Encore Michigan
Singing through the demise of love in “Last Five Years” at The Dio
PINCKNEY, Mich.–Stories about relationships gone bad or sideways are enduring and universal. Perhaps that’s why Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years has been performed... Continue Reading
Getting high on “American Idiot”
DETROIT–The struggles and angst of the post-9/11 twenty-something generation are at the core of Green Day’s American Idiot, a rock opera written by Billie Joe... Continue Reading
Read Dan Skora’s review of Meadow Brook’s “Forever Plaid,” for It’s All Theatre
At some time, frequent theatergoers will surely cross paths with the Plaids, those four young men whose promising singing careers came to an abrupt end... Continue Reading
Read a preview of Summer Circle’s season in the Lansing State Journal
It’s summer. Descending on us are hot weather, flowers, trips to the beach, barbecues and – this year – more than a touch of magic.... Continue Reading
It could happen to any of us: Homelessness made compelling and provocative at Detroit Rep
DETROIT–I don’t think I’m alone in having doubts about how much I would enjoy a play titled: Homeless and How We Got That Way. Homelessness... Continue Reading
Read John Akers review of Detroit Rep’s “Homeless,” for Detroit Metro Times
The slightly surreal set and the general lighthearted mood of the crowd at the Detroit Repertory Theatre won’t prepare one for the theater’s newest production,... Continue Reading
Read Dan Skora’s review of Theatre Nova’s “Katherine,” for It’s All Theatre
Five generations of women, all from the same family and all bearing the name Katherine are the subject of Kim Carney’s new play, “Katherine”, currently... Continue Reading
Read a preview of Williamston’s “Chapatti,” in the Lansing State Journal
The Williamston Theatre has developed a brand of heartfelt, touching and funny plays. It put on plays that, as the artistic director, Tony Caselli, likes... Continue Reading