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Review: 'All Childish Things' Fun times at a theater not far, far away Luke Skywalker, as every "Star Wars" aficionado knows, would never abandon his friends, nor would he fail to save them from every nail-biting cliff-hanger tossed his way by [...]
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Professional Theater News from Around Town: 'Citizen Improv': True tales from Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje ANN ARBOR — On July 5 at 8 p.m., Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje will be the guest monologist for "Citizen Improv," an improv comedy show [...]
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Review: 'Additional Particulars' Comedy with heart opens at Williamston I suspect that for the most part, the employees we encounter at our local Farmer Jack and Dollar General stores are simply nameless, faceless people we could never pick out of [...]
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Professional Theater News from Around Town: Acclaimed playwright to give keynote speech at Michigan Theatre Festival ROCHESTER – On Friday, June 23 at 6:30 p.m., Allan Knee, the acclaimed playwright of "The Man Who Was Peter Pan" and [...]
Gritty film explores faith, love and homosexuality in an urban environment
DECK 'God's Waiting List' is latest release targeted for 'post hip-hop' culture Two adult siblings – Solomon and Teresa Corbin – share more than just a common parent: Both believe in The American Dream and plan on opening businesses of their [...]
Sonny & Cher, Ike & Tina - and now Willets & Kaplan
Jeffrey Willets and Jay Kaplan present cabaret fundraiser June 26 & 28 ROYAL OAK – What do you get when you mix a classically trained and "proudly out" Ann Arbor music educator with a crusading LGBT attorney who's equally comfortable in a [...]
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Review: 'The Glob' New musical oozes into Blackbird Theatre What's a horny, small-town teenager to do in uptight America of the early 1960s: Should Steve remain faithful to the beautiful, but virtuous girl he claims to love? Or should he score [...]
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Review: 'The Aboriginal Treatment Center' Life and theater isn't always black and white – or is it? There's something both comforting and vexing that occurs during the closing moments of "The Aboriginal Treatment Center," an intriguing new Ron [...]
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Review: 'John, John The Miller's Son' Bowen & Glasgow excel in Det. Rep drama It should come as no surprise that some in our criminal court system take a hardened view whenever convicts claim they want to turn their lives around. After all, [...]
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Professional Theater News from Around Town local festival gains regional, national recognition JACKSON – The Michigan Shakespeare Festival has announced that its 2006 season has been recommended in regional and national publications. The Fort [...]
Lights, camera, action: Hamtramck film and video festival attracts international attention
Planet Ant Film & Video Festival returns June 14-17 HAMTRAMCK – When the average person thinks about film festivals, it's the Sundance Film Festival in Utah and the Cannes Film Festival in France that come immediately to mind. But to filmmakers [...]
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CCO BLWIT PHOTO 5.jpg: The working girls of The Chicken Ranch can be seen in the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre production of "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." Photo: Courtesy A2CT Professional Theater News from Around Town: Icarus Falling announces [...]