Encore Michigan
Read John Monaghan’s review of “Detroit ’67,” for FREEP
Mention Detroit in 1967, and you automatically conjure images of burning storefronts and police in riot gear. These scenes create a provocative backdrop for “Detroit ’67,”... Continue Reading
Telling “Secrets” at Ixion
LANSING, Mich.–Bring a bunch of people into a room and give them a topic to discuss and you never know quite what you’re going to... Continue Reading
The “Light in the Piazza” shines brightly at Great Escape
MARSHALL, Mich.–One of the hardest parts of being a parent is letting go—especially if you are the parent of an adult child who is in... Continue Reading
“Dorian Gray” given new life at The Slipstream
FERNDALE, Mich.–What would you do to fend off aging? To be young forever? And of you try to cut a deal with the devil, how’s... Continue Reading
World Premiere: “Hockey: The Musical” is a big, fun cheesy pizza delivered by Mitch Albom
DETROIT, Mich.–How fitting that Mitch Albom’s new show, Hockey: The Musical, is making its world premiere at The City Theatre. Not only is it connected... Continue Reading
Charlie Brown is a “very good” man at The Snug
MARINE CITY, Mich.–Audiences at the Snug Theatre here will witness temper tantrums, blanket withdrawal and miscellaneous mopings and musings during You’re a Good Man, Charlie... Continue Reading
Passion runs hot in Bridges of Madison County at Wharton Center
EAST LANSING, Mich.–The musical version of Bridges of Madison County isn’t going to make the moral questions easy for you. It is a story of... Continue Reading
Read Mark Stryker’s review of MOT’s “Magic Flute,” for FREEP
Mozart's "The Magic Flute" is impossible not to love, but delivering a production of "The Magic Flute" that's easy to love is altogether a different matter. There... Continue Reading