All in a new year

This is a big month for actor/chef/playwright/former longshoreman James DeVita; it begins with an opening of his play Arthur, The Boy Who Would Be King on January 11 at Elm Grove’s Sunset Playhouse and ends with his return to The Rep in David Mamet’s Glengarry Glenn Ross on January 30. Renaissance Theatreworks serves up another helping of its ever-popular Red Pepper Jelly and Milwaukee Shakespeare continues its season with a thoroughly romantic production of Twelfth Night. But the most promising opening of the month just might be Next Act’s production of Faith Healer, featuring a very impressive cast that includes David Cecsarini, Mary MacDonald Kerr and Jonathan Smoots. In other mediums, Danceworks debuts its third annual Wide Sky performance. The last two years have been a success for the project and there’s no telling what to expect from this year’s installment – besides something good.