It has been written, “Love is wonderful the second time around.” That holds true in this repeat production of “I Love You, You’re Perfect, No Change” now running at Chico Cabaret.
This musical farce, seen here April 7, premiered off-Broadway in 1996 and has played to appreciative audiences wherever performed. With book and lyrics by Joe […]
Directed with an assured sense of style by Lynne Stinchcombe Pollingue, Prattville’s Way Off Broadway Theatre company’s production of Larry Shue’s “adult” comedy “The Nerd” manages to punctuate the play’s surface silliness with social and cultural barbs, which is delivered by a talented cast of seven actors.
The play, which relies on character stereotypes and clever […]
If you asked local audiences to identify the most influential theater artists in Milwaukee over the past 10 years, you would hear names like Hanreddy, Davis, Carsey and West.
It’s symptomatic of C. Michael Wright’s self-effacing personality that he doesn’t have a high public profile, but theater insiders would add his name to the list.
Wright has […]
Shakespeare’s first truly independent play, Richard III, combined historical and Marlowe-like “overreacher” drama into one whole. Shakespeare, however, was more conservative than Marlowe. He followed Tudor custom and saw his Richard not only as evil, but also as the devil himself–created by the breaking of the royal line generations before with the murder of Richard […]
The intimate setting at the Chico Cabaret doesn’t require much transformation for its current show, Cabaret, appropriately enough. The quaint, small stage lined with little individual tables blends into the set of the musical’s Kit Kat Klub stage.
From the corner, the five-person band kicked in, and the shirtless Master of Ceremonies (Jake Samples) with suspenders […]