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 [...]
Motown The Musical' Comes To Motown The City
By Martin F. Kohn Clifton Oliver as Berry Gordy abd Allison Semmes as Diana Ross Motown the Musical First National Tour. Photo: Broadway in Detroit The gala [...]
Haste Lays Waste In Fair Verona
By Carolyn Hayes Harmer Miles Boucher and Devri Chism star in the Hilberry Theatre production of "Romeo and Juliet." Photo: Felix Li William Shakespeare [...]
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 [...]
All In The Dysfunctional Family
By John Quinn Jennifer Check (Chrysothemis), Christine Goerke (Elektra) in Michigan Opera Theatre's "Elektra." Photo: John Grigaitis 'Tis the season for houses [...]
World-Premiere Parody Puts The Horror In Puberty
By Carolyn Hayes Harmer In 1970, an emerging writer published a seminal young-adult novel of a preteen girl figuring out school, fitting in, boys, religious [...]
