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(08/20/22 7:00am)
The national tour of the hit musical “Hamilton” stopped at Madison’s Overture Center from August 9 to August 21. Edred Utomi as Alexander Hamilton, Zoe Jensen as Eliza Hamilton and Josh Tower as Aaron Burr faced the daunting task of filling the shoes of the iconic Broadway cast that made the musical a global phenomenon.
(08/10/22 6:00am)
The Amazing Acro-Cats was one of the most fun live shows I have ever been to. When they come to a city near you, you should go.
(06/20/22 7:00am)
“Ain’t Too Proud” follows the story of The Temptations: their humble origins, their triumphs across genres and their interpersonal trials and tribulations. It’s a jukebox musical but not the kind we are used to.
(04/22/22 5:45am)
On any given day, a student wandering into Vilas Hall might encounter a communication arts class, or potentially a student organization tucked away in a classroom. On the night of April 14, 2022, however, those who entered the glass doors of Ronald E. Mitchell Theatre were transported directly into the chaotic universe that is Westerberg High School.
(03/11/22 10:18pm)
Broadway lovers and Madisonians alike had the chance to catch “Hairspray” at the Overture Center for the Arts from Feb. 22-27.
(12/22/20 3:34am)
Identifying which medium best suits a story can be a difficult task for filmmakers. Playwright August Wilson clearly knew how to tell “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,” for every minute of this story feels meant for the stage.
(11/16/19 2:00pm)
The Undergraduate Theatre Association at UW-Madison is bringing 17th century London to the Hemsley Theatre this Nov. 14-23.
(09/25/19 1:00pm)
At this point, I feel like a broken record. When I started writing musical reviews for the Daily Cardinal, I thought I was going to have a wonderful time, writing uncontroversial reviews and love everything I went to see. But this is, unfortunately, not the case.
(08/08/19 1:00pm)
The national tour of “Anastasia” stops in Madison for an eight-show run, filling the Overture Center with idyllic sets and songs.
(05/01/19 1:00pm)
It isn’t often that a Broadway legend like Bernadette Peters ends up in Madison, so it was a treat to see this two-time Tony award winner at the Overture on April 19 for her traveling live show, “A Night with Bernadette Peters.” Her show was like taking a trip back in time fifty years, to the works of Sinatra and Sondheim, the era of glamour and pizzazz, and the constant objectification and belittlement of women.
(04/25/19 6:24pm)
With the warm weather months coming into swing, there are also some theatre performances coming up in Madison to look forward to. Within the next month, the Overture Center will host Broadway’s new travelling productions of “A Bronx Tale” and “Anastasia.”
(04/21/19 1:29am)
Cyra K. Polizzi is no stranger to the theater. But this is the first time they’re running the show with the creation of a sustainable, accessible, feminist theater practice — a space for creative exploration and activism.
(03/11/19 1:00pm)
Today will mark the 60th anniversary of the groundbreaking play, "A Raisin in the Sun." It debuted on March 11, 1959, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York, marking the first Broadway play ever written by an African-American woman, Lorraine Hansberry.
(03/01/19 2:00pm)
One of the most endearing qualities of our fair city is a seemingly universal love for the arts. Every day of the week, on nearly every day of the year, citizens can look to all the venues scattered throughout the area to hear and see poets, musicians and the like perform at a high level.
(02/26/19 2:00pm)
University Theatre, University Opera and the Wisconsin Union Theatre partnered to produce the university’s most involved theatre production of the school year so far, "Into the Woods." The show features over 90 cast and crew members and is showing in the Wisconsin Union Theatre from Feb. 21-24.
(02/14/19 2:00pm)
Broadway’s tenth anniversary tour of Rock of Ages travelled to the Overture Center on Feb. 7 to bestow its hilarious and harmonious blend of rock and musical theatre upon the people of Madison. While, yes, the crescendos were deafening and the performances astounding, the show was definitely closer to a 1980s rock concert than a 2018 Broadway musical, so there is a certain mindset needed in order to fully enjoy this production.
(12/08/18 5:13pm)
“Urinetown: The Musical” by the Undergraduate Theatre Association (UTA) and InterMission Theatre (IMT) was the best production I saw this semester. Every actor just seemed to fit perfectly with their character in this production. Usually there are one or two standout performers, but this cast was just spot-on, and I was hugely impressed by the group. The show featured student talent in other ways as well, from the lighting to the props to the direction, which all heightened the drama perfectly. Overall, it was a huge success for just a two-day run, and I’m so glad I caught it because it was completely hilarious.
(11/16/18 6:00pm)
The theater industry is notorious for being difficult to find steady work, no matter what aspect of the field one is pursuing. Even if you can land the rare theater gig, there’s no guarantee it pays well —or even at all. Yet, there’s no shortage of aspiring actors, writers, directors, stage managers and so on.
(10/29/18 7:48pm)
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is more than an objectively bad movie-musical from the ‘70s according to the Madison-based shadow cast at Velvet Darkness; it’s a legacy, a cultural monument and a beacon for anyone who feels outcasted.
(10/25/18 2:45pm)
Performances of University Theatre’s personalized version of Luigi Pirandello’s haunting play “Six Characters in Search of an Author” will be held through Oct. 28, and the production has yet to disappoint. Cast members have delivered chilling performances supported by attention-capturing staging since its opening on Oct. 11.