Events for 03/25/2012 |
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| HONOUR BY JOANNA MURRAY-SMITH |
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Renaissance Theaterworks
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2 p.m. | Broadway Theatre Center
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She puts off writing poetry to be a mom. He pursues a career. And, after 32 years, something prettier.
The deals and dilemmas of marriage. For better or for worse. Think it’s The same old story? Think again.
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| CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY |
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First Stage
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1:00 p.m.; 3:30 p.m. | Todd Wehr Theatre, Marcus Center for the Perf Arts
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By Roald Dahl, adapted by Richard George. Charlie Bucket’s golden ticket is his passport into Willy Wonka’s whimsical world of wacky wonders. Join Charlie and his Grandpa Joe as they take a daring adventure into the fantastical factory, filled with Oompa-Loompas, squirrels, chocolate rivers, and cotton candy dreams. This adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl has enough excitement to satisfy the sweet tooth of everyone in your entire family. For ages 6 and up. Tickets and information: (414) 267-2961 or www.firststage.org.
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| IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY |
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater
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2 p.m.; 7 p.m. | Stiemke Studio
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By Sarah Ruhl. Hailed as “one of the most gifted and adventurous American playwrights” by The New York Times, Sarah Ruhl has created a smart, classy and touching comedy about marriage, intimacy and how electricity came along to fuse them. In a prim Victorian home, a gentleman doctor innocently invents a most extraordinary device for treating “hysteria.” As his wife listens in the next room, long dormant thoughts and feelings begin to stir deep within her. This beguiling play about love, longing, science and invention was a 2010 Tony Award® Nominee for Best Play and a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
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| ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE |
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater
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2 p.m.; 7 p.m. | Stackner Cabaret
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By Ted Swindley. Following in the footsteps of The Rep’s sold-out smash hits Liberace! and Nobody Lonesome for Me, comes the true story of country music legend Patsy Cline’s remarkable friendship with devoted fan Louise Seger. Filled with two dozen unforgettable hits – including “Crazy,” “I Fall to Pieces,” “Sweet Dreams” and “Walkin’ After Midnight” – Always…Patsy Cline celebrates the life and music of one of the most acclaimed vocalists of the 20th century.
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| GIVE ME THAT COUNTRY LIFE |
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Festival City Symphony
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3:00 p.m. | Pabst Theater
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Symphony Sundays, a classical concert for all ages featuring descriptive commentary from the stage and pre-concert children’s group activity and orientation. Join internationally renowned soprano Patrice Michaels as she performs Marie-Joseph Cantaloube’s “Songs of the Auvergne.” Cantaloube’s romantic arrangements of folk songs from rural France depict serene country life in selections “Shepherd’s Song,” “The Shepherd Lass” and “Where Will We Find Our Flock.” Antonin Dvorak paid tribute to rustic living when he included Czech folk songs and dances in his “Symphony No. 8,” written at his family’s estate ‘The Sheepfold.’ Rossini’s majestic “Overture to Semiramide” begins the program. Tickets: $14 Adult; $8 Child, student, senior: 414-286-3663 Information on group pricing or general information: 414-963-9067 or www.festivalcitysymphony.org Find us on Facebook
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| DAVIDSON CHAMBER ENSEMBLE RECITALS |
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Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
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1 p.m.; 3 p.m.; 5 p.m.; 7 p.m. | Milwaukee Youth Arts Center
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MYSO presents the fruits of its extensive Chamber Ensemble Program, which exists thanks to the generosity and vision of the late Arthur and Francesca "Peter" Davidson in establishing the Davidson Ensembles Fund. MYSO's intermediate-level Flute Chorale will perform on the 1 PM recital.
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| DADDY LONG LEGS |
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Skylight Music Theatre
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2 p.m.; 7:30 p.m. | Cabot Theatre, Broadway Theatre Center
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Based on the classic novel by Jean Webster. Jerusha Abbott’s prayers seem answered when the generosity of an anonymous gentleman, known only to her as ‘‘Daddy Long Legs,’’ enables her to move from orphanage to university. Through her grateful letters, Jerusha shares her life with her mysterious benefactor as she grows into an intelligent, independent New American Woman and discovers a budding romance with a wealthy young suitor. Yet there is one startling fact that Jerusha has yet to uncover--one that will change her life forever.
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| CELTIC CELEBRATION WITH EILEEN IVERS |
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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
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2:30 p.m. | Uihlein Hall, Marcus Center for Performing Art
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Marvin Hamlisch, conductor;
Eileen Ivers, violin;
Just one evening with nine-time All-Ireland fiddle champion Eileen Ivers, and you’ll change the way you think about the violin. Hailed as “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin” by The New York Times, Ivers leads a magical journey through the lively history and culture of the Emerald Isle.
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| THE CHOSEN |
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In Tandem Theatre
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2 p.m. | Tenth Street Theatre
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In 1940's Brooklyn, two Jewish boys whose life paths are preordained, must weigh the cost of choosing their own destinies. Adapted for the stage from Chaim Potok's classic novel, The Chosen won the Barrymore Award for Outstanding New Play.
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| THIS LIME TREE BOWER |
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Boulevard Ensemble Studio Theatre
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2:30 p.m. | Boulevard Ensemble Studio Theatre
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Written by Conor McPherson and directed by Mark Bucher, This Lime Tree Bower is comprised of three thought-provoking and witty monologues that reveal the lives of three inhabitants of a small seaside Irish town. The three speakers cast an insightful perspective on life through the intricately crafted script.
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