Arthur Miller
University of Michigan's 'Our Oz' Reimagines a Classic with a Trans Lion and a Queer Cast
Actors are often asked to leave behind their own identities and lose themselves in a character of someone else’s creation.But at the University of Michigan [...]Read more about University of Michigan's 'Our Oz' Reimagines a Classic with a Trans Lion and a Queer Cast
From Netflix to Ann Arbor: ‘Nate’ Brings Gender-Bending Comedy to UMS
Natalie Palamides considers herself a “clowner” — a type of comedian whose sets rely on audience interaction and engagement, the use of props and a certain [...]Read more about From Netflix to Ann Arbor: ‘Nate’ Brings Gender-Bending Comedy to UMS
Go Paddling on the Rogue River, Deliver Stand-Up at a Queer-Friendly Open Mic, Join a Call for Peace in Gaza
It somehow feels like 2024 is still just getting started, but here we are, racing toward the halfway point. The good news is that there are still many [...]Read more about Go Paddling on the Rogue River, Deliver Stand-Up at a Queer-Friendly Open Mic, Join a Call for Peace in Gaza
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente 'The Book of Ruth' re-opens the book on AIDS Now that the 1980s are officially vintage and the subject of period films, a mini wave of [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Viola Davis Talks Journey to LGBTQ Acceptance, Finding Her Power & Why Her Favorite Role Was As a Man
Viola Davis taps my hand when she really means what she says. Each time the actress reaches over to make contact, the big bar in the big skyscraper in big [...]Read more about Viola Davis Talks Journey to LGBTQ Acceptance, Finding Her Power & Why Her Favorite Role Was As a Man
Arbor Opera Theater Names Austin Stewart as Artistic Director
Arbor Opera Theater has announced the appointment of Austin Stewart as Artistic Director. The first under the artistic leadership of Stewart, AOT's upcoming [...]Read more about Arbor Opera Theater Names Austin Stewart as Artistic Director
Out Loud Chorus Hosts Spring Concert, Returns to Arthur Miller Theater Stage
Ann Arbor's Out Loud Chorus is a non-auditioned community singing group that is comprised mainly of LGBTQ chorus members, and the 55-person group has just [...]Read more about Out Loud Chorus Hosts Spring Concert, Returns to Arthur Miller Theater Stage
Q&A With '27' Soprano Monica Dewey
A night out in Paris is never a mistake. And in the early 1900s, a trip down its cobble-stoned streets to the salon at 27 rue de Fleurus was an excellent [...]Read more about Q&A With '27' Soprano Monica Dewey
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CCO Honus_PowersSmithCoven.jpg: A "Fan Appreciation" performance of "Honus and Me" has been scheduled Aug.29 by the Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea. [...]Read more about Curtain Calls ONLINE
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Review: 'Bus Stop' 'That Old Black Magic' works its spell at the Purple Rose "Somehow, deep inside me, I got a funny feeling I'm gonna end up in Montana," a [...]Read more about Curtain Calls
A Purgatorial Tour of the Famous and Infamous at Slipstream
BY DONALD V. CALAMIA Bailey Boudreau as Tennessee Williams. Photo courtesy of Slipstream Theatre Initiative One might find it unusual for a tall, lanky [...]Read more about A Purgatorial Tour of the Famous and Infamous at Slipstream
Fall Theater Highlights
Michigan Opera Theater Puccini's masterpiece, "La Boheme," is a timeless treasure that paints the story of a poor young couple seeking a lovers' paradise [...]Read more about Fall Theater Highlights
Crucible' Transcends Time In Intimate Production
By Bridgette M. Redman Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" gets an intimate production at Great Escape Stage Company. Photo: GESC Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" has [...]Read more about Crucible' Transcends Time In Intimate Production
The Value of Names': A Betrayal Exhumed
By Martin F. Kohn Phil Powers and Thomas Mahard in 'The Value of Names' at The Jewish Ensemble Theatre. Photo: Cartwright Photography & Communications It was [...]Read more about The Value of Names': A Betrayal Exhumed
Michigan Premiere Is Quite 'A View' At MOT
By John Quinn Michigan Opera Theatre presents the Michigan premiere of "A View from the Bridge" through April 13. Photo: John Grigaitis There are reliable [...]Read more about Michigan Premiere Is Quite 'A View' At MOT
The Story Behind 'Bullet'
By Bridgette M. Redman Rob Drummond comes to Ann Arbor Jan. 7-12 in his original production Bullet Catch. Photo: Courtesy of UMS How long does it take to get [...]Read more about The Story Behind 'Bullet'
The Sound Of Music Even After The New Year
By Shelby Clark Holiday concert season might be over, but the music of trumpets, violins and pianos still sound. Several of Ann Arbor's music organizations [...]Read more about The Sound Of Music Even After The New Year
