Encore Michigan
Shakespeare or Fox News? This ‘Measure for Measure’ ripped from the headlines
JACKSON,Mich.–What happens when justice isn’t tempered with mercy? When the law is used to bludgeon rather than create a better society? When a leader doesn’t... Continue Reading
Dixie’s ‘Tube-Top’ dazzles Mason Street Warehouse
SAUGATUCK, Mich.–Forget about the mechanical bull; Dixie Longate has a tiger by the tail in her latest one-woman comedy routine, and she has no intention... Continue Reading
Actress stuns in anti-war production at Hope Summer Rep
HOLLAND, Mich.–What is the purpose of storytelling? Is it to educate? To cajole? To glorify? To persuade? To analyze? To promote discussion? To enact change?... Continue Reading
Farmers Alley does Brooks proud with ‘The Producers’
KALAMAZOO, MICH.–For the second time this summer, I say , “Thank God for Mel Brooks.” Farmers Alley’s current production of The Producers is funny, well-staged... Continue Reading
Williamston’s ‘Memoir’ channels legendary actress Sara Bernhardt
WILLIAMSTON, Mich.–What hope have any of us puny humans of immortality if the mighty sun and all the stars in the sky are dying and... Continue Reading
Hope Summer Rep’s ‘Godspell’ all for the best
HOLLAND, Mich.–You might expect a 47-year-old musical about the teachings of Jesus to be a snore. But the Hope Summer Repertory Theatre’s production of Godspell... Continue Reading
Tibbits’ ‘Gentleman’s Guide’ delicious and delightful
COLDWATER, Mich.–Perhaps it’s because we seem to living in an era of audacity, a time when people are just saying what they want to say... Continue Reading
Michigan Shakespeare Festival storms July with most excellent ‘Tempest’
JACKSON, Mich.–The Tempest is one one of Shakespeare’s more popular plays, as well as being considered his last. One of his most frequently performed and... Continue Reading
Penny Seats’ ‘Young Frankenstein’ brings the funny to the park
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–Fun. The adaptation of Mel Brooks Young Frankenstein is plain fun. It is so much fun in good hands that it makes me... Continue Reading
Interlochen’s ‘Much Ado…’ really something
INTERLOCHEN, Mich--Scholars have noted that in Shakespeare’s day, the word “nothing” was crude slang for the very much something between a woman’s legs. It is... Continue Reading
