Encore Michigan
Tipping Point’s ’39 Steps’ a funny homage to Alfred Hitchcock
NORTHVILLE, Michigan–When you see a play that is essentially trying to recreate an iconic film through stagecraft, it helps to have seen the film. But... Continue Reading
It’s only a rib or two you’ll crack at Dio’s comedy mystery
PINCKNEY, Michigan–Some things seem to go together. Motherhood and apple pie. Super Bowls and car ads. Baseball games and hot dogs. Dinner theater and murder... Continue Reading
Jeff Daniels’ ‘Roadsigns’ drives dreams from hope to Chicago
CHELSEA—Anyone who has ever taken a long bus ride, for a day-long journey, knows that taking the bus is a whole different experience than driving... Continue Reading
Frankie and Johnny at Open Book is intimate and hot
By Angela Colombo TRENTON, Mich.–Chance and connection are at best fleeting like the stream of moonlight that is never the same two nights in a... Continue Reading
‘The Puppeteer’ at Detroit Rep reminds us the more things change the more they stay the same
DETROIT—There is a long standing metaphor of God being a puppeteer. In the case of The Puppeteer, a new-ish play written by playwright Desiree York... Continue Reading
Slipstream rekindles ‘A Doll’s House: Part 2’
FERNDALE, Mich.–When Henrik Ibsen wrote A Doll’s House in the 1870s, he left things wide open for the audience to wonder would have become of... Continue Reading
Kickshaw rings in holiday with Santaland Diaries
By Angela Colombo YPSILANTI, Mich.–Picking up work to make a few extra bucks during the holidays is not uncommon. However working as an elf in... Continue Reading
Flint Rep goes deep ‘Into The Woods’
FLINT, Mich.–For its first musical of the season, Flint Repertory Theatre is returning to the first mastermind they performed last season, Stephen Sondheim, the guru... Continue Reading
‘Dancing’ from Vinogradov premieres at Planet Ant
HAMTRAMCK, Mich.–Dancing. All relationships are a dance, aren’t they? Adjusting grips. Touching. Standing apart. Slowing down. Speeding up. Taking a break, while one partner remains... Continue Reading
‘Aladdin’ is a spectacle at Wharton Center
LANSING, Mich.–The touring production of Aladdin has the type of spectacle that could make Phantom of the Opera blush. There are fireworks, flying carpets, flashing... Continue Reading
