How Relevant Is Theater? Check Your National News Feeds
By John Quinn "Invasion!" features (L-R) Artun Kircali, Linnae Caurdy, Samer Aljuni and Emilio Rodriguez. Photo: Michael Hovitch Review enough theater and you [...]
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 [...]
Christmas Is Bustin' Out All Over At The Dio
By Jenn McKee Anne Bauman and Jim Moll in Home for the Holidays at The Dio. Photo: The Dio The Christmas season may just be officially getting underway, but [...]
A Timeless 'Carol' At Meadow Brook
By Amy J. Parrent Thomas D. Mahard returns as Scrooge in Meadow Brook Theatre's annual holiday treat, "A Christmas Carol." Photo: Rick Smith Wouldn't it be [...]
Variety Is The Spice Of 'Caroled!'
By Carolyn Hayes Harmer Jess Alexander is among the highlights of "Christmas Caroled!" Photo: The Encore Musical Theatre Company Gather 'round, children, for a [...]
Go Comedy! Extends Season's Greetings #Hohoho
By John Quinn Go Comedy! Improv Theatre presents its sixth annual original holiday show, "Hashtag The Holidays" through Dec. 20. The holiday-themed comedy [...]
A Show Not Written By Monkeys With Typewriters
By Amy J. Parrent "All in the Timing" continues in repertory at the Hilberry Theatre through Jan. 31. Photo: Hilberry Theatre So, Hilberry, it's pretty smart [...]
Una bella notte at MOT
By Amy J. Parrent Inna Los stars in Michigan Opera Theatre's "Madame Butterfly." Photo: John Grigaitis In the Michigan Opera Theatre program handed out at [...]
The Real & Imagined Worlds Of Neil Simon
By Amy J. Parrent Jake's daughter Molly at 21 (played by Egla Kishta), Jake (Bob Hotchkiss) and Jake's daughter Molly at 12 (Charlotte Weisserman). Photo: [...]
It All Starts With This Hat
By Martin F. Kohn Danielle Nader and Adam Joseph Lopez in "The Motherfucker With the Hat." Photo: 4TheatrSake There's an old folk song that begins, "The other [...]
Comedy Explores The Broad Meaning Of Feminism
By John Quinn Tricia Turek as Gwen, Emily Rogers as Catherine, and Kelly Rose Voigt as Avery in Matrix Theatre Company's "Rapture, Blister, Burn" by Gina [...]
Better Dry Plains Than Die Plain
By Carolyn Hayes Harmer James R. Kuhl & Dani Cochrane in "The Rainmaker." Photo: N. Richard Nash Once upon a time, on an arid stretch of the American [...]