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Review: Get Off Your Keister for GUYS ON ICE at Milwaukee Repertory Theater

What did our critic think of GUYS ON ICE at MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER? In the Milwaukee Rep’s 25th anniversary production of Guys on Ice, heaven is a place where there’s always “a couple two-tree” Leine’s in the cooler and every day is Packers Sunday. At a glance, this hit show may feel like a precursor to that Charlie Berens brand of Midwest-focused “ya der hey” humor—and it is. It’s also more than that.
GUYS ON ICE to Return to Milwaukee Repertory Theater in January

Milwaukee Rep will present the return of the funny Wisconsin favorite, Guys on Ice, celebrating its 25th anniversary of when it premiered at Milwaukee Rep.
Northern Sky Theater Will Hold RAISE THE CURTAIN Next Month

Northern Sky Theater will launch their 2023 season with their annual fundraiser Raise the Curtain: Light the Sky on Saturday, May 27. The fundraiser will once again be held at the company's Gould Theater outdoor gathering spaces, complete with music and food around a bonfire and culminating in the evening’s performance by the Northern Sky company.
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO KARL JANKO? Will Be Performed by Northern Sky Theater in August

Whatever Happened to Karl Janko? tells the story of Karl Janko, who (last seen in his metallic green 1976 Cutlass Supreme) disappeared from his tiny Wisconsin hometown without a trace. Thirty-five years later, everyone in town thinks they know what happened to him—and they’re all wrong. Actors play multiple roles in this hilarious musical mystery, inspired by real-life events.
Northern Sky Theater Presents MANCHESKI PLAYLIST and WHEN LIFE GIVES YA CLEMONS Virtual Events

Northern Sky Theater will kick off the autumn with two more offerings in its virtual season: two live concerts, broadcast online on two consecutive weeks, featuring two of their beloved company members. It just so happens that both of these company members are named Doug.
DRIVING MISS DAISY, ANYONE CAN WHISTLE and More Announced in Third Avenue Playhouse 2020 Season

The Third Avenue Playhouse, located in historic downtown Sturgeon Bay, announces its lineup of six plays for the upcoming 2020 season. The plays include an early career work from playwright David Mamet, a 1964 musical by the legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, a multi-award winning classic about the unlikely friendship between an elderly lady and her driver, the story of an unconventional advice columnist, and a farcical take on the making of Gone With The Wind.
Tickets On Sale March 2 For Northern Sky Theater's 2020 Outdoor & Indoor Seasons

Northern Sky Theater announces ticket sales and casting for the 2020 season in Door County, Wisconsin.
Casting Announced For Northern Sky Theater's 2019 Summer Season

Northern Sky Theater announces its acting company for the 2019 Summer Season in Door County, Wisconsin.
Tickets on Sale March 1st for Northern Sky Theater's 2019 Summer & Fall Seasons

 Northern Sky Theater announces ticket sales and casting for the 2019 Summer and Fall Seasons in Door County, Wisconsin.
Final Chance to Vote for the BWW Appleton Awards!

It's the last week to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Appleton, WI Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.
Just Two Weeks Left To Vote for the 2018 BWW Appleton, WI Awards!

There's just two weeks left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Appleton, WI Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.
Three Weeks Left To Vote For the BWW Appleton Awards!

There's just two weeks left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Appleton, WI Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.
Vote For The 2018 BWW Appleton Awards; RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET Leads Best Musical!

There's just one month left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Appleton, WI Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.
Vote For The 2018 BroadwayWorld Appleton Awards; Attic Chamber Theatre Leads Theatre of the Year!

There's just one month left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Appleton, WI Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.
Tickets On Sale For Northern Sky Theater's 2018 Fall Season

Northern Sky Theater announces ticket sales and casting for the 2017 Fall Season in Door County, Wisconsin.
Northern Sky Theater Announces Ticket Sale Dates and Casting for Summer Season

Tickets go on sale April 2nd for Northern Sky Theater's summer 2018 season. Casting has also been announced for the season, including BOXCAR, DAIRY HEIRS, and LUMBERJACKS IN LOVE. The three musical comedies will rotate in repertory from June 13th - August 25th at the outdoor amphitheater in Peninsula State Park. 
BWW Review NST's DOCTOR! DOCTOR! Cures Audiences with C&D--Charm & Delightful Songs

Under the stars in Peninsula State Park for the 2016 season, Northern Sky Theater (NST) stages their latest World Premiere, Doctor! Doctor! Milwaukee's Matt Zembrowski, who grew up sitting in the state park audiences since he was 12, dreamed  of writing a musical for the former American Folklore Theater, now Northern Sky, his entire life and this season fulfills that vision. Books, lyrics and music composed and written by Zembrowski, a considerable artistic feat, recommend the play as 'a prescription for laughter,' which the new musical delivered for opening week audiences. NST's talented acting troupe produce lighthearted laughter for an enthusiastic Door County crowd.
BWW Review: The Rep's GUYS ON ICE Warms the Heart with Door County Humor at the Stackner Cabaret

Every time Guys on Ice takes to the stage writer and lyricist Fred Alley's spirit soars again. Milwaukee Rep's Stackner Cabaret presents this unique musical for the holiday season directed by Northern Sky Theater Artistic Director Jeffrey Herbst and also Alley's boyhood friend. .Music Director and composer James Kaplan mans the keyboards along with Bo Johnson. Played out on the intimate cabaret stage, up close and personal for Miwlaukee audiences, Lloyd, Marvin and Ernie the Moocher revive the age old Northern Wisconsin tradition--Ice Fishing-- with several humorous and poignant 'twists.
Photo Flash: First Look at Milwaukee Repertory Theater's GUYS ON ICE

Milwaukee Repertory Theater's Stackner Cabaret Season continues with the Midwest's favorite musical, GUYS ON ICE. Deemed a '...legendary play, featuring two fine actors' by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, this ice-fishing odyssey returns to Milwaukee after thrilling audiences across Wisconsin and in Michigan, Oregon, California, Texas, and New York since 1998. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
BWW Review: LUMBERJACKS IN LOVE Remains Forever Young at Northern Sky Theater

Nineteen years have passed since Fish Creek's Northern Sky Theater (NST and formerly AFT) premiered Lumberjacks in Love. As part of the company's 25 anniversary season, this box office hit returns for the fall season at the Door Community Auditorium. And after almost two decades, these burly Hayward, Wisconsin boys celebrate this ode to romance in the deep woods where Kathleen Rock's beautiful stage design adds an ethereal three-dimesnional backdrop to the indoor setting.

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