51 stories by "Matthew Perta"
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended Nothing appears as it seems. That's what Dr. Watson [...]
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Some theatergoers may cringe at hearing that yet another theatrical group [...]
Reviewed By: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended Whoever would've thought murder mysteries " you know, those [...]
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended You have to hand it to Mark Clements, the [...]
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended A good piece of theater should wake us up [...]
Highly Recommended Reviewed by: Matthew Perta When Milwaukee Repertory Theater Artistic Director Mark Clements took [...]
Highly Recommended Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Photo credit: Michael Brosilow One of my regrets in [...]
Highly Recommended Reviewed by: Matthew Perta I first saw Man of La Mancha back in [...]
Highly Recommended Reviewed By: Matthew Perta I admit I knew nothing about the life and [...]
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta   Highly Recommended What happens to a man whose dream has been denied? The answer to this question is the fuel [...]
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED REVIEWED BY: MATTHEW PERTA There are probably a lot of married couples out there that will realize at some point in their lives together that the love component of their m…
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Highly Recommended We hear about the victims and the families left behind, buried in sadness. But what about the parents of the perpetrators? How do they c…
Highly Recommended Reviewed by: Matthew Perta In his director's note appearing in the playbill for Of Mice and Men, Mark Clements, the Milwaukee Repertory Theater's acclaimed artistic direct…
Highly Recommended Reviewed by: Matthew Perta I got my first gift of the holiday season when I attended the opening night performance of A Christmas Carol, staged by the Milwaukee Repertory …
REVIEWED BY: MATTHEW PERTA HIGHLY RECOMMENDED We never know what somebody is really like, or what somebody else is thinking, do we? This thought is mentioned at the outset by a key character…
Highly Recommended Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Are we born evil, or is evil thrust upon us? That is the question thrust upon us by the musical Wicked, touted as "The Best Musical of the Decad…
Hey Chicago, Milwaukee is on fire this fall. I encourage to you come feel the heat generated by the Milwaukee Repertory Theater's much-anticipated season-opener, an electrifying producti…
Reviewed By: Matthew Perta Photo Credit: Paul Ruffolo If you plan to attend the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre's production of the Tony Award-winning sex farce Boeing Boeing, you might want to ke…
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Watching Peter and the Starcatcher, a Tony Award-winning musical, is like opening a magical storybook before bedtime and being swept away into a swashbuckling, mad…
The Milwaukee Repertory Theater is kicking off its 2015/2016 season in its main theater, the Quadracci Powerhouse, by continuing its goal of increasing diversity on stage and in the seats wi…
REVIEWED BY: MATTHEW PERTA If you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall to know what goes on behind closed doors when a group of people are brought together in a room, regardless of circumstan…
Reviewed By: Matthew Perta  Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow Highly Recommended I was never a fan of Charles Dickens, which is why I've seen A Christmas Carol, performed for 39 years now by…
Reviewed by: Matthew Perta   Highly Recommended Walt Disney once said, "When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way. Implicitly and unquestionably." Uncle Walt would be …
Highly Recommended Reviewed By: Matthew Perta A news release issued by the Milwaukee Repertory Theater says The Color Purple reminds us that, "it only takes a grain of love to make a mighty …
REVIEWED BY: MATTHEW PERTA HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Doyle and Debbie Show, the critically acclaimed, rollicking spoof of country music and its iconic singing duos (think Porter Wagoner and Dolly P…
