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Hell, yeah: Funny stuff at Second City
There's something to be said about consistency. Although it's often fun to throw a new ingredient into the mix to see how that affects the recipe, director Mark Levenson has wisely kept The Second City's main stage cast intact for its 31st revue, [...]
Double your pleasure on Sundays at Second City
Tired of football every Sunday afternoon? Then head to Novi for The Second City's "Sunday Double Header" where you'll find two hours of original comedy crafted by young, up-and-coming improvisers and assembled under the tutelage of established [...]
Delectably sweet treat at the Network
If you've ever lived in a small town, you understand all too well that its nosy residents aren't happy unless there's something to gossip or kvetch about. So when a bread-deprived French village welcomes its new baker to town, you'd expect everyone [...]
Locks of Love charity salon event to help financially disadvantaged children
FARMINGTON HILLS – Armina and Emmett Yaksich of Modae Salon are hosting a Locks of Love haircutting and donation event to collect hair for hairpieces that will be given to financially disadvantaged children who suffer from cancer and other medical [...]
Not all sequels are created equal
Four squeaky-clean boy-band singers killed in a car accident in 1964 were once permitted to return to Earth to perform the concert that would have made them famous. But when the night was over, they were doomed to go back to the afterlife – never to [...]
Did he or didn't he in 'doubt' at the Rep
Is it ever permissible to wage a one-person war against another when there's little – if any – proof that your actions are justified? Is it enough to go with your gut instinct – just because you "know people"? Or as Father Flynn says in his opening [...]
The past, present and future of the Detroit Repertory Theatre
DETROIT – When co-founders Bruce Millan, Barbara Busby, Dee Andrus and three others first raised the curtain on the Detroit Repertory Theatre, the year was 1957 – and the troupe was known as the Millan Children's Theatre. But right from the [...]
Fame, fortune and a lesson at Breathe Art
It's no secret that Americans are obsessed with celebrities. Countless magazines and television series share their every move or thought with us, and the rise of YouTube confirms that people will do anything to claim their 15 minutes of fame and [...]
Covey poised to become next mayor of Ferndale
{ ELECTION NIGHT INVITATION} Mayoral candidate Craig Covey is inviting the entire community to join him on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 6, at Boogie Fever, 22901 Woodward Ave., one block north of Nine Mile Road in downtown Ferndale. Watch the [...]
It's a golden time for the Detroit Repertory Theatre
FIFTY YEARS OF THE DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE' This past week, BTL sat down with three founders of the Detroit Repertory Theatre to discuss the troupe's 50th anniversary. Part one of the interview, focusing on the group's early formation, appears [...]
There's no doubt about BoarsHead's 'Doubt'
REVIEW: 'Doubt' A Michigan premiere at the BoarsHead Theatre, 425 S. Grand Ave., Lansing. Wed.-Sun., through Nov. 18. Tickets: $12-$25. For information: 517-484-7805 or http://www.boarshead.org If the mark of an excellent drama is the quality of [...]
Matrix Theatre deals a winning hand
It's not the person who holds the deck of cards who wins the game, the defiant R. P. McMurphy learns far too late in his battle of the wits with Nurse Ratched in Dale Wasserman's powerful "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Rather, it's the person [...]