July 20, 2010 - Last week Jimbo showed up at our rehearsal and interviewed us for the Milwaukee Comedy Festival. Read the interview! Now come to the festival!
July 5, 2010 - On Saturday, July 31 at 7:30pm broadminded performs at The Milwaukee Comedy Festival at The Off-Broadway Theatre, 342 N. Water St. 2nd Floor, Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Comedy Festival features a mix of top-notch sketch comedy, improvisation, stand up and more over four days, July 29 - August 1, 2010. Tickets are on sale now via their website for $15. Also, this year there will be FREE Comedy Festival Kick Off events at the Alchemist Theatre in Bay View (2569 S. Kinnickinnic Ave) featuring Milwaukee comedians. See the Alchemist Theatre website for more details. AND.... if you still need more broads.....At the Comedy Festival on Thursday, July 29th at 7:30pm there will be encore performances of sketches created for "Sketch 22" - a comedy show that is written, directed and produced within 22 hours! Some of the sketches included were written or directed by or will feature performances from members of broadminded!
June 8, 2010 - Did you hear us on the radio today? We discussed our Science and Surplus show with Mitch Teich from Lake Effect on 89.7 WUWM which aired today! Here's the link to listen if you missed it. Lake Effect
May 9, 2010 - broadminded proudly announces the second show of its 2010 season, Science and Surplus. The show will run at the Alchemist Theatre, 2569 S Kinnickinnic in Bay View. Performances are at 8 pm on June 4, 5, 6, 11 and 12. Science and Surplus features original comedic sketches as well as videos that hypothesize where we came from, how science and technology affect human relationships, and how Pluto feels about being deplaneted. View Poster
April 5, 2010 - Thanks to everyone who came out to see Confessions last month. Word on the street is that it was our best show yet! If you missed it, here's a blog posted about our final rehearsal: Curtains by Russ Bickerstaff. Hey, did you join our broadminded comedy fan page on Facebook yet? You really should. All the cool kids are doing it. Alright, back to writing our new show, Science & Surplus, which debuts in June. Stay tuned!
January 19, 2010 - Hey broadminded fans! Last month we did an interview with Mark Metcalf for his podcast series on Third Coast Digest, Backstage with Mark Metcalf. Take a listen as we discuss women in comedy, how we work together, and other stuff. Please post, email, and share this link with your friends, family, and anyone you think would be interested! Also, we recently created a broadminded comedy fan page on Facebook so we can have a central place for posting events, news, fan comments, pictures, etc... and let our fans know about it. Please join so we can update you on the latest broadminded happenings!
January 7, 2010 - broadminded announces the first show of its 2010 season, Confessions. The show will run at the Alchemist Theatre, 2569 S Kinnickinnic in Bay View. Performances are at 8 pm on February 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 26 and 27. Confessions features original comedic sketches as well as videos that humorously explore the confessions we make, the lies we tell, and the secrets we keep. View Poster
September 9, 2009 - Well, the broads are recovering from "Broaugust" and looking ahead to 2010. We've got some new shows planned with our first opening in February. Thanks to everyone who supported us over the last year. We'll be around this fall. And winter. You know, just hanging out and whatever. You should come over. We just got The Beatles Edition of Rock Band. It's really sweet. But we get to be Paul.
July 22, 2009 - broadminded announces its new show, Broadminded Road Trip: It sounded like a good idea at the time... at the Alchemist Theatre, 2569 S Kinnickinnic in Bay View. Performances are at 8 pm on August 14, 15, 21, 22 and 23. Road Trip features original sketches about the joys (and pains) of travel but also includes pieces about Disney princesses, people who lack common sense, and Man vs Wild. View Poster
July 15, 2009 - Ah, home sweet home. On Friday, August 7 at 7:30pm broadminded performs at The Milwaukee Comedy Festival at The Off-Broadway Theatre, 342 N. Water St. 2nd Floor, Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Comedy Festival features top professional comedy acts from across the country, a unique late-night Improv Jam, as well as a Teen Comedy Day. The festivities will also showcase some hilarious video comedy throughout the festivities. There will be short films, animations, parodies, music videos, and much more! The Milwaukee Comedy Festival begins with a tribute to local Milwaukee sketch and improv troupes Wednesday August 5 at the Alchemist Theatre in Bay View, with the official run of the festival August 6 - 9th, 2009 at the Off Broadway Theatre in the Historic Third Ward in downtown Milwaukee. See their website for more details and a full schedule of events!
