Encore Michigan
‘Diva Royale’ at Purple Rose follows suburban Moms to the Big Apple
CHELSEA, Mich.–Jeff Daniels' latest play, Diva Royale, follows three Midwest suburban housewives and mothers obsessed with the movie "Titanic" on a trip to New York... Continue Reading
‘Lady Day’ breaks hearts and barriers at The Whitney
DETROIT, Mich.–Billie Holiday had such a unique style of singing, her voice so poignant, that even when she was at the microphone clearly inebriated on... Continue Reading
Wayne State’s ‘Avenue Q’ comes to the neighborhood
DETROIT, Mich.–Avenue Q has become one of the most popular shows to do in regional theater these days, and even community theatre. And despite the... Continue Reading
Opera Modo premieres ‘A Capacity for Evil.’
HAMTRAMCK—Opera Modo offers the world premiere of Evan Snyder’s A Capacity for Evil at The Ant Hall at Planet Ant on Friday, September 28 and Saturday, September... Continue Reading
‘Something Rotten’ takes Shakespeare farce up and over the top at Fisher
DETROIT, Mich.–Some stage shows are just a well-shaped giggle-fest with not much in the way of meaning, metaphor or tragic heroes. Such is the case... Continue Reading
Renée Fleming at Michigan Opera Theatre 9/29
Direct from her Broadway run in Carousel, Renée Fleming, vocal legend of our time, will sing selections from the best of Broadway and the heart of... Continue Reading
David DiChiera remembered as tireless supporter and producer of the arts and opera in Detroit
Special from The New York Times: By Daniel E. Slotnik David DiChiera, the founder of Michigan Opera Theater, a regional company that attracted world-class talent and... Continue Reading
‘Unsportsmanlike Conduct’ at Outvisible has uncanny timing for world premiere
ALLEN PARK, Mich.–What could have started out for playwright Jeff Stolzer as a merely timely story connected to the #metoo movement has turned out to... Continue Reading
