Marcella Kearns News

Antigone--an ancient play first written by Sophocles in approximately 400 B.C.--challenges audiences in the 21st century and centers around strong women, political drama, and difficult moral choices necessary for the characters to choose. This classic play dramatically illustrates that over centuries, humanity changes little with modern circumstances. First Stage Young Company tackles this acclaimed tragedy under Joshua Pohja's direction by choosing modern language using a translation from the prestigious French dramatist Jean Anouilh written in 1943. Anouilh often centered his stories on idealistic youth, in this play a young princess, who fights for a divine and personal morality over royal social compromise. Pohja dedicated the production to young Middle Eastern women, similar to Malala who also raised her singular voice against her adversaries even under threat of death.

This week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in Washington DC, Los Angeles, Japan, and more. Check out our top 10 stories around our Broadway World below, which include MAME in DC, THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Tour in L.A., and our featured Guest Blogger in Japan, just to name a few.

What a privilege to watch Young Company produce an all feminine All's Well That Ends Well. On Sunday night at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, Shakespeare's  coming of age romance unfolded under the direction of Marcella Kearns, who produced an amazing performance. Young Company's Director John Maclay acknowledged the beauty of the play, asking the audience to 'lean in and listen to the Bard's beautiful and evocative language.'

First Stage's prestigious Young Company, a troupe of advanced high school aged professionals-in-training, recently earned top honors in the Utah Shakespeare Festival/ Southern Utah University Shakespeare Competition this October. The 12-year old company of more than 50 youths sends a select group to compete in Utah and then tackles classical theater year round in Milwaukee that continually prepares them for these elite competitions. This December, under the direction of veteran Milwaukee actor Marcella Kearns (pictured) Young Company tweaks a challenging Shakespeare play with mature themes: All's Well That Ends Well.

With a grand Alexander Calder like mobile hanging over the Cabot Stage when the audience enters the theater, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) opens their 2015-2016 season with the modern French farce Boeing, Boeing. Marc Camoletti's 1960 play won a 2008 Tony Award for Best Revival in New York and throughly delighted the Cabot Theatre audiences at the Broadway Theatre Center on opening weekend.

Fasten your seatbelts for a hilarious journey back to the swinging '60s in BOEING BOEING, now through August 30, 2015. Milwaukee Chamber Theatre kicks off its 2015-2016 Season with this Tony Award-winning farce by Marc Camoletti, under the directon of Michael Cotey. BOEING BOEING performs in the Broadway Theatre Center's Cabot Theatre in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Fasten your seatbelts for a hilarious journey back to the swinging '60s in BOEING BOEING, tonight, August 13 - 30, 2015. Milwaukee Chamber Theatre kicks off its 2015-2016 Season with this Tony Award-winning farce by Marc Camoletti, under the directon of Michael Cotey. BOEING BOEING performs in the Broadway Theatre Center's Cabot Theatre in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!

Fasten your seatbelts for a hilarious journey back to the swinging '60s in BOEING BOEING, August 13 - 30, 2015. Milwaukee Chamber Theatre kicks off its 2015-2016 Season with this Tony Award-winning farce by Marc Camoletti, under the directon of Michael Cotey. BOEING BOEING performs in the Broadway Theatre Center's Cabot Theatre in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) announces its 41st season, with the theme of 'Looking for Love (in all the wrong places).' The 2015-2016 Season will feature five exciting productions performed at the Broadway Theatre Center in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

A quaint, well-loved home is where the scene is set. Minimal set dressings to mask the beautiful awkwardness of the first scene - with remnants of Anton Chekov's greatest works scattered upon the mantle. A seagull, a sister, a cluster of cherry blossoms, and a brood of hens watch over the home from their perch. These little trinkets are entirely appropriate since three of the four title roles were named after Chekov's characters. Vanya, the brother in the play, blames the unfortunate circumstance of his unusual name on his having professors for parents.

How will London be kept safe from crime?---When the illustrious Sherlock Holmes disappears from his daily routine of capturing public enemies in Victorian England, the city wonders if he really was murdered as the death rumor persists. In the First Stage World Premiere production SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE BAKER STREET IRREGULARS, the famous sleuth mysteriously shows his face during several sneak appearances to open the theater company's 28th season and prove Sherlock Holmes rises from the rumors alive and well.

As one of the first fully produced Young Company productions, Fist Stage and their First Stage Theater Academy presents this premiere organization of high school talent in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at Milwaukee's Golda Meir School. The production marks a collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts and their program Shakespeare for a New Generation in an effort to expose teens to the wonders of the classic literature.

P.G. Wodehouse's beloved comic characters will once again come to life on the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) stage this spring in JEEVES IN BLOOM, tonight, April 11-28, 2013.

P.G. Wodehouse's beloved comic characters will once again come to life on the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) stage this spring in JEEVES IN BLOOM, April 11-28, 2013. This quick-witted British comedy is written by Illinois playwright Margaret Raether, who brought us our successful 2010 production of JEEVES INTERVENES. Reprising their roles from JEEVES INTERVENES are Matt Daniels as Jeeves and director Tami Workentin. JEEVES IN BLOOM performs in the Broadway Theatre Center's Cabot Theatre in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

Wisconsin Public Radio has teamed with the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre to stage a radio adaptation of "The Lonely Road" and "Rocket from Manhattan" on Sunday, April 22 at 8:00 p.m. in the Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center. Tickets are $10 and are available at the box office, by phone at (414) 291-7800, or online at https://tickets.broadwaytheatrecenter.com.

Wisconsin Public Radio has teamed with the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre to stage a radio adaptation of "The Lonely Road" and "Rocket from Manhattan" on Sunday, April 22 at 8:00 p.m. in the Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center. Tickets are $10 and are available at the box office, by phone at (414) 291-7800, or online at https://tickets.broadwaytheatrecenter.com.

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) announces its 38th season, with the theme of "Rebels: Pushing Against the Boundaries." The 2012-2013 season will feature five productions performed at the Broadway Theatre Center.

First Stage continues its 25th season with A WRINKLE IN TIME at the Todd Wehr Theater, 929 N. Water Street, downtown Milwaukee, through February 19, 2012.