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Review: 'Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol' New twist, old story at Performance Network One sure sign the Christmas season is upon us is the appearance of Ebenezer Scrooge and his ghostly pals at theaters all around town. Some – like the annual [...]
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Review: 'Nickel and Dimed' Writer walks in working poor's shoes Those of us who have always lived a solid middle class existence have never had to juggle multiple low-paying jobs in order to pay the rent. Nor have we had to forgo some of life's [...]
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Review: 'The Weekend' Gather 'round for spooky, laugh-filled night Ask pretty much any actor in town how easy it is to make a living at their craft and you'll probably be laughed at. It's damn near impossible, they'll likely tell you – unless you [...]
It's not-so-secret anymore: Men have body image issues and eating disorders, too
NEW YORK – It always starts with gay culture. That's what one interviewee told writer and solo performance artist Michael Feldman while he was conducting research for his multimedia presentation Nov. 16 at the University of Michigan about men, [...]
Wellspring's Fall Concert of Dance premieres two new works
KALAMAZOO – Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers presents two new works featuring the entire company for the Fall Concert of Dance. The Fall Concert runs Nov. 11-13 and 17-19 in the Wellspring Theater at the Kalamazoo's Epic Center. Artistic [...]
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Review: 'The Glass Menagerie' Drama comes calling at the Purple Rose After a long string of slickly executed comedies, Chelsea's Purple Rose Theatre Company tossed caution to the wind and opened its 2005/06 season this past week with one of the [...]
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Review: 'The Dead Eye Boy' Gritty drama examines social tragedy at 1515 Broadway "What will happen to the dead eye boy? I don't know, but he won't be around for long." So writes the troubled title character, Soren, in Angus MacLachlan's prize [...]
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Review: 'Peter Pan' Show about not growing up ages well An interesting thought hit me last week as I was leaving the Fisher Theatre following the opening night performance of the musical "Peter Pan." None of the adults I talked to or eavesdropped [...]
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Review: 'Julius Caesar' 'Brush up your Shakespeare': More than a show tune A college professor of mine opened class one day by proposing, "One does not go to the theater to SEE Shakespeare. One goes to HEAR Shakespeare." He was so right. Woe to [...]
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Review: 'Steel Magnolias' Six top actresses, six excellent performances At the start of every season I'm often asked the following question: "Which shows are you looking forward to most this year?" There's never an easy answer to that, since [...]
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Review: 'The Heidelberg Project' Two Detroit artists, one fascinating challenge Art is a challenge, the audience is told in "The Heidelberg Project: Squatting in the Circle of the Elder Mind." And so is watching – let alone reviewing – a Ron Allen [...]
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Review: 'Our Town' Enjoy a slice of Americana at UDM "Why are (or aren't) you reviewing shows staged by the area's educational theaters," is a question that many – if not most – of the town's theater critics field at one time or other. Some of us [...]