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| MISS NELSON IS MISSING |
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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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You never know what you've got until it's gone, and the students in Room 207 are about to find out the hard way. Their bad behavior has poor Miss Nelson at her wit's end. But that all changes when she goes missing and the ruthless, homework-assigning substitute teacher Viola Swamp steps in. Now the students must scramble to clean up their act and find their beloved Miss Nelson before things get any worse.
Originally produced by First Stage in 2003, this classic is back with a brand new scene and musical number.
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| ADDING MACHINE - A MUSICAL |
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Skylight Music Theatre
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2:00 p.m. | Cabot Theatre, Broadway Theatre Center
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Darkly comic and heartbreakingly beautiful, ADDING MACHINE — A MUSICAL is an adaptation of Elmer Rice’s 1923 Expressionist drama. It tells the story of Mr. Zero, who after 25 years of service to his company is replaced by a mechanical adding machine. In a vengeful rage, he murders his boss. An eclectic score gives passionate and memorable voice to this stylish and stylized production, which follows Zero’s journey to the afterlife in the Elysian Fields where he is given one last chance for romance and redemption. Milwaukee native Joshua Schmidt says he wrote ADDING MACHINE — A MUSICAL with Skylight in mind! Already a hit in New York and Chicago, we are thrilled to be performing this Wisconsin premiere.
“Remarkable Theater!” The New Yorker
“Exciting and Adventurous!” New York Post
“A Masterpiece of Expressionism!” Variety
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