The Cap Times • 27th November 2024

Pop musical ‘& Juliet’ comes of age to a millennial mixtape

Rachel Simone Webb, the magnetic singer playing Juliet in theaters across the country, has her work cut out for her by Britney Spears, Katy Perry and Ariana Grande in this playful, hummable show.

The Cap Times • 25th November 2024

Capital City gives ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ a promising premiere

With a jazzy score and selective adherence to Frank Capra’s familiar story, “Wonderful Life” has promise.

The Cap Times • 19th November 2024

MMoCA show ‘Broken Spectre’ illuminates a climate crisis

The imagery in “Broken Spectre,” a sweeping, 74-minute art film showing over four screens in the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art’s main galleries, reveals a land in crisis.

The Cap Times • 17th October 2024

Greetings! Madison Public Market art projects take shape

When hungry locals approach the new Madison Public Market next summer, public art will welcome them from every direction.

The Cap Times • 18th September 2024

Live on stage: How theater can thrive in a digital age

The show must go on — but what does that mean in an era of streaming, Zoom and virtual theater productions?

The Cap Times • 5th September 2024

Forward Theater opens season with ‘King James,’ a basketball bromance

Forward Theater's “King James,” Rajiv Joseph’s basketball-centric two-hander, goes back to LeBron’s own rookie season in 2003.

The Cap Times • 13th August 2024

Poetic 'Dancing at Lughnasa' at APT keeps its secrets

Directed by Brenda DeVita, “Lughnasa” embraces Friel’s poetry, awash in golden light.

The Cap Times • 18th July 2024

When it rains at American Players Theatre, it's decision time

We take a closer look at American Players Theatre’s weather policy. Why don’t shows cancel ahead of time when rain is in the forecast? What happens if it rains during a show? When does the theater offer refunds?

The Cap Times • 11th July 2024

Campy 'Moulin Rouge!' mashes up the hits at Overture Hall

Featuring a score that tosses together bits from 70 hit songs from five decades, “Moulin Rouge!” is chaotic and campy, with dancing that dazzles and a scrap of plot that holds on for dear life.

The Cap Times • 1st July 2024

Dark fable 'Wolf at the Door' gathers strength at APT

Marisela Treviño Orta’s spellbinding drama “Wolf at the Door” was inspired by Aztec folklore.

The Cap Times • 24th June 2024

World premiere of ‘Virgin Queen’ twists the knife

In “The Virgin Queen Entertains Her Fool,” a new drama at American Players Theatre, Philadelphia playwright Michael Hollinger examines the sacrifices women make when they ascend to power.

The Cap Times • 27th April 2024

Madison Opera's sparkling 'Candide' takes a hero's journey

Watching the title character in Madison Opera’s current production of Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide” calls to mind all the untortured poets who came after him.

The Cap Times • 17th April 2024

New MMoCA director Paul Baker Prindle has Madison roots

The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art has announced Paul Baker Prindle as its new director.

Baker Prindle is a Wisconsin native and a graduate of both the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Edgewood College. He starts officially May 9.

The Cap Times • 20th January 2024

Late MMoCA leader Stephen Fleischman shaped Madison's art scene

Stephen Fleischman, a beloved figure in Madison’s art world for more than three decades, died on Jan. 14. He led the contemporary art museum for 27 years in an industry where it’s common for leaders to move around.

The Cap Times • 30th December 2023

Two Crows Theatre returns to Spring Green with a supernatural thriller

Two Crows Theatre has continued to clarify its artistic niche: compelling, “deliberately intimate” plays.

The Cap Times • 16th December 2023

UW-Madison grad Carrie Coon talks 'Gilded Age' and 'Ghostbusters'

Every time Carrie Coon talks about “The Gilded Age,” people want to know about the clothes. And not just the clothes — the hats.

The Cap Times • 22nd November 2023

Eliza learns what she’s made for in a fresh ‘My Fair Lady’

Was Eliza Doolittle the original Barbie? In a 2018 Lincoln Center revival of Loerner and Loewe’s “My Fair Lady,” director Bartlett Sher recasts Eliza’s story as one of self-discovery.

The Cap Times • 5th November 2023

Forward Theater’s comedy ‘Clyde’s’ heats up hope and humor

A serene counterpart to the raging title character in “Clyde’s,” onstage from Forward Theater in the Overture Center Playhouse through Nov. 19, diner cook Montrellous places every piece of ham and slice of tomato onto bread like he’s sculpting in miniature.

The Cap Times • 30th October 2023

A contemporary classic, 'Proof' at APT moves like music

Full of tenderness and humor, David Auburn's “Proof” moves like a contemporary classic.

The Cap Times • 26th October 2023

Mary Bero, Babette Wainwright named 2023 Forward Art Prize winners

Mary Bero, a maker of “tapestry paintings” in Schenk-Atwood, and Babette Wainwright, a ceramicist on the north side, are the fifth pair of winners of the prize, announced Thursday at a reception at Arts + Literature Laboratory.

The Cap Times • 25th October 2023

UW Memorial Union scraps Tudor Dinners in favor of ‘Frosty Bites’

After 90 years of carols and wassail, the Tudor Holiday Dinners at the Memorial Union have flamed their final figgy pudding. A new event, Frosty Bites, is set to take their place.

The Cap Times • 22nd September 2023

John DeMain announces planned departure from Madison Symphony

As the Madison Symphony Orchestra prepares to open its 30th season under the baton of artistic director John DeMain, the maestro has announced that he will step down in two seasons’ time.

The Cap Times • 16th September 2023

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein explores what's hidden in 'Undersong'

Early in the pandemic, classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein didn’t feel much like making music.

“I hadn’t been playing much at all during the first few months of lockdown,” said Dinnerstein, who sheltered in place with her husband and son in New York City. “I just felt, like everyone, disturbed and depressed.”

The Cap Times • 19th August 2023

Deaf actor Joshua Castille brings a new Romeo to APT

Joshua Castille, a Chicago-based Deaf actor making his debut at American Players Theatre this summer, doesn’t wear his hearing aids onstage, to fully embody a young character who — like Juliet — is struggling to be heard.