Encore Michigan
Sharp and Sassy, the Barn goes to Avenue Q
In 2003, Avenue Q was a provocative and hilariously original new musical that brought all kinds of puppetry realness to Broadway, winning three coveted Tony... Continue Reading
Summer Circle takes us back to musical theater glory days
Brad Willcuts, the director of “A Grand Night for Singing” and the new musical theater professor at Michigan State University, takes his audiences backward in... Continue Reading
Opera Grand Rapids’ Student Prince is head of the class
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–The music in Opera Grand Rapids’ current production The Student Prince is as addictive as a bowl of salty pretzels. Let’s face it.... Continue Reading
Read Dan Skora’s review of Williamston’s “Chapatti,” for It’s All Theatre
There’s an old truism that says there are dog lovers and there are cat lovers, and never the twain shall meet. That might not always... Continue Reading
Read Jenn McKee’s Preview of “Assassins” in WeLoveDexter.com
DEXTER, Mich.–Even though Matthew Brennan is directing, choreographing and performing in Encore Musical Theatre’s new production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Assassins” – which focuses on nine... Continue Reading
Read Patty Nolan’s review of Theatre Nova’s “Katherine”
Playwright Kim Carney has teamed up with Theatre Nova to give us an intriguing new play that explores the age old complications that develop between mothers and daughters. Mothers,... Continue Reading
Eavesdropping comes at a price with “Stella & Lou”
NORTHVILLE, Mich.–Watching Stella & Lou is like being the fly on a the wall to a very private and intimate conversation between two friends on... Continue Reading
The turkey is great at Cornwell’s “Nana’s Naughty Knickers”
MARSHALL, Mich.–The titular undergarments in Nana’s Naughty Knickers, the light-hearted sit-com-like farce currently on offer at Cornwell’s Dinner Theatre in here, are more silly than... Continue Reading