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“Really Really” is really thought provoking

Review September 10, 2016
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. – The press release described Really Really as “startlingly funny.” But if you are looking for light entertainment, you’ve definitely come to the wrong play. Yes,... Continue Reading

Read Don Calamia’s look back in time, part 2

The Cranky Critic September 10, 2016
Although I retired from Between The Lines and EncoreMichigan.com in December 2014, reviews continued to appear courtesy of a handful of others who took over... Continue Reading

Read about Detroit’s Black and Brown Theatre, in #TEATROLATINEGRO

Other Voices September 09, 2016
When Playwright Emilio Rodriguez mentioned Black and Brown Theatre on twitter, I jumped for joy!  Black and Brown theatre, a company, Rodriguez started with award-winning Detroit artist Sam... Continue Reading

Read John Monaghan’s review of “Dear Elizabeth” for FREEP

Other Voices September 08, 2016
Early in “Dear Elizabeth,” a play about the friendship between the writers Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell, Bishop begins to read aloud one of her poems,... Continue Reading

The Cranky Critic takes a look at the past

The Cranky Critic September 06, 2016
Every year around Wilde Awards time I'm asked the following questions: How many reviews have we done over the years? And how many shows have... Continue Reading

Read Kate Opalewski for Pridesource, on 10 years of the Ringwald

Other Voices September 05, 2016
The Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale is not the gay theatre. It's the unpredictable theatre that prides itself on telling great stories that blur the lines... Continue Reading

“Dear Elizabeth” brings the hearts of two literary giants to life

Review September 03, 2016
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–There is something especially heart rending about a story of two people who love each other, but never “get together.” Life, after all,... Continue Reading

Red, White and Tuna closes out Barn season with a splash

Review September 03, 2016
AUGUSTA, Mich. – There’s no place quite like the third smallest town in Texas. Granted, it only exists on stages across the country, fictionalized by... Continue Reading

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