Encore Michigan
‘Beau Jest’ serves up a meal full of laughter
WILLIAMSTON,, Mich.–Some shows exist just to make you laugh. James Sherman’s Beau Jest is one of those shows, especially when in the hands of a... Continue Reading
Encore’s ‘Anything Goes’ reaches the stars with Cole Porter classic
DEXTER, Mich.–The Encore Musical Theatre’s new production of Anything Goes shows how a theatre can take an old crowd-pleaser of a musical, cast it with... Continue Reading
Jacob Marley is the star at Dio’s ‘Christmas Carol’
PINCKNEY,Mich.–Another Christmas, another Scrooge. Some people won’t call it Christmas if they don’t see at least one movie or stage play of the Dickens classic, ... Continue Reading
Planet Ant Goes “Dark” for ‘Christmas Impossible’
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. — Planet Ant’s holiday spoof Christmas Impossible is at its core funny and entertaining. But toward the end, there’s also an important and... Continue Reading
‘Who Will Sing for Lena’ may as well be ripped from the headlines
DETROIT — The Matrix Theatre Company could have have anticipated what would be playing out in the news headlines on a daily basis when it... Continue Reading
“Timeless” ‘American in Paris’ showing its age in today’s world
EAST LANSING, Mich.–An American in Paris is not a ballet. But neither is it not a ballet. Rather, it might be what a ballet would... Continue Reading
UDM shines ‘A Bright Room Called Day”
DETROIT — It’s hard to believe that Tony Kushner's critically acclaimed drama A Bright Room Called Day is more than 30 years old. Written as... Continue Reading
‘No Child’ teaches what’s right in public schools
DETROIT — It’s no big shock that inner-city public schools are lacking. But all hope is not lost, which is illustrated in the one-woman show,... Continue Reading
‘Life Sucks’ at The Ringwald. Or does it?
FERNDALE–This existential push-pull, not unlike our own self-obsessed ennui, is the driving force behind Aaron Posner’s adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s 19th Century Russian play Uncle... Continue Reading
MOT’s ‘Figaro’ “Not to be missed…”
DETROIT—Mozart’s lushly beautiful The Marriage of Figaro is now being staged by Michigan Opera Theatre, and this classic opera buffa is more fun than it has... Continue Reading
