Before the movie “Moonstruck” and before the musical “Rent” – there was Puccini’s greatest love story, LA BOHÈME. Our 2008-2009 season begins on a glorious note with this classic masterpiece! Set in the bohemian world of Paris, four penniless artists lead precarious lives. A chance meeting between the young poet Rodolfo and his beautiful neighbor Mimi leads to love. Meanwhile, the struggling painter Marcello and his coquettish amour Musetta find that breaking up is hard to do.

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Held in the bar on the second floor. Donations accepted at the door.

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Livia Hart is a destitute and mediocre artist. But when, she mistakenly paints a lurid sex scene on an abortion clinic wall, she becomes and instant celebrity. Using quick wit and comic bite, Madison-based playwright Kurt McGinnis Brown, examines artistic expression, fame and personal loyalties. Milwaukee Chamber Theatre presents a staged reading of NOT THE ARTIST directed by Jonathan West and featuring Dylan Bolin, Kelly Hogund, Mary MacDonald Kerr and Tom Klubertanz. The reading is free of charge with donations kindly accepted. Located in the Skylight Bar.

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New York, 1959. Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now all of his shows close on opening night. Things turn around when the neurotic accountant, Leo Bloom, proposes a get-rich-quick scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops; raise far more money than you need, then make sure the show is despised. No one will be interested in it, so you can pocket the surplus. Surely nothing can go wrong with their scheme, right? Well, there’s no accounting for taste! Running through January 4, 2009.

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