Focus on the songs not any subtlety of actors in Skylight holiday offering of ‘Oliver!’ tinyurl.com/23drb269 @Theatre_Critics @Variety @BroadwayWorld

Unusual opera in unusual setting has some great singing but requires some whimsy of mind to enjoy tinyurl.com/2ewbuure @Theatre_Critics @opera @BroadwayWorld @Variety

It has dramatic roots, but its two singers keep the Rep play vibrant tinyurl.com/2ysx6zu2 @Theatre_Critics @Variety @BroadwayWorld

Renaissance’s ‘The Moors’ creeps into the mind the way good theater should tinyurl.com/29bp6e66 @Theatre_Critics @Variety @BroadwayWorld

Florentine Opera a key superb peg in rethinking ‘Madama Butterfly’ tinyurl.com/3s5jwd64 @Theatre_Critics @BroadwayWorld @Variety @operaworld_es

Bluntly political, futuristic and uneven, ‘In the Canyon’ makes a mark in move to Broadway Theatre Center. tinyurl.com/255efhd2 @Theatre_Critics @Variety @BroadwayWorld

Skylight’s “Waitress” can’t decide between hitting us in the face with pies or giving in to sensitivity of the best Sara Bareilles ballads tinyurl.com/5emr94vb @Theatre_Critics @Variety @BroadwayWorld

Pro wrestling romp at Next Act features nifty acting, great pyrotechnics tinyurl.com/yppnwrcd @Theatre_Critics @BroadwayWorld @Variety

Strong cast and tuneful moments carry and compensate for Rep’s ‘Prelude to a Kiss’ in Brookfield tinyurl.com/28w3uuvh @Theatre_Critics @BroadwayWorld @Variety

Milwaukee Rep does great things for women and music at Stackner Cabaret. tinyurl.com/yzyn66k5 @Theatre_Critics @Variety @RockNRoLL_85 @BroadwayWorld

Passengers thrown together on California train ride grab us with memories and social messages before ‘Starlight’ sputters at the final gate. tinyurl.com/5aay7u63 @ATCA @Variety @BroadwayWorld

In addition to keeping every Dem Senate seat except W VA, the Dems are working toward a once unlikely triple play -- defeaating Cruz in Texas, Scott in Florida and even Hawley in Missouri! @Maddow

Hip-hop love story warrants deeper look at MKE Black Theatre festival tinyurl.com/4ja4x9d2 @Theatre_Critics @Variety @eventshiphop

Would endorsing Kamala do any good for Jon Tester in Montana race for senate? The state has trrended Republcan for years and he is lone Democrat to win Senate seat in a state with 85% white electorate! @Maddow @Wallace

The deadly reality of a new summer musical – RIP tinyurl.com/yck37yhw @Theatre_Critics @Variety

Here's what's amusing as Democrats seek to replace Biden with somebody younger who doesn't stumble and would show more vigor and immediacy in attacking Trump. Except none have any worries about Biden remaining president for six more months! @Maddow @NicolleDWallace

Was it shards of glass or a bullet that nicked Trump's ear? The doubt rises because the bandage he wears as a badge extends far lower than the wound and his refusal to release any medical info is creating more than partisan questions. .

Next Act finds humor and truth as caretaker son deals with mother’s dementia tinyurl.com/mubpa8w6 @Theatre_Critics @Variety @BroadwayWorld

Nina Simone worth hearing but not by pretending to be a meaningful Milwaukee Rep play tinyurl.com/3zpd4v4p @Theatre_Critics @Variety @BroadwayWorld

Puccini gets needed touch of realism as ‘La Boheme’ gets a Milwaukee Bronzeville flair tinyurl.com/mpdcpec8 @opera @Theatre_Critics @Variety @visitmilwaukee