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Ellen & Joe Checota Powerhouse Theater executive director Chad Bauman, left, and Mark Clements, Milwaukee Repertory Theater artistic director, stand inside the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, which is undergoing construction in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Sept. 10, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/for the baiduhai)

Milwaukee Repertory Theater gets an $80 million rebuild as it swims against the tide

September 17, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Construction is nearly complete in a renovation of its theater complex in downtown Milwaukee. How has this regional theater thrived while others have fallen behind?

Neil Patrick Harris and James Corden in "Art" on Broadway at Music Box Theatre in New York. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: ‘Art’ is back on Broadway with an all-star cast, but it’s James Corden’s play

September 16, 2025 at 9:00 p.m.

In this latest production of Yasmina Reza's slick, savvy, star-friendly satire, Scott Ellis directs James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and Bobby Cannavale as dudes talking about a painting that one...

Jenna Fischer and Francis Guinan in "Ashland Avenue" at Goodman Theatre. (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: ‘Ashland Avenue’ stars Jenna Fischer in the story of a Chicago of an earlier time

September 16, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.

Playwright Lee Kirk's entertaining new dramedy is now in its world premiere at the Goodman Theatre.

Cindy Gold in "The First Lady of Television" at Northlight Theatre in Skokie. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: ‘The First Lady of Television’ tells the story of an early-days TV star with a backbone

September 14, 2025 at 2:06 p.m.

This world premiere play in Skokie recounts the important story of the courageous, Emmy-winning Gertrude Berg, but it only has 75 minutes to tell it.

Dee Dee Batteast, David Daniel, Josh Krause and Laura Rook

in "The Winter's Tale" at American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin. (Michael Brosilow)

Column: A fall visit to American Players Theatre brings notes of sadness and hope

September 10, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

Summer is turning into autumn in southwestern Wisconsin, a fine time to visit for "The Winter's Tale" and "Fallen Angels."

Elizabeth McGovern in a previous production of "Ava: The Secret Conversations," coming to the Studebaker Theater in Chicago's Fine Arts Building. (Jeff Lorch)

Elizabeth McGovern channels Ava Gardner in ‘Ava: The Secret Conversations’

September 8, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

The Evanston-born actress Elizabeth McGovern wrote and stars in a play about the Golden Age of Cinema’s Ava Gardner.

Audrey Billings, Casey Campbell, Nate Santana, Jon Hudson Odom and Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel in "Things With Friends" by American Blues Theater. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: ‘Things With Friends’ may be confusing, but American Blues’ signature intensity is back

September 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Kristoffer Diaz's satirical new play is set at a Manhattan dinner party as the rest of New York crumbles outside.

JJ Niemann (center) and cast in "Catch Me If You Can" at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: ‘Catch Me If You Can’ has a real live-wire con man at the Marriott Theatre

September 5, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

The Broadway star JJ Niemann plays the shifty Frank Abagnale Jr. in a Marriott production with fresh ideas for a tough-to-stage musical.

Jenna Fischer and Lee Kirk at a movie premiere at Warner Bros. Studios in 2018 in Burbank, California. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

Jenna Fischer of ‘The Office’ returns to the stage for ‘Ashland Avenue’ at the Goodman Theatre

September 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

There's more to her in the daughter she plays in this new Chicago-set story, written by her husband Lee Kirk and opening the fall season at the Goodman.

Theater Wit is multi-stage venue at 1229 W. Belmont Ave. and a cornerstone of the Belmont Theatre District. (Theater Wit)

Theater Wit receives $600,000 grant to cut the cost of its rental stages

September 3, 2025 at 10:35 a.m.

The money will allow the Lakeview venue to reduce the rent it charges to other resident theater companies by more than half.

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