Encore Michigan

Building foundations of song and story

Review January 19, 2013
By Carolyn Hayes Times are always changing; old is always begrudgingly giving way to new. The tools of today's digitally driven music industry might be... Continue Reading

A lyin’ sack of fun

Review January 13, 2013
  Joe White is the womanizing, prevaricating, self-centered, commitment-phobic protagonist of Ben Andron's comedy "White's Lies," and I can just hear my attorney friends going... Continue Reading

Downtown story shines with hometown view

Review January 12, 2013
By Carolyn Hayes Harmer The hotly anticipated Michigan premiere of playwright Lisa D'Amour's "Detroit" has been the arguable crown of Hilberry Theatre's 50th season. Bringing... Continue Reading

Living your dreams at heart of ‘Billy Elliot the Musical’

Review January 04, 2013
"Billy Elliot the Musical" is set in 1980s England amid a violent coal miners' strike. One miner's son has a dream to dance, and early... Continue Reading

Apocalypse Wednesday?

Review February 01, 2012
When religion is found wanting and science falls short, when atheism gets you nowhere and even rock 'n' roll (in the form of an Elvis-obsessed... Continue Reading

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