Dive Into The Convention World With New Original Comedy
By Dana Casadei Go Comedy! presents "Breaking Convention" through March 7, starring (L-R) Billy Crawford, Jennifer Bloomer, Erik Heilner, Michelle Giorlando, [...]
Bop And Dance With Your Gal Pals At 'Girls Night'
By Dana Casadei Girls nights are a time to get together with your best gals, chat and probably have a few drinks. For the City Theatre, "Girls Night: The [...]
Saving Mr. Wellborn
By Martin F. Kohn Definition of the prototypical Meadow Brook Theatre play: a comedy with a familiar feel, a likable main character and possibly a touch of [...]
Getting To Know Me, Getting To Know All About Me
By John Quinn Broadway Onstage Live Theatre mainstay Cecelia Reuter Lesner turns playwright for the company's latest production, "You Just Have No Idea," a [...]
Get Thee To The Box For An Inspired Comedy
By John Quinn Sometime around the turn of the 17th century, William Shakespeare created what is called the greatest work in the English language, "The Tragedy [...]
Author, Author
By Carolyn Hayes For good or for bad, the notion of authorship informs the way we consume art. The influence of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (written by a white, [...]
Pointed Comedy, Physical Acting Make Tartuffe Entrancing
By Bridgette M. Redman Like Shakespeare, Moliere knew how to tickle his audiences with wicked satire, physical comedy and absurd situations. While he may not [...]
Wilde For Wilde's Sake
By Carolyn Hayes In 1895, celebrated scribe and legendary wit Oscar Wilde sued a man for libel and lost; the private details unearthed in that trial, in turn, [...]
12 Angry Men Courtroom Drama Comes To Riverwalk
LANSING - Enter the gripping courtroom drama at Riverwalk Theatre as "12 Angry Men" are brought together to deliberate after hearing the 'facts' in what looks [...]
The Importance Of Being Oscar Wilde
By Amy J. Parrent Scenic designer Sarah Pearlines vision of Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. Photo courtesy of WSU "The truth is rarely pure [...]
It Behooves You To See 'War Horse'
By Martin F. Kohn Joey the horse, the main character in "War Horse," is described as half-draft, half-thoroughbred, which makes perfect sense. Depending on [...]
World-Premiere Drama Probes Service And Servitude
By Carolyn Hayes To exact grand social or political change requires sacrifice. Some of history's greatest rainmakers put aside comfort, safety, self and [...]
