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 [...]
A Chekhov In The Win Column For The Ringwald
By John Quinn Con (Jonathan Davidson) makes an offering to Nina (Katie Terpstra) in Aaron Posner's Stupid Fucking Bird at Ferndale's Ringwald Theatre. Photo: [...]
Detroit Rep Plunges Into New Season With 'Buzz'
By John Quinn Dan Johnson and Wayne David Parker are hysterically funny in the world premiere of "Buzz" at the Detroit Repertory Theatre. Photo: Bruce [...]
Tiger' Tempts Young Audiences
By Judith Cookis Rubens Toddlers and preschoolers aren't exactly a sit-still bunch, and expecting rapt attention at the theater is asking a lot. So it's nice [...]
Tall Tale Waggin' At Planet Ant
By John Quinn I was looking for a treat All Hallows' Eve, since the weather was playing the meanest trick of the night. Fortunately, Planet Ant Theatre [...]
Enriching World-Building At PuppetART
By Carolyn Hayes Harmer How do you tell a story as big as the world? In "Turtle Island," Detroit's PuppetART Theatre incorporates Native American mythology [...]
Puzzle Piece Provides Provocative Probe Of Prejudice
By John Quinn Puzzle Piece Theatre's "White People" continues through Nov. 9 at The Abreact Performance Space. Photo: Puzzle Piece Theatre It can be an [...]
Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Ham
By Martin F. Kohn The Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company presents the comedy "Enter Laughing" through Nov. 16. Photo: JET Take heart, would-be stars. If a kid [...]
