Encore Michigan

They cram a lot into “Spamalot” – and good times ensue

Review September 20, 2014
Excalibur. No, that isn't it. Exuberance. Yes, that's the word for The Encore Musical Theatre's production of "Spamalot." In Thalia V. Schramm's staging, the Monty... Continue Reading

2014 Wilde Award Winners

The Wilde Awards September 15, 2014
The 2013-14 professional theater season was a tempestuous one, an even more unsettled year than usual for the state's theaters. So perhaps it was appropriate... Continue Reading

‘Grey Gardens’ presents complex moments

Review September 14, 2014
The Great Escape Stage Company is taking on a complicated musical with "Grey Gardens." "Grey Gardens" centers around two real people, though the autobiographical elements... Continue Reading

‘The Value of Names’: a betrayal exhumed

Review September 07, 2014
It was Lee Hays, of the Weavers, who once said the 11th commandment ought to be "Never give up a grudge." Hays has something in... Continue Reading

Dancing marionettes enthrall in PuppetART season opener

Review September 07, 2014
By Carolyn Hayes Harmer PuppetART: Detroit Puppet Theatre embarks on its 17th year of residence in Detroit, in a multipurpose space close to the opera... Continue Reading

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

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