Encore Michigan
‘Welcome To Paradise’ explores inter-generational love at Purple Rose
CHELSEA, Mich.–What makes a really good play in 2019? Is it the same set of characteristics as in 2000? 1990? 1960? Welcome To Paradise, a... Continue Reading
‘Be My Baby’ at Tibbits is old-school romance
COLDWATER, Mich.–In the days before everyone owned a television or computer and movies could be watched from home with a couple clicks of a button,... Continue Reading
‘Stupid F**king Bird’ flaps at Monster Box
By Casaundra Freeman WATERFORD, Twp.–Any theatre company that attempts to exist, let alone thrive in Michigan is to be respected. To run a theatre company... Continue Reading
Mason Street’s ‘In The Heights’ hits the heights
SAUGATUCK, Mich.–What kind of show can you put on with a cast of 12 Equity actors pulled from all around the country and led by... Continue Reading
‘Bee’ at The Barn gets it right
AUGUSTA, Mich.–The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a cute and quirky show that has a lot to say amid the laughs, the perfect... Continue Reading
‘Moonlight and Magnolias’ riffs on GWTW at The Snug
MARINE CITY, Mich.–With Moonlight and Magnolias, playwright Ron Hutchinson provides plenty of anecdotal evidence that three filmmakers can survive locked in an office for five... Continue Reading
JET kicks off next 30 years with ‘The Odd Couple’
WALLED LAKE, Mich.–Neil Simon's The Odd Couple is so well written that theaters keep doing it even after fifty years. The story is all so... Continue Reading
Murder For Two kills at Hope Summer Rep
HOLLAND, Mich.–Murder can be an awfully jolly romp in the hands of two energetic actors, a piano and a script that disregards every convention and... Continue Reading
‘Love, Lies And The Doctor’s Dilemma’ is yucks at The Barn
AUGUSTA, Mich.–Nothing can top a perfect summer day better than a night of nonsense. And that’s exactly what you can expect from Love, Lies And... Continue Reading
Anastasia delights generations at The Fisher
DETROIT, Mich.–The number of little girls who haven’t wished they were really princesses must be small indeed. That is why the classic tale of Anastasia... Continue Reading
