Encore Michigan
Read Don Calamia on theater programming
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the closing performance of The Encore Musical Theatre Company's production of "Always...Patsy Cline," which was a near-perfect, two-hour... Continue Reading
Read Mitch Albom’s column in FREEP on his upcoming premiere, and on working with his brother
Mothers want their kids to get along. Play nice.… Tell him you’re sorry. ... These are sentences heard around the world, right? For most of my adult... Continue Reading
Read The Examiner: “Agnes of God” at Puzzle Piece
FERNDALE, Mich.–“Agnes of God,” a pun on the “Agnus Dei” or “Lamb of God” prayer in the Roman Catholic Mass, was controversial when it took... Continue Reading
You buy, we fry: “Fish Dinner”serves up plenty of laughs
HAMTRAMCK — A one-man, one-act show can be very good, or very bad, depending on the actor and execution. Thankfully, the third and final installment... Continue Reading
Read Dan Skora’s review of Theatre Nova’s “Irrational,” for It’s All Theatre
On the surface, it would seem that the current presentation of Ann Arbor’s Theatre Nova might be targeting only a multi-degreed cliental. The list of... Continue Reading
Read John Monaghan’s profile of Dominque Morrisseau, for FREEP
Dominique Morisseau has lived away from Detroit for nearly 15 years, but her cell phone still has a 313 area code. “I never really thought... Continue Reading
Read Patty Nolan’s review for Examiner.com of Hilberry’s “A Flea in Her Ear”
The Hilberry wraps up its season with a return to the comic genius of David Ives(author of last season’s “All in The Timing”) who puts a contemporary... Continue Reading
“Murder For Two” kills at Farmers Alley
KALAMAZOO, Mich.–Sometimes what sounds like a terrible idea turns out to be pretty wonderful. A musical murder mystery featuring more than a dozen characters but... Continue Reading