The 1935 New York premiere of Porgy and Bess was an epochal

 With Jeeves in Bloom, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre renders another compelling illustration of why P.G. Wodehouse's beloved characters Jeeves and Wooster continue to hold a distinctive appeal nearly a century after

There's something irresistibly fun about Matt Daniels as Jeeves the butler and his success results from comic precision. Some time ago he was in perfect form as Phileas Fogg in Milwaukee Chamber Theatre's production

 Sometimes you don't want to have to watch anything particularly deep. Sometimes you just want to sit back and enjoy light, classy rock in a musical theater setting. This month, Skylight Music Theatre responds to that desire

When Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in the 15th century, it was a defining moment in human history that ushered in the era of mass communication. Was it also the perfect subject for a big, splashy Broadway musical?

The life of an artist isn't easy. The fact that this is a cliché makes matters very difficult for any work of art attempting to explore the lives of artists. But Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park With George avoids...

Over the years, I have absolutely loved listening to WIsconsin Public Radio's Old Time Radio Drama. I remember some twenty years ago listening to Norman Gilliland host a regular Sunday evening of old time radio. Gilliland is still doing the show every Sunday night, but with public domain mp3's of old radio shows being pretty much universally available online, I don't listen to the show nearly as...

Skylight Music Theatre recently adapted its name. Along with it comes a world premiere of another adaptation: Daddy Long Legs. Based on the 1912 novel by Jean Webster (which became a musical comedy in 1955 starring Fred Astaire...

Based on Jean Webster's progressive novel from 1912, John Caird and Paul Gordon's Daddy Long Legs has the potential to be a deep, socially conscious romantic-comedy musical. Preliminary outings of this story about a woman earning a college degree...

More than 20 years since it changed the face of Broadway musicals, Rent proves that its powerful message can still be told with urgency, poignancy and joy. Even theater lovers who previously have seen Rent would be remiss to skip the production that opened Friday...