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Review: 'The Bannisters Wholesome Family Fun Hour' Variety show format dusted off and given new life at Planet Ant It's a brave theater, indeed, that opens a brand-spanking new production during the week between Christmas and New Year's Day. With [...]
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Review: 'Side by Side by Sondheim' Something erratic on stage at JET Something familiar, yet something peculiar hit the stage of the Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company this past Saturday night. What was familiar was the show, "Side by Side by [...]
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TIDBITS: Professional Theater News from Around Town Performance Network's annual campaign appeals to community ANN ARBOR – Performance Network, Ann Arbor's professional theatre and community arts organization, announced earlier this season its [...]
Gay flix top picks of movie crix
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas for movies with LGBT themes and characters, as film critics across the country are already showering them with prestigious awards and nominations. And which movie of 2005 is leading the pack? Why, [...]
Art and Around for the period Dec. 15-24
Architecture/Gardens/Tours: Holiday Magic at the Ford House Explore and enjoy the interior beauty of the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House as it offers the sights, sounds and tastes of the holiday season. Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe [...]
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Review: 'Little Women – The Broadway Musical' Great performances kick musical up a notch Is it possible to love a show's kick-ass cast and every performance therein without being particularly impressed by the play itself? As I sat through the [...]
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TIDBITS: Professional Theater News from Around Town Judy Garland in Saugatuck: Local impressionist recreates '60s television show SAUGATUCK – The spirit of Judy Garland thrives in Saugatuck, thanks to talented local impressionist Michael Holmes. A [...]
Gay love story shatters stereotypes - but will it sell?
Review: 'Brokeback Mountain' New film by director Ang Lee could be an Oscar contender "You know I ain't queer," cowboy Ennis Del Mar matter-of-factly tells Jack Twist after a night of rough-and-tumble – and quite unexpected – sex on a cold, lonely [...]
New book asks the question: Was the American Cowboy gay?
So just what WERE those cowboys doing out there in the exciting, but lonely American West? If we're to believe teacher and author Chris Packard, they were having sex, lots of sex – but not with women! Much of what we know about the American cowboy [...]
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Review: 'The Christma-Hana-Kwanzaa Holiday Spectacular' Inferno roasts the holidays – all of them There was something sacrilegious last Friday night about sitting in front of a stage painted to look like Hell and waiting for a Christmas comedy to [...]
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Preview: 'Wassailfest' The Queen commands: Eat, drink, make merry The familiar cry of "All hail and wassail" will be heard once again this holiday season as The Players and the Renaissance Dance Company of Detroit present "Wassailfest" at the [...]
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TIDBITS: Professional Theater News from Around Town BoarsHead offers holiday cheer to youths at St. Vincent Home LANSING – The BoarsHead Theater is collecting new toys and gifts for the children at the St. Vincent Home in Lansing. Unwrapped gifts [...]