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| ADDING MACHINE - A MUSICAL |
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Skylight Music Theatre
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7:30 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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| DEARLY DEPARTED |
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Sunset Playhouse
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7:30 p.m. | Sunset Playhouse
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June 2-26, 2011. Sunset Playhouse, 800 Elm Grove Rd., Elm Grove, WI 53122. When the Turpin family patriarch conks out suddenly, it ends up being a drop-dead funny problem. His widow wants his final epitaph to read "Mean and Surly" while the rest of the clan deals with their loss in frantically silly ways. His eccentric family tries hard to get him to his resting place, but putting him in the ground ends up being a real challenged for this colorful group of Southern misfits. Tickets and Information: 262-782-4430 or www.sunsetplayhouse.com.
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| THE GOOD THIEF |
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Theatre Gigante
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8 p.m. | Paddy's Pub
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By Conor McPherson. Riveting, raw monodrama, written by one of Ireland’s biggest playwrights, featuring Malcolm Tulip, in the appropriate ambiance of a Milwaukee pub. Come have a pint and be stunned.
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