Encore Michigan

A trim ‘Angels in America; at What A Do

Review May 08, 2018
SPRINGFIELD, Mich.–For young people today, it’s easy to forget what it was like to be gay in the 1980s (or even earlier). AIDS was a... Continue Reading

‘Titanic’ sets sail at The Riverbank

Review May 07, 2018
MARINE CITY, Mich.–As theatre genres go, musicals are more often associated with comedy or farce than with tragedy. But when a tragedy is written as... Continue Reading

Farmers Alley brings ‘Liberace’ back from the dead

Review May 02, 2018
KALAMAZOO, MICH.–Liberace was a man who invites stereotypes. It’s easy to make assumptions about who he was and why he did the things he did.... Continue Reading

‘Appropriate’ at Planet Ant rattles and rolls the family saga

Review April 28, 2018
HAMTRAMCK, Mich.–Whether it’s Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” or Tracy Letts’ "August: Osage County," or even to some degree "The Lion In Winter,"... Continue Reading

World Premiere: ‘Geranium On The Windowsill…’ at Flint Youth Theater spotlights kids’ need to be free and fidget

Review April 27, 2018
FLINT, Mich.–We’ve all heard the message before: “Don’t speak unless spoken to.” “Sit up straight.” “Listen.” “Good boys and good girls always…” They are messages... Continue Reading

Brass Tacks succeeds with ‘The 39 Steps’ in Ann Arbor

Review April 21, 2018
ANN ARBOR—The 39 Steps is a terrific movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935. It is such a classic scenario–the wrongly accused man on the... Continue Reading

Broadway In Detroit 2018-2019 season new subscription sales begin April 27

News April 20, 2018
DETROIT—Broadway In Detroit has announced the 2018-19 Broadway In Detroit Subscription Season headlined by Hamilton. The 2018-19 Broadway In Detroit Subscription Season features seven shows... Continue Reading

Two Michigan theaters to stage free readings of Lauren Gunderson play to raise money for gun control non-profits

News April 14, 2018
DETROIT / ANN ARBOR—Matrix Theatre and Theatre NOVA, will join Lauren Gunderson in producing free Readings of her new play, Natural Shocks as part of a... Continue Reading

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