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MOT presents Mozart's passionate 'The Abduction from the Seraglio'
DETROIT – Michigan Opera Theatre continues its 2007 Spring Opera Season with the highly-anticipated company premiere of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio," May 12-19. The opera will be presented in English. The universal [...]
UMS announces 129th season
CCO8 [no art] ANN ARBOR – The University Musical Society announces its 07/08 season, which runs from Friday, September 28 through Tuesday, April 22, 2008. The season features 57 performances of 47 events, ranging from belly dancers to the Cambodian [...]
It's wild. It's wacky. It's McGettigan
We're all entitled to our own opinions. That's generally the consensus here in America where free speech is cherished above almost everything else. But what if that opinion runs contrary to one espoused by whichever political power is in office at [...]
Multi-cultural laughs at The Second City
In these politically correct, post-Don Imus days, some might feel that to attend a sketch comedy show billed as a "multi-cultural look at living in the mid-west" performed by "Chaldean, Indian and African-American actors" would be simply out of the [...]
Commitments are tested in world premiere
In playwriting class, students are often instructed to write about what they know. Whether or not Brian Letscher has ever studied the craft of scriptwriting I haven't a clue, but the former Division I football coach-turned-actor has surely heeded [...]
Curtain to rise on Ferndale's newest nightspot
FERNDALE – We'll never know whether it was Divine Providence or the intercession of St. Genesius – the patron saint of actors – that caused Joe Bailey to stop at a red light near the intersection of northbound Woodward Avenue and Nine Mile one [...]
Detroit Opera House and Nederlander Detroit collaborate on major Broadway touring productions
DETROIT – Michigan's grandest stage will soon come alive with the best Broadway has to offer. In a joint announcement, officials at the Detroit Opera House and Nederlander Detroit have released details of a programming collaborative that will result [...]
Not all is lost in fabled 'Camelot'
It's good to be king. It's even better to be king in an old-fashioned musical about a land where pretty much nothing bad ever happens – except for the overly virtuous best friend who's caught smooching the queen, that is. But other than that, not [...]
Avon Players ask the question: "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?"
ROCHESTER – Avon Players presents the final production of its 2006-2007 season, "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?," with book by John R. Powers and music and lyrics by James Quinn and Alaric Jans, based on the novel by John R. [...]
How to Succeed' at the Players Guild
DEARBORN – The Players Guild of Dearborn continues its season April 27 with "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." J. Pierpont Finch (Brian Townsend), a young but bright window-cleaner, buys a book, "How To Succeed In Business," and [...]
Luncheon on the Aisle to benefit Meadow Brook Theatre
ROCHESTER – On Friday, April 27, The Meadow Brook Theatre Guild will host Luncheon on the Aisle, an annual benefit for Meadow Brook Theatre. This year's Luncheon will feature a working rehearsal of scenes from the upcoming production, "Sisters of [...]
She Loves Me' closes season at MSU
EAST LANSING – The Michigan State University Department of Theatre will be presenting the romantic musical comedy "She Loves Me." Running from April 19-29, this hilarious show promises its audience a night full of laughter, charm and wit. Composed [...]