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Maureen Janson Heintz
For the love of music
Off-key opera singer Florence Foster Jenkins is easy to make fun of, but Four Seasons Theatre’s “Souvenir” explores her love of music and her relationship with accompanist and coach, Cosme McMoon. And it stars American Players’ grande dame Sarah Day more
Jonathan Popp
Meditation on betrayal
“After the Revolution” is an autobiographical play about growing up in an activist family with secrets. It’s showing at the Bartell Theatre through Dec. 15. more
Dec 6, 2018
Darren Lee
Dancing into the future
Madison Ballet moves into the “Nutcracker” season with high hopes for a new director, a new headquarters and a million-dollar capital campaign. more
Dec 6, 2018
Maureen Janson Heintz
Hidden gems
Li Chiao-Ping Dance performed a concert of collaborative works at the historic Madison Masonic Center on Dec. 1. It’s a shame the program didn’t have a longer run. more
Dec 4, 2018
Evan Zimmerman/MurphyMade
Sticking it to The Man
The book and score of the screen-to-stage sensation “School of Rock” are nothing to write home about. But the show features a delightful pack of 9-12-year-olds who jump around and play their instruments — for real. more
Nov 21, 2018
Maureen Janson Heintz
Dancing with the Bard
UW-Madison assistant professor Marlene Skog delivers a strong and touching look at Shakespeare’s female characters in “Consider it not so deeply.” more
Nov 16, 2018
Charlie Powell
Minister of Silliness
International silly man and Monty Python co-founder John Cleese stops by Overture Hall with his “Why There Is No Hope” tour. You can ask him questions, just like Michael Muckian did. more
Nov 15, 2018
Brett Williams
White men talking
Despite a strong cast, Madison Theatre Guild’s production of Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man” is considerably less dramatic than the nightly news. more
Nov 6, 2018
4:15 PM
Ross Zentner
Worth the wait
Forward Theater Company chose the best show for its first musical: “Fun Home” is an eloquent and poignant story based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir about family dysfunction, homosexuality, suicide and growing up in a funeral home. more
Nov 4, 2018
10:30 AM
Benjamin Barlow
From the margins
A play based on the book "Infamous Mothers" opens at the Bartell Theatre on Nov. 8. The book’s author, Sagashus Levingston, hopes the play will spark community dialogue on issues of race, equity and inclusion. more
Nov 1, 2018
5:01 AM
Liz Lauren
Battle of wits
American Players Theatre’s “Engaging Shaw” proves it’s hard to love a literary genius. But it’s sure easy to love James Ridge and Colleen Madden, the real-life couple portraying the sparring lovers. more
Oct 30, 2018
12:17 PM
Tom Klingele
“Some pig!”
The Zuckerman’s farm animals steal the show in Children’s Theater of Madison’s “Charlotte’s Web.” more
Oct 18, 2018
1:00 PM
Kevin Penczak
The power of story
When Nestor Gomez came to the U.S. at age 15, he could barely speak due to a stutter. Now he’s a 35-time Moth StorySLAM winner. He’ll be at the Moth GrandSLAM Championship on Oct. 19 at the Barrymore Theatre. more
Oct 18, 2018
5:01 AM
