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The Ringwald opens ‘Assassins’ 2/23
The Ringwald Theatre is honored to present a new production of the late Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s musical masterpiece Assassins. A multiple Tony Award-winning... Continue Reading
Bruce Millan, co-founder of The Detroit Rep and Michigan theater giant has died.
DETROIT, MI—Bruce Millan, one of the founders of The Detroit Repertory Theatre here, has died. He was 94. Millan and co-founder Barbara Busby retired in... Continue Reading
Moby Dick is a “whale of a show.”
ANN ARBOR, MI--When my editor asked me to review a production of a musical version of the 1851 classic novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville,... Continue Reading
Tipping Point’s ‘Light’ is a brisk, to-the-point story of love, pain and understanding
NORTHVILLE, MI--The Light, a play by Loy A. Webb, runs a quick 70 minutes without an intermission. Some playwrights today don't know when to put... Continue Reading
Jagged Little Pill comes to Detroit 2/14-26th
DETROIT, MI Inspired by the seminal rock album of the same name by seven-time Grammy Award winner Alanis Morissette (she/her), tickets to the Tony and... Continue Reading
Detroit Mercy’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is a hoot, while staying true to Austen
DETROIT, MI--Thank Jane Austen for living and writing so long ago that her writing and characters are in the public domain for imaginative writers like... Continue Reading
Williamston Theatre’s memory, ‘Wild Horses,’ play travels an emotional journey
WILLIAMSTON, MI--Looking back at one’s youth is a perilous activity. Having an adult’s knowledge and perspective on the world, you are sometimes left wondering how... Continue Reading
Flint celebrates female empowerment with premiere of ‘The Future is Female’
FLINT, MI--Even when everyone agrees on the problem, they rarely agree on the solution. Flint Repertory Theatre opened a new work examining that conundrum with... Continue Reading
