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Sammy Davis Jr. is alive and well at Performance Network
Sammy Davis Jr. was an entertainment icon from the time he burst on the national scene in the 1950s to the time of his death... Continue Reading
Read Malissa Martin’s review of Meadow Brook’s Christmas Carol, in The Daily Tribune
Carolers in Victorian costumes sang as dozens of students filled Meadow Brook Theatre, excited to see Charles Dickens’ holiday classic, “A Christmas Carol.” While teachers... Continue Reading
Read Bridgette Redman on Williamston’s holiday offering, for the Lansing State Journal
Some tales are so classic and rich they can be mined many times over and be retold in new ways. Williamston Theater, which a few... Continue Reading
“Kalamazoo” captures love for any age
There is a disturbing waste of cupcakes in Kalamazoo, the new production at The Tipping Point Theatre. Given the age of the two actors, you’d... Continue Reading
Velocity of Autumn: Thoughtful and provocative treatment of aging crackles at Matrix
On the walls of the old woman’s apartment are spaces where paintings used to hang; on its shelves are books, LPs, jars of a murky... Continue Reading
The Cranky Critic on American Hero, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Last weekend I was finally able to catch "American Hero," the debut production of the Detroit Public Theatre, and if the sold-out house is any... Continue Reading
Read Mark Stryker’s review of MOT’s The Passenger, for Detroit Free Press
As operatic set-ups go, the opening of composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg and librettist Alexander Medvedev's "The Passenger" is extraordinary in how swiftly yet subtly it plunges a viewer into... Continue Reading
Read about the state of Michigan’s creative economy in Model D
The impact of the arts and creative industries on local, regional, and state economies took center stage at a daylong summit in late September at... Continue Reading