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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · 4d

A delicious dangerous game cuts like a Swiss (Switzerland) knife. tinyurl.com/28sddb2v @broadwayworld.bsky.social @theatrecritics.bsky.social @variety.com

Theater: ‘Switzerland’ Keeps Audiences Guessing

Novelist Patricia Highsmith battles with a visitor as dangerous and droll as her famous fictional creation Ripley.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · 15d

The lost generations of immigrants come alive in “Sanctuary City.” tinyurl.com/2wbwt9rr @broadwayworld.bsky.social @theatrecritics.bsky.social @variety.com

Theater: ‘Sanctuary City’ Offers Powerful Look at Immigration Issue

Strong Next Act production handles play's challenging structure.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · 15d

A few pros and cons of shipping with Gilbert and Sullivan tinyurl.com/3rj2cjuf @broadwayworld.bsky.social @theatrecritics.bsky.social @variety.com

Theater: UWM and Milwaukee Opera Theatre Set Sail With a Playful “Pinafore”

A student-driven take on Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic turns Lake Michigan into a comic sea of local jokes and musical energy.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · 19d

Rich man, poor man, run to Skylight’s Fiddler on the Roof. tinyurl.com/36uf7jwd

Theater: Skylight’s ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Production is Special

Skylight's show might be the best program in 'Violins of Hope.'

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Apr 28

Expert Next Act cast creeps into our hearts using community theater games tinyurl.com/2wx48fcz @broadwayworld.bsky.social @theatrecritics.bsky.social @variety.com

Theater: ‘Circle Mirror Transformation’ Keeps Audiences Guessing

Skilled Next Act staging of Obie-winning play shows how theater games mirror life.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Apr 28

Rep’s 50s jam session great fun while pretending to be a play. tinyurl.com/5an7cxuw @broadwayworld.bsky.social @theatrecritics.bsky.social @variety.com

Theater: Rep Takes Us Back to Sun Studios

'Million Dollar Quartet' has mawkish plot but lots of Elvis, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis songs.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Apr 17

Harsh, humbling or sneaky – the range of Milwaukee Film Festival documenatries tinyurl.com/yzrhtccz @variety.com

Milwaukee Film Fest: ‘The Dells’ Is A Canny, Very Wisconsin Docu-Film

And 'Cycle' is a hard look at 2019 police killing of Black youth in Racine.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Apr 15

2 women, 2 cultures clash but way story is told is more interesting tinyurl.com/4d5t85ee @broadwayworld.bsky.social @theatrecritics.bsky.social @variety.com

Theater: Rep’s ‘Espejos: Clean’ Is Fascinating Clash of Cultures

Latina maid and wealthy white woman connect at Cancun resort with curious results.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Apr 13

A rundown of the breadth, including one review, of Milwaukee film festival tinyurl.com/3hm683k6 @variety.com

Film Festival Tickets On Sale April 13

Festival's program packed with films and ticket deals. Many movies connect to current events.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Apr 11

A STORY THAT DESERVES TO BE ON NATIONAL NEWS!
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Gay Venezuelan stylist sent to Salvadoran prison after a disgraced Milwaukee cop's report

Now a contractor for ICE, the officer was on the Brady list of disgraced cops in Milwaukee. His report helped send a man to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Apr 8

Don’t be surprised at hokeyness if you get thee to a musical comedy nunnery tinyurl.com/myya3yb @broadwayworld.bsky.social @theatrecritics.bsky.social @variety.com

Theater: Oh Those Singing and Dancing Nuns

Skylight's 'Sister Act' offers a skilled ensemble, disco fever moves and lots of jokes about nuns.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Mar 31

Grotesque domestic battle deserves new admiration for overlooked theater company tinyurl.com/mr44263s @broadwayworld.bsky.social @theatrecritics.bsky.social @variety.com

Theater: The Constructivists Arrive With ‘Beauty Queen of Leenane’

Martin McDonough's darkly humorous drama gets strong staging that stays with you.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Mar 29

Not all Tesla owners from heyday of liberal interest selling their vehidles. In terms of resistance, they are turning their Teslas into highway protests using magnetic anti-Musk branding (F-ELON) that are big business for sites like Etsy @maddow.msnbc.com.bsky.social

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Mar 28

Clever acting enhances too-long comic exploration of Barbra’s basement and her influence on gay culture. tinyurl.com/5xyhmcf3 @broadwayworld.bsky.social @theatrecritics.bsky.social @variety.com

Theater: We Love You Barbra Streisand

A play about the diva's basement collection of trinkets and crafts? You'd be surprised.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Mar 25

Too late to see comic opera, but a triumph to remember tinyurl.com/mucfum8z @broadwayworld.bsky.social @theatrecritics.bsky.social @variety.com

Classical: Florentine’s ‘La Mamma’ Was Frothy Fun

A triumph for Metropolitan veteran Patrick Carfizzi and director Jill Anna Ponasik.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Mar 25

Theater lovers start your countdown to catch Rep’s ‘Last Five Years’ at Stackner Cabaret. tinyurl.com/uc7k439p @broadwayworld.bsky.social @theatrecritics.bsky.social @variety.com

Theater: Rep’s ‘Last Five Years’ a Smart Sweet Modern Musical

Two-character show about divorce has strong script, music and performers.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Mar 17

Usually it’s not hard to find an Oscar winner but ‘No Other Land’ relies on Downer Theater here. tinyurl.com/yv4wwm73 @theacademyusa.bsky.social @screenmedia.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com.bsky.social

Movies: ‘No Other Land’ Is Powerful Docu-Film

Oscar winner about Israel and Palestine faces censorship, fear of Trump attacks, but showing at the Downer.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Mar 17

Usually it’s not hard to find an Oscar winner but ‘No Other Land’ relies on Downer Theater here. tinyurl.com/yv4wwm73 @theacademyusa.bsky.social @screenmedia.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com.bsky.social

Movies: ‘No Other Land’ Is Powerful Docu-Film

Oscar winner about Israel and Palestine faces censorship, fear of Trump attacks, but showing at the Downer.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Mar 2

Country manners and music add interest to Rep’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ tinyurl.com/yc5az4j4 @broadwayworld.bsky.social @theatrecritics.bsky.social @variety.com

Theater: Rep’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Has a Country Twang

Appalachian setting freshens but stays faithful to Shakespeare's famous play.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Feb 28

Bravo to follwup with reporter who asked tariff question of Trump, but why did no one at press conference follow up when he dodged the answer? @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com

Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Feb 24

Skylight creates a monstrous strong musical in ‘Frankenstein’ tinyurl.com/5a4v6yay @broadwayworld.bsky.social @theatrecritics.bsky.social @variety.com

Theater: Skylight’s ‘Frankenstein’ Is Powerful Musical

Skilled technical effects and strong singing anchor fresh version of classic tale.

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Dominique Paul Noth @domnoth.bsky.social · Feb 23

Don’t miss ‘I’m Still Here’ even if Oscars ceremony passes film by. tinyurl.com/ycxjs4w6 @theacademyusa.bsky.social @screenmedia.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com.bsky.social