Waukesha Civic Theatre

Reviews from our parent organization, the Waukesha Civic Theatre, including Mainstage, Academy, and Black Box Performances

A man with a guitar stands with his back to the camera while a group in colorful costumes stare at him menacingly

Get Your One-Way Ticket to Hadestown

From left to right, Nicholas Bowler as Orpheus, Makayla Lloyd as Hermes, Mason Scheel as Hades (seated), Annaliese Witz as Fate 3, Meera Antigua as Fate 2, Annie Sturtz as Fate 1, and Alannah McGlocklin as Persephone in Hadestown: Teen Edition at Waukesha Civic Theatre. Photo credit: Andy Holley. A review of Hadestown: Teen Edition by Madelyn Verhyen, age 14 Waukesha Civic Theatre recently performed Hadestown: Teen Edition , one of the best musicals I’ve ever seen. This show

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Madelyn Verhyen

Mar 312 min read

A group of actors in Regency-era costumes; a woman is seated on a fainting couch with her hand in the hand of a gentleman in a top hat, while two women look at them in shock

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY: The Story of Head vs. Heart

From left to right, Del Lovejoy as Elinor, Amélie Davis-Quiroz as Marianne, Makayla Lloyd as Margaret, and Noah Merz as Willoughby in Sense and Sensibility at Waukesha Civic Theatre. Photo credit: Anne Kenny Creative. A review of Sense and Sensibility by Charlie Fetters, age 15 The story of Sense and Sensibility — a classic tale about unpredictable love by Jane Austen — follows the Dashwood sisters (calm, logical Elinor and passionate, romantic Marianne), as they navigate th

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Charlie Fetters

Mar 303 min read

A man and a teenage girl sit on a bed, the man with his arm around her and a hand on his heart; he appears to be singing to her

Note to Self: Go See THE PROM at the Waukesha Civic Theatre!!!!

Jason Peregoy as Barry (left) and KyraJo Petit-Walla as Emma (right) in The Prom at Waukesha Civic Theatre. Photo credit: Anne Kenny Creative. A review of The Prom by Kennedy Freiberg, age 12 The Prom is a musical comedy about Emma, a lesbian that just wants to take her girlfriend to the prom, but the P.T.O won’t let her. At the same time, a group of failed Broadway actors that are getting cancelled for being narcissistic decide to find a cause to help, and come across Emma’

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Kennedy Freiberg

Mar 282 min read

A man holds a flower forward while singing a note, while people all around him reach toward him

It’s a Sad Song

Nicholas Bowler as Orpheus (center) and the cast of Hadestown: Teen Edition at Waukesha Civic Theatre. Photo credit: Andy Holley. A review of Hadestown: Teen Edition by Benjamin Earnest, age 13 Hadestown: Teen Edition, a heartfelt retelling of the Greek tragedy between Orpheus and Eurydice, was extremely well-executed by the Academy students at Waukesha Civic Theatre. While I do have a bias toward this musical with it being one of my favorites, this truly was an incredible

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Benjamin Earnest

Mar 274 min read