Kimberly Laberge
Southern tragedy strikes at a local venue in August: Osage County
Between a Pulitzer Prize winning script, masterful direction, and honest acting, the company of August: Osage County brings to life a...
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Kimberly Laberge
- Mar 17, 2017
- 2 min
It's a Shpadoinkle Day! Cannibal! The Musical
Photo by Dahlia Katz Boy meets horse. It’s love. Boy meets miners. It’s cannibalism. In this stage adaptation of Trey Parker’s 1993...
Kimberly Laberge
- Feb 27, 2017
- 2 min
Simple lives in simple theatre - Outside Mullingar
“There aren’t any set rules,” shares David Daniel immediately following his performance in Outside Mullingar. “[The company and the...
Kimberly Laberge
- Feb 1, 2017
- 2 min
The Phantom of the Opera is crashing, and it's not just the chandelier
While 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...
Kimberly Laberge
- Jan 17, 2017
- 2 min
Arabian nights in Madison - Scheherazade Beyond the Score
January 14th and 15th, audiences are transported from the cold, grey storms of Wisconsin to a land where music dances through the hot air...
Kimberly Laberge
- Jan 4, 2017
- 2 min
Oh, 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...
Kimberly Laberge
- Nov 24, 2016
- 2 min
Astounded! Amazed! Afraid? The Illusionists at the Overture Center
When an escape artist has to say a prayer before getting locked into a Houdini-style restraining apparatus, theatergoers know The...
Kimberly Laberge
- Oct 5, 2016
- 2 min
A 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...
Kimberly Laberge
- Apr 11, 2016
- 3 min
Parsons Dance (by a non-dancer)
Recently, I was lucky enough to come into some tickets for Parsons Dance, a New York based modern dance company on tour. I'll admit, I'm...
Kimberly Laberge
- Apr 8, 2016
- 3 min
Did 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...