Kimberly LabergeJan 4, 20182 minA timeless rock anthem brings NY to WI - RENTDelve into what it’s really like to be “living in America, at the end of the millenium” with the 20th anniversary tour of Jonathan Larson’s RENT, the rock op...
Kimberly LabergeMay 11, 20173 minA Latter Day in Madison - The Book of MormonFrom which an excerpt was published in The Capital Times on May 14th, 2017. Glitzy tap sequences, flaming maple donuts, a tribe plagued by AIDS and scrotum m...
Kimberly LabergeMar 26, 20171 minThe Kit Kat Klub seduces the stage in CabaretPhoto by Joan Marcus The girls are beautiful, the orchestra is beautiful… The era is ugly. Cabaret gives an unforgiving stare at 1931 Berlin through the thic...
Kimberly LabergeMar 17, 20172 minIt's a Shpadoinkle Day! Cannibal! The MusicalPhoto by Dahlia Katz Boy meets horse. It’s love. Boy meets miners. It’s cannibalism. In this stage adaptation of Trey Parker’s 1993 independent cult classic ...
Kimberly LabergeFeb 1, 20172 minThe Phantom of the Opera is crashing, and it's not just the chandelierWhile the “music of the night” in The Phantom of the Opera tour sweeps away audience hearts and souls, it can’t quite sweep away the numerous distracting tec...
Kimberly LabergeJan 4, 20172 minOh, What a Night! Jersey Boys rocks the Overture Center“When everything dropped away and all there was was the music. That was the best.” Jersey Boys brings to Madison a raw portrayal of the pursuit of success, f...
Kimberly LabergeNov 24, 20162 minAstounded! Amazed! Afraid? The Illusionists at the Overture CenterWhen an escape artist has to say a prayer before getting locked into a Houdini-style restraining apparatus, theatergoers know The Illusionists is the real de...
Kimberly LabergeOct 5, 20162 minA dream is a wish for... An updated damsel - Cinderella at the Overture Center“That man, a world leader? But he appears to have a heart, mind, and soul!” Not how a blushing bride of the 17th century is expected to address her prince an...
Kimberly LabergeApr 8, 20163 minDid Deaf West's Spring Awakening outdo its predecessor?Broadway revivals are an incredibly tricky endeavor. There should be immense respect for the directors with the guts to take on such a project and attempt to...