Encore Michigan
“Timeless” ‘American in Paris’ showing its age in today’s world
EAST LANSING, Mich.–An American in Paris is not a ballet. But neither is it not a ballet. Rather, it might be what a ballet would... Continue Reading
TheaterTalk 11/15: Mozart, Gershwin, Berlin and WW2
[caption id="attachment_754" align="alignleft" width="300"] EncoreMichigan publisher David Kiley talks Michigan Theater on Michigan radio every two weeks.[/caption] This week on TheaterTalk on Michigan Radio's Stateside,... Continue Reading
UDM shines ‘A Bright Room Called Day”
DETROIT — It’s hard to believe that Tony Kushner's critically acclaimed drama A Bright Room Called Day is more than 30 years old. Written as... Continue Reading
‘No Child’ teaches what’s right in public schools
DETROIT — It’s no big shock that inner-city public schools are lacking. But all hope is not lost, which is illustrated in the one-woman show,... Continue Reading
‘Life Sucks’ at The Ringwald. Or does it?
FERNDALE–This existential push-pull, not unlike our own self-obsessed ennui, is the driving force behind Aaron Posner’s adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s 19th Century Russian play Uncle... Continue Reading
MOT’s ‘Figaro’ “Not to be missed…”
DETROIT—Mozart’s lushly beautiful The Marriage of Figaro is now being staged by Michigan Opera Theatre, and this classic opera buffa is more fun than it has... Continue Reading
‘Swimming Upstream’ at The Detroit Rep looks at spawning of both salmon and people
DETROIT–New plays that deal with real things and real issues are a welcome treat at a time when prevailing power in government these days chooses... Continue Reading
Monster Box Showing ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’ 11/16-19.
WATERFORD TWP–Monster Box Theatre here is performing four performances of "I'll be Seeing You," a special show with music that marks the 75th anniversary of... Continue Reading
