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| HONOUR BY JOANNA MURRAY-SMITH |
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Renaissance Theaterworks
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7:30 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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| IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY |
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater
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7:30 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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7:30 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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| DADDY LONG LEGS |
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Skylight Music Theatre
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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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| THE SPRING SERIES |
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Milwaukee Ballet
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7:30 p.m. | Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
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Ballet ascends to unexpected levels in these three universal meditations of dance. Lila York’s popular Celts is a personal history of Ireland, blending Irish folk dancing with contemporary and award winning traditional Celtic music from The Chieftains. In a complementary contrast, The Last Glass from Matthew Neenan features selections from Beirut, an indie-rock band reinventing the sounds of Balkan and Eastern Europe. In another twist, piano solos from Philip Glass and Dustin O’Halloran augment Alejandro Cerrudo’s choreography in Extremely Close. Tickets and information: 414-902-2103 or www.milwaukeeballet.org.
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