 12, 2025
If you take your littles to one show this spring, make it Finding Nemo at First Stage. This “theatre for young audiences” version of the classic Disney & Pixar film is a musical adventure featuring book, music, and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez—the dream team behind Frozen. The m...
Review: MCT's EVERY BRILLIANT THING Finds Joy & Hope in Simple Pleasures
by Kelsey Lawler - March 10, 2025
Ice cream. The color yellow. Roller coasters. There are so many life-affirming, wonderful things in this world. Every Brilliant Thing is a one-man (or one-woman) show that celebrates life in all its brilliance—and resilience.
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Review: ROMEO AND JULIET at Milwaukee Rep
by Cathy Jakicic - March 02, 2025
Moving Shakespeare’s classic plays to different, usually more modern, environs is not new — and doesn’t always make the transition with losing something in translation, but the Milwaukee Rep’s “Romeo and Juliet” — presented in Appalachian dress and accented with bluegrass, folk and country music — i...
Review: RUSALKA at Milwaukee Opera Theatre
by Cathy Jakicic - February 16, 2025
RUSALKA dives back into the rich waters of a successful collaboration...
Review: FIRST STAGE's Empowering New Musical EMILY SONG & THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT
by Kelsey Lawler - February 04, 2025
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 (An...
Review: A DOLL'S HOUSE at Milwaukee Chamber Theater
by Cathy Jakicic - January 27, 2025
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. ...
Review: THE WOMAN IN BLACK at Milwaukee Rep
by Cathy Jakicic - January 26, 2025
The Woman in Black brings chills and humor in rare 'horror' production....
Review: Musical THE CRAIC is Snug Irish Fun at MILWAUKEE REP
by Kelsey Lawler - January 24, 2025
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 midwin...
Review: JULIET & ROMEO is a Rom-Com Reimagining at SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE
by Kelsey Lawler - January 21, 2025
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....
Past Shows
Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song
27/4 - 23/5/2021
Award-winning actress Alexis J Roston salutes Americas favorite jazz singer, Ella Fitzgerald. Roston was last seen at Milwaukee Rep in her mesmerizing star turn as ...
VIRTUAL - A Christmas Carol (2016)
1/12 - 24/12/2020
A Novel by Charles DickensAdapted and Directed by Mark ClementsWe are opening our video vault to bring you a never-before-seen recording of Mark Clements 2016 ...
VIRTUAL - Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol
10/12 - 24/12/2020
By Tom MulaDirected by Mark ClementsThe fully realized production of Jacob Marleys Christmas Carol starring Lee E. Ernst with an original soundscape by foley artist ...
Videos
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Boy Bands: Beatles to Backstreet
Sunset Playhouse (4/28 - 4/29) | |
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Rain: A Tribute To the Beatles
Uihlein Hall Marcus Center (5/9 - 5/9) | |
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The Cher Show (Non-Equity)
Uihlein Hall at Marcus Center For The Performing Arts (4/19 - 4/19) | |
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God of Carnage
Sunset Playhouse (5/1 - 5/4) | |
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RIDE THE CYCLONE
Marcus Performing Arts Center (3/28 - 4/13) | |
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AUDITIONS: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Sunset Playhouse (5/12 - 5/14) | |
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Hollywood Hits Singalong
Sunset Playhouse (6/5 - 6/8) | |
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