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| ANNIE |
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Sunset Playhouse
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6 p.m. | Sunset Playhouse
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Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin. Annie has finally arrived! This Playhouse premiere is bound to be a musical celebration for the ages as it arrives for a holiday treat. Orphaned Annie has a dream to find her real parents someday, and she won’t let that nasty Miss Hannigan get in her way. Join this plucky redhead, her orphan pals, best friend Sandy and Daddy Warbucks on a musical fun-fest for the entire family!
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| SONG MAN DANCE MAN |
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater
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4 p.m.; 8 p.m. | Stackner Cabaret
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By Jon Peterson. Award-winning actor, singer and dancer Jon Peterson created and stars in a joyous tribute to seven extraordinary Hollywood icons: George M. Cohan, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bobby Darin and Anthony Newley. Peterson sings and dances his way through 25 memorable moments made famous by these legends of the silver screen.
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| NEXT TO NORMAL |
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater
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4 p.m.; 8 p.m. | Quadracci Powerhouse
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By Brian Yorkey & Tom Kitt. This groundbreaking and award-winning musical explores how one suburban family copes with crisis. With powerful lyrics and an electrifying pop-rock score of more than 30 songs, this intense, emotional and ultimately hopeful musical aims right for the heart with its story of a family coming to terms with its past and bravely facing its future. The Rep is among the first regional theaters in the United States to produce the show following its long Broadway run and National Tour. The Milwaukee production features the dynamic creative team behind last season’s smash-hit musical, Cabaret.
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| BEYOND THE INGENUE |
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Skylight Music Theatre
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4 p.m.; 8 p.m. | Broadway Theatre Center
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Featuring Niffer Clarke and Richard Carsey. Beyond the Ingénue pays homage to the golden-voiced sopranos Niffer Clarke grew up idolizing. These musical theatre icons endowed the ingénue--the ‘‘girl next door’’--with wit, spine and spirit. As their careers progressed, they also re-invented themselves, and their journeys have inspired Niffer on her own voyage of selfdiscovery and revelation. This will be an evening of glorious music, fun stories and Niffer’s amazing personal tales of touring with Shirley Jones!
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| THE GERSHWINS: HERE TO STAY |
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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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Marvin Hamlisch, conductor;Kevin Cole, piano;Sylvia McNair, vocalist;Ryan VanDenBoom, dancer;From Tin Pan Alley to classical music to the Hollywood Bowl, the brothers Gershwin wrote it all. Authors of a new chapter in American music history, their collaboration produced immensely popular, timeless melodies and tender love songs which live on today in I Got Rhythm, Embraceable You, Shall We Dance, and the opera Porgy and Bess. Celebrate the New Year with Marvin Hamlisch, Kevin Cole, and company as they bring this quintessential art form to life.
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| SCROOGE IN ROUGE |
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In Tandem Theatre
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2 p.m.; 9:30 p.m. | Tenth Street Theatre
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In a British Music Hall at the turn-of-the-century, a troupe of 23 actors are about to embark on a musical version of the beloved classic, A Christmas Carol – until 20 of them come down with food poisoning! Just three are left to pull off this bawdy and hilariously funny show as costumes fly and mayhem ensues! Back again by popular demand!!
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