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Audience Guide: Holiday plays and musicals

News December 09, 2019
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–Michigan is rich with theatre, traditional and new, for the holiday season. Here is a guide to the shows we know about. We... Continue Reading

‘Dancing’ from Vinogradov premieres at Planet Ant

Review December 09, 2019
HAMTRAMCK, Mich.–Dancing. All relationships are a dance, aren’t they? Adjusting grips. Touching. Standing apart. Slowing down. Speeding up. Taking a break, while one partner remains... Continue Reading

‘Aladdin’ is a spectacle at Wharton Center

Review December 09, 2019
LANSING, Mich.–The touring production of Aladdin has the type of spectacle that could make Phantom of the Opera blush. There are fireworks, flying carpets, flashing... Continue Reading

‘Lion King’ roars in Grand Rapids

News December 05, 2019
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–Disney’s The Lion King and Broadway Grand Rapids are celebrating a record breaking sold-out engagement which ended on Sunday, December 1.  The triumphant two-week premiere engagement grossed... Continue Reading

Penny Seats names Zettelmaier Artistic Director

News December 04, 2019
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–The Penny Seats Theatre Company is thrilled to announce that on January 1, 2020, Michigan-based playwright and educator Joseph Zettelmaier will join The... Continue Reading

Gribble’s one-man humbug at The Williamston

Review December 02, 2019
WILLIAMSTON, MICH.–There are few stories as endearing or enduring this time of year than The Christmas Carol, and theaters around the state find many different... Continue Reading

Farmers Alley take on George Bailey’s savings and loan

Review November 27, 2019
KALAMAZOO, Mich.–Pull up a chair at Farmer’s Alley cabaret show and treat yourself to a taste of the traditional with a trip back in time... Continue Reading

Open Book brings ‘Pride and Prejudice’ sequel to delightful life at Christmas time

Review November 26, 2019
TRENTON, Mich.–Jane Austen fans are so ardent that the notion of a lost manuscript being published is enough to send even the most prim Regency-period... Continue Reading

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