Encore Michigan

Tender Napalm: Incendiary “Napalm” a depraved, tantalizing puzzle

Review April 12, 2015
By Carolyn Hayes Harmer Article: 9573; Posted: April 12, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. For viewers who prefer depravity and discomfort in their art, the new... Continue Reading

Hilberry scores a laugh-fest with “The 39 Steps”

Review April 11, 2015
Article: 9567; Posted: April 11, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. It isn't often a reviewer gets to say "I laughed 'til I cried," but that is... Continue Reading

God of Carnage: Immaturity… it’s not just for children anymore

Review April 11, 2015
by Carolyn Hayes Harmer Article: 9568; Posted: April 11, 2015 at x:00 p.m. The winner of both a Laurence Olivier Award for best new comedy... Continue Reading

The Glass Menagerie: A “Glass” full of delight at Farmers Alley

Review April 11, 2015
Article: 9566; Posted: April 11, 2015 at 11:45 a.m. It's hard to understand why there is such beauty in sadness or in the tragedy of... Continue Reading

Talley’s Folly: Hope dances at The Purple Rose

Review April 11, 2015
by John Quinn Article: 9569; Posted: April 11, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Matt Friedman, the persistent suitor in Lanford Wilson’s prizing winning comedy, "Talley’s Folly,"... Continue Reading

On Golden Pond: Mortality made funny at Encore

Review April 10, 2015
Article: 9560; Posted: April 10, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. On it’s face, a story about an aging patriarch walking the edge of death and senility,... Continue Reading

An unforgettable “King Lear” in Detroit

Review April 10, 2015
Don’t have weekend plans? Lucky you. Shakespeare in Detroit’s "King Lear" is the best Michigan production of a Shakespeare play that I’ve ever seen. Frannie... Continue Reading

Merchant of Venice: “Merchant” of bold staging at Slipstream

Review April 08, 2015
Article: 9558; Posted: April 8, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. Director Alexander Trice and his Slipstream Theatre Initiative colleagues take many risks in their production of... Continue Reading

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