It was a dark and stormy night. Suddenly there's a knock on the door. All right, not so suddenly. First, there's a cell phone conversation... Continue Reading
Some stories are touching and poignant no matter how you tell them. Alfred Uhry's "Driving Miss Daisy" is one of those well-written scripts that takes... Continue Reading
The millennium Tony Kushner refers to in "Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches" is the one we're living in now, not the one that... Continue Reading
By Carolyn Hayes The two characters of playwright Donald Margulies's "Collected Stories" are both fiction writers. Consequently, this show largely concerns the process, the business... Continue Reading
Think of Ken Ludwig's comedy "Moon Over Buffalo" as "Cyrano de Bergerac" meets "Private Lives." Actually, in its second act "Moon Over Buffalo" literally is... Continue Reading
By Carolyn Hayes Crucial to the success of any theatrical endeavor is properly matching the entertainment value to the entertainment. Take, for example, a tongue-in-cheek,... Continue Reading
By Carolyn Hayes However harsh and cold this Michigan winter proves, the swiftly modernizing world in the wake of the Industrial Revolution was a far... Continue Reading
By Dana Casadei For many people Joe Louis Arena means hockey. But for those seeing Cirque du Soleil's "Varekai," the arena will now hold memories... Continue Reading
If the coldest of hands conceal the warmest of hearts, than it is little wonder that playwright John Cariani found the most sizzling selection of... Continue Reading
Reena is a backup singer for a Motown group. Elly, the other protagonist in "1300 Lafayette East," is a backup singer in her own life.... Continue Reading