Encore Michigan

The Mountaintop brings Dr. King back to life beautifully for audiences

Review January 16, 2016
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr., the man? And what might have happened inside the dingy four walls of room number 306 at The Lorraine Motel... Continue Reading

Bailey is like buttah in Streisand-focused “I’ll Eat You Last”

Review January 13, 2016
Sue Mengers was a real person. This must be distinctly understood. Mengers was a powerful Hollywood agent in the 1950s 60s, 70s and 80s who,... Continue Reading

Detroit Rep’s “Butler” taut, funny and perfect for today

Review January 10, 2016
A “negro slave” demands to see the Union General commander at Fort Monroe in the earliest days of the Civil War, weeks after the attack... Continue Reading

Star Wars: The Play. Sort of…at the Meadow Brook

Review January 10, 2016
Judging by the display of Stormtroopers greeting theatre-goers at the Meadow Brook on opening night, one might actually think Legends! is an actual play about... Continue Reading

Audience definitely ‘Buying’ what Ringwald is ‘Cellaring’

Review January 09, 2016
You’ve got to really like someone to spend nearly two solid hours with them talking to you. Thankfully, Richard Payton is instantly likeable in the... Continue Reading

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Christmas comes to life with Phoenix Players

Review December 20, 2015
The Christmas season is chock-a-block with holiday plays and stories. Lots of Christmas Carols and derivative stories. Comedies, dramas and classics. So, why not a... Continue Reading

Something sooty this way comes at UMS with brilliant Scrooge

Review December 20, 2015
By this time in the holiday season, some of us could be “Scrooged” out already. There are the movies, the plays, the musicals and even... Continue Reading

Enjoy this “Night” out at Slipstream

EncoreMedia Review December 14, 2015
Among other things, Slipstream Theatre Initiative makes it a practice to edit and rework plays by Shakespeare and Bailey Boudreau’s staging of Twelfth Night is... Continue Reading

No-nunsense sister keeps class on its toes

Review December 12, 2015
Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold by Maripat Donovan (with Jane Morris and Marc Silvia) is a surprisingly fun and interactive one-woman show.... Continue Reading

Great Escape presents Capote’s emotional Christmas Memory

Review December 12, 2015
Some Christmas stories weave sadness and loss amid their more joyful themes of giving, love and friendship. One such story is Truman Capote’s A Christmas... Continue Reading

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