Hairspray
An all-new, sparkling, hilarious and touching production at The Fireside Theatre!
Joan Baez
One night only at the Wisconsin Union Theater-legendary singer/songwriter/activist--Joan Baez!
Across A Distance
The disparate world of Deaf performance and opera come together for this world premiere.
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UW’s ‘Year of the Arts’ brings disciplines together
By: Lindsay Christians, The Capital Times
On a campus where botany students go to the art museum to view historic paintings of vegetables, social sciences majors study films with autistic main characters and science students draw cartoon versions of fungi, a campus-wide celebration of the... (continue)
Overture Center and Wisconsin Union Theater's 2010-11 seasons bring splashy musicals and more
By: Jennifer A. Smith, Isthmus
On the heels of the Overture Center's record-breaking run of The Lion King, the arts center is queuing up other Broadway shows with easy name recognition and pop-culture ties. (continue)
Madison stages present plays for every taste in the coming 2010-11 theater season
By: Bruce G. Bradley, Isthmus
Whether you're looking to catch the latest Broadway blockbuster or witness the world premiere of a local novice's creation, Madison's many theater companies have it all. From the retro to the risqué, the sheer volume and diversity of productions in... (continue)
Dramatic inflation of 'Wicked' tickets by scalpers has patrons, Overture officials frustrated
By: Lindsay Christians, The Capital Times
Toni Boegel was looking forward to taking her kids to the blockbuster Broadway musical “Wicked” when it flies into Madison in September. (continue)
New statewide arts award encourages new collaborative work without extra funds
By: Lindsay Christians, The Capital Times
If you refer to yourself as “mommy” when you’re talking to your dog, feel a twinge of jealousy of your girlfriend’s cat or live in fear of a bad-tempered bird, “Feed the Bird” is talking to you. (continue)
Arts Beat: Program rents out Madison Repertory Theatre's costumes, props and sets
By: Jay Rath, Isthmus
Madison Repertory Theatre may have died in 2009, but a great part of it lives on as the Madison Arts Production Cooperative. (continue)
Bartell companies return to core works after a rough year
By: Lindsay Christians, The Capital Times
After a bit of a bumpy year, the Bartell Theatre companies are rallying, regrouping and readying for a better 2010-11 season. (continue)
Writers bring works to Barrymore stage to share their mothering experience
By: Andrea Zani, madison.com
As live shows go, there might be nothing more appropriate for Mother’s Day than “Listen to Your Mother,” readings by Madison writers on motherhood at the Barrymore Theatre. (continue)
Forward Theater looks back to Hollywood in 2010-11 season
By: Lindsay Christians, The Capital Times
This season, critics were abuzz about Sarah Ruhl’s “In the Next Room (or the vibrator play),” which played at Lincoln Center last December. It was shortlisted for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and stands a good chance of being Tony-nominated... (continue)
Overture Center announces 2010-2011 season
By: Kenneth Burns, Isthmus
Overture Center for the Arts has announced the schedule of touring events for the 2010-2011 season. The trend of lighter schedules continues. There are 32 events on the upcoming roster, down from 38 last year and around 60 in years before that.... (continue)
The legacy of Lathrop Hall
By: Lindsay Christians, The Capital Times
Mary "Buff" Brennan, dance professor emerita, remembers when Billie ran the elevator in Lathrop Hall. (continue)
Still Coming Up Roses
By: Gordon Spencer
Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents’ GYPSY has had the world on a plate, looking swell, looking great since its debut in May 1959. Last year, to celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary, Sony Masterworks Broadway re-issued the original... (continue)
