WILLIAMSTON, Mich.–Sometimes you see a play that is so good, you know you want to see it again. It isn’t just one element, either. It’s... Continue Reading
SAUGATUCK, Mich.–Sometimes the talent of the performers so completely overwhelms the script and the score and the set that nothing else matters. In fact, I... Continue Reading
FERNDALE, Mich.–The story of Pygmalion is pretty timeless. No matter the year, the decade, or era, it is a yarn filled with easily accessible irony.... Continue Reading
AUGUSTA—It started with Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King. Somehow, there is a little bit of magic in Disney musicals adapted from beloved... Continue Reading
JACKSON, Mich.–The Michigan Shakespeare Festival made a brave choice this year in its selection of Karen Tarjan’s The Killer Angels, based on the Civil War... Continue Reading
JACKSON–Often, plays presented in the summer are light fares meant for tourists, day trippers and families. Summer stock theaters are known to focus on musicals,... Continue Reading
PINCKNEY–When Greater Tuna, a story set in a fictional Texas town called Tuna, was first produced in Austin, Texas in 1981, even the snooty New... Continue Reading
FERNDALE, Mich.—Between Pokemon Go and The Ringwald’s take on “Grease,” I feel like I’m 12 again (the good part of 12.) But there’s no way... Continue Reading
KALAMAZOO—The song most likely to be stuck in your head after seeing Monty Python’s Spamalot is “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” borrowed... Continue Reading
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–The Penny Seats Theatre Company has chosen for its summer musical a production that is funny, satiric and makes fun of all things... Continue Reading