Encore Michigan
‘Be A Good Little Widow’ lights up Open Book with hope
TRENTON, Mich.–When a play makes you guffaw and weep in the same 90 minute time period, you know the playwright, director and actors have done... Continue Reading
BoxFest Detroit announces 2017 festival winners and leadership transition
DETROIT—BoxFest Detroit, an annual theatre festival that showcases and creates opportunities for women directors, has announced the winners of its 2017 festival. BoxFest Detroit 2017... Continue Reading
‘Love Never Dies’ stops in Detroit on way to Broadway
DETROIT–Andrew Lloyd Webber is taking the long route to Broadway this time with his Phantom of the Opera sequel, Love Never Dies. It has played... Continue Reading
TheaterTalk 10/24: God, Phantom, Widows and The Bard
In this week's TheatreTalk, which airs every other Tuesday on Michigan Radio's Stateside, EncoreMichigan editor-in-chief David Kiley talks about God of Carnage at The Purple... Continue Reading
Monster Box holds first fund raising gala 11/4
WATERFORD TWP.–Monster Box Theatre here is holding its first annual fund raising gala on November 4. Ticket prices are $45 and include dinner and entertainment... Continue Reading
Noel Coward’s ‘Blithe Spirit’ inhabits Great Escape Stage Co.
MARSHALL, Mich.–Noel Coward created a play with unsympathetic characters so we would feel free to laugh at the situations they got themselves into. Blithe Spirit,... Continue Reading
‘The Bodyguard’ stage musical beats the film
LANSING, Mich.–Not everything made for the silver screen translates well to the stage, despite the best efforts of those involved. On the other hand, some... Continue Reading
Struggling actors are charming and funny in Snug’s ‘Moon over Buffalo’
MARINE CITY, Mich.–Live theatre was a main form of entertainment in just about every culture around the globe for millennia, until it was essentially eclipsed... Continue Reading
