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'Ernest Shackleton Loves Me' opens in one week at Skylight Music

Please note new dates Jan. 21 through Feb. 6, 2022!

Matt Daniels (Ernest Shackleton) and Janice Martin (Kat) in rehearsal for Skylight Music Theatre’s production of Ernest Shackleton Loves Me.
Matt Daniels (Ernest Shackleton) and Janice Martin (Kat) in rehearsal for Skylight Music Theatre’s production of Ernest Shackleton Loves Me. (Photo by Mark Frohna)

OPENS IN ONE WEEK!

Don't miss the regional premiere of

Ernest Shackleton Loves Me!

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Please note new dates Jan. 21 through Feb. 6, 2022!

Ernest Shackleton Loves Me is a highly inventive off-Broadway musical that crisscrosses continents and time in an improbable and enchanting love story and won the Best New Musical of the 2017 Off-Broadway Alliance Awards.


This romantic, epic adventure links a struggling modern-day, single-mom composer/violinist and the early-1900’s, intrepid, banjo-playing, Antarctic explorer, Ernest Shackleton. Digital projections of actual footage from Shackleton's expeditions are incorporated into the multimedia set design.

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Ernest Shackleton Loves Me is written by Joe DiPietro, (Tony Award-winner for Memphis), with lyrics by Val Vigoda and music by Brendan Milburn. Read the press release here.

Get your tickets now! Ernest Shackleton Loves Me runs Jan. 21 - Feb. 6

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Check out this wonderful feature on Director Jill Anna Ponasik about the opening of Ernest Shackleton Loves Me! Ponasik shares insights about this adventurous show and maintaining "optimism in the face of impossible odds." Thank you to Jim Higgins at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for the interview. Read the article below!

Read the Article Here

Ready for the romantic ride?

Join Matt Daniels (Ernest Shackleton) and Janice Martin (Kat) in their epic musical adventure!

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Enjoy great music theatre
in a safe environment!


Audience members will be asked to show proof of vaccine or negative test, along with ID, before entering the building at 158 N. Broadway. Photos are acceptable. In addition, Skylight requires audiences to be masked at all times while indoors, regardless of vaccination status.

For the most up-to-date health & safety protocols, visit www.skylightmusictheatre.org/health.
We offer a risk-free guarantee to exchange, credit or refund tickets for any canceled performances.

Thank You to Skylight Audiences!

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