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Williamston Theatre offers summer workshops for teens
The Williamston Theatre will offer four workshops this summer for teens (12-18 years old) starting June 18. The classes will be taught by Dana Brazil, a professional actress who has been seen onstage at Williamston Theatre, BoarsHead Theatre and The Purple Rose Theatre Company. Each workshop covers a specific skill. They are designed as individual workshops, not continuing from week to week. Continue..
Children's Theatre Network offers acting class for ages 7-11
The Children's Theatre Network announces "The Play's the Thing!" This youth acting class, taught by accomplished instructor/performer Anne Rhoades and CTN Director Becky Fox, will be held at Performance Network Theatre Monday through Friday June 18-29 from 4:30-6 p.m. Whether children come as first-time acting students or have been participating in theater for years, they'll build upon the acting, social and physical skills and talents that they have been developing. Continue..
Performance Network Theatre extends 'Red'
In response to demand for tickets, Performance Network Theatre is extending the critically acclaimed drama "Red" for one week only. Written by John Logan, "Red" will now run through Sunday, June 3, at which time it must close to make way for the summer comedy, "In the Next Room or the vibrator play." "Red" is directed by Carla Milarch and stars Mark Rademacher and Kevin Young. Continue..
'Jekyll & Hyde' added to Broadway in Detroit's 2012-13 extra shows
Detroit theater fans have even more to look forward to in the new season. The international musical sensation "Jekyll & Hyde," starring Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis in the dual title role of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde and Grammy nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox as Lucy, will play the Fisher Theatre, Nov. 27 - Dec. 2. "Jekyll & Hyde" is now the fourth "extra show" outside of the 2012-2013 Broadway in Detroit Season Subscription. Continue..
Another day to 'Q' at The Box
The Box Theater is happy to announce the extension of the Tony Award-winning musical "Avenue Q" by one additional performance. The production now has three performances remaining: May 18 and 19 at 8 p.m. and May 20 at 2 p.m. Winner of the Tony "Triple Crown" for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, "Avenue Q" is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. "Avenue Q" is a laugh-out-loud musical that tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. Continue..
'Other Side of the Rainbow' premiere benefits Northwest Activities Center's Paul Robeson Theatre
"Other Side of the Rainbow," a musical stage play based on a book of poetry by Detroit attorney Jerome P. Barney and adapted for the stage by local playwright Robert L. Douglas, opens at the Northwest Activities Center's Paul Robeson Theatre May 18-20. The premiere is the inaugural production of the newly incorporated Paul Robeson Ensemble Theatre Company and the kickoff of a fund-raising campaign to renovate the venue that was once home to the Aaron DeRoy Theatre. Continue..
Barn Theatre announces 66th summer season
The Barn Theatre, Michigan's oldest professional summer theater, under the leadership of Producer Brendan Ragotzy, has announced the 66th season of plays and musicals under consideration for the summer season at the landmark theater. "This is such an exciting season," Ragotzy said. "We've acquired titles we've dreamt of producing for years! Continue..
Local sponsors and restaurants turn up the heat at 'BravoBravo! 2012: Color the Night'
"BravoBravo! 2012: Color the Night," presented by Fiat, will once again showcase Detroit's top restaurants and best entertainment as thousands of revelers join in support of Michigan Opera Theatre. The party, one of Detroit's hottest cultural event of the year, will run from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Friday, June 8 at the Detroit Opera House (1526 Broadway, Detroit). Continue..
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UPCOMING AUDITIONS, JOB OPPORTUNITIES & CLASSES:
Click the link below for a list of Equity, non-Equity, film & video auditions, industry job openings and industry-related classes and workshops throughout the state. Updated 5/6/12 Continue..
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MORE STORIES, NEWS BRIEFS & PREVIEWS:
Other Voices - News & Previews (posted 5/17/12)
Other Voices - News & Previews (posted 5/13/12)
Other Voices - News & Previews (posted 5/10/12)
Reviews
Good chemistry is offset by flat script at Tipping Point
By Jenn McKee
To sell a play about friendship, the actors ultimately have to – if you'll forgive the cliche – have the right chemistry. Their energy has to build on each other so that not only do we believe in their deep and abiding bond, but we also enjoy our time with them, as though we are a virtual, silent, additional friend. Continue..
A heavenly comedy at The Ringwald
By John Quinn
It takes a particularly wacky sense of humor to appreciate "camp." The genre, through parody and satire, provides fresh insight by skewering cultural conventions. Like the girl with the curl, though, when it's good it's very, very good and when it's bad it's horrid. When the "girl" in question is the Ringwald Theatre's esteemed Artistic Director Joe Bailey, "very good" becomes "splendid." Two years after mounting the playwright's achingly funny "Die, Mommie, Die!" Bailey dons heels and habit in Charles Busch's "The Divine Sister." Continue..
The tears of a clown
By Michael H. Margolin
In 1904, Enrico Caruso's recording of "Vesti la giubba," the aria from the conclusion of Act One of Ruggero Leoncavallo's 1892 opera " I Pagliacci," became the first million-selling record in history. It is a justly famous aria, dramatizing the irony of men who love too well – Canio, the "clown," like Othello, is tortured by jealousy and it ends badly, while Tonio, who reveals his wife Nedda's inconstancy, gets off, as does Iago. Continue..
Stormfield stomps an energetic end to its season
By Bridgette M. Redman
Every town has its collection of famous and almost famous residents. In Lansing, these include celebrities from the world of sports, politics, technology and politics. Names such as Magic Johnson, John Smoltz, Malcolm X and Larry Page (co-founder of Google) make residents stop and say, "Yeah, they're from my hometown." Then there is the ubiquitous entertainment industry. Continue..
OTHER VOICES - REVIEWS:
Boogie Stomp! - Stormfield Theatre (posted 5/17/12)
The Cemetery Club - Tipping Point Theatre (posted 5/17/12)
I Pagliacci - Michigan Opera Theatre (updated 5/17/12)
M Butterfly - The Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company (updated 5/17/12)
Blue Man Group - Fisher Theatre (updated 5/10/12)
A Few Good Men - What A Do Theatre (posted 5/7/12)
The Altruists - Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company (updated 5/13/12)
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice - Planet Ant Theatre (posted 5/3/12)
Red - Performance Network Theatre (updated 5/3/12)
From My Hometown - Meadow Brook Theatre (updated 4/26/12)
White Buffalo - The Purple Rose Theatre Company (updated 5/6/12)
Dead and Buried - Detroit Repertory Theatre (updated 4/21/12)
