Performance Network Theatre
The Elves and the Schumachers' at Theatre NOVA through Dec. 30.
ANN ARBOR, – Theatre NOVA's holiday tradition continues in 2018 with 'The Elves and the Schumachers,' a brand-new play from the team that brought fans "The [...]Read more about The Elves and the Schumachers' at Theatre NOVA through Dec. 30.
When Carla Milarch is good she's very good
ANN ARBOR – Carla Milarch hopes you'll come up and see her some time this summer as she tackles the role of Mae West in "Dirty Blonde," the final production [...]Read more about When Carla Milarch is good she's very good
Curtain Calls XTRA
Preview: 2005 'Michigan Theatre Festival' Nine professional theaters unite to produce historic festival in Ann Arbor Theater will be busting out all over Ann [...]Read more about Curtain Calls XTRA
Curtain Calls XTRA
Preview: 'Mrs. Shakespeare Dishes the Dirt' Better half of The Bard finally gets her say in world premiere production If, as the theory goes, behind every [...]Read more about Curtain Calls XTRA
Curtain Calls
Review: 'The Stillness Between Breaths' Sisters revisit wonders and regrets in world premiere at Performance Network Where were you on Nov. 22, 1963? April [...]Read more about Curtain Calls
Equity Theatre Group Gives Back to HIV/AIDS Organizations
caption: Back Row Left to Right: Jewish Ensemble Theatre Production Stage Manager Harold Jurkiewicz, HELP-Corktown Health Center Chief Development Officer [...]Read more about Equity Theatre Group Gives Back to HIV/AIDS Organizations
Curtain Calls
Review: 'Boston Marriage' Everything and everyone has a price in Mamet comedy at The Network Theatergoers familiar with the work of playwright David Mamet [...]Read more about Curtain Calls
Theatre Nova and Ellipsis Theatre Announce Partnership at The Yellow Barn in 2017
ANN ARBOR – Theatre Nova, at the "edge" of theater in downtown Ann Arbor since 2014, welcomes Ellipsis Theatre to share performance space at The Yellow Barn [...]Read more about Theatre Nova and Ellipsis Theatre Announce Partnership at The Yellow Barn in 2017
Wilde Awards Honor Best Productions, Performances of 2015-16 Professional Theater Season
Planet Ant Theatre's original comedy "Antenna" was honored with three 2016 Wilde Awards, including a Best Performance nod to Lauren Bickers (center). Photo: [...]Read more about Wilde Awards Honor Best Productions, Performances of 2015-16 Professional Theater Season
Performance Network To Host Ann Arbor Film Festival For Two Nights
The Ann Arbor Film Festival will present two nights of its Cinema and Music Performance series at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26 and Saturday, March 28 at the [...]Read more about Performance Network To Host Ann Arbor Film Festival For Two Nights
George Bailey, I'll Love You 'Til The Day I Die'
By John Quinn John Lepard in "This Wonderful Life" at Performance Network Theatre. Photo: Chris Purchis To what can we attribute the enduring popularity of [...]Read more about George Bailey, I'll Love You 'Til The Day I Die'
Performance Network Mines The Magic Of Uhry Classic
By Bridgette M. Redman Nancy Elizabeth Kammer and James Bowen in "Driving Miss Daisy." Photo: Performance Network Theatre "Driving Miss Daisy" by Alfred Uhry [...]Read more about Performance Network Mines The Magic Of Uhry Classic
It's Curtain Time For Theaters & Theatergoers Alike
Krisha Marcano (Florence Ballard), Allison Semmes (Diana Ross) and Trisha Jeffrey (Mary Wilson) in "Motown The Musical," coming to Detroit's Fisher Theatre [...]Read more about It's Curtain Time For Theaters & Theatergoers Alike
Shakespeare Play Breaks 'Our Winter Of Discontent'
By John Quinn Performance Network Theatre's production of "Richard III" bends genders with Carla Milarch (left) in the title role. Photo: Sean Carter [...]Read more about Shakespeare Play Breaks 'Our Winter Of Discontent'
Family Drama Reflects National Life
By Bridgette M. Redman Sandra Birch, Naz Edwards, Leah Smith and Bryan Lark in "Other Desert Cities." Photo: Courtesy of The Jewish Ensemble Theatre [...]Read more about Family Drama Reflects National Life
Looking At Young-Adult Adversity In The Rearview
