Events for 04/22/2012 |
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| DIARY OF A WORM, A SPIDER AND A FLY |
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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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Based on the books by Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss, Book, Music and Lyrics by Joan Cushing. A masterful fusion of excitement and education, this adventure is as delightfully absurd and joyously playful as the wildly popular book series. Walk alongside the worm, the spider and the fly as they learn to overcome many of the same life challenges that we face and emerge with a better understanding – and appreciation – for who they are. For ages 3 and up. Tickets and information: (414) 267-2961 or www.firststage.org.
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| LEND ME A TENOR |
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Sunset Playhouse
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2 p.m. | Sunset Playhouse
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By Ken Ludwig. Tenor Tito Morelli is booked to perform Othello on a September night in 1934, and General Manager Saunders knows that it will be the biggest night in the history of The Cleveland Grand Opera Company. But when the boffo-voiced opera star shows up drunk as a skunk, the harried manager does what any self-respecting producer would do: PUNT! This hilarious farce is full of unbelievable mishaps, mistaken identity, and romantic high jinks.
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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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| OTHELLO |
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater
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2 p.m.; 7 p.m. | Quadracci Powerhouse
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One of Shakespeare’s most tragic heroes squares off against literature’s greatest villain in a visceral, sexy, hard-driving story of intrigue, betrayal and vengeance, as Iago leads Othello to the edge of jealous madness by sewing seeds of doubt about his wife’s fidelity. Culminating in one of Shakespeare’s most powerfully dramatic scenes, this classic revenge tragedy comes to life in a modern and edgy adaptation set in the world of motorcycle gangs.
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| BUS STOP |
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Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
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2 p.m. | Cabot Theatre, Broadway Theatre Center
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By William Inge; In the middle of a howling blizzard, four passengers become stranded overnight in a small-town diner 40 miles west of Kansas City. At the center of the storm is Bo, a rambunctious young rodeo rider, who comes crashing in like a headstrong bull with Cherie, the nightclub chanteuse he’s kidnapped and is planning to wed. Full of Inge’s trademark insight into ordinary people in sexually charged circumstances, this uproarious comedy from 1955 still stands the test of time. Directed by Lisa Kornetsky.
BUS STOP will be a collaborative effort with UW-Parkside.
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| ONE TIME |
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Next Act Theatre
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2 p.m. | Next Act Theatre
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By Richard Conlon. I'll tell you mine if you'll tell me yours. A World Premier Production! A man, a woman, one park bench and the need to share secrets forms the basis of an unusual and charming friendship. But in between the entertaining anecdotes that pepper the stories of two lifetimes, Sonia and Mason allude to past attractions, longings, desires, even dangers which suggest that the biggest secret has yet to be divulged. How much of yourself do you reveal before that "one time" turns into one time too many?
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