Encore Michigan
Great Escape’s ‘Third Person’ a witty script
MARSHALL, Mich.–In welcoming home director Jennifer Conley Darling, Great Escape Stage Company here is playing host to a new work that is clever, witty and... Continue Reading
Opera Modo brings Broadway to ‘Orpheus’
DETROIT, Mich.–When opera gets silly, it can be most enjoyable in good hands. And Orpheus in the Underworld, produced by Opera Modo this weekend, is... Continue Reading
Black afterlives matter in ‘Kill Move Paradise’
ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Theatre Nova presents the Michigan premiere of James Ijames’ remarkably crafted, surreal play, Kill Move Paradise. In this compact drama (60+ minutes)... Continue Reading
Joe Z’s latest, ‘New Releases,’ at The Williamston
WILLIAMSTON, Mich.–Joseph Zettelmaier has a knack in his works of making you laugh all night—until he punches you in the gut and you cry. Except... Continue Reading
Ixion brings ideas of ‘Hope’ eight ways
LANSING, Mich.–When the Greeks looked for an explanation for the evils of the world, they gave us the story of Pandora, the first human woman... Continue Reading
Open Book does a blistering ‘Fool For Love’
TRENTON, Mich.–Watching Sam Shepard's Fool for Love at Open Book Theatre could be set to Pat Benatar's "Love is a Battlefield." Indeed, one can imagine... Continue Reading
‘Hamilton’ at Wharton Center well worth the wait
EAST LANSING, Mich.–Hamilton is the show every theater-lover wants to see. Mid-Michigan residents (and those willing to drive there) are getting that chance for the... Continue Reading
Ringwald audience falls ‘Head Over Heels’
FERNDALE—The Ringwald Theatre is undertaking what may be its most ambitious production in its 12-year history, and is doing it fabulously with Head Over Heels.... Continue Reading
Michigan Opera’s ‘Grapes of Wrath’ is powerful and wrenching
DETROIT, Mich.–Some novels that are 80+ years or so old and get taught in high school English classes can seem tired and even out of... Continue Reading
ESR Theatre’s ‘Sherwood’ is a steal
PORT HURON, Mich–The historical Robin Hood (if the moniker refers to a singular historical person at all) may or may not have been a serious... Continue Reading