Performer finds 'Other Voice' in new play about young adult cancer
By Dana Casadei Trevor St. John-Gilbert and Alex Kip rehearse a scene from "My Other Voice." Photo: Amnon Steiner Anne Frank once said, "I don't think of all [...]Read more about Performer finds 'Other Voice' in new play about young adult cancer
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By John Quinn Review: 'Death of a Salesman' The American Dream unravels: Arthur Miller's classic drama opens at the Hilberry If any of you claim you've never [...]Read more about Curtain Calls XTRA
U-M celebrates birthday of Tennessee Williams
ANN ARBOR – The U-M Department of Theatre & Drama opens the 2011-12 season with a celebration of Tennessee Williams' 100th birthday with a production of his [...]Read more about U-M celebrates birthday of Tennessee Williams
Miller classic closes Stages of the Law
Lansing Community College Performing Arts Department presents "A View From the Bridge" by Arthur Miller at Dart Auditorium, 500 N. Capitol Ave, Lansing, [...]Read more about Miller classic closes Stages of the Law
Rally to counter-protest Westboro Church
A rally and counter-protest in support of the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's production of "The Laramie Project" at the Arthur Miller Theater on the North Campus of [...]Read more about Rally to counter-protest Westboro Church
A2CT announces its 2009-10 mainstage season
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre will stage three musicals and three non-musicals, plus two Junior Theatre productions and three Studio Series shows, during its 2009-10 [...]Read more about A2CT announces its 2009-10 mainstage season
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre stages 'The Syringa Tree'
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre presents the searing contemporary drama "The Syringa Tree," directed by Alex Bisker, May 7-10 at The University of Michigan's Arthur [...]Read more about Ann Arbor Civic Theatre stages 'The Syringa Tree'
Theater Events for the period April 24-May 3, 2008
PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: Cobb A fascinating play that examines the life of one of the greatest baseball players of the 20th century: Ty Cobb. Planet Ant [...]Read more about Theater Events for the period April 24-May 3, 2008
Arthur Miller's 'Sons' tense and dramatic
By D. A. Blackburn When we think of the great American playwright Arthur Miller, the bulk of out attention tends to focus on a select few of his most widely [...]Read more about Arthur Miller's 'Sons' tense and dramatic
Local gay couple inspires new comedy
If this sounds like the plot from a unique, new comedy, it is: A gay couple, together for decades, finds their relationship in turmoil when a heretofore [...]Read more about Local gay couple inspires new comedy
U.S. theater critics honor Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's 'Hunter Gatherers'
NEW YORK – The American Theatre Critics Association has selected Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's "Hunter Gatherers" to receive the 2006 Harold and Mimi Steinberg [...]Read more about U.S. theater critics honor Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's 'Hunter Gatherers'
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Professional Theater News from Around Town: Breathe Art Theatre Project moves to new Detroit stage DETROIT – Continuing its third Detroit/Windsor [...]Read more about Curtain Calls ONLINE
Weighing 'The Price' of one's choices
By Shannon Thomas Kennedy, guest critic REVIEW: 'The Price' Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company at the Aaron DeRoy Theatre on the campus of the Jewish Community [...]Read more about Weighing 'The Price' of one's choices
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Review: 'The Price' Weighing 'The Price' of one's choices By Shannon Thomas Kennedy, guest critic What are the costs we are willing to pay for the choices [...]Read more about Curtain Calls ONLINE
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Review: 'A View from the Bridge' The view's not pretty – but excellent Remember that childhood tale, "The Little Engine That Could"? You know, the "I think I [...]Read more about Curtain Calls
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By John Quinn Review: 'Broadway Bound' Simon says: Dying is easy, comedy is hard I've just read a Mark Twain story in which a painter fakes his own death to [...]Read more about Curtain Calls XTRA
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Theater Profile: Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company New JET season to salute Yiddish theater and Jewish playwrights It was a gamble that paid off well for the [...]Read more about Curtain Calls
