Milwaukee is a competitive market for professional theater, and stage companies have to scramble for attention. Uprooted Theatre has been flying a bit under the radar this season, but several interesting projects in the next few months deserve notice.
A national touring company of "Fiddler on the Roof" settles into the Marcus Center next week. Why is this 47-year-old sentimental musical still so popular?
Dennis F. Johnson gets his first big directing job and two theater companies, the established Renaissance Theaterworks and the emerging Uprooted Theatre, join forces on "Crumbs From the Table of Joy," opening Jan. 14.