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Fetch or not, ‘Mean Girls’ is happening
By Athena Kafkas | Sep. 8, 2022The Overture Center for the Arts hosted a performance of ‘Mean Girls’ worthy of a seat at the lunch table.
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Broadway phenomenon ‘Hamilton’ takes the crown at Madison’s Overture Center
By Samuel Mayo and Ian Wilder | Aug. 20, 2022With performances like this, you better not throw away your shot to be in the room where it happens.
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The Amazing Acro-Cats are purrfect
By Jeffrey Brown | Aug. 10, 2022The traveling cat show is pawsitively delightful.
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Ain’t Too Proud: Tempting the Jukebox Musical Towards Something Great
By Cailyn Schiltz | Jun. 20, 2022"Ain't Too Proud" uses the timeless music of The Temptations to tell the complex, compelling story of the group.
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Department of Theatre and Drama kicks off sold-out production of 'Heathers the Musical'
By Athena Kafkas | Apr. 22, 2022Hey, Westerburgers! There’s a new kid in town…
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The Nicest Kids in Town stop by the Overture Center for the Arts
By Emily Knepple | Mar. 11, 2022Broadway lovers and Madisonians alike had the chance to catch “Hairspray” at the Overture Center for the Arts from Feb. 22-27.
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The DEIB Festival, An Interview with the President and Secretary of MTNA
By Maddie Urlaub | Mar. 2, 2022The DEIB Festival could be a big step towards diversity for the Mead Witter School of Music.
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Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman shine in “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom”
By Dominic LeRose | Dec. 21, 2020Adapting the life of playwright August Wilson to the screen, director George C. Wolfe captures the heart of Wilson’s story, creating a film with terrific performances that clearly feels like it’s in the wrong medium.
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A mirror up to art: ‘Equivocation’
By Caitlin Rowe | Nov. 16, 2019From Nov.14-23, the Undergraduate Theatre Association will be putting on a modernized version of the production, “Equivocation.”
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‘The Book of Mormon’ punches down, racist tropes remain
By Emma Hellmer | Sep. 25, 2019“The Book of Mormon” fails to evolve, persisting racism in a controversial political climate. Is it time to pull the curtain?
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‘Anastasia’: An unforgettable journey to the past
By Lauren Souza | Aug. 8, 2019The national tour of “Anastasia” stops in Madison for an eight-show run, filling the Overture Center with idyllic sets and songs.
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Bernadette Peters performs classic musical hits — and misses —at the Overture
By Emma Hellmer | May. 1, 2019Tony® Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters comes to Madison to dazzle the audience with some of her hit performances on stage and television.
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Summer Arts Preview: Theater
By Emma Hellmer | Apr. 25, 2019Emma Hellmer, the Daily Cardinal's theater columnist, previews a few musical performances that are coming to Madison this summer.
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UW-Madison graduate student shines spotlight on accessible, sustainable theater
By Robyn Cawley | Apr. 20, 2019After spending years on the stage, Cyra K. Polizzi is switching roles to create a sustainable, accessible, feminist theater practice — from play programs to accommodating tour locations.
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Say goodbye to ‘The King and I’: ill-written relic should be left in the past
By Emma Hellmer | Mar. 12, 2019Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The King and I” might take the cake when it comes to virtually fossilized, ethnocentric, and downright offensive pieces of American theatre. Maybe its “white savior” narrative and hyperbolic representation of Thai culture were considered all fine and dandy when this show debuted in 1951. But in our wanting-to-be-woke society of today, there was no justifiable reason for this show’s revival tour and subsequent stent at the Overture Center from Feb. 26 to March 3.
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‘A Raisin in the Sun’ celebrates 60th Anniversary: A look at Broadway’s first African-American woman playwright
By Lauren Souza | Mar. 11, 2019UW-Madison alumna Lorraine Hansberry debuted her play "A Raisin in the Sun," making her the first African-American female playwright on Broadway.
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Madison prepares to celebrate city’s first Black Arts Matter Festival
By John Everman | Mar. 1, 2019The inaugural Black Arts Matter Festival will be held from March 3-9 at multiple locations throughout downtown Madison. The goal of the festival is both to provide a platform for black artists and to get the community thinking a little more about curing a noticeable lack of representation in a largely white city.
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‘Into the Woods’ is a must-see with splendid cast and crew
By Emma Hellmer | Feb. 26, 2019"Into the Woods" is a tremendous experience that combines the musical magic of different fairy tales into one theater performance that you will never forget.
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Rock of Ages proves an enjoyable 1980s tribute show with few minor quirks
By Emma Hellmer | Feb. 14, 2019Glorified 80s rock ‘n’ roll takes the audience back in time at the Overture Center on Feb. 7 as part of the Broadway’s tenth anniversay tour of the classic musical, “Rock of Ages.”
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Francis, Wonderland kick off 'Lost My Mind' tour with spectacular show at The Sylvee
By John Everman | Feb. 4, 2019Braving the fierce, dangerous conditions were some 2,000 plus fans of EDM royalty Dillon Francis and Alison Wonderland – two of the genres biggest and best acts performing today.
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