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The Ringwald Serves a Slice of Life and Politics with ‘The Cake’
Bittersweet Dramedy Explores Bakers, Cakes and Family Dilemmas
The Ringwald Serves a Slice of Life and Politics with ‘The Cake’
Bittersweet Dramedy Explores Bakers, Cakes and Family Dilemmas In July 2012, Colorado residents Charlie Craig and David Mullins approached Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips with a request to create a cake to celebrate their upcoming [...]
It’ll Be a Gay Ol’ Time in Theaters Across Metro Detroit
If you’re a longtime theater fan – especially an LGBTQ theater fan – one thing you may have noticed over the years is that what’s popular one season may not be the next. Or that trends disappear as quickly as they arrive. That’s especially true of plays with LGBTQ themes and characters, which rise and fall and ebb and flow from one year to the next for no apparent reason.
Collision of Gays, Gentrification and Race Explored in Michigan Premiere Drama
Slipstream Theatre Initiative spurs discussion with ‘St. Sebastian’ beginning June 16 As more and more young people from Detroit’s suburbs find jobs in the city and settle into some of its historic black neighborhoods, longtime [...]
Dishin’ with the girls of ‘Casa Valentina’
Straight, White-Collar Men Escape Families and Dress as Women in JET Drama A story about the lives of women named Miranda, Bessie, Valentina, Charlotte, Gloria, Terry and Amy who meet regularly at their favorite vacation [...]
Jump to your feet and support ‘Concert for a Cure’
Will the opportunity to spend an intimate evening of song and music with cast members from the national touring production of “On Your Feet” motivate enough people to jump to their feet on the evening [...]
Duo connects in ‘Wirelessless’
A short time ago, the subdivision I live in lost its internet connection for nearly 48 hours. So there I was with no access to the World Wide Web, no e-mail, no TV and no [...]
Theater Events for the period July 5-14
PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: The All Night Strut! The Wilde Award-nominated musical returns to celebrate one of the greatest eras of American music, the era of Swing. BoarsHead Theater, Lansing. Wed.-Sun., through July 8. $25-$40. 517-484-7805. http://www.boarshead.org [...]
When Carla Milarch is good she’s very good
ANN ARBOR - Carla Milarch hopes you'll come up and see her some time this summer as she tackles the role of Mae West in "Dirty Blonde," the final production of Performance Network Theatre's 25th [...]
Art & Around for the period July 5-14
SUMMER ARTS FESTIVALS: Ann Arbor Summer Festival A three-week celebration of performing arts, outdoor entertainment and community spirit that offers dozens of legendary artists, pop icons, international superstars and emerging newcomers in and around the [...]
No fooling: just silly fun in Chelsea
A good farce is hard to find these days, but that's exactly what playwright/director Matt Letscher delivers with his wickedly funny and slickly staged "Sea of Fools" that had its world premiere last weekend at [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE: ‘Riverdance’ returns to the Fox Theatre
Professional Theater News from Around Town: DETROIT - Few shows have touched audiences like "Riverdance," the original international phenomenon, now in its 12th phenomenal year. This thunderous celebration of joyful music, song and dance that [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE: BoarsHead Theater receives Actors’ Equity Foundation Grant
Professional Theater News: LANSING - BoarsHead Theater is proud to have been awarded a recent funding grant from the Actors' Equity Foundation, the Foundation associated with Actors' Equity Association. Founded in 1913, AEA is the [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE: Theater Company closes season with ‘Urinetown’
Professional Theater News from Around Town: DETROIT - On March 23, The University of Detroit Mercy Theatre Company and Marygrove College will open their co-production of the popular Broadway musical "Urinetown," directed by Greg Trask [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE: Storyteller Adam Mellema remembers World War II at the Red Barn
Professional Theater News: SAUGATUCK - "Energetic" becomes an understatement when Adam Mellema hits the stage Saturday, March 24 with his latest presentation for mature listeners, "Remembering World War II." The presentation, which combines choreography, song, [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE: Kazoo Civic Theatre welcomes Dr. Alma Bond
Community Theatre Corner: KALAMAZOO - The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre is pleased to welcome Alma Bond, Ph.D. as dramaturge for its upcoming production of "Master Class," which plays March 30-April 15, in the Parish Theatre, 426 [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE: Storyteller Adam Mellema remembers World War II at the Red Barn
