Encore Michigan
Theaters cancel and postpone productions due to virus spread
[The list of cancelled productions will be updated on an ongoing basis] DEARBORN, Mich.–Michigan professional theaters are making many concessions to the Coronavirus (COVID19) outbreak.... Continue Reading
‘Glamway ‘ at Planet Ant trolls the DeVos family
HAMTRAMCK, Mich.–The well-known pyramid scheme known as Amway is as ripe for lampoon as the Mormon Church (See The Book of Mormon). Enter a sketch-comedy... Continue Reading
Spinning Dot’s production of ‘The Kids from Amandla Street’ at Matrix March 14
DETROIT—“When theater for youth is done well it gives everyone in the audience something to walk away with. Spinning Dot Theatre Productions always do,” shared... Continue Reading
Matilda at The Riverbank memorable in Marine City
MARINE CITY, Mich.–There are some characters you just can’t help falling in love with, even when they are a little bit naughty. Precocious, clever, resilient... Continue Reading
‘Next To Normal’ at Monster Box heartfelt and luminous
WATERFORD, Michigan–Whenever I have seen Next To Normal, the “rock” musical about a family coping with a bi-polar wife and mother, I find myself looking... Continue Reading
MSU Opera Theatre’s ‘La Clemenza di Tito’ runs March 18–22
EAST LANSING—The MSU Opera Theatre presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus) in four performances at Fairchild Theatre in the... Continue Reading
MSU’s Studio 60 stages Jen Silverman’s ‘Bonnets’ March 13-22
EAST LANSING—Michigan State’s Department of Theatre is staging the latest production to be commissioned by the Big Ten Theatre Consortium, a series of plays by... Continue Reading
Amy Herzog’s ‘Mary Jane’ runs at Meadow Brook March 18–April 12
ROCHESTER—Mary Jane, by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog, runs March 18 through April 12, 2020, at Meadow Brook Theatre. Mary Jane loves her son, Alex.... Continue Reading
