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NEWS ARCHIVES: Links to news stories from EncoreMichigan.com: January-June, 2011
JUNE
'Moving From Fate Into Destiny' workshop to benefit Tibbits restoration
TASC to present concert reading of Shakespeare's 'Othello'
The New Theatre Project is on the move again
Performance Network extends 'Next Fall' and add two special LGBT nights
Doing theater differently: The American Shakespeare Collective
Children's Performance Troupe begins season with 'How I Became a Pirate'
Barn season continues with 'Man of La Mancha'
'A Few Survivors' wins Best Script, earns encore showing tonight at The Ringwald
Magic Museum announces 2011 Summer Magic Camps
Mason Street Warehouse competes with local non-profits
Detroit Free Press writer takes the Go Comedy! stage Thursday night
Broadway In Detroit offers new subscription package
Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company presents gendering-bending summer season
Come play in the 'Sandbox' at Tipping Point
This week: Grand Rapids is getting a make-ogre
Upcoming world premiere receives national recognition
Kids ages 14 and under: Attend 'Shrek' for only $15
UMS announces appointment of Jim Leija as director of education and community engagement
Ignite your creativity this summer at SCA
Campaign to restore Tibbits goes to the birds
Tibbits Popcorn Theatre has unintended consequences
'Ernie' extended through July 31
Fore! Tibbits 2011 Golf Tournament June 20
Summer Circle Theatre announces 51st season
Find your way to The Ringwald with 'GPS' - second annual 'Gay Play Series' June 17
'Comedy Mondays' heat up in June and July
Artistic Director Des McAnuff extended through Stratford's 2013 season
Children's Theatre Network offers acting class for ages 7-11
Storytelling takes the stage Thursday nights at Go Comedy!
MAY
'BravoBravo! 2011' to feature Detroit funk soul artist
AKT Theatre Project lands rights to the controversial 'Spring Awakening'
Arts Council of Greater Lansing welcomes new communications coordinator
'The Importance of Being Earnest' comes to the Michigan Theater for one-day-only HD broadcast
Successful 'Gilda's LaughFest' sets dates for 2012
Garage sale to benefit Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company
FYT Drama School summer classes begin June 20
Summer workshops at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts
Tempest-tossed production steers back on course
Fundraiser to increase access to the arts, history and sciences in Genesee County
Mason Street Warehouse receives Legacy Grant
Now on sale: Tickets to 'My Fair Lady' and more at the Fox
Andiamo Novi announces special ticket prices for 'The Last Five Years'
'Cirque D’or' comes to Meadow Brook Music Festival Saturday, May 28
'Quixotic Fusion' brings dazzling 'cirque' to the SCA May 29
Resident artists celebrate 1,000 performances on Purple Rose stage
Award-winning summer education program Learning at the Opera House returns in June
Calling all kids: Matrix School of Theatre Summer Creativity Camps return in July
Grand Opening Gala for The Berman Center for the Performing Arts to be held Monday, May 23
Breathe Art Theatre Project adds 'The Orphan Muses' to 2010-12 schedule
'Stomp' returns to 'Stomp' Out Hunger in West Michigan
Magenta Giraffe presents third Staged Reading Festival featuring Michigan playwrights
By popular demand: 'The Everyman Project' extended
The Ringwald offers 'fun-raiser' ice cream social and 'Grease 2' sing-a-long May 22
House Speaker to perform magic at Museum fundraiser
Broadway Grand Rapids' annual fundraiser: 'From Galway to Broadway'
Performance Network Theatre announces 'Fireside Festival of New Works' and call for submissions
Tasty improv and more at Planet Ant's 'Hot Dog Mondays'
Mosaic presents powerful story of Detroit students who stood up for their rights - and won
Laughs aplenty at the '3rd Annual Kalamazoo Improv Festival'
Set a date this spring or summer with PuppetART
Plowshares returns with 'Jazz: Birth of the Cool'
A Mother's Day treat: Vicki Lawrence & Mama at Miller Auditorium
APRIL
Michigan’s biggest improv tournament returns to Go Comedy!
