Events for 02/04/2012 |
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| NEAT BY CHARLAYNE WOODWARD |
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Renaissance Theaterworks
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4 p.m.; 8 p.m. | Broadway Theatre Center
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A girl who became an adult. An aunt who stayed a child. Two African American women in the 1960s. Together. Apart. And back together. A neat story with a neat ending. Don’t miss it.
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| DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS |
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First Stage
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11:00 a.m.; 1:00 p.m. | Milwaukee Youth Arts Center
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From the books by Mo Willems, adapted by Ernie Nolan. Buckle up for this highly interactive adventure that puts you in the driver’s seat. Everyone’s favorite pigeon wants to drive the bus, and it’s up to you to decide his fate. But the fun doesn’t stop there. Should he eat a hot dog? Get a puppy? Stay up late? It’s entirely up to you. Join the pigeon and all of his friends on this exciting audience favorite. But hold on tight. You never know where this unpredictable journey will take you! For ages 3 to 6. Tickets and information: (414) 267-2961 or www.firststage.org.
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| A WRINKLE IN TIME |
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First Stage
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3:30 p.m. | Todd Wehr Theatre, Marcus Center for the Perf Arts
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Based on the book by Madeleine L’Engle, adapted by John Glore. She is an outcast at school. Her father is missing. The town thinks her brother is some sort of freak. Meg Murry is angry at a world that makes no sense to her. But when a strange visitor arrives at her family’s home on a dark and stormy night, she embarks on a wild journey through space and time to rescue her father from the evil forces that hold him prisoner on another planet. For ages 8 and up. Tickets and Information: (414) 267-2961 or www.firststage.org.
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| NUNSENSE |
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Sunset Playhouse
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5 p.m.; 8 p.m. | Sunset Playhouse
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Book, Music and Lyrics by Dan Goggin. This “Sister Act” will convince you once and for all that nuns have a major funny bone! The Little Sisters of Hoboken have a problem. Their convent cook has accidentally served a bunch of the sisters a tainted batch of soup, and several of the sisters have met their maker. Prayers are nice, but the surviving sisters need to raise some dough for the burials. A bake sale isn’t going to do it, so the sisters put on a talent show to end all talent shows. Jokes, songs and dancing nuns add up to one of the silliest musical celebrations ever!
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| THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE |
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater
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4 p.m.; 8 p.m. | Stackner Cabaret
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By Jesse Borgeson, Adam Long and Daniel Singer. Three phenomenal actors, armed with an outrageous assortment of outerwear and props, cram the Bard’s entire canon of plays (and sonnets), into 90 minutes of high-speed, over-the-top hilarity! The whole family will love this endearingly irreverent and lightning-paced romp through the greatest plays of all time.
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| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD |
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater
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4 p.m.; 8 p.m. | Quadracci Powerhouse
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By Harper Lee. One of the most beloved and beautifully compassionate stories ever written comes to breathtaking life on stage. Set in small-town Alabama during the Depression, and seen with brilliant clarity through the eyes of a young tomboy, this Pulitzer Prize-winning tale is about innocence, tolerance, family and the courage to live what you believe. The Rep will partner with leading community organizations, including the Milwaukee Public Library, to create a city-wide series of events and discussions around To Kill a Mockingbird, including dramatic readings, book and panel discussions, talkbacks with artists moderated by university scholars and additional special events.
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| WINTER CONCERT I |
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Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
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3:00 p.m. | Uihlein Hall, Marcus Center for Performing Art
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This concert will feature MYSO's String Orchestras North & South, its Junior Wind Ensemble, made up of advanced young wind players, and MYSO's second full symphony orchestra, Philharmonia.
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| ALL RACHMANINOFF |
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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
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8 p.m. | Uihlein Hall, Marcus Center for Performing Art
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Edo de Waart, conductor; Joyce Yang, piano; Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13; Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18. He was plagued by self-doubt. And had abandoned his music. But when inspired to compose again Sergei Rachmaninoff wrote the music that would make him immortal – the Second Piano Concerto as fiery virtuoso Joyce Yang returns. Sold out for two seasons, this year’s all-Rachmaninoff concert also features the early First Symphony under Edo de Waart.
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| VIGIL |
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Next Act Theatre
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4:30 p.m.; 8 p.m. | Next Act Theatre
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By Morris Panych. Be careful what you wish for. A Milwaukee Premier! Kemp, a selfish and mercenary bank clerk, quits his job to keep a deathwatch on his rich aunt whom he hasn't seen in 30 years. He announces that since he's taken the trouble to answer her dying summons, he'd like her to get it over with and collect his inheritance. But Grace, the object of his disaffection, doesn't appear to be cooperating any time soon. This oddly matched pair become trapped in a macabre bond that's comic on the surface, and deeply human at its core.
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| GERSHWIN & FRIENDS |
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Skylight Music Theatre
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7:30 p.m. | Cabot Theatre, Broadway Theatre Center
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"Gershwin & Friends" takes place at a ritzy party in the New York City home of George Gershwin in the midst of the Jazz Age. "I Got Rhythm," "Summertime" and "Rhapsody in Blue" can be heard wafting through the air. We join a young couple from Mr. Gershwin’s party staff, Cynthia and Parrish, as they celebrate Gershwin’s music behind the scenes. Free-wheeling and spontaneous, Parrish tries to loosen up the more grounded and down to earth Cynthia, with minimal success. After their work is done at the Gershwin estate they head home to Harlem to kick up their heels in their own high-style with the music of Gershwin’s “friends” Fats Waller, Duke Ellington and Harold Arlen. This dynamic and innovative Skylight revue will again feature Cynthia Cobb, Parrish Collier and Paul Helm. Last season, the critically acclaimed Gershwin & Friends had a sold out run in the Studio Theatre.
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