Absurdly Delightful: A Night Of Beckett At The Abreact
By John Quinn In his curtain speech, Charles Reynolds, artistic director of The Abreact, referred to the company's last production as a "starter course" in [...]
A Sweet Smell Of Success In Marine City
By John Quinn Although it turned 50 in April, you may not have heard of the musical "She Loves Me." Unless you've been living under a Petoskey stone, you [...]
A Cute 'Every Christmas Story Ever Told' (but Has Little Bite)
By Jenn McKee For those who need a LOT of Christmas, right this very minute, Two Muses Theatre presents Michael Carleton, James FitzGerald and John K. [...]
A Harried Holiday Hullabaloo At Broadway Onstage
By Carolyn Hayes Continuing its retrospective final season, Dennis Wickline Productions has elected to deck the halls of Broadway Onstage with a reprise of [...]
Warning: Don't Try These Amazing 'Cirque' Acts At Home
By Dana Casadei Twice a week I struggle through a basic yoga class trying to perfect the plank and downward facing dog. Some of my classmates are more [...]
Piano' Puts A Century Of Song And Dance On Grand Display
By Judith Cookis Rubens Scanning Irving Berlin's popular song catalog is like taking a journey through the history and pop culture of America's 20th [...]
Over the River' Packs An Emotional Punch
By Bridgette M. Redman When my son gets overwhelmed by emotions of any sort, he says, "I've got the feels." Williamston Theatre's "Over the River and Through [...]
It's A Candy Cane Of A Musical
By Martin F. Kohn I suspect that in real life Matt Kopec can sit still, although his hyperkinetic performance in the touring musical "Elf the Musical" [...]
Orphan Train' Jumps The Tracks With Too Much Melodrama
By Bridgette M. Redman Like all stock melodramas, the good are in peril, the evil twirl their mustaches, and the villains get hissed during the bows. "Orphan [...]
A Homey Revival In Time For The Holidays
By John Quinn Given our propensity for cramming everything in sight into our plastic-lined pockets for "later," theater critics are rarely invited to buffets. [...]
Fascinating Rhythms In Mt. Clemens
By John Quinn Musical history was made Jan. 26, 1940 when a scrawny baritone from New Joisey stepped to the microphone in front of Tommy Dorsey's orchestra. [...]
Sister's Comedy Makes Up For Lackluster Mystery
By Dana Casadei Second grade was a rough year for me: bangs that were constantly in my eyes, a bright tie-dye vest that was worn as often as possible with my [...]
