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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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" [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Audience Gobbles Up Turkeyville Musical Revue
By Bridgette M. Redman The audience at Turkeyville knew exactly what it wanted and Top Hat productions at Cornwell's Dinner Theater knew how to deliver. And [...]
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 [...]
A Forced 'Noel'
By Carolyn Hayes As a form, sketch comedy pairs well with evolution and experimentation. While all it takes for a great sketch show is a plethora of [...]
The 'Showgirls' Parody You've Been Waiting For
By Dana Casadei In 1995, Elizabeth Berkley of "Saved By The Bell" fame would land a role she would become infamous for, Nomi Malone in "Showgirls." Even [...]