Professional Theater News: SAUGATUCK - "Energetic" becomes an understatement when Adam Mellema hits the stage Saturday, March 24 with his latest presentation for mature listeners, "Remembering World War II." The presentation, which combines choreography, song, [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE: French farce on stage at OU
From Our Hallowed Halls of Learning: ROCHESTER - Mistaken suspenders and an anonymous love note send a husband's curiosity to naughty places in Feydeau's hysterical French farce, "A Flea in Her Ear," on stage at [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE: St. Dunstan’s Builds Ark for Musical Story of Noah
Community Theater Corner: BLOOMFIELD HILLS - "Two by Two" is a fresh retelling of the Biblical story of Noah who, at the age of 600, was told by God to build the Ark. That command [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE: Gem Theater celebrates man who moved the Gem
Professional Theater News from Around Town: Gem Theatre celebrates the man who moved Detroit's Gem DETROIT - This year, the historic Gem & Century Theatres will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the building's world-record move. [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE: Kazoo Civic Theatre welcomes Dr. Alma Bond
Community Theatre Corner: KALAMAZOO - The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre is pleased to welcome Alma Bond, Ph.D. as dramaturge for its upcoming production of "Master Class," which plays March 30-April 15, in the Parish Theatre, 426 [...]
Art & Around for the period March 15-24
ARCHITECTURE/GARDEN TOURS: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Discover the Ford House with all-new tours that go behind the scenes, examine special subjects and provide a new perspective on the family that left an indelible mark [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE: Macomb Center welcomes Frankie, Sammy & Deano
Professional Theater News: CLINTON TWP. - The Crooners are back in town, on Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m. at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts. Experience Gary Anthony as Frank Sinatra, Tom Stevens [...]
Theater Events for the period March 15-24
PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: Between Men and Cattle The president of a conservative, white university arranges a meeting with the black man he interviewed 30 years later to find out, in part, what went wrong during their [...]
Unparalleled opportunities at the Hilberry
At some point in our lives, it's likely that each of us has been teased about something. We were too tall or too short, too fat or too skinny, too smart or too dumb, too [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE: BoarsHead Theater receives Actors’ Equity Foundation Grant
 Professional Theater News: LANSING â BoarsHead Theater is proud to have been awarded a recent funding grant from the Actorsâ Equity Foundation, the Foundation associated with Actorsâ Equity Association. Founded in 1913, AEA is [...]
Matrix asks: WWJD if born in SW Detroit?
Sometimes persistence DOES pay off. Just ask 20-year-old Ofelia Torres who, for the past several years, has been pestering Matrix Theatre's Shaun S. Nethercott and the troupe's various directors to remount its popular production of [...]
Unparalleled opportunities at the Hilberry
At some point in our lives, it's likely that each of us has been teased about something. We were too tall or too short, too fat or too skinny, too smart or too dumb, too [...]
Matrix asks: WWJD if born in SW Detroit?
Sometimes persistence DOES pay off. Just ask 20-year-old Ofelia Torres who, for the past several years, has been pestering Matrix Theatre's Shaun S. Nethercott and the troupe's various directors to remount its popular production of [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE: BoarsHead’s Second Company announces next dark night series
Professional Theater News: LANSING - The BoarsHead Theater's Second Company Dark Night Series continues March 19 and 20 with Stephen Levi's "Cherry Soda Water." One night in a northern California coastal town, two families are [...]
Theater Events for the period Feb. 15-24
PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: Amadeus The story of two brilliant composers, Mozart and Salieri: one humbly gifted and the other viciously envious. Hilberry Theatre, Detroit. Plays in repertory through March 3. $15-$28. 313-577-2972. http://www.hilberry.com Between Men and [...]
Art & Around for the period Feb. 15-24
ARCHITECTURE/GARDEN TOURS: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Discover the Ford House with all-new tours that go behind the scenes, examine special subjects and provide a new perspective on the family that left an indelible mark [...]
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Professional Theater News: Icarus Falling announces cast for world premiere of 'Fatal Error' LANSING - Icarus Falling is pleased to announce the cast for its upcoming premiere of "Fatal Error" by Kevin L. Knights & [...]
