Stage
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Brett Williams
When dread moves in
Strollers Theatre’s production of Edward Albee’s Pulitzer-winning play, “A Delicate Balance” is an emotionally satisfying look at a horrible household. more
Benjamin Barlow
Theater, not journalism
"The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs” is based on a now partly debunked accounting of Mike Daisey’s visits to Foxconn’s factories in China. Actor Jason Compton performs the controversial monologue at the Bartell Theatre beginning Aug. 31. more
Aug 31, 2017
Liz Lauren
Epic adventure
American Players Theatre’s “Pericles, Prince of Tyre” is a weird and wonderful group effort that gels after a disorienting first half. more
Aug 31, 2017
Liz Lauren
Betrayal in Brooklyn
American Players Theatre’s “A View from the Bridge” is a haunting tragedy of Greek proportions, with some of finest acting of the season. more
Aug 31, 2017
Killer voices
Four spectacular women deliver a dynamic punk-rock version of the story of the woman accused of killing her father and stepmother. “Lizzie” is at the Fredric March Play Circle through Aug. 26. more
Aug 18, 2017
Liz Lauren
Changing times
In the course of one evening, American Players Theatre’s “Three Sisters” shows the short distance between a life filled with color and energy and one of grim, staid monotones. more
Aug 18, 2017
"Hamilton" U
A UW summer course explores the many facets of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s game-changing musical “Hamilton.” more
Aug 17, 2017
Jonathan Raymond Popp
Comedy of woe
An early work from Sarah Ruhl, one of the country’s most original playwrights, “Melancholy Play” has a tough time balancing humor, absurdity and darkness. Add a dreary cello score, and it ends up being a downer. more
Aug 17, 2017
5:00 AM
Amy Kucharik
Experimental overlord
As it approaches a half-century of existence, Madison’s scrappy Broom Street Theater welcomes its fourth artistic director, playwright and novelist Doug Reed. more
Aug 17, 2017
5:00 AM
Rommel Ruiz
Church of the absurd
Experimental theater is alive and well in a small church outside Spring Green, where the founders of Theatre de l’Ange Fou are staging shows and collaborating with modern dancers from Madison. more
Aug 10, 2017
5:00 AM
Founders’ tale
“From Awkward Spaces” is a new play at the Bartell Theatre that documents the story of how leaders of Madison theater groups got together to create a home for themselves in an unused movie house. more
Aug 10, 2017
5:00 AM
Molly Wilson
Small-town remembrance
A bestselling author, essayist, farmer and now philosopher, Michael Perry is entering new territory by adapting his popular memoir, “Population 485,” for the stage. It’s at Stoughton Opera House Aug. 18-20. more
Aug 10, 2017
5:00 AM
Mike Brown
The impossible dream
Despite some dull staging, Four Seasons Theatre’s “Man of La Mancha” succeeds at delivering a challenging and gorgeous score. more
Aug 4, 2017
3:39 PM
