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Lyrical Drama • Musical Masterpiece • 1996 Pulitzer Prize FinalistOLD WICKED SONGS
by Jon Marans
September 19-October 5, 2025
Broadway Theatre Center | Studio Theatre
Directed by Elyse Edelman
Featuring Brett Ryback and Jack Forbes Wilson
Designed and Created by Marion Frank, Colin Gawronski, Jim Guy, Adam Hastings, Jody Hirsh, Amy Horst, Stephen Hudson-Mairet, Carrie Johns, Brooke Wallo, Ian C. Weber, Emily Marie Wilke, and Jill Walmsley Zager
Performances in partnership with the Violins of Hope – Wisconsin presented by Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO)
Burnt-out American prodigy Stephen Hoffman arrives in 1986 Vienna desperate to reignite his concert pianist’s passion—and instead finds himself assigned to the irascible Josef Mashkan for beginner’s lessons in basic accompaniment and singing. As political ghosts escalate the tension of emerging personal secrets, the bond between student and teacher becomes a powerful reckoning with identity, memory, and the possibility of hope. Built around Robert Schumann’s masterpiece song cycle Dichterliebe played live by two of Milwaukee’s finest actor-pianists, Brett Ryback and Jack Forbes Wilson, OLD WICKED SONGS shows that even the most broken chords can resolve into something beautiful.
Run time: approximately 2 hours, with one intermission
KEY DATES + EVENTS
Here2Play: Wednesday, September 3, 6:00-8:00pm at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
Preview: Friday, September 19 at 7:30 pm
Opening: Saturday, September 20 at 8 pm
Pay What You Choose: Monday, September 22 at 7:30 pm, walk-up tickets available starting one hour before the show
Talkbacks: Thursdays, September 25 and October 2 following the 7:30 pm performances
SipStudio: Saturday, September 27, open to attendees of that day's matinee and evening performances
New! Understudy Performance: Tuesday, September 30 at 7:30 pm
Learn More and Get Tickets: milwaukeechambertheatre.org/old-wicked-songs
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Broadway Theatre Center, 158 North Broadway,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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