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Peakes era at BoarsHead closes with theatrical love letter LANSING – To paraphrase the final line in the BoarsHead's current production, "Philadelphia, Here I Come" – Does he have to leave? After 38 years and more than 400 productions, co-founder [...]
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UMS presents exclusive U.S. performances of 'Boris Godunov' ANN ARBOR – The University Musical Society (UMS) presents six performances of "Boris Godunov" at the University of Michigan Sports Coliseum. Declan Donnellan's critically-acclaimed [...]
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Review: 'The House of Blue Leaves' Hilberry opens season with farcical look at celebrity worship If those with talent write their own tickets to success, and those with no talent go nowhere, what happens to a simple man with so-so talent who [...]
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Review: 'Triple Espresso' Comedy at Gem Theater delights audiences of all ages There's something downright familiar about "Triple Espresso," I kept thinking to myself as I chuckled and guffawed throughout the opening minutes of the show. And [...]
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Review: 'Norma & Wanda' New Jeff Daniels comedy is another sure-fire hit for the Purple Rose "It's not what it looks like" is a line heard often in "Norma & Wanda," Jeff Daniels' latest play that had its world premiere last week at the [...]
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Review: 'Untitled 1 & 2: The Architect & The Storyteller' Original drama combines film and theater to tell tale of self-doubt It's no secret to longtime readers of this column that I love theaters that take risks. Everyone has a story to [...]
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Plowshares stages world premiere that explores violence and other social ills I felt bad last Friday evening for the cast of the Plowshares Theatre Company's production of "In Walks Mem'ry" at the Paul Robeson Theatre in northwest Detroit. With [...]
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STRATFORD, Ontario – The Stratford Festival of Canada will explore the diverse and fascinating influence of classical Greek theatre in its 2003 season, Artistic Director Richard Monette announced recently. "These are wonderful, ancient tales told, [...]
JET hosts Mosaic Youth Theatre this weekend
The Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company's Guest Artist Series continues this weekend with the Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit's innovative production of "HeartBEAT." Loosely based on a play by Aristophanes, "HeartBEAT" intertwines the vibrant languages [...]
WSU departments collaborate for playwriting competition
DETROIT – Wayne State University's Departments of Theatre and English are collaborating to stage the Third Annual Louise Heck-Rabi Scholarship Award Competition in Dramatic Writing. The competition is open to both graduate and undergraduate students [...]
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Performance Network scores direct hit with intellectual drama It is an historical fact that a private meeting took place in Nazi-occupied Demark between two of the 20th century's greatest nuclear scientists. The men – Werner Heisenberg and Niels [...]
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There's no debate: Second City Detroit's 24th comedy revue is great fun I knew they could do it! "Woodward to Your Mutha" is the third Second City Detroit mainstage production I've reviewed since Curtain Calls came to Between The Lines, and to be [...]