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| 6 DEGREES OF SEPARATION |
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Sunset Playhouse
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8 p.m. | Sunset Playhouse
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By Jon Guare. When a young African-American man shows up at the New York apartment of well-do-do-couple Ouisa and Flan Kitterdige, he immediately charms the couple with his stories and claim of being Sidney Poitier’s son. Telling the couple he has been mugged and is out of money, Paul gains the trust of Ouisa and Flan and finds a place to spend the night. But when the light of day comes and Paul’s stories begin to unravel, his saviors start to see they may be part of an elaborate con game. As the truth reveals itself in this funny and frank play, questions arise about what it truly means to have a charmed life.
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| SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE |
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Skylight Music Theatre
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7:30 p.m. | Cabot Theatre, Broadway Theatre Center
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Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Lapine. Inspired by Georges Seurat’s famous painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, this is one of the most critically acclaimed musicals of our time.
Brimming with beauty and light, Sunday is a deeply moving love story that connects
the past to the future through passionate and intensely personal struggles that are not unlike ones we all face at different times in our lives.
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| BRITISH ISLES |
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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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Christopher Warren-Green, seen internationally this summer when he conducted at the Royal Wedding, brings music of England to Milwaukee. Walton’s “Crown Imperial” was composed for the coronation of King George VI. Vaughn-Williams’ hauntingly beautiful Fifth Symphony was written in the darkest days of the Second World War. And Max Bruch’s impressions of Scotland are played by the dynamic Jennifer Frautschi. “A fiercely intense soloist,” states the Spokane Review.
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| SUMMER STORIES WITH JOHN MCGIVERN |
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Next Act Theatre
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7:30 p.m. | Next Act Theatre
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John takes us through the summer cycle of Memorial Day, school’s end, the 4th of July, summer camp, family vacation, the dog days of August, and the dreaded arrival of Labor Day when it all comes to an inevitable end with the return to school. John’s brilliant talent for comedy and storytelling will send you into summertime feeling like a kid again.
Created by and starring John McGivern
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