Encore Michigan
Read Daniel Skora on Puzzle Piece’s R.U.R.
By Daniel Skora “The Robots are coming! The Robots are coming!” Actually, the Robots are already here and you can see them at the Puzzle... Continue Reading
Cinderella is magical event at Detroit Opera House
DETROIT, Mich.–Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, the 2013 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical playing at The Detroit Opera House, is a delight not just for the (many) little... Continue Reading
Talley’s Folly a transcendent romance from Great Escape
MARSHALL, Mich.–When Matt Friedman takes the stage in Great Escape Stage Company’s production of Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize winning Talley’s Folly, he breaks the fourth... Continue Reading
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well in an Ann Arbor pub
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–The Belgian-born French troubadour Jacques Brel was passionately obsessed with love and death. And sex and death. And women and death. He had... Continue Reading
Drum Me A Story sets a beat for Black History Month
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–Wild Swan Theater, to mark Black History Month, is performing Drum Me A Story, a trilogy of three African stories told through acting,... Continue Reading
“Chicago” at The Fisher is trim and lively
DETROIT, Mich.–Anyone who has seen Chicago will notice when they go to the Fisher Theatre for the current tour that the production is trim. The... Continue Reading
“The hills are alive” in Wharton with the von Trapp family
LANSING, Mich.–My teenage son, who was experiencing The Sound of Music at the Wharton Center for the very first time in any format, was gasping... Continue Reading
What a Do’s “Streetcar” would make Williams proud
SPRINGFIELD, Mich.–A Streetcar Named Desire is arguably the greatest American play of the 20th Century. Celebrated adaptations range from a contemporary Woody Allen film to... Continue Reading
All dogs go to heaven in Theatre Nova’s “Chesapeake”
ANN ARBOR,Mich.–One-actor shows are murder for the actor, and they can be a bit daunting for the audience too, especially if they are not biographical... Continue Reading
Promises Promises promises a good ol’ visit to love and memorable tunes
MARINE CITY, Mich.–Audiences can look forward to laughs, musical numbers—with 1960s-style choreography and backup singing—and even a bit of drama thrown in when they see... Continue Reading