New show added to 'The Immortal World Tour'
This Saturday only: The Blackbird's 'Shakescramble'
Barn Theatre School: The tradition continues
A little t&a this weekend at Farmers Alley
Broadway's 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical 'Memphis' comes to the big screen
Light your fire: Detroit Fire Guild takes rites of spring back to its primal roots
No tall tale: White Swan Theater comes to Tibbits April 26
'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change' returns to Andiamo Novi Theatre
What A Do Theatre names acting artistic director
Michigan theaters and EFFA raise $20,000 for local AIDS organizations
Tickets now available for Mason Street Warehouse's 2011 season!
Performance Network announces 'Next Fall' for its TBA slot
Children's favorite comes to Meadow Brook April 23
ArtServe Michigan to launch bi-weekly e-publication
Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company announces 'Special Skills Talent Show' fundraiser
Maureen McGovern to perform for Mason Street Warehouse's 'Starry Night' fundraiser May 14
Van Buren Street Theatre closed until further notice
JET Gala features backstage tour of Berman Theatre, dinner and auction
Gem Theatre invites women religious to see 'Sister's Easter Catechism'
'Full Throttle: Arts As Economic Engine' discussion at the SCA April 12
Purple Rose Theatre to offer summer workshops in Grosse Pointe
'Thomas & Friends' save the day at The Palace
Tibbits update: Restoration work reveals good news!
JET to produce 'God of Carnage'
Autographed 'Gilda’s Laughfest' items available on eBay
'Art X Detroit' celebrates artistic excellence and the city's creative spirit April 6-10
Ferndale is fabulous and it needs to be cleaned
Explore the life and times of America's greatest generation
MARCH
Stormfield announces 2011 summer drama camps for kids
Wild Swan Theater announces 'A Night of Ann Arbor's Best'
'Luncheon on the Aisle' to benefit Meadow Brook Theatre
Magicians descend on Mount Clemens for a magical weekend beginning March 31
Celebrate the history of puppetry in Detroit at PuppetART
Scanlon to star in Comic Opera Guild's 'The Grand Duchess'
Cloris Leachman comes to Tibbits March 29
FYT Drama School spring classes begin March 29
Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company announces 'Special Skills Talent Show' fundraiser
Local food + wine + music = 'Fresh Start' March 22
Magenta Giraffe now accepting submissions for its 'Third Annual Staged Reading Festival'
Wild Swan Theater continues season with 'Peter Rabbit'
Michigan Opera Theatre Children's Chorus presents 'The Maker of Illusions'
Performance Network extends 'The Piano Lesson'
Grand Rapids gets its smile on: Thousands visit 'Gilda's Laughfest'
This week only: All seats to 'The Color Purple' are $30
'Pavarotti with a Mullet' comes to Miller Auditorium March 26
Grab a seat for a night of unparalleled delight at the fabulous 'Club Swing'
Saturday only: Matrix presents staged reading of 'Oasis Detroit'
'Marriage Material' comes to the Fisher Theatre March 17-20
St. Patrick's Day includes raffle and movie at The Croswell
'Stomp' Out Hunger March 15-16
Ferndale Reads returns to Go Comedy! with 'The Play of Lost Things'
French cabaret comes to Ann Arbor for an evening of delightful entertainment
Arts Alliance names new president
Magenta Giraffe welcomes new executive director and board of directors
Tipping Point Theatre announces Michigan playwriting competitio
'Gilda’s Laughfest' announces final schedule of events
Learn the art of improvisation and sketch comedy at Go U! The Improv Academy
The New Theatre Project announces new space and changes to season
French cabaret comes to Ann Arbor for an evening of delightful entertainment
Stratford Shakespeare Festival posts surplus for 2010
Hilberry Theatre's 6th annual subscriber party and open house March 6
FEBRUARY
Blackbird Theatre offers Friday night $10 student tickets
Live at The Croswell: 'Satisfaction: A Rolling Stones Experience' March 5
Harold Haugh Light Opera Vocal Competition comes to Jackson's Michigan Theatre March 5
Casting director Robert Lambert returns to his alma mater to teach master classes
Hilberry Theatre reaches out to DSO patrons
Gem Theatre offers 'Late Nite' discounts Wednesday and Thursday nights
'Jersey Boys' coming Sept. 28 to Wharton Center
The Grand Duchess arrives in Michigan!
