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Kat Stiennon
Dated but delightful
The musical is certainly dated, but Capital City Theatre completely embraced the confection that is Leonard Bernstein’s 1944 “On the Town.” Read more
Max Wendt
Wisc-opera
“Fish Fry” is a zany new opera set in a Wisconsin supper club. It’s a co-production of TAPIT and Fresco Opera Theatre opening May 23. Read more
May 16, 2019
Jonathan J. Miner
Atypical mystery
Payton Cardella does a stellar job playing a neuro-atypical protagonist in Strollers Theatre’s “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” Read more
May 16, 2019
Ross Zentner
Secrets of the chocolate factory
"Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka" has some sweet moments, but some of the magic is lost in this Children’s Theater of Madison production for young audiences. Read more
May 3, 2019
Steve Noll
Wordless wonder
With a remarkable cast and deft direction, “Small Mouth Sounds” is a mostly wordless play depicting the struggles of six people at a silent retreat. Read more
May 2, 2019
Jonathan Raymond Popp
Scattered creatives
For its 10th anniversary, the Kathie Rasmussen Women’s Theatre is presenting a reboot of Heather Renken’s “Shiny Things,” a madcap exploration of attention deficit disorder, with appearances by vaudevillians and Mae West. Read more
May 2, 2019
James Gill
Slavic splendor
A water spirit pursues a prince in Madison Opera’s resplendent production of Antonin Dvorak’s “Rusalka,” the company’s first Czech opera. Read more
Apr 27, 2019
Beau Meyer
Hometown Wisconsin
“Twilight Bowl,” an excellent new play showing some realities of Midwest life. And, holy smokes, it’s set in a bowling alley. Read more
Apr 18, 2019
5:00 AM
SHAWN HARPER
A dancer’s life
With a dazzling smile and exquisite technique, former cheerleader and cruise ship performer Richard Oaxaca gives up a lucrative commercial performing career to explore modern dance with Kanopy. Read more
Apr 11, 2019
5:00 AM
Benjamin Barlow
Deranged, disturbed and dead-on
“Dog Collar,” by local playwright Ned O’Reilly, is a darkly comic exploration of the world of job interviews. It plays at the Brink Lounge April 11-12. Read more
Apr 10, 2019
12:00 AM
Joan Marcus
Overture reveals “Hamilton” dates
Overture reveals “Hamilton” dates and almost 100 other shows, from “SpongeBob” to naked magicians. Read more
Apr 9, 2019
5:20 PM
The comedy of gloom
“Life Sucks,” to be sure, but Forward Theater Company’s production of Aaron Posner’s homage to Checkhov also provides plenty of laughs and wry observations. Read more
Apr 4, 2019
5:00 AM
Matthew Murphy
The Heat is on in Saigon
Theater critic Gwendolyn Rice reviews Overture’s “Miss Saigon,” with an eye toward understanding the show’s popularity — and problematic nature. Read more
Apr 3, 2019
2:45 PM
