Encore Michigan
Read a profile of Detroit Improv founder Margaret Edwartowski, in FREEP
From TV and movie star Keegan-Michael Key to "Detroiters" sitcom creators Sam Richardson and Tim Robinson, the performers who've emerged from Detroit's improv comedy scene are... Continue Reading
“My Fair Lady” at Encore brings a bit of Broadway to Dexter
DEXTER, Mich.–The stakes were very high for The Encore Musical Theatre when it lured Oscar, Tony and Emmy winner Tony Walton to design and direct... Continue Reading
Read John Monaghan’s review of Shakespeare Royal Oak’s Richard III, for FREEP
In typical stagings of Shakespeare's "Richard III," Richard is a hunchbacked villain who's so grotesque that dogs bark at the sight of him. Between the famous... Continue Reading
The Barn’s “Rocky Horror” brings Transylvania to Augusta
AUGUSTA, Mich.–We first see him from the back rising out of the pit donning ripped thigh-high fishnets, a bustier, buckled garter belt, six-inch platforms and... Continue Reading
Water Works’ “Twelfth Night” is plenty of sound and funny
ROYAL OAK, Mich.–Twelfth Night is one of those Shakespeare plays that’s easy to follow and hard not to like. Well, as long as you have... Continue Reading
Read Dan Skora on the best of the 2015/2016 season
One of the disadvantages of writing for a newspaper is that much of what the reader sees and reads of an author’s work has been... Continue Reading
Tibbits’ “Addams Family” musical is altogether “ooky” good
COLDWATER, Mich.–Sometimes a new musical doesn’t need a fresh plot line or original characters to be witty, entertaining and on-point. And sometimes borrowing from the screen... Continue Reading
Read The Detroit News’ take on the 2016 Michigan Shakespeare Festival season
Social upheaval abounds in The Michigan Shakespeare Festival’s 22nd season, which shifts from Jackson Potter Center to Canton’s Village Theatre on Friday for a three-week... Continue Reading