The Fred Alley/James Valcq musical The Spitfire Grill has been locally produced a number of times since its debut in 2000. Based on an indie film, the story of a young ex-con named Percy coming to a tiny, rural Wisconsin town has recently seen local stages in Acacia Theatre and Skylight productions. The latest is a Marquette University...

The Skylight Opera Theatre ends its season this afternoon with a final production of the feel-good musical The Spitfire Grill at 2 p.m. Based on a 1996 film, the story follows a woman recently released from prison who concocts a plan to save the small-town grill that took a chance on employing her.

The Skylight Opera Theatre ends its season with a production of the feel-good musical The Spitfire Grill, which continues its run tonight with a 7:30 p.m. performance at the Broadway Theatre Center. Based on a 1996 film, the story follows a woman recently released from prison who concocts a plan to save the small . . .

For young Percy Talbott and the folks of Gilead, Wisconsin life is not a physical journey out of the small town. In their case, it’s a new way of looking at life within as they rediscover all that’s good about their close knit community. It takes an outsider like Percy to show the insiders where the dormant joys lie buried, waiting to be rediscovered. And life in Gilead centers around The Spitfire Grill, the homey diner crossroads where everyone knows, or tries to know, one another’s business. Based on the 1996 film of the same name, the stage musical version tells the story of Talbott . . .

The Skylight Opera Theatre ends its season with a production of the feel-good musical The Spitfire Grill, which opens tonight with a 7:30 p.m. performance. Based on a 1996 film, the story follows a woman recently released from prison who concocts a plan to save the small-town grill that took a chance on employing . . .