51 stories by "Matthew Perta"
Thrilling, grand-scale entertainment. A sweeping, heartwarming tale told with dazzling special effects, festive music and [...]
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The mark of any great musical is when a cast performs its material with such [...]
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Forgive me, my brothers and sisters, for dipping into my bag of holy- or nun-related [...]
The post Milwaukee Rep's NUNSENSE Is Heaven Sent appeared first on Showbiz Chicago.
Theater has the power if used to its full potential, to leave powerful and indelible [...]
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Brittani Moore (Laurey Williams) and Lucas Pastrana(Curly McLain). Photos by: Mark Frohna This fall, a [...]
The post Skylight's OKLAHOMA! Takes Musical Storytelling To Extraordinary Heights…
It always amazes me that West Side Story, the powerful and beloved tale about a need [...]
The post Milwaukee Rep Stages An Electrifying & Politically Relevant WEST SIDE STORY appeare…
Big-scale entertainment, full of laughs! Sensational acting! Dazzling piano playing! Talk about the best way [...]
The post Kinosian & Moss Are A Tour De Force In Milwaukee R…
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta With the #MeToo movement now in full swing, it takes guts [...]
The post Skylight Music Theatre's <em>KISS ME, KATE</em> Is Wunderbar! appeared fi…
Reviewed By: Matthew Perta HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Theater that's therapeutic.  That's how I can best describe Every Brilliant [...]
The post Scott Greer Delivers A One Man Tour-De-Force…
Reviewed By: Matthew Perta HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Sensational! Spectacular! Scintillating! And no, I'm not exaggerating in [...]
The post Milwaukee Rep's 'RING OF FIRE' Is Ablaze Wit…
DiMonte Henning and Ben Kindler in BIG RIVER: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Photo by [...]
The post FIRST STAGES DELIVERS AN AMBITIOUS & SPIRITED "BIG RIVER" appeared first on Show…
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended Photos: Michael Brosilow I've seen many memorable plays at [...]
The post Milwaukee Rep's 'THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE' Is Epic Storytelling appear…
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended Some may see Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol as a heartwarming [...]
The post A Humanized Scrooge Highlights Milwaukee Rep’s Mast…
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta HIGHLY RECOMMENDED What does the concept of family mean to you? [...]
The post MILWAUKEE CHAMBER THEATRE’S ‘CHRISTMAS IN BABYLON’ IS A YULETI…
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended With a world growing more insane by the minute, [...]
The post Milwaukee Rep’s High Spirited “The All Night Strut” Leaves Audi…
REVIEWED BY: MATTHEW PERTA HIGHLY RECOMMENDED The Milwaukee Repertory Theater kicks off its 65th anniversary season [...]
The post SUPERBLY-ETCHED PERFORMANCES FUEL MILWAUKEE REP’S …
REVIEWED BY: MATTHEW PERTA HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Sizzling!  Sensational!  Sexy!  A production that will be remembered for years to [...]
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REVIEWED BY: MATTHEW PERTA PHOTOS BY: MICHAEL BROSILOW HIGHLY RECOMMENDED It was a night when [...]
The post BETHANY THOMAS LEAVES AUDIENCES SPELLBOUND IN MILWAUKEE REP'S “SONGS FOR NO…
 Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Photo Credit: Paul Ruffalo Highly Recommended So what happens when a [...]
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended Did I really want to see a politically charged [...]
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Photos: Michael Brosilow Highly Recommended Thornton Wilder's Our Town typically makes the distinguished [...]
Reviewed By: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended First Stage, a 30-year theater group in Milwaukee aimed [...]
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended Photos by: Michael Brosilow Whenever I read a good [...]
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Photos: Michael Brosilow Highly Recommended On a snowy Sunday night, as I was [...]
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow Highly Recommended If you're a theater lover [...]