Encore Michigan
Mason Street’s ‘In The Heights’ hits the heights
SAUGATUCK, Mich.–What kind of show can you put on with a cast of 12 Equity actors pulled from all around the country and led by... Continue Reading
TheatreTalkPlus: A conversation with Flint Repertory Theatre’s Michael Lluberes
ANN ARBOR: Click play to hear the latest TheatreTalkPlus podcast. EncoreMichigan editor and publisher David Kiley discussed a few things around the Michigan theater world... Continue Reading
‘Bee’ at The Barn gets it right
AUGUSTA, Mich.–The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a cute and quirky show that has a lot to say amid the laughs, the perfect... Continue Reading
Stephen Lord out at MOT as Principal Conductor over bad behavior
DETROIT, MICH.–Stephen Lord, principal conductor at the Michigan Opera Theatre the past three years, has resigned under pressure from plausible allegations of sexual harassment and... Continue Reading
DPT’s ‘Birthday Candles’ goes to Broadway
DETROIT, Mich.–It’s a dream come true for Detroit Public Theatre (DPT) to learn its first-ever commissioned play will head to Broadway next season. Birthday Candles by internationally acclaimed playwright... Continue Reading
‘Moonlight and Magnolias’ riffs on GWTW at The Snug
MARINE CITY, Mich.–With Moonlight and Magnolias, playwright Ron Hutchinson provides plenty of anecdotal evidence that three filmmakers can survive locked in an office for five... Continue Reading
JET kicks off next 30 years with ‘The Odd Couple’
WALLED LAKE, Mich.–Neil Simon's The Odd Couple is so well written that theaters keep doing it even after fifty years. The story is all so... Continue Reading
The 2019 Wilde Award Nominations
ANN ARBOR,Mich.–EncoreMichigan announces the 2019 Wilde Award nominations for outstanding work in Michigan's professional theatre community for the 2018-19 season. The "season" began June 1,... Continue Reading
