Encore Michigan

What A Do explores alienation in ‘The Outsiders’

Review February 11, 2017
SPRINGFIELD, Mich. – At What a Do, they’re not afraid to put their main stage productions in the hands of young people, and it’s a... Continue Reading

‘Intentions’ at Matrix explores socio-political purity

Review February 11, 2017
DETROIT, Mich. – Intentions is a timely, thought provoking play by Detroit native Abbey Fenbert, currently playing at Matrix Theatre Company under the direction of... Continue Reading

Those ‘Nasty Women’ of Pigeon Creek bring Titus Andronicus to bloody life

Review February 06, 2017
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – There is no question that Titus Andronicus is one of Shakespeare’s goriest plays. The body count may be right up there... Continue Reading

Playwright paints a picture of prejudice for Williamston premiere

Review February 05, 2017
WILLIAMSTON, Mich. –Who does prejudice hurt most? Its victims or the perpetrator? While most of the time we focus on the harm done to the... Continue Reading

‘Toxic Avenger’ wreaks havoc and laughs at Farmers Alley

Review February 05, 2017
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—“The earth is in crisis. It is a time in need of heroes.” So opens The Toxic Avenger, the preposterously silly 2008 musical based... Continue Reading

It’s never too cold to go ‘Barefoot in the Park’ at The Dio

Review February 05, 2017
PINCKNEY, Mich. – Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park first performed on Broadway in 1963, but almost 54 years later the script holds up just... Continue Reading

Puzzle Piece does Wilson’s ‘Lemon Sky’ in Ferndale

Review February 04, 2017
FERNDALE, Mich. – Lemon Sky, one of Lanford Wilson’s earlier (1970) and more problematic plays, is his “Glass Menagerie”: a semi-autobiographical drama introduced as a memory... Continue Reading

‘Dirty Rotten’ delight at The Riverbank

Review February 04, 2017
MARINE CITY, Mich. – For fans of musical theatre who enjoy tongue-in-cheek (but not quite slapstick) humor, buddy con-artists, hidden identities and unexpected love, a... Continue Reading

Encore’s ‘Noises Off’ a funny farcical fandango

Review February 04, 2017
DEXTER, Mich. – British farce, done well, is marvelous. And even when it’s done right, it’s not every theater-goer’s cup of tea. But Noises Off,... Continue Reading

‘Next To Normal’ at Hilberry is a mind-altering musical that must be seen, and heard, to be believed

Review February 03, 2017
DETROIT, Mich. – A modern musical about mental illness, complete with a suicide attempt and electro-shock-therapy. It seems like the stuff of opera. But the... Continue Reading

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