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Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Milwaukee Rep’s Spectacular A CHRISTMAS CAROL Retains Dickens’ Message of Morality by Matthew Perta

Thrilling, grand-scale entertainment.  A sweeping, heartwarming tale told with dazzling special effects, festive music and [...] The post Milwaukee Rep’s Spectacular A CHRISTMAS CAROL Ret…

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Skylight Music Theatre’s Electrifying NEWSIES Proves The Power of Youth by Matthew Perta

The mark of any great musical is when a cast performs its material with such [...] The post Skylight Music Theatre’s Electrifying NEWSIES Proves The Power of Youth appeared first on Showbi…

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Milwaukee Rep’s NUNSENSE Is Heaven Sent by Matthew Perta

Forgive me, my brothers and sisters, for dipping into my bag of holy- or nun-related [...] The post Milwaukee Rep’s NUNSENSE Is Heaven Sent appeared first on Showbiz Chicago.

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Friday, October 25, 2019

Milwaukee Premiere of HAMILTON Ignites The Power Of Theatre At Its Full Potential by Matthew Perta

Theater has the power if used to its full potential, to leave powerful and indelible [...] The post Milwaukee Premiere of HAMILTON Ignites The Power Of Theatre At Its Full Potential appeared…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:36PM
Monday, September 30, 2019

Skylight’s OKLAHOMA! Takes Musical Storytelling To Extraordinary Heights by Matthew Perta

Brittani Moore (Laurey Williams) and Lucas Pastrana(Curly McLain). Photos by: Mark Frohna This fall, a [...] The post Skylight’s OKLAHOMA! Takes Musical Storytelling To Extraordinary Heigh…

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Milwaukee Rep Stages An Electrifying & Politically Relevant WEST SIDE STORY by Matthew Perta

It always amazes me that West Side Story, the powerful and beloved tale about a need [...] The post Milwaukee Rep Stages An Electrifying & Politically Relevant WEST SIDE STORY appeared …

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:18AM
Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Kinosian & Moss Are A Tour De Force In Milwaukee Rep’s 2 PIANOS 4 HANDS by Matthew Perta

Big-scale entertainment, full of laughs!  Sensational acting!  Dazzling piano playing!  Talk about the best way [...] The post Kinosian & Moss Are A Tour De Force In Milwaukee Rep’s…

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Monday, May 20, 2019

Skylight Music Theatre’s KISS ME, KATE Is Wunderbar! by Matthew Perta

Reviewed by: Matthew Perta  With the #MeToo movement now in full swing, it takes guts [...] The post Skylight Music Theatre’s <em>KISS ME, KATE</em> Is Wunderbar! appeared fi…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:42AM
Thursday, April 18, 2019

Scott Greer Delivers A One Man Tour-De-Force Performance In Milwaukee Rep’s EVERY BRILLIANT THING by Matthew Perta

Reviewed By: Matthew Perta HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Theater that’s therapeutic.  That’s how I can best describe Every Brilliant [...] The post Scott Greer Delivers A One Man Tour-De-Force P…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:51PM
Monday, March 25, 2019

Milwaukee Rep’s ‘RING OF FIRE’ Is Ablaze With Inspired Storytelling & Amazing Vocals by Matthew Perta

Reviewed By: Matthew Perta HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Sensational!  Spectacular!  Scintillating!  And no, I’m not exaggerating in [...] The post Milwaukee Rep’s ‘RING OF FIRE’ Is Ablaze W…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:59PM
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

FIRST STAGES DELIVERS AN AMBITIOUS & SPIRITED “BIG RIVER” by Matthew Perta

DiMonte Henning and Ben Kindler in BIG RIVER: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Photo by [...] The post FIRST STAGES DELIVERS AN AMBITIOUS & SPIRITED “BIG RIVER” appeared first on …

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:03PM
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Milwaukee Rep’s ‘THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE’ Is Epic Storytelling by Matthew Perta

Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended Photos: Michael Brosilow I’ve seen many memorable plays at [...] The post Milwaukee Rep’s ‘THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE’ Is Epic Storytellin…

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

A Humanized Scrooge Highlights Milwaukee Rep’s Masterful “A Christmas Carol” by Matthew Perta

Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended Some may see Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol as a heartwarming [...] The post A Humanized Scrooge Highlights Milwaukee Rep’s Master…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:33PM
Monday, November 26, 2018

MILWAUKEE CHAMBER THEATRE’S ‘CHRISTMAS IN BABYLON’ IS A YULETIDE GEM by Matthew Perta

Reviewed by: Matthew Perta HIGHLY RECOMMENDED What does the concept of family mean to you?  [...] The post MILWAUKEE CHAMBER THEATRE’S ‘CHRISTMAS IN BABYLON’ IS A YULETIDE…

