Supporting Milwaukee’s theater arts community

Next Act Theatre holding Beatle’s inspired fundraiser

AND FRIDAY. GABRIELLA ALL RIGHT, MOLLY, THANK YOU. WELL, TODAY ON ARTS AVENUE, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT GIVING BACK TO THE AMAZING LOCAL ARTS SCENE HERE. JOINING US LIVE IN STUDIO AS A MARKETING DIRECTOR FOR NEXT ACT THEATER, AJ MAGOON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN THIS MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. SO PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT THIS GREAT FUNDRAISER YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR NEXT WEEK? IT’S BEATLES THEMED. IT IS BEATLES THEMED. SO WE HAVE AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISER CALLED BRAVO. NEXT ACT, WHICH WE DO EVERY YEAR. THIS YEAR IT’S NEXT THURSDAY, THE 25TH AT STARTING AT 6 P.M. AND IT IS INDEED BEATLES THEMED. SO WE’RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE DRESSING UP IN THEIR GROOVIEST OUTFITS. WE’RE INVITING PEOPLE TO GET FUN, GET A LITTLE PSYCHEDELIC WITH IT. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A DJ SPINNING EVERYONE’S FAVORITE BEATLES SONGS. THERE’S GOING TO BE DANCING AS WELL AS DRINKS AND FOOD. ENTERTAIN MENT AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO BID ON RAFFLE BASKETS, BID ON LIVE AUCTION ITEMS, THE OPPORTUNITY BASICALLY TO SUPPORT NEXT ACT. THIS IS AN EVENT THAT IT NOT ONLY CELEBRATES THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF OUR OUR ARTISTIC AND OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING. WHAT WE’VE ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED, BUT IT SORT OF SETS THE GROUNDWORK FOR FOR WHAT WE’VE STILL GOT TO COME, DEFINITELY. AND I THINK MILWAUKEE HAS SUCH A GREAT ART SCENE HERE AND IT’S GREAT THAT THE THERE ARE THESE EVENTS THAT CAN CALL THE COMMUNITY TO KIND OF SUPPORT. SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO KIND OF BE ABLE TO HOST THIS AND THEN SEE THE TURNOUT AND WATCH THE COMMUNITY GIVE BACK AND THEN IN TURN GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY? IT IS IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, IT’S ONE OF THESE GREAT WAYS. I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS SAYING, OKAY, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN I DO MORE TO SUPPORT THE ARTS? AND, YOU KNOW, OTHER THAN JUST SHOWING UP AND BEING IN THE SEATS, THIS IS THAT KIND OF THING, RIGHT? WHERE IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO SHOW UP AND AND GIVE US A LITTLE SUPPORT. BUT THEN ALSO TO TO ENJOY A LITTLE BIT OF THAT GIVE BACK AS WELL. RIGHT? I MEAN, IT’S NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, SHOW UP AND GIVE US SUPPORT, BUT IT’S ALSO, YOU KNOW, BIT ON THESE ITEMS. WE’VE GOT THESE GREAT LIVE AUCTION ITEMS. THERE’S A CHANCE TO TO WIN A FULL HIKE WITH LLAMAS ON A LLAMA FARM. THERE’S A CHANCE TO GET A PONTOON CRUISE OUT ON FRIESS LAKE. WE’VE GOT VIP SEATING TO THE FIREWORKS AT THE LAKEFRONT ON JULY THIRD, AND WE’VE GOT A SPECIAL VIP PACKAGE FOR NEXT ACT THEATER ITSELF, WHERE YOU CAN GET TICKETS TO OUR SHOWS, BUT ALSO EITHER PRE SHOW OR POST-SHOW DINNER, DRINKS, EXPERIENCE ACES TO SORT OF MAKE IT AN EVEN BETTER TIME FOR YOURSELF. DEFINITELY. SO WHERE CAN FOLKS GET THAT INFORMATION FOR THE EVENT? YEAH, IF THEY GO TO NEXT DAWG OR IF THEY CALL. FOR 142780765, THEY CAN GET INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET TICKETS TO JOIN

Supporting Milwaukee’s theater arts community

Next Act Theatre holding Beatle’s inspired fundraiser

Grooving to the Beatles while helping grow local art — that’s the plan for Next Act Theatre.The organization is holding on its “Bravo, Next Act 2023” fundraiser on May 25.Next Act’s marketing director A.J. Magoon joined Arts Avenue on 12 News This Morning to talk about all the fun planned for the event and how the money will help future plans for the theater.You can find tickets and more information here.

MILWAUKEE —

Grooving to the Beatles while helping grow local art — that’s the plan for Next Act Theatre.

The organization is holding on its “Bravo, Next Act 2023” fundraiser on May 25.

Next Act’s marketing director A.J. Magoon joined Arts Avenue on 12 News This Morning to talk about all the fun planned for the event and how the money will help future plans for the theater.

You can find tickets and more information here.