Encore Michigan
Cornwell’s “Shout” is a trip back to the pop sirens of the 60s
MARSHALL, Mich.—“Welcome to 1962!” Dennis McKeen, director and producer of Cornwell’s Dinner Theatre, said, opening his curtain speech before Shout! “How many remember it?” Nearly... Continue Reading
Hope Rep’s “Fantasticks” lives up to its name
HOLLAND, Mich.—On opening night of Hope Summer Repertory Theatre’s final production of the summer, The Fantasticks, its fawn-like leading lady, Emily Brett, an elegant tiny... Continue Reading
“It’s Hot in Here” on WCBN Ann Arbor spends an hour with cast of Penny Seats’ “Xanadu”
We were delighted once again to welcome members of Ann Arbor’s Penny Seats Theatre Company to talk theater in the parks and perform a few... Continue Reading
World Premiere: Summer Retreat sparkles at Williamston
WILLIAMSTON, Mich.–Sometimes you see a play that is so good, you know you want to see it again. It isn’t just one element, either. It’s... Continue Reading
Dial M for “Murder for Two” at Mason Street
SAUGATUCK, Mich.–Sometimes the talent of the performers so completely overwhelms the script and the score and the set that nothing else matters. In fact, I... Continue Reading
P.Y.G. is more than a “Fair” timely update on Shaw’s classic
FERNDALE, Mich.–The story of Pygmalion is pretty timeless. No matter the year, the decade, or era, it is a yarn filled with easily accessible irony.... Continue Reading
The Barn’s “Little Mermaid” Shows Big Creative Mussels
AUGUSTA—It started with Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King. Somehow, there is a little bit of magic in Disney musicals adapted from beloved... Continue Reading
“The Killer Angels” takes us back to Gettysburg
JACKSON, Mich.–The Michigan Shakespeare Festival made a brave choice this year in its selection of Karen Tarjan’s The Killer Angels, based on the Civil War... Continue Reading