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“Schoolhouse Rock Live” teaches and entertains

Review July 21, 2015
by Diane Speer The Alpena News Who knew that singing about the parts of speech, multiplication tables and the planets could be so fun? Thunder... Continue Reading

Henry IV: Shakespeare like you’ve never seen… really

Review July 20, 2015
Article:10000; Posted: July 20, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. It’s no exaggeration to say you haven’t seen this Shakespeare play before. Jan Blixt, artistic director of... Continue Reading

Music trumps plot in “Hatfields and McCoys”

Review July 20, 2015
Article:9999; Posted: July 20, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. Go to Cornwell’s Dinner Theatre for good food, good singing and a fun show. Don’t go expecting... Continue Reading

Taming of the Shrew: A “Shrew” in the woods… works

Review July 19, 2015
by Tom Emmott Article:9996; Posted: July 19, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. What do William Shakespeare and The Beatles have in common? If your answer is... Continue Reading

“Rumpelstiltskin” lacks excitement, energy

Review July 18, 2015
Children’s shows have high standards to meet. They’ve got the toughest and most honest of audiences. When children’s theater is done well, the audience is... Continue Reading

Cheese but tasty: “Great American Trailer Park Christmas” is a summer breeze

Review July 18, 2015
Article:9995; Posted: July 18, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Sitting down to critique “The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical,” the newest offering by Farmers Alley... Continue Reading

Barn succeeds with “American Idiot” rock musical

Review July 17, 2015
Article:9990; Posted: July 17, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. When a Broadway touring company brought their production of “American Idiot,” the hugely successful and critically acclaimed... Continue Reading

Laughter and fun with “Junie B. Jones”

Review July 17, 2015
Article:9991; Posted: July 17, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. She’s sassy and eccentric. Unique and independent. She’s Junie B. Jones and she’s charmed kindergartners and first... Continue Reading

Cymbeline: Shakespeare in the woods does Bard proud

Review July 17, 2015
Cymbeline, the King of Britain has taken a new wife. She has a son, Cloten, who is an arrogant spoiled brat. He is to wed... Continue Reading

Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Midsummer Night’s Delight

Review July 10, 2015
When Shakespearean actors appear on stage in suits, corduroy jackets and sweater vests, amidst a forest setting, everyone’s “uh-oh” antennas should go up. It’s a... Continue Reading