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Skylight embraces both eras of 'Sunday in the Park With George'
May 12, 2012

By: Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Act 1 of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Sunday in the Park With George" builds to a striking conclusion, with the 19th-century characters onstage finding their places and forming Georges Seurat's famous painting, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La... (continue)

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Local troupes stage end-of-season parties
May 09, 2012

By: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The curtain may be closing on this year's theater season for Milwaukee's troupes but that's no reason for the applause to end. (continue)

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Tonys’ Net Is Wide, With Nods to ‘Once’ and the Gershwins
May 01, 2012

By: Patrick Healy, The New York Times

The romantically bittersweet Broadway musical “Once” found plenty of love at the Tony Award nominations on Tuesday, receiving the most — 11 — in a year when the Tony's paid attention to more shows than usual and set up exceptionally competitive... (continue)

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Milwaukee Repertory Theater's Teen Council hosts Shakespearean Faire this Friday, May 4
May 01, 2012

By: Milwaukee Rep announcement

Special Shakespearean Faire starts at 6:00 p.m. in conjunction with the Friday, May 4 performance of Othello. (continue)

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On Stage 5/1: Theaters and ensembles take aim for one more month
May 01, 2012

By: Matthew Reddin, Third Coast Digest

For two nights, hit Broadway musical In the Heights comes to the Milwaukee Theatre. The Tony Award-winning musical dramatizes three days in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood, where a Dominican-American community learns one of their own may... (continue)

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Danceworks Mad Hot Ballroom and Tap 6th Annual Competition returns to Bradley Center on May 12
April 26, 2012

By: Danceworks announcement

Nearly 2,200 area young people to participate in citywide competition. (continue)

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Getting "Dinged" is a good thing at the Skylight
April 26, 2012

By: Damien Jaques, OnMilwaukee.com

There is nothing ordinary about Ding Lorenz, starting with his name. It is Michael on his birth certificate, but Ding describes him so much better. (continue)

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Milwaukee native Kyle Taylor Parker performs in “In the Heights”
April 25, 2012

Milwaukee native Kyle Taylor Parker will perform in “In the Heights,” a Broadway touring show coming to the Milwaukee Theatre on May 4 and 5.  (continue)

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Milwaukee Creatives Energize Grand Ave.; Arts groups collaborate to lease space in Shops of Grand Avenue
April 25, 2012

By: Matt Kemple, press announcement

Three creative and established arts groups: Milwaukee Comedy, Inc., home to the annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival, along with Pink Banana Theatre Co., providing new opportunities in theatre, and Studio Kristelle an open artist studio, officially... (continue)

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Danceworks: You know you want it…
April 25, 2012

By: Jennifer Reinke, Third Coast Digest

Most dance companies commemorate anniversaries by restaging favorite repertoire. Danceworks Performance Company (DPC) is different. Artistic director Dani Kuepper thought something old and something — and someone — new would be a more fitting... (continue)

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Former Danceworks director returns on different footing
April 25, 2012

By: Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

When Sarah Wilbur led Danceworks Performance Company for a decade through 2007, she not only put clever and creative dances on stage, she was seen and heard often around town talking about arts issues. (continue)

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The best theater deal you will ever get
April 23, 2012

By: Damien Jaques, OnMilwaukee.com

This is such a great deal, I had to reread the press release twice to believe my eyes. (continue)

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