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Milwaukee Rep’s High Spirited “The All Night Strut” Leaves Audiences Spellbound by Matthew Perta

Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended With a world growing more insane by the minute, [...] The post Milwaukee Rep’s High Spirited “The All Night Strut” Leaves Audi…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:18AM
Monday, September 24, 2018

SUPERBLY-ETCHED PERFORMANCES FUEL MILWAUKEE REP’S BRILLIANT “IN THE HEIGHTS” by Matthew Perta

REVIEWED BY: MATTHEW PERTA HIGHLY RECOMMENDED The Milwaukee Repertory Theater kicks off its 65th anniversary season [...] The post SUPERBLY-ETCHED PERFORMANCES FUEL MILWAUKEE REP’S BR…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:32PM

Milwaukee’s Skylight Music Theatre Stages A Sizzling & Sexy “PIPPIN” by Matthew Perta

REVIEWED BY: MATTHEW PERTA HIGHLY RECOMMENDED  Sizzling!  Sensational!  Sexy!  A production that will be remembered for years to [...] The post Milwaukee’s Skylight Music Theatr…

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Tuesday, September 11, 2018

BETHANY THOMAS LEAVES AUDIENCES SPELLBOUND IN MILWAUKEE REP’S “SONGS FOR NOBODIES” by Matthew Perta

REVIEWED BY: MATTHEW PERTA PHOTOS BY: MICHAEL BROSILOW HIGHLY RECOMMENDED It was a night when [...] The post BETHANY THOMAS LEAVES AUDIENCES SPELLBOUND IN MILWAUKEE REP’S “SONGS FOR …

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Friday, August 17, 2018

Milwaukee Rep’s Stages a Flawless ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily’ by Matthew Perta

 Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Photo Credit: Paul Ruffalo Highly Recommended So what happens when a [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:04PM
Thursday, May 24, 2018

Skylight Music Theatre Stages An Ingenious “URINETOWN” by Matthew Perta

Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended Did I really want to see a politically charged [...]

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Thursday, April 19, 2018

Milwaukee Rep’s “OUR TOWN“ Brilliantly Shatters Stereotypes by Matthew Perta

Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Photos: Michael Brosilow Highly Recommended Thornton Wilder’s Our Town typically makes the distinguished [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:18PM
Monday, April 9, 2018

First Stage’s Exhilarating “ANTARCTICA, WI“ Is Too Important A Play To Be Missed by Matthew Perta

Reviewed By: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended First Stage, a 30-year theater group in Milwaukee aimed [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:45PM
Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Kelley Faulkner Is Astonishing In Milwaukee Reps “Always…Patsy Cline” by Matthew Perta

Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended Photos by: Michael Brosilow Whenever I read a good [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:27PM
Monday, January 15, 2018

Milwaukee Rep Stages a Powerful & Provocative ANIMAL FARM by Matthew Perta

Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Photos: Michael Brosilow Highly Recommended On a snowy Sunday night, as I was [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:45PM
Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Milwaukee Rep’s Grand Scale “A Christmas Carol” Is Sweeping and Spectacular by Matthew Perta

Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow Highly Recommended If you’re a theater lover [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:04AM
Monday, November 20, 2017

Milwaukee Rep’s “HOLMES AND WATSON” Is Bold and Thrilling Theatre by Matthew Perta

Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended Nothing appears as it seems.  That’s what Dr. Watson [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:06PM

Skylight Music Theatre Stages A Heartwarming & Rousing “ANNIE” by Matthew Perta

Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Some theatergoers may cringe at hearing that yet another theatrical group [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:06PM
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Milwaukee Rep’s Raucous “Murder For Two” Brings Down The House by Matthew Perta

Reviewed By: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended Whoever would’ve thought murder mysteries – you know, those [...]

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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Milwaukee Rep Stages an Electrifying “GUYS AND DOLLS” by Matthew Perta

Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended You have to hand it to Mark Clements, the [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:33AM
Monday, January 23, 2017

Milwaukee Rep’s Explosive “Disgraced” Leaves Audiences Spellbound by Matthew Perta

Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended A good piece of theater should wake us up [...]

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Monday, December 5, 2016

Milwaukee Rep Unwraps A Visually Stunning “A CHRISTMAS CAROL” by Matthew Perta

Highly Recommended Reviewed by: Matthew Perta When Milwaukee Repertory Theater Artistic Director Mark Clements took [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:36PM

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Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
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