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Monday, December 5, 2016

Milwaukee Rep Unwraps A Visually Stunning “A CHRISTMAS CAROL” by Matthew Perta

Highly Recommended Reviewed by: Matthew Perta When Milwaukee Repertory Theater Artistic Director Mark Clements took [...]

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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Milwaukee Rep’s I LOVE A PIANO Takes Theatergoing to New Heights by Matthew Perta

Highly Recommended Reviewed by: Matthew Perta Photo credit: Michael Brosilow One of my regrets in [...]

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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Milwaukee Rep’s Magnificent “Man of La Mancha” Brings Us Into The Mind of Quixote by Matthew Perta

Highly Recommended Reviewed by: Matthew Perta I first saw Man of La Mancha back in [...]

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Alexis J. Roston Captures The Soul Of “Lady Day” at Milwaukee Rep by Matthew Perta

Highly Recommended Reviewed By: Matthew Perta I admit I knew nothing about the life and [...]

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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Milwaukee Rep’s FENCES Is A Grand Slam by Matthew Perta

Reviewed by: Matthew Perta    Highly Recommended What happens to a man whose dream has been denied?  The answer to this question is the fuel [...]

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Gives Us a Uproarious and Witty FALLEN ANGELS by Matthew Perta

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…

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Milwaukee Rep’s AMERICAN SONG Is Provocative and Daring by Matthew Perta

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 cope …

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Milwaukee Rep’s OF MICE AND MEN Is American Theater At Its Finest by Matthew Perta

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 di…

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Friday, December 4, 2015

Milwaukee Rep’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL Brings Joy To The World by Matthew Perta

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 …

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Thursday, November 26, 2015

Milwaukee Rep’s THE MOUSETRAP Remains A Riveting Murder Mystery by Matthew Perta

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…

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Saturday, November 7, 2015

WICKED Remains Amazing Theater by Matthew Perta

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 Dec…

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Friday, October 2, 2015

Milwaukee Rep Delivers An Electrifying DREAMGIRLS by Matthew Perta

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…

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s BOEING BOEING Soars With Talent by Matthew Perta

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 …

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Friday, May 1, 2015

Milwaukee Rep’s PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Soars With Imaginaton by Matthew Perta

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…

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Milwaukee Rep 15/16 Season Kick Off Party Previews DREAMGIRLS Starring Nova Y. Payton by Matthew Perta

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…

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Milwaukee Rep’s FIVE PRESIDENTS Humanizes The Habitants Of The Oval Offfice by Matthew Perta

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…

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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

REVIEW: Milwaukee Rep’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Matthew Perta

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…

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Monday, December 1, 2014

THE LION KING Lives by Matthew Perta

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 pl…

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Monday, September 29, 2014

Milwaukee Rep’s THE COLOR PURPLE Blossoms With Heart & Soul by Matthew Perta

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 might…

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Monday, September 15, 2014

Review: Milwaukee Rep’s DOYLE and DEBBIE SHOW Hits You Like A Bolt of Lightning by Matthew Perta

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…

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Monday, August 18, 2014

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s MASTER CLASS Is A Lesson In What Theater Is All About by Matthew Perta

Highly Recommended Reviewed by: Matthew Perta To hear Maria Callas is to understand her. When the renowned opera diva walks on stage in the opening act of Terrence McNally’s Tony Award-win…

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All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards