Encore Michigan
Cirque du Soleil Crystal dazzles at Little Caesars Arena this week
DETROIT, Mich.–Cirque du Soleil has come a long way from its origins as a troupe of street performers in the early 1980s, to wowing audiences... Continue Reading
Young Fenix Theater Company does Strindberg’s ‘Ghost Sonata’
DETROIT — It’s hard to believe a play written in 1907 could be so outrageous. But that’s what The Ghost Sonata is, and then some.... Continue Reading
Ringwald’s ‘SantaLand Diaries’ brightens December yet again with Richard Payton
FERNDALE, Mich.–When Richard Payton takes The Ringwald stage, before he even says a word, he pours himself a tumbler of Tito’s vodka, sucks down a... Continue Reading
‘Finding Neverland’ flies high at Wharton Center
EAST LANSING, Mich.–There are stories and then there are the stories about our stories. Finding Neverland is the latter–the story of how “Peter Pan” came... Continue Reading
What A Do’s ‘Miracle Worker’ is a great story for a miracle month
SPRINGFIELD, Mich.–There are many kinds of miracles. Of course, there is the Christmas miracle that Christians celebrate this month. And perhaps connected to faith in... Continue Reading
Great Escape does Truman Capote’s ‘A Christmas Memory’ proud
MARSHALL,Mich.–Artistic Director Randy Lake described the musical A Christmas Memory as “a gentle story of kind people in a simpler time” Friday night at Great... Continue Reading
Wild Swan’s Little Women is a wonderful introduction to the classic
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women is one of the truly classic works of American literature. And because it is in the public domain,... Continue Reading
‘Constellations’ at Outvisible exposes the human mind as we try to love
ALLEN PARK, Mich.–Boy meets girl. Boy is married. Or is he. They date. Or do they? They come to live together. They cheat on one... Continue Reading
Flint Youth Theatre Journeys Through C.S. Lewis’s ‘Wardrobe’
FLINT, Mich.–The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a story of journeys—journeys of the feet, of the heart and of the soul. So when... Continue Reading
Farmers Alley’s ‘Honky Tonk Angels’ is a hootenanny of pure gold
KALAMAZOO, Mich.–If country music is your thang, you’ll be wanting to ride your "hoss" on down to Kalamazoo’s Farmer’s Alley—but call first, because most of... Continue Reading