Mark Rosenthal's wild world of 'Animal Magic' at Macomb Center Feb. 26
'Madagascar Live' to visit Detroit's Fox Theatre April 29-May 1
It's Wharton Center's turn: 'Chicago' rescheduled for May 12-15
Wild Swan Theater presents 'Under the African Sky' in celebration of Black History Month
In a theater not far, far away: 'One Man Star Wars' comes to Andiamo Novi
'Chicago' is coming back to Grand Rapids, and it's pure entertainment!
'Mockingbird' next FYT production
Weekend laughs with Crawlspace Eviction
'Motown Magic Tribute' at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
2010: A successful year at Tibbits
Kresge Foundation announces 'Art X Detroit' April 6-10
Tickets selling fast for 'An Evening with Scott and Paul' at Farmers Alley
Date change for the Detroit engagement of 'Chicago' at the Fisher Theatre
Stormfield Theatre announces new education program
Spray tans, boy bands & saucy Sundays rock Thursday nights at Go Comedy!
Romance and hilarity never grow old: 'Tony n' Tina's Wedding' returns Feb. 11
A new mystery strikes at Van Buren Street Theatre
Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company to produce two plays in three days
Wharton Center presents timeless classics by The Acting Company and Guthrie Theater
UDM & OCC present benefit performance of 'The Vagina Monologues'
Plowshares Theatre Company seeks 'Millennials' for 2011-2012 season
Performance Network extends 'The War Since Eve'
Michigan Shakespeare Festival’s 2011 ShortShakes touring company announced
Peter Rabbit hops to Tibbits Feb. 8
UDM Theatre Company announces schedule change for 'A Life in the Theatre'
Michigan Theater adds second performance of 'Junie B. Jones' Feb. 6
Wild Swan Theater’s 'Chocolate Crush' 2011 slated for Feb. 5
A historic tradition in all its intensity comes to the Macomb Center Feb. 5
'Elmo & Friends' offer 50% off all seats for all performances Sunday, Feb. 6
JANUARY
TNT Productions continues season with 'B-I-N-G-O Spells Murder'
'Expose' yourself to a PRTC concert reading Feb. 5
Celebrate 10 years of 'the change' at the Macomb Center
Cuddle alert: Chuck Gaidica's new books come to Tipping Point Theatre Feb. 5
Moving chronicle about marriage comes to Andiamo Novi Theatre
Olympia Entertainment posts strong results in 2010
Who Wants Cake? seeks submissions for the return of its Gay Play Series
Kids Night on Broadway at Wharton Center Feb. 9
Performance Network unveils 'Spring Fantasia,' a theater-themed, spring fashion show fundraiser
Detroit actors transform chitlins to quiche
National Theatre London's 'FELA!' comes to Ann Arbor in one-day-only HD broadcast
'Mamma Mia!' returns to Detroit April 13-17
Shaw Festival Box Office opens for landmark 50th season
Arts Midwest awards grant to Macomb Center for 'Romeo & Juliet'
Fisher Theatre and 'In The Heights' team up to support Mosaic Youth Theatre
'New Shanghai Circus' & 'The Aluminum Show' coming to Grand Rapids
Tickets for 'Disney on Ice' presents Disney Pixar's 'Toy Story 3' on sale Jan. 21
'Red Night 2011': A Valentine Benefit for the Rep
'Women in Country' starring Logan Wells comes to the Macomb Center
Laugh your head off as The Water Coolers bring hilarious musical sketch comedy to the SCA
Performance Network announces change to Children's Theatre schedule
Stratford Festival mourns the loss of Michael Langham
Arts Alliance launches another round of successful Art Meets Business coaching program
Michigan gets ready to laugh out loud
'Grease' is the one Grand Rapids wants March 1-6
'A Prairie Home Companion' returns to the Fox Theatre
Palace Sports & Entertainment venues enjoy lofty status on 2010 year-end charts
'It Came from Mars' nominated for American Theatre Critics Association award
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Jeff Daniels and The Dave Bennett Band
Shen Yun 2011 World Tour visits Detroit Opera House Jan. 20-23
Matrix School of Theatre offers winter classes for kids
Contemporary art icon Laurie Anderson performs new work in Ann Arbor Jan. 14-15
Improv in the digital age Jan. 14-15
'In the Heights' comes to Grand Rapids Jan. 4-9
A one-night-only evening of Broadway flops (and their reviews)
