Encore Michigan
Carey Crim’s ‘Never Not Once’ at Purple Rose powerful and poignant
CHELSEA, Mich.–It is a rare experience, indeed, to witness live theater so moving it renders faces wet with tears both on stage and throughout the... Continue Reading
‘Last Five Years’ at Tipping Point explores how a love story goes sideways
NORTHVILLE, Mich.–Playwrights have been telling love stories since theater first began, so it is a challenge to come up with a new way to tell... Continue Reading
Love is in the air in ‘Almost Maine’ at Snug Theatre
MARINE CITY, Mich.–February 14 is approaching, and love is in the air! Stories of love can usually make us smile, whether the romance is flowery,... Continue Reading
‘Wonder of The World’ is David Lindsay-Abaire’s problem play
TRENTON, Mich. — David Lindsay-Abaire's Wonder of the World tries hard to be funny, too hard. I spent much of this play, thoughtfully produced by Open... Continue Reading
Detroit’s ‘House on Poe Street’ explores gender roles
DETROIT,Mich. — Remember the creepy twin sisters in “The Shining?” They are all grown up and have landed in New York City. Not really. The... Continue Reading
‘Rent’ rolls into Fisher for anniversary tour
DETROIT, Mich.–Rent has taken up residence in Detroit’s Fisher Theatre as part of its 20th Anniversary Tour. Written by Jonathan Larson, Rent originally debuted on... Continue Reading
Ringwald’s ‘Significant Other’ is angsty but beautiful
FERNDALE, Mich.–Taking in Joshua Harmon’s play Significant Other at The Ringwald Theatre here, I was hoping for a plot twist that would allow me to... Continue Reading
Slipstream’s ‘Three Tall Women’ explores dark reality of Edward Albee’s late masterpiece
FERNDALE, Mich. — Youth is wasted on the young. That quote from another playwright, George Bernard Shaw, could be the subtitle of Edward Albee’s Three... Continue Reading
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Jeff Daniels is Atticus Finch in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’
SPECIAL FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES: NEW YORK, NY–As this is a trial, let’s have a verdict: “To Kill a Mockingbird,” which opened at the... Continue Reading
Ringwald’s ‘Merry Christmas’ is a hoot, and a drag, and more
FERNDALE, Mich.–It may very well be a Christmas miracle that The Ringwald Theatre put up a new play to a sold-out house on a Monday... Continue Reading
