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Read about MOT’s successful $50 million campaign, in Crain’s Detroit Business
What do you get the longest-running director of a U.S. opera company for retirement? A $50 million campaign wrapped up. When David DiChiera, founder and... Continue Reading
“A Flea in My Ear” buzzes with laughs at The Hilberry
DETROIT, Mich.–Theatre goers who might be put off by the idea of a French play translated into English can rest assured that “A Flea in... Continue Reading
Angles in America: “Irrational” is a hit number at Theatre Nova
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–“A musical about math?” Don’t you believe it. Irrational, which is making its world premier at Theatre Nova, should be reduced to such... Continue Reading
Read a preview of Theatre Nova’s “Irrational,” in the Detroit News
The Pythagorean theorem is common knowledge, but playwright David Wells saw material for a rock musical in the bizarre true story of the man behind... Continue Reading
MOT’s Macbeth boils over with richness
DETROIT–Verdi’s Macbeth now playing at The Michigan Opera Theater is dark. The characters are dark. The lighting is dark. The story is, of course, a... Continue Reading
On the death of a Detroit theater critic, from Detroit Metro Times
A Detroit journalist died last week. We’ve been so busy getting ready for our huge Best of Detroit issue that we haven’t had time to... Continue Reading
Read Patty Nolan’s review of “Macbeth,” for Examiner.com
Michigan Opera Theatre has never produced the dramatic opera “Macbeth,” which means that for many of us, this is the first and best chance to experience... Continue Reading
Read George Bulanda’s review of “Macbeth,” for the Detroit News
In many productions of Verdi’s Macbeth, the character of Lady Macbeth is dominant, steamrolling over her weak-willed husband. But in Michigan Opera Theatre’s (MOT) mounting... Continue Reading