Encore Michigan
‘Ella’ at The Meadow Brook portrays the gifted and victimized icon of music
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI--"Ella: First Lady of Song" is a theatrical tribute to the legendary jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, a production playing now at The Meadow... Continue Reading
Review: ‘Dontrell, Who Kissed The Sea’ at Open Book
TRENTON, MI--Of the many perks that come in the benefits package known as "Being White In America," one underrated thing is that most of us... Continue Reading
A Vivid ‘Between Riverside and Crazy’ at DRT
DETROIT--I am always thrilled to be assigned a show at the Detroit Repertory Theatre because it's an experience unlike any of the other regional playhouses in... Continue Reading
Review: ‘Death of A Driver’ at Theatre NOVA
Death of A Driver, written by Will Snider and directed by Shelby R. Seeley for this production by Theatre NOVA here, presents a compelling exploration... Continue Reading
Review: Lynn Nottage’s ‘Clyde’s’ at The Detroit Public
DETROIT, MI--Having been once before to the Detroit Public Theatre a couple of years ago to see DPT's excellent production of Dominique Morisseau's Mud Row, I had... Continue Reading
“The Cunning Little Vixen” charms at Detroit Opera
DETROIT, MI--Detroit Opera concludes the 2023-2024 season with Artistic Director Yuval Sharon’s avant-garde production of Janáček’s comic opera The Cunning Little Vixen. Through animated projections,... Continue Reading
’39 Steps’ at Riverbank is a sizzling hoot
MARINE CITY, MI--Who is ready for some serious fun? By serious, I mean an adventurous spy thriller; and by fun, I mean a stage-adapted parody... Continue Reading
Love twists and turns through Williamston’s production of ‘Bright Half Life’
WILLIAMSTON, MI--Love stories are complicated affairs. Even when reality claims that lovers experience their life together sequentially, it is far more common that each love... Continue Reading
UDMercy Theatre Company’s “Complete Works… (etc.)” was a lot of fun
One of the more anodyne things that can definitely be said about The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [revised] [again] is that when you're reviewing it, you... Continue Reading
The Squirrels is a nutty commentary on human nature at Tipping Point
Squirrels are all around us, and always have been. The Squirrels, by playwright Robert Askins, now presented by The Tipping Point, is a novel play,... Continue Reading
