Little Plot, But Plenty Of Musical Entertainment At The Dio
By Dana Casadei HOWDEE! Elizabeth Jaffe visits The Grand Ole Opry as Cousin Minnie Pearl in The Dio's production of Country Roads: A Musical Journey. Photo by [...]
Late-Night Miscellany Seeks Common Ground In Dark Mischief
By Carolyn Hayes "Dark Night" at Planet Ant features (L-R) Jaclyn Strez, Phillip J Hughes, Patrick O'Connor Cronin, DeAnnah Kleitz-Singleton, Katy Kujala, Zach [...]
Get Ready To Rock At The Fisher!
By Dana Casadei Erica Peck and Jared Zirilli in the national tour of "We Will Rock You" at the Fisher Theatre. Photo: Paul Kolnik It starts with the tap of the [...]
Chilly Drama, Chilling Performances
By John Quinn Katie Terpstra and Joel Mitchell in the world premiere of Magenta Giraffe's "Love is Strange" by Sean Paraventi. Photo: Chuk Nowak Local [...]
A Love Story For The Ages
By Martin F. Kohn Thomas D. Mahard and Ruth Crawford in 'Old Love' at Tipping Point Theatre. Photo: Howard and Charlotte Meyer The play, says Bud Mitchell, "is [...]
Open Up And Let Love In At Williamston
By Carolyn Hayes Frankie (Suzi Regan) and Johnny (John Lepard in "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" at the Williamston Theatre. Photo by Chris [...]
Heart, Humor & F-Bombs At The Ringwald
By Jenn McKee Brian Marable, Vanessa Sawson, Travis Reiff, Amy Probst, and Sean Rodriquez Sharpe in the Michigan premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis' high-octane [...]
A Riddle, Wrapped In A Mystery
By John Quinn Puzzle Piece Theatre's "Small Hours Serenade" continues at The Box Theater through April 13. Photo: Puzzle Piece Theatre There are plays that are [...]
A Mother And Daughter At A Time Of Transition
By Martin F. Kohn Ashe Lewis as Katia and Stephanie Nichols as Maggie in Memory House. Katie's parents have split up, she doesn't answer the phone when her [...]
The Current' Flows Nicely At Two Muses
By Martin F. Kohn So where was Madame Camille when I was filling out my bracket? Actually, Madame Camille, pivotal character in Sean Paraventi's comedy "The [...]
Farce Proves Foreign Relations Are Funny After All
By John Quinn "The Foreigner" is a mad little comedy from the fertile imagination of Larry Shue, whose all-to-short career was ended by a commuter plane [...]
Family Contends With Autism In 'Falling'
By Jenn McKee Lizzie Rainville, Carolyn Gillespie, Chris Hietikko, Daniel Everidge, and Sarab Kamoo in Falling at Meadow Brook Theatre. Photo: Rick Smith Just [...]
