Don Calamia
Societal changes examined through clandestine love story
Meadow Brook comedy is an entertaining night of theater If you were invited to attend a comedy about a married couple who plan an annual out-of-town weekend getaway to celebrate their anniversary, you might – *yawn* – think twice about going. But [...]
Well, there it is: Class at the Hilberry
"Mediocrity is everywhere," Antonio Salieri wryly acknowledges in the final seconds of Peter Shaffer's intriguing drama, "Amadeus." But not at the Hilberry Theatre, where Shaffer's script has been blessed with a slick and vibrant production thanks [...]
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Professional Theater News from Around Town: Breathe Art Theatre Project moves to new Detroit stage DETROIT – Continuing its third Detroit/Windsor Cross-Border Season, Breathe Art Theatre Project announces that it is moving Detroit theaters, citing [...]
Jay Kaplan named BTL's Person of the Year for 2006
{SUBHEAD Community's 'gay crusader' celebrated for his accomplishments, personality} {ITAL Author's note: I remember my first encounter with Between The Lines' first-ever Person of the Year as if it happened yesterday. It was on a hot summer's night [...]
Random thoughts at the end of the year
Happy holidays, dear readers, and welcome to the final edition of Curtain Calls for 2006. Since next week's column is our annual look back at the previous year, I thought I'd devote part of this installment to a look forward to what's in store for [...]
What the community says about Jay Kaplan
"Jay is an irreplaceable resource to CARE and to the greater LGBT community. He is someone who truly cares about the community and is genuinely passionate about his work. He has been instrumental and tireless in advocating for second parent adoption [...]
Clip-clop: Now THIS is entertainment!
Every time I spotted Fisher Theatre honcho Alan N. Lichtenstein wandering through the crowd at the opening night of "Spamalot" last week there was a great big smile on his face. And for a very good reason! For not only are tickets to this [...]
Inferno's back with more holiday cheer
It was big news a few months back when Ann Arbor's Improv Inferno unexpectedly shut its doors on Main Street after losing its lease. But what seems to be a well-kept secret is the fact it reopened a short while later only a few streets away. Now [...]
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Professional Theater News from Around Town: Cast of 'Irving Berlin's White Christmas' joins the fight against AIDS DETROIT – The cast of "Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS" is currently raising funds for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Cast [...]
Delicious holiday treat at the BoarsHead
For an author who's been dead 22 years, it's somewhat surprising that the flamboyant Truman Capote is once again in the public eye. Although much of his recent fame is the result of two excellent movies that focus on Truman's success as an adult, it [...]
Jacques Brel' is alive at JET, but...
"How much has changed since Jacques Brel sang in a smoky cabaret in the 60s," we're asked to consider at the start of the closing number of "Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris" at the Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company in West [...]
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Professional Theater News from Around Town: Improvisors to battle it out at 'ColonyFest' HAMTRAMCK – Planet Ant Theatre and the Planet Ant Improv Colony present "ColonyFest," their second annual Holiday Improv Festival beginning Wednesday, Dec. [...]