Again this month, The Improvised Musical (T.I.M.) is taking on audience suggestions for an extemporaneously composed and choreographed song-and-dance drama. But this time, T.I.M. also is taking on a cause. From the web: “T.I.M. will be holding not only our normal show, but also an OFFICIAL NO SHAVE NOVEMBER PARTY! We will be collecting donations […]
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Love of Laughter, the comedy club that’s a Toastmasters group in Waukesha, is having a free symposium on comedy writing. Not to raise expectations or anything, but here’s how the news release starts: “Do you want to speak in Public, make money at Standup, be engaging and funny at work or play, or hope to
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If you fancy yourself well-informed, you’ll appreciate the newsy repartee of our friends presenting the improvised comedy of Talking Points Friday night. From their Facebook: “Issues. Debate. Issuing Debates about news stories that may or may not affect you. (All improvised) Talking Points 4th show is here! If you haven’t seen Milwaukee’s newest improv group
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Tuesday night is “Game Show Night” – your chance to play team trivia while being entertained by top nostalgic TV game shows. From the web: “We provide the only team trivia anywhere that combines trivia with classic game show bonus rounds played on a set with lights, buzzers, game boards and music for the full
A new improv troupe is debuting in Milwaukee. And although the members of Running With are some of the freshest faces on the Milwaukee comedy scene, they already are seasoned performers. They have cut their teeth through youth groups such as Scoot’s Schticks, After School Special and Organized Chaos. They have appeared in shows such
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Larry Shue (right), an actor and playwright who died in a plane crash at age 39, is best known for his farces “The Nerd” and “The Foreigner” – both of which premiered at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.Although not a native of Milwaukee, Shue had worked at the Milwaukee Rep on his way to international prominence,
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Rosemarie Frydman, better known as Rosie, featured this quote on her Facebook page: “When we are born, we cry while others around us smile. We are told we should live our lives in such a way that when it is our time, we will be smiling while all those around us will be in tears.”
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So you probably didn’t even know there’s a ComedySportz Recreational League, but it provides a free opportunity to witness (and participate as an audience in) improvisational comedy on Sunday afternoons. And it’s free. But this is to inform you that this Sunday, Nov. 6, the ComedySportz Rec League is on hiatus. Because it’s taking a
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OK, so I heard that the folks at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation really don’t like the money they award called “genius grants,” but that label has kind of stuck, and it’s not like it’s derogatory or anything. Anyway, one of those MacArthur winners is playwright Sarah Ruhl, who also was a
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Our friends at Cast of Killers Comedy Collective keep coming up with more open mics. They call this one Karma-geddon because it’s at the Karma Bar and Grill, 600 E. Ogden Ave.Here’s the deal: Budding comics and standup wannabes show up at the Karma at 7:30 p.m. on the first Friday of the month. They