By Carolyn Hayes Following last season's "Brill," Performance Network Theatre and playwright David Wells have again teamed up to develop another [...]Read more about Looking At Young-Adult Adversity In The Rearview
Classy 'Girls' A Holiday Treat
By John Quinn Despite a passing similarity to European operetta, the "book musical" is one of the few uniquely American art forms. The successful performer in [...]Read more about Classy 'Girls' A Holiday Treat
The Past Impedes The Present In 'Becky Shaw'
By Martin F. Kohn Playwright Gina Gionfriddo has a lot to say in "Becky Shaw," but much of it has been said before. People are complicated? Check. [...]Read more about The Past Impedes The Present In 'Becky Shaw'
The 2013 Wilde Award Nominations
Professional theaters from across Michigan will share the spotlight Aug. 19 when The 2013 Wilde Awards are presented at The Berman Center for the Performing [...]Read more about The 2013 Wilde Award Nominations
MLK In Memphis: A Dialogue With Destiny
By John Quinn Aristotle, great biologist but so-so drama critic, credits Greek tragedian Aeschylus with adding a second character to drama – making dialogues [...]Read more about MLK In Memphis: A Dialogue With Destiny
Asher Lev' Explores The Price Of Individuality
By John Quinn Each of the narrative arts tells a story in a different way. Adaptations are a mixed bag; some are successful, many are less so. Aaron Posner's [...]Read more about Asher Lev' Explores The Price Of Individuality
Good People' Is Good, Indeed
By Martin F. Kohn There's a rueful old joke about how people in Harlem in the 1930s never knew there was a Depression. Substitute Recession for Depression and [...]Read more about Good People' Is Good, Indeed
Building Foundations Of Song And Story
By Carolyn Hayes Sarah Leahy and Phil Powers in "Brill" at Performance Network Theatre. Photo: Sean Carter Times are always changing; old is always [...]Read more about Building Foundations Of Song And Story
A Glamorous 'Night Music' At Performance Network
"A Little Night Music" continues at Performance Network Theatre through Dec. 30. Photo: Sean Carter The first time I listened to the soundtrack of Stephen [...]Read more about A Glamorous 'Night Music' At Performance Network
The 2012 Wilde Awards: Another Season of Excellence Honored
By Carolyn Hayes Changes took front and center at last night's 11th annual Wilde Awards, EncoreMichigan.com's celebration of the best of Michigan professional [...]Read more about The 2012 Wilde Awards: Another Season of Excellence Honored
The 2012 Wilde Awards Program
Presented at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts West Bloomfield Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012 Welcome and Introduction Awards Presentations: Best Musical or [...]Read more about The 2012 Wilde Awards Program
Burn This' Casts Heat and Light
By Michael H. Margolin Lanford Wilson, who died just last year, wrote some two dozen plays, encapsulated the fever of off- Broadway in the 1960s, then [...]Read more about Burn This' Casts Heat and Light
2012 Wilde Awards Nominations
Best Musical or Opera Chicago the Musical, Mason Street Warehouse; Kurt Stamm, director From My Hometown, Meadow Brook Theatre; Travis W. Walter, director I [...]Read more about 2012 Wilde Awards Nominations
Sex and Science Duke It Out 'In the Next Room'
By Michael H. Margolin Sarah Ruhl's infinitely clever "In the Next Room or the vibrator play," a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2010, is being given an [...]Read more about Sex and Science Duke It Out 'In the Next Room'
Red' comes through with flying color
By Martin F. Kohn You may have had one great professor in college – or two, if you were lucky – who knew so much about so many things and spun them together [...]Read more about Red' comes through with flying color
Walk a mile in 'Dead Man's Shoes'
By Michael H. Margolin A deeply twisted comedy by Joseph Zettelmaier has just opened at Williamston Theatre, and it steals your heart – after breaking your [...]Read more about Walk a mile in 'Dead Man's Shoes'
Penny Seats' 2012 season and annual campaign
