Encore Michigan

AKT musical is all about image

Review April 23, 2013
By Carolyn Hayes A photograph may be a fixed likeness, but it's the product of a lot of moving parts. When studying a photo as... Continue Reading

Pigeon Creek gets it in gear with ‘Macbeth’

Review April 21, 2013
  It was a steamy night at Dog Story Theater. From the gears on the swords to the goggles and aviator caps to the scorching... Continue Reading

‘Ahoy!’ sails with one of the best crews around

Review April 15, 2013
By Dana Casadei Nowadays there seem to be cruises for everyone. Disney cruises for the family; singles cruises for those looking to find their soul... Continue Reading

Great Goerke! Fabulous ‘Fidelio’ at MOT

Review April 14, 2013
By Michael H. Margolin For its first-ever production of Beethoven's only opera, "Fidelio," Michigan Opera Theatre caught the wave and brought one of the best... Continue Reading

Memphis comes to Motown via Broadway

Review April 10, 2013
<HEADLINE > By Michael H. Margolin In Act II of "Memphis," Bryan Fenkart takes center stage. As Huey, the white disk jockey in Memphis in... Continue Reading

More ‘Fish,’ please

Review April 08, 2013
By Dana Casadei Sequels tend to fall in one of two categories: failures (pick any one of the "Bring it On" or "American Pie" films)... Continue Reading

Fond humor and formative charm, if you please

Review April 07, 2013
By Carolyn Hayes In terms of what it's about, playwright Jeffrey Hatcher's "Mrs. Mannerly" is an autobiographical retelling of the writer's childhood etiquette class and... Continue Reading

A Prophet-able evening at The Ringwald

Review April 06, 2013
Joseph Douaihy is a long-distance runner who never got very far. A regional champion in high school, he was preparing for the Olympic trials when... Continue Reading

Bedlam and belly laughs at The Encore

Review March 31, 2013
By Carolyn Hayes From a mission-statement standpoint, The Encore Musical Theatre Company's leap from four seasons of wall-to-wall musicals to a "straight" stage play is... Continue Reading

Williamston’s ‘Valentine’ expresses a love of life

Review March 30, 2013
Is it a crime to live a little life if that is what everyone expects of you? At 46, Shirley Valentine is wondering whether there... Continue Reading

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