April 28, 2009 - Broadminded will make its television debut on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 36 at 2:30 pm on Saturday May 9, 2009. 91.7 WMSE is sponsoring a free viewing party at the Hi Hat Garage, 1701 N Arlington Place, begins at 1:30 pm and will feature other drink specials, trivia, prizes, and classic broadminded videos. The half hour TV special features original sketches written and performed by the women of broadminded. It was filmed, edited and produced by MATC Television Production student Jeremy Eineichner.
February 1, 2009 - broadminded announces its latest show: Blue Plate Special. The show will run at the Alchemist Theatre, 2569 S Kinnickinnic in Bay View, with 8 pm shows on February 27 and 28, March 6, 7, 13 and 14; there is also a 5 pm matinee on March 8. Blue Plate Special includes sketches about social networking sites, big pharma, buddy cops, being single and not being single, and, of course, diners. The March 7th performance is part of a benefit for the Sojourner Truth House; broadminded will donate $1 for every ticket sold plus 100% of t-shirt sales. View Poster
December 27, 2008 - broadminded is going on a road trip. We're hopping in Melissa's car (with not an inch of room to spare). Megan packed us all a nutritious organic sack lunch, Stacy brought some travel games, and Annie google-mapped the hell out of Chicago. On Thursday, January 15 at 8pm broadminded performs at The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival at the Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 Belmont. The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival is an annual event that celebrates the best in local, national and international sketch comedy. Over two weeks, 100 sketch comedy troupes will perform 125 shows. broadminded is excited to represent Milwaukee at this first-class event.
October 6, 2008 - Milwaukee’s only all-female sketch comedy group, broadminded, announces their latest show: “REWIND". Broadminded is bringing back your favorite sketches for their first ever "best of" show. You won't want to miss this fine selection of vintage broadminded sketches aged to perfection! The show will run at the Alchemist Theatre, 2569 S Kinnickinnic in Bay View, with 7:30 pm shows on Thursday October 23, Friday October 24, and Saturday, October 25 and a 5:00 pm matinee on Sunday October 26. View Poster
July 6, 2008 - Thanks to all the folks who came out the Alchemist to see "Now in 3D!" over the last couple weekends. Reviews of the show were published on Vital Source Online (View Review) and in the Shepherd Express (View Review) We're looking forward to performing at the Milwaukee Sketch & Improv Festival in a few weeks. If you're an old or new fan of sketch and improv, checking out this festival is a must! Hope to see you there.
June 18, 2008 - The Shepherd Express ran this preview of our new show "Now in 3D!". Read Preview
June 1, 2008 - broadminded announces their latest show, “broadminded: Now in 3D!” which takes a humorous look at the media, from radio shows to TV commercials to blockbuster movies, through all new sketches “performed in front of a live studio audience”. The show will run at the Alchemist Theatre, 2569 S. Kinnickinnic in Bay View, on June 20-21 and June 27-29. View Poster
March 23, 2008 - Thank you to everyone who came out to see "Cookie!" at ComedySportz Milwaukee and The Alchemist Theatre. We really appreciate your support! For those of you who missed it, check out this review that ran in the March 13-19 edition of the Shepherd Express. View Review We broads are already busy working on some more hit than miss sketches that'll be coming your way this summer. Stay tuned!
March 4, 2008 - broadminded announces a new sketch comedy show, “Cookie”, featuring all new, original sketches and videos about topics such as high school reunions, dentists, pregnancy, office politics, and everyone’s favorite monster with a sweet tooth. View Poster




