Encore Michigan

Ringwald’s Gay Play Series off to great start

Review June 19, 2016
FERNDALE, Mich. — The only bad thing about seeing the Gay Play Series at The Ringwald Theatre is that you only get to see four... Continue Reading

“Hairspray” at Hope Summer Rep is an explosion of joy

Review June 19, 2016
HOLLAND, Mich.–Hope Summer Repertory Theatre does a lot of things well. One of things that they excel in is the big-cast musicals. For the opening... Continue Reading

The Canterbury Tales are alive and well in Ann Arbor

Review June 18, 2016
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–“The life so short, the craft so hard to learn,” wrote Geoffrey Chaucer. He was talking about the art of wooing, but his... Continue Reading

Theatre Nova’s “Spin” is a hopeful antidote to Orlando tragedy

Review June 18, 2016
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–Sometimes a play doesn’t meet expectations based on the advance billing. And sometimes that doesn’t matter because the play, the story, manages to... Continue Reading

Drive to Tibbits for “Miss Daisy”

Review June 18, 2016
COLDWATER, Mich.–Aging widow and retired school teacher Daisy Werthan is an ornery, stubborn, self-reliant woman who carries her losses and hardships with pride even though... Continue Reading

Summer Circle’s “The Groundling” plays with storytelling

Review June 16, 2016
EAST LANSING, Mich.–A play within a play is a convention almost as old as theater itself. It speaks to how we tell stories and even... Continue Reading

Scott Burkell sells “Buyer & Cellar” at the Barn

Review June 15, 2016
AUGUSTA, Mich.–Actor Scott Burkell is so beloved at The Barn Theatre after 25 seasons performing here, audiences spontaneously applaud at his appearance, before he’s even... Continue Reading

Immortals cavort in new musical at Mich. State Summer Circle

Review June 13, 2016
LANSING, Mich.–The Greek gods and goddesses are a popular topic among young people. They tickle the imagination the way superheroes do—beings with special powers that... Continue Reading

A very Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at The Riverbank

Review June 12, 2016
MARINE CITY, Mich.–Theater-goers in search of a cōmoedia musica hilarissima (Latin which roughly translates—I think—to “cheerful comedy of music”) should head to The Riverbank Theatre... Continue Reading

“Man of No Importance” is anything but…

Review June 12, 2016
KALAMAZOO, Mich.–From the moment one enters the Little Theatre before Farmers Alley’s A Man of No Importance begins, one is transported to 1960s Dublin. Black... Continue Reading

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