Encore Michigan
‘God of Carnage’ is bloody terrific at Purple Rose
CHELSEA, Mich.–It’s easy to find laughs in Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage. After all, watching four middle-aged parents dismember one another over a schoolyard tussle... Continue Reading
Penny Seats goes to church to perform Henry James’s ‘Turn of the Screw’
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–The Turn of the Screw by Henry James is a novella that first appeared in serial form in Colliers Magazine in 1898. The... Continue Reading
‘The Underpants’ are not so dirty at The Hilberry
DETROIT — With a title like The Underpants, you expect a little bawdiness. However, Steve Martin’s (yes, that Steve Martin) adaptation of the 1911 German... Continue Reading
What A Do ready to haunt your October
SPRINGFIELD, Mich.–It’s nigh on October and the witches are starting to fly, the ghosts are beginning to haunt and storytellers are bringing out their most... Continue Reading
Outvisible’s ‘Human Being’ powerfully rekindles the lessons of apartheid
ALLEN PARK, Mich.–Sometimes a play takes you off guard. Sometimes a work will not hit you on the head, but rather gradually unfold on you.... Continue Reading
Ringwald does “the time warp now” with Rocky Horror
FERNDALE, Mich.–It’s hard to go wrong with a classic like The Rocky Horror Show and The Ringwald’s treatment does not disappoint. If you’ve seen the... Continue Reading
Encore’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ changes eras and is even more delicious
DEXTER, Mich.–Sweeney Todd is dark, black comedic musical thriller by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler. And it is a show frequently done both in Broadway... Continue Reading
“Great Gatsby” Gala in East Lansing October 6
EAST LANSING—Join Friends of Theatre and Friends of Turner-Dodge House for a Great Gatsby Gala, Friday, October 6, from 7:00-10:00 p.m. at the Turner-Dodge House... Continue Reading
