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How the other half drinks

Review September 06, 2014
By Carolyn Hayes Harmer Gather enough evidence surrounding a thing, and you'll get an idea of the thing itself. Playwright James McLure conducts just such... Continue Reading

Decade of changes buzzes through music revue

Review August 16, 2014
"Beehive" at Mason Street Warehouse is buzzing with much more than the music of the '60s. It's a parade of fashions and hairstyles, a newsreel... Continue Reading

Googly-eyed ambitions yield fuzzy returns

Review August 15, 2014
By Carolyn Hayes Harmer If Tommy LeRoy isn't already a local legend in metro Detroit theater, he should be. Seen the low-tech, high-impact blood and... Continue Reading

Comedy falters at Tibbits

Review August 08, 2014
Once you’ve become a parent, is the nest ever truly empty? Even after you think the chicks have all flown the coop? Tibbits Summer Theatre... Continue Reading

Vocal boys make good

Review August 02, 2014
By Carolyn Hayes Harmer Upon opening, The Dio – Dining & Entertainment carefully selected the darling musical "Forever Plaid" (by Stuart Ross) as its statement... Continue Reading

A magical ‘Cymbeline’ in Kauzlaric’s hands

Review July 28, 2014
Sometimes you walk out of a theater and you know you've experienced something special. Something you're not likely to ever experience again. On Sunday, I... Continue Reading

Earnest actors keep the farce authentic

Review July 27, 2014
"There are no small roles, only small actors." Never is this more apparent than in the Michigan Shakespeare Festival's "The Importance of Being Earnest" in... Continue Reading

Would you kill to have a hit play?

Review July 27, 2014
What would you do to have a killer thriller? That’s the question posed – and answered – by “Deathtrap,” the latest show at Saugatuck’s Mason... Continue Reading

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