Encore Michigan

Portrait of the artist as a young ham

Review October 26, 2014
Take heart, would-be stars. If a kid with a ton of desire and a teaspoon of talent can make it, no matter how much his... Continue Reading

‘Crucible’ transcends time in intimate production

Review October 25, 2014
Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" has always been a thinker. Miller had things he wanted to say in the Tony Award-winning play. The 1959 drama about... Continue Reading

Haste lays waste in fair Verona

Review October 25, 2014
By Carolyn Hayes Harmer William Shakespeare accomplished one of the most enduring romances, that of "Romeo and Juliet," in a scant handful of scenes. The... Continue Reading

Stark Turn Players poke fun in ‘Poltergeist’ parody

Review October 24, 2014
Go Google Ghostbusters! The Freeman family has a full-fledged poltergeist in their flat screen TV, and the video is going viral on YouTube! You'll find... Continue Reading

Stark Turn Players poke fun in ‘Poltergeist’ parody

Review October 24, 2014
Go Google Ghostbusters! The Freeman family has a full-fledged poltergeist in their flat screen TV, and the video is going viral on YouTube! You'll find... Continue Reading

‘Motown the Musical’ comes to Motown the city

Review October 23, 2014
The gala opening night of "Motown the Musical" at the Fisher Theatre found Berry Gordy, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and other luminaries watching themselves being... Continue Reading

New work explores what it means to belong

Review October 23, 2014
Flint is a city that struggles. So it should come as little surprise that the artists who live there are drawn to that struggle and... Continue Reading

‘Once’ creates magic with romantic tale

Review October 15, 2014
"Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale," is a quote that floats around the Internet on wedding sites... Continue Reading

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