MILWAUKEE, WI - PLAYS

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....

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...

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.  ...

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...

by Cathy Jakicic - February 16, 2025

RUSALKA dives back into the rich waters of a successful collaboration...

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...

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. ...

by Cathy Jakicic - January 26, 2025

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

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...

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....