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Shawn Harper
Kanopy Dance’s ‘Inner Passages’ program creates an immersive dance world
'Inner Passages' is a fitting contribution to a week in celebration of the Earth.
Courtesy Music Theatre of Madison
Music Theatre of Madison’s ‘Marry Me A Little’ moves from longing to connection
Music Theatre of Madison has built a reputation on bringing lesser-known musicals to unexpected spaces — and Marry Me A Little fits that mission perfectly. A preview of what to expect.
Apr 21, 2025
Courtesy Wasserman
Paul F. Tompkins is doing what he does best: everything
Varietopia is comedy, music, sketch and character, but the main draw is Tompkins himself. The April 25 show at the Barrymore is a rare appearance in the Midwest.
Apr 6, 2025
Ross Zentner
Forward Theater’s ‘A Case for the Existence of God’ explores an unlikely friendship
When a play has few actors, there’s little room to hide weaknesses in the performances; here, there’s just more room for Jamal James and Josh Krause to shine.
Mar 31, 2025
Jonathan J. Miner
Four Seasons Theatre’s ‘Company’ has emotional depth
When ‘Company’ premiered in 1970, it was funny, unflinchingly honest, and radical in both form and content. More than 50 years later, its questions remain just as relevant, even as the world has shifted.
Feb 23, 2025
Carson Klamert
Star power, storytelling and history
'Joe Turner’s Come and Gone' combines August Wilson’s masterpiece with an A-list cast
Feb 20, 2025
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Madison Public Theatre’s ‘Wintertime’ asks big questions
While the meaning of love is under the microscope, there are plenty of laughs. The cast is strong and delivers some wonderful moments of humor and pathos.
Feb 9, 2025
Mats Rudels
The Li Chiao-Ping concert asks: Who am I, and, Do I belong?
Li Chiao-Ping and her dancers tell stories through dance, sound and images, of Asian Americans seeking acceptance despite prejudice. Laundry also provides a thread tying the stories together.
Feb 7, 2025
1:30 PM
Jessica Koopman
Cinderella story
The company calls this the Enchanted Edition, and was inspired by its modern updates to the beloved tale, particularly its multiracial casting.
Feb 4, 2025
12:00 PM
Ross Zentner
Forward Theater's ‘Summer, 1976’ is a serious look at female friendship
The play is short, running about 90 minutes with no intermission. It mostly spans, as its title suggests, just one summer, in Columbus, Ohio, but is bookended by a reunion nearly 30 years later.
Feb 2, 2025
4:00 PM
Ross Zentner
Madison Opera’s 'María de Buenos Aires' is a hypnotic tango dream
This operita is more than just a fusion of forms: María is a hypnotic blend of opera, tango, spoken poetry, and surrealist theater all at once.
Feb 1, 2025
11:00 AM
Julia Simpson
A tango opera
The Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla was a man of many worlds. But his love supreme was tango music and in the opera, that is also what draws María to Buenos Aires.
Jan 21, 2025
12:30 PM
Jack Whaley
Two Crows back with three plays
Marcus Truschinski joined an effort to spread theater magic in Spring Green year-round. ‘I was hoping to help our little town in the winter,’ Truschinski says of the impetus behind the nonprofit Two Crows Theatre Company, founded in 2019.
Jan 7, 2025
8:00 AM