ANN ARBOR – Ann Arbor theater company The Penny Seats is excited to announce its 2012 annual campaign, the company's sole fundraising event for the year. [...]Read more about Penny Seats' 2012 season and annual campaign
God of Carnage': When good people go bad
By John Quinn Civilized adults acting like spoiled brats may be fodder for that senseless entertainment genre and total oxymoron, "reality TV." Whether its [...]Read more about God of Carnage': When good people go bad
A happy, happenin' 'Ain't Misbehavin''
By Martin F. Kohn It's been around since 1978, so "Ain't Misbehavin'" ain't no longer "The new Fats Waller Musical Show," but Tim Edward Rhoze's staging at [...]Read more about A happy, happenin' 'Ain't Misbehavin''
Network adds 'pay-what-you-can' performance'
ANN ARBOR – Due to the immense popularity for Performance Network's upcoming production of "Ain't Misbehavin' – the Fats Waller Musical," the theater's [...]Read more about Network adds 'pay-what-you-can' performance'
Flash: Season opener is a winner at Performance Network
Magic happens on stage whenever a team of skilled and like-minded theater artists come together and put forth their best work. The script doesn't have to be a [...]Read more about Flash: Season opener is a winner at Performance Network
Love, religion and the law at the Network
For centuries, science and religion have been at odds with one another. So too have religion and homosexuality. Mix the three together, and the result is [...]Read more about Love, religion and the law at the Network
Tony-nominated play premieres in Michigan
By Bridgette M. Redman ANN ARBOR – In-law issues are challenging enough without life-threatening illnesses or the fact that the in-laws don't know their [...]Read more about Tony-nominated play premieres in Michigan
The Wilde Awards get even wilder (and wider) for 2011
By BTL Staff Although Michigan's 2010-11 professional theater season opened amidst a still-sputtering economy, thespians statewide didn't let skyrocketing [...]Read more about The Wilde Awards get even wilder (and wider) for 2011
Finding connections through ackmack and goulash
By Martin F. Kohn Terry Heck and Eva Rosenwald in "Circle Mirror Transformation" at Performance Network Theatre. Photo: Jude Walton With at least 15 [...]Read more about Finding connections through ackmack and goulash
The Piano Lesson' - heirloom or opportunity?
By John Quinn Lisa Lauren Smith and Brian Marable in "The Piano Lesson" at Performance Network Theatre. Photo: Jude Walton A powerful voice in the American [...]Read more about The Piano Lesson' - heirloom or opportunity?
Actresses win the 'war' at Performance Network
Henrietta Hermelin and Leah Smith in "The War Since Eve." Photo: Jude Walton CCX_1904.jpg: Henrietta Hermelin and Leah Smith in "The War Since Eve." Photo: [...]Read more about Actresses win the 'war' at Performance Network
"Drowsy Chaperone": Lotsa laughs, songs and fun
By Michael H. Margolin Phil Powers as A Man in a Chair. Photo: Jude Walton The charming musical "The Drowsy Chaperone" gets its first professional Michigan [...]Read more about "Drowsy Chaperone": Lotsa laughs, songs and fun
Powerful season opener at the Network
Milica Govich and Sarab Kamoo in "Sonia Flew" at Performance Network Theatre. Photo: Jude Walton Who we are today is the cumulative result of all of our prior [...]Read more about Powerful season opener at the Network
Coming Sept 1: The 2010 Wilde Awards
By BTL Staff Professional theaters from throughout Southeast and Mid Michigan will share the spotlight September 1 when the 2010 Wilde Awards are presented at [...]Read more about Coming Sept 1: The 2010 Wilde Awards
Edwards charms in 'Woman Before a Glass'
By D. A. Blackburn I've said it before, and I will surely say it again: Adapting history to the stage can be a very delicate affair. This is never more true [...]Read more about Edwards charms in 'Woman Before a Glass'
A night of Wilde surprises
by Jessica Carreras The ninth annual Wilde Awards, held Sept. 1 at Detroit's Gem Theatre, were full of surprises. Aside from the usual slew of astonished and [...]Read more about A night of Wilde surprises
