Encore Michigan
A2 Pulp: Kill Move Paradise at Theatre Nova
By Hugh Gallagher ANN ARBOR, Mich.–Sometimes it seems like every few days a black American is gunned down by a police officer. They are often... Continue Reading
Great Escape’s ‘Third Person’ a witty script
MARSHALL, Mich.–In welcoming home director Jennifer Conley Darling, Great Escape Stage Company here is playing host to a new work that is clever, witty and... Continue Reading
Opera Modo brings Broadway to ‘Orpheus’
DETROIT, Mich.–When opera gets silly, it can be most enjoyable in good hands. And Orpheus in the Underworld, produced by Opera Modo this weekend, is... Continue Reading
Joe Z’s latest, ‘New Releases,’ at The Williamston
WILLIAMSTON, Mich.–Joseph Zettelmaier has a knack in his works of making you laugh all night—until he punches you in the gut and you cry. Except... Continue Reading
Ixion brings ideas of ‘Hope’ eight ways
LANSING, Mich.–When the Greeks looked for an explanation for the evils of the world, they gave us the story of Pandora, the first human woman... Continue Reading
Open Book does a blistering ‘Fool For Love’
TRENTON, Mich.–Watching Sam Shepard's Fool for Love at Open Book Theatre could be set to Pat Benatar's "Love is a Battlefield." Indeed, one can imagine... Continue Reading
‘Hamilton’ at Wharton Center well worth the wait
EAST LANSING, Mich.–Hamilton is the show every theater-lover wants to see. Mid-Michigan residents (and those willing to drive there) are getting that chance for the... Continue Reading
ICYMI: David Kiley on Michigan Radio’s Stateside
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–This week, David Kiley talks to Cynthia Canty about Michigan Opera Theater's Grapes of Wrath, The Detroit Public Theater's production of The Beauty... Continue Reading
