Encore Michigan
Ringwald audience falls ‘Head Over Heels’
FERNDALE—The Ringwald Theatre is undertaking what may be its most ambitious production in its 12-year history, and is doing it fabulously with Head Over Heels.... Continue Reading
BoxFest Detroit set for 8/16-24 at Planet Ant
DETROIT, May 14, 2019 — The producers of BoxFest Detroit have announced performance dates for BoxFest Detroit 2019, an annual theater festival that showcases and... Continue Reading
DetNews: Freep columnist Riley gets new Detroit Arts gig
The City of Detroit announced Saturday that Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley has been appointed the city’s director of arts and culture. The position... Continue Reading
Michigan Opera’s ‘Grapes of Wrath’ is powerful and wrenching
DETROIT, Mich.–Some novels that are 80+ years or so old and get taught in high school English classes can seem tired and even out of... Continue Reading
ESR Theatre’s ‘Sherwood’ is a steal
PORT HURON, Mich–The historical Robin Hood (if the moniker refers to a singular historical person at all) may or may not have been a serious... Continue Reading
Podcast: TheatreTalk expands to bi-weekly podcast
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–EncoreMichigan is kicking off a bi-weekly podcast to run in weeks when the TheatreTalk report is not running on Michigan Public Radio's Stateside.... Continue Reading
‘Waitress’ at The Fisher is easy as pie
DETROIT, Mich.–On its surface, Waitress, the musical based on the independent film of the same name now playing at The Fisher Theatre, is a pretty... Continue Reading
Greece is the word at Planet Ant
HAMTRAMCK, Mich.–The comedy shows at Planet Ant Theatre here are renown for ranging between inventive and silly. Greece falls into the latter category. That’s not... Continue Reading
