Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 28, 2008
Milwaukee Shakespeare bids us farewell
Artistic Director Paula Suozzi and Managing Director Carrie Van Hallgren announced today they are closing their Milwaukee Shakespeare theater company due to lack of available funding.
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Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 24, 2005
Pabst team puts a new shine on the Riverside
The Riverside, one of Milwaukee's oldest theaters -- it opened in 1928 -- has hosted top-notch acts like Judy Garland, Abbott and Costello and, in 1940, Frank Sinatra. It's now getting another lease on life, thanks to the same team that runs the nearby Pabst Theater.
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Travel & Visitors Guide - Aug. 16, 2004
APT celebrates 25th season 'neath the Spring Green sky
American Players Theatre has come a long way since 1980 when "A Midsummers Night Dream," opened an outdoor theater with most audience members seated on the grass. Read about it in Beyond Milwaukee.
Tags: APT, Theatre, Shakespeare, Taliesen

Arts & Entertainment - May 25, 2004
User-friendly Bialystock & Bloom prepares to turn 10
Bialystock & Bloom prides itself on being a user-friendly theater company. For almost 10 years and over 25 productions, it has continuously cultivated a fun atmosphere and provocative theater-going experience.
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Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 17, 2002
"A Delicate Balance" perfectly balances wit and woe
All six characters in The Rep's performance of Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance" deserve a standing ovation, but most memorable is Lori Birmingham who plays Clare, the alcoholic, accordion-playing loose canon of the family who seems to be the only one with a grip on reality.
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Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 16, 2009
Shorewood Players The Producers: A Winning Scheme
Recipe for a successful community production of a Tony-winning musical:   Step 1: Start with a great Director, Music Director and Choreographer;Step 2: Cast a wide net for professional-caliber lead actors, and a great ensemble.Step 3: Invest in eye-catching costumes, sets and a full orchestr...
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Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 4, 2009
80th Anniversary Season for Shorewood Players
Milwaukee’s 2009-10 theatre season has several milestone anniversaries, but none older than The Shorewood Players. On November 26, 1930 The Play Production Club of the Shorewood Opportunity School (later part of MATC) staged three one-act plays under the direction of Mildred Reynolds. When ...
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Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 28, 2009
Milwaukee's NEW Theatre Scene
Perhaps it is the rough economy.  Or a need to be heard.  Maybe it’s just the pendulum swinging back to another time in our creative history, but Milwaukee is seeing a boom in small theatre companies making a big impression on the arts.In just the past six months, two new companie...
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Arts & Entertainment - June 24, 2009
Shorewood Players' 42nd Street Sparkles
by Dominic Davis The musical 42nd Street, based on an Oscar-winning 1933 movie, has themes as contemporary as today’s headlines. An economic downturn has mobs of dancers swarming to auditions for a new show (and an opportunity for a steady paycheck). When the show’s star suffers ...
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Arts & Entertainment - Jan. 20, 2009
The Women: Shorewood Players Infuse Life to a Classic
The Women, a classic 20th century drama/comedy, tells the story of a group of women and their relationships with men and each other in a pre-feminist world. The current Shorewood Players production is like a championship sporting event, with cheers for each successful move. The production is a fu...
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