Encore Michigan

On Golden Pond: Mortality made funny at Encore

Review April 10, 2015
Article: 9560; Posted: April 10, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. On it’s face, a story about an aging patriarch walking the edge of death and senility,... Continue Reading

An unforgettable “King Lear” in Detroit

Review April 10, 2015
Don’t have weekend plans? Lucky you. Shakespeare in Detroit’s "King Lear" is the best Michigan production of a Shakespeare play that I’ve ever seen. Frannie... Continue Reading

Merchant of Venice: “Merchant” of bold staging at Slipstream

Review April 08, 2015
Article: 9558; Posted: April 8, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. Director Alexander Trice and his Slipstream Theatre Initiative colleagues take many risks in their production of... Continue Reading

Williamston casts magic over a tale of middle age

Review April 05, 2015
by Bridgette Redman “Sirens,” the newest production of the Williamston Theatre, is suffused with the magic regulars have come to expect, plus playwright Deborah Zoe... Continue Reading

Violet: Finding beauty in the heart

Review April 04, 2015
Article: 9536; Posted: April 4, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. A play, let alone a musical, with an all-too-obvious homily attached to it, has a great... Continue Reading

Detroit Rep features U. S. premiere of a sun-kissed play

Review March 27, 2015
By John Quinn Article: 9513; Posted: March 27, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. In any relationship, a delicate balance of personalities is important. In The Kiss... Continue Reading

Wild Swan’s “The Ugly Duckling” succeeds on all levels

Review March 26, 2015
Article: 9507; Posted: March 26, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. The story is familiar, of course, about an “ugly” duckling that gets chastised and ridiculed by... Continue Reading

Luce: Provocative new play keeps viewers guessing

Review March 22, 2015
by Carolyn Hayes Harmer Posted: March 22, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. Playwright J.C. Lee’s recent drama, “Luce,” investigates how a single incident, or a sliver... Continue Reading

Mitch Albom’s Oscar “Winner” skewers at the Snug

Review March 22, 2015
By Jennifer Knightstep Posted: March 22, 2015 at 11:15 a.m. MARINE CITY--If the business of Hollywood teaches us anything each spring when many of us... Continue Reading

Dreamtigers returns to PuppetART in Detroit

Review March 19, 2015
Dreamtigers has returned to the PuppetART Theater for a run of performances. And if you have kids or grandkids, and have not seen it before,... Continue Reading