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Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Christmas comes to life with Phoenix Players
The Christmas season is chock-a-block with holiday plays and stories. Lots of Christmas Carols and derivative stories. Comedies, dramas and classics. So, why not a... Continue Reading
Something sooty this way comes at UMS with brilliant Scrooge
By this time in the holiday season, some of us could be “Scrooged” out already. There are the movies, the plays, the musicals and even... Continue Reading
Read Brendan Losinski, for Macomb Daily, on 313 improv group
Improvisational performance teaches skills everyone can use in their day to day lives. That’s the view of performers in the Detroit Creativity Project, which works... Continue Reading
Read John Monaghan’s review of Newsies, for Detroit Free Press
Exuberant, infectious and refreshingly old-fashioned, "Newsies the Musical" is the perfect end to a rather ho-hum year of theater in Detroit. The touring production of the... Continue Reading
Read The Cranky Critic on Tipping Point’s Kalamazoo
"They're so convincing," said the woman sitting somewhere behind me after the performance this past Friday night of "Kalamazoo" at Tipping Point Theatre in Northville. Apparently,... Continue Reading
Read Sean Dalton’s review of Wizard of Oz, for We Love Dexter
It’s that time of year again for magic — Santa Claus, flying reindeer, elves, and the small children who rely on them throughout their childhoods,... Continue Reading
Read Jenn McKee’s interview with Ethan Steiner on touring with Newsies, for MLive
The classic stardom narrative goes like this: a young performer with showbiz dreams takes a bus to New York City and, through hard work and... Continue Reading
Read Patty Nolan on Slipstream’s Twelfth Night, for Examiner.com
Slipstream Theatre Initiative is serving up some Shakespeare for the season – with its own take on Twelfth Night. The show opens this Saturday, December 12,... Continue Reading