Encore Michigan
Review: Tibbits takes us back with the “Best of Broadway” as theaters re-open
COLDWATER, Mich.--“The Show MUST go on.” Peter Riopelle, the new Artistic Director for The Tibbits Opera House, opens with this ages old quote at Tibbits... Continue Reading
Review: A New Brain
ANN ARBOR, Mich,--For those who have survived 2020, the need for connection is stronger than ever and theaters are stepping forward to do what they’ve... Continue Reading
REVUE: Face Off Theatre Presents “Crowns”
KALAMAZOO, Mich.–The great American writer James Baldwin’s quote “Your crown has been bought and paid for. All you must do is put it on” is... Continue Reading
MOT brings Wagner to its parking deck in inspired COVID-era style
DETROIT, Mich.–As theaters grapple with what comes next in the COVID-19 era, The Michigan Opera Theatre moved is current production of Wagner’s Twilight: Gods into... Continue Reading
Tibbits stages a worthy La Mancha in Coldwater
COLDWATER, Mich.--“The world is a dung heap and we are the maggots on it,” says Aldonza, played by Kristina Huegel in Tibbits Opera House’s current... Continue Reading
Tibbits airs radio memories from a bygone era with grit and style
COLDWATER, Mich.–Summer is known for theatre. When the temperatures start to rise and the nights get longer, theatre companies, professional, community, and college, all seem... Continue Reading
Flint Rep breathes modern energy into ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’
FLINT, Mich.–Since taking over the Flint Youth Theatre and transforming it to the Flint Repertory Theatre, artistic director Michael Lluberes has been doing special things... Continue Reading
‘Glamway ‘ at Planet Ant trolls the DeVos family
HAMTRAMCK, Mich.–The well-known pyramid scheme known as Amway is as ripe for lampoon as the Mormon Church (See The Book of Mormon). Enter a sketch-comedy... Continue Reading
Matilda at The Riverbank memorable in Marine City
MARINE CITY, Mich.–There are some characters you just can’t help falling in love with, even when they are a little bit naughty. Precocious, clever, resilient... Continue Reading
‘Next To Normal’ at Monster Box heartfelt and luminous
WATERFORD, Michigan–Whenever I have seen Next To Normal, the “rock” musical about a family coping with a bi-polar wife and mother, I find myself looking... Continue Reading