Review: No reservations: Aral IS fully committed
If it wasn't for the restaurant business, actor-wannabes living in New York would probably starve to death. Not because that's where they eat - they couldn't afford the prices. Rather, that's where many - if [...]
LaBute’s women get last word – or do they?
The protagonist in Detroit-born playwright Neil LaBute's recent play, "Some Girl(s)," isn't really evil. He's just a self-absorbed schmuck. It wouldn't be a LaBute play otherwise. Known for writing edgy works about relationships - sexual [...]
REVIEW:Improv troupe scores late night dream
Metro Detroit's improv community sure knows how to throw a holiday party. This past December, area improvisers got together to participate in Planet Ant's eagerly anticipated Colony Fest - an annual "battle of the improv [...]
Art & Around for the period Feb. 8-18
ARCHITECTURE/GARDEN TOURS: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Discover the Ford House with all-new tours that go behind the scenes, examine special subjects and provide a new perspective on the family that left an indelible mark [...]
Theater Events for the period Feb. 8-17
PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: Amadeus The story of two brilliant composers, Mozart and Salieri: one humbly gifted and the other viciously envious. Hilberry Theatre, Detroit. Plays in repertory through March 3. $15-$28. 313-577-2972. http://www.hilberry.com Between Men and [...]
Review: A brave and noble effort at the Abreact
It's easy to understand why most theater companies never consider staging Stephen Sondheim's 1979 Tony Award-winning "Sweeney Todd." Not only is it possibly the grimmest musical ever to hit the Broadway stage, it's also among [...]
Review: Dinner Theater: The Next Generation
When you think of going to a dinner theater, it's assumed that you'll walk into a restaurant, banquet room or basement, have a meal and then watch a play from those very same - and [...]
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'American Idol' meets 'Saturday Night Live': 'Auditions Tonight' MANISTEE - Manistee's Little River Casino Resort is gearing up for Valentine's Day with top-notch entertainment, the energetic and fun-filled audience-participatory comedy show, "Auditions Tonight - An [...]
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Professional Theater News from Around Town: Rapper MC Serch guests in 'Citizen Improv' at the Inferno ANN ARBOR - The Improv Inferno is pleased to announce a very special "Citizen Improv" on Friday, Jan. 12, [...]
The stars align for StarBright in 2007
With a dinner theater empire that's expanding from one location to two next month — and possibly three later this spring — Randy Magner isn't ready quite yet to quit his day job. However, he [...]
Theater Events for the period Jan. 11-20
PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: All Shook Up Elvis Presley songs help tell the romantic story of how a young girl's dreams come true when a guitar-playing roustabout rides into town. Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall, East Lansing. [...]
Art & Around for the period Jan. 11-20
ARCHITECTURE/GARDEN TOURS: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Discover the Ford House with all-new tours that go behind the scenes, examine special subjects and provide a new perspective on the family that left an indelible mark [...]
Plenty to be thankful for in 2006
Happy New Year, and welcome to our annual look at some of last year's highlights in the always-exciting world of Michigan theater. The biggest news - given our state's sluggish economy - was probably this: [...]
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Breaking Theater News: 'Cyrano' by David DiChiera to premiere Oct. 13 at Detroit Opera House DETROIT -- Michigan Opera Theatre will present "Cyrano," a world premiere opera by Company Founder and General Director David DiChiera, [...]
Art & Around for the period Jan. 4-13
ARCHITECTURE/GARDEN TOURS: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Discover the Ford House with all-new tours that go behind the scenes, examine special subjects and provide a new perspective on the family that left an indelible mark [...]
Theater Events for the period Jan. 4-13
PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: Amadeus The story of two brilliant composers, Mozart and Salieri: one humbly gifted and the other viciously envious. Hilberry Theatre, Detroit. Plays in repertory, Jan. 12-March 3. $15-$28. 313-577-2972. http://www.hilberry.com Between Men and [...]
Five women directors strut their stuff
This week in Curtain Calls ONLINE at pridesource.com: JET season revised and 'The Rat Pack' returns REVIEW: 'Box Fest 2006' Staged every Thursday evening at 8 p.m. through Aug. 31 at Planet Ant Theatre, 2357 [...]