Encore Michigan
‘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
The 2019 Wilde Award Nominations Podcast
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–The 2019 Wilde Award nominations are being announced today on the TheatreTalkPlus podcast. The official post will go up on the website tomorrow.... Continue Reading
Murder For Two kills at Hope Summer Rep
HOLLAND, Mich.–Murder can be an awfully jolly romp in the hands of two energetic actors, a piano and a script that disregards every convention and... Continue Reading
