Photo Credit: Troy Freund
Boulevard Theatre—which sold its Bay View location a year ago and now thrives as a travelling company performing at host locations throughout Milwaukee—concludes its 29th season with the Wisconsin premiere of Rx by Kate Fodor. This 90-minute play is a humorous satire on the modern Big Pharma industry in America and features the diverse, all-star local cast of Ericka Wade, Jason Will, Marilyn White, Tom Dillon, Joan End and Jaime Jastrab.
“The pharmaceutical farce Rx is an April shower of laughter,” says Boulevard founder and the show’s director, Mark Bucher. “Fodor’s talent enables her to adroitly weave together the strands of comedy and drama seamlessly. One moment you are laughing and the very next you are stilled by a heartfelt and genuine moment. Her writing is delicate, exceptionally fine, and showcases genuine and deep characterizations.”
Six Rx performances will take place at Plymouth Church (2717 E. Hampshire) between April 18-May 3. “Plymouth Church is a wonderful community resource and they do amazing things there,” says Bucher. For tickets to Rx, call 414-744-5757 or visit boulevardtheatre.com.
Theater Happenings:
■ Adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan and the movie by Alfred Hitchcock, The 39 Steps is a fast-paced whodunit that requires a cast of four to play more than 150 characters and includes an on-stage plane crash and wildly inventive stagecraft. Show runs April 23-May 10 at Sunset Playhouse’s Furlan Auditorium, 800 Elm Grove Road. For tickets, call 262-782-4430 or visit sunsetplayhouse.com.
■ The Marcus Center for Performing Arts presents the longest-running show in American theater history, Mark Twain Tonight!, a one-man play devised by and featuring Hal Holbrook who depicts Twain. The performance will be held Monday, April 20 at 7:30pm. For tickets, call 414-273-7206 or visit marcuscenter.org.
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■ Broccoli Theatricals presents Neil Simon’s Laughter on the 23rd Floor, a comic drama inspired by the playwright’s experience as a staff writer. Performances will be held at Theatre Unchained (1024 S. Fifth St.) April 23-May 9. For tickets, visit broccolitheatricals.com.
■ UW-Milwaukee Theatre’s follow-up to Little Women: The Musical is Slightly Bigger Women: What Happens When “Little Women” Grow Up, which offers a look at the changes in women’s lives across the century. Show runs April 22-26 at Kenilworth Studio 508 (1925 E. Kenilworth Place). For tickets, call 414-229-4308 or visit psoacal.uwm.edu.
