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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, and [...]
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: While curtains went up and curtains went [...]
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CCO Honus_PowersSmithCoven.jpg: A "Fan Appreciation" performance of "Honus and Me" has been scheduled Aug.29 by the Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea. Photo: Danna Segrest Breaking News: Improv Inferno to close Sept. 10 For Part One of this [...]
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 Caniff, Hamtramck. Tickets: $15. For [...]
Hell freezes over: Improv Inferno to close Sept. 10
ANN ARBOR – The one scenario the improvisers at Ann Arbor's Improv Inferno never considered will become reality next month when the popular downtown entertainment venue unexpectedly closes its doors following its second anniversary celebration [...]
It will be 'One Wilde Night' at the Gem
PREVIEW: 'The Fifth Annual Wilde Awards' To be presented Wednesday, Aug. 30 at the Historic Gem Theatre, 333 Madison Ave., Detroit. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvre reception begins at 6:30; awards presentations starts at 8 p.m.; a dessert afterglow [...]
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Review: 'Syncopation' Something 'magnificent' at Meadow Brook Remember those story problems you had to solve in math class? The ones that went something like this: A train leaves New York on Monday at 8 a.m. heading west, while an eastbound train [...]
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Review: 'Spunk' A 'spunky' show at Plowshares Up-and-coming authors are often instructed to "write about what you know" – and that's exactly what novelist, folklorist, playwright and poet Zora Neale Hurston did throughout much of her prolific [...]
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Preview: 2005 'Michigan Theatre Festival' Nine professional theaters unite to produce historic festival in Ann Arbor Theater will be busting out all over Ann Arbor next month when the 2005 Michigan Theater Festival opens its doors at multiple [...]
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Review: 'Bright Beach Memoirs' JET closes season with 'memorable' Neil Simon comedy There's a risk directors take whenever they hire adults to play teenagers in shows such as "Brighton Beach Memoirs." More often than not, it seems, the grown-up [...]
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Review: 'Deceptions to the Rule' Detective thrillers get dead-on comedic treatment at Planet Ant Never trust a woman you're blackmailing, the audience is told at the beginning of "Deceptions to the Rule," the sixteenth original comedy that's now [...]
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Review: 'Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train' Drama delivers message that God can be found in the most unusual places – and people If there is one spot on Earth where you might not expect to find a stimulating and insightful discussion about theology and [...]