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All My Sons does Miller proud at the Snug
In 1947, Americans were recovering from the tragedy of World War II and learning to accept new economic prosperity. All My Sons, written by Arthur... Continue Reading
DPT’s American Hero is a story for gritty Detroiters to embrace
If there is one thing that Detroiters understand, it’s how to make it up as you go along to survive. American Hero, the first production... Continue Reading
Hilberry stages a truly great “Gatsby”
Some stories resonate so that they beg to be retold in different mediums. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, The Great Gatsby has been made into... Continue Reading
Beloved “Dirty Dancing” succeeds at Fisher
The enjoyable Dirty Dancing, just settled in at the Fisher Theatre, is a jukebox musical that re-creates for the stage what was already a jukebox... Continue Reading
MOT’s La Boheme features sublime Mimi by Nicole Cabell
There can’t be any spoiler alerts left with Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme, can there? It is the most performed opera in the world, and the... Continue Reading
BMA debut impresses with “Sunset Baby”
Family ties are broken, frayed and knotted as past and present collide in Sunset Baby. The one-act, eight-scene play is the inaugural production of BMA... Continue Reading
Antigone provocative but puzzling
Imagine you’re at the symphony, watching and listening to a striking new orchestration of a venerated concerto; the soloist is topnotch, the ensemble brilliant, the... Continue Reading
Jersey Boys working its magic at The Wharton Center
When it comes to jukebox musicals, Jersey Boys stands out as the best of the genre. This is because it isn’t simply a collection of... Continue Reading
Riverbank’s “Mousetrap” catches the Christie classic
As I sat in the Riverbank Theatre awaiting the start of The Mousetrap, a play adapted from the Agatha Christie story, I heard a patron,... Continue Reading
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” crackles and sparks at Performance Network
Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf is a play that is the emotional equivalent of being pulled behind a pickup truck in a shopping... Continue Reading