From Thriller To Farce, With Dizzying Speed
By Judith Cookis Rubens KALAMAZOO – Sometimes the best ideas sound more than a little ridiculous. For example, who would turn "The 39 Steps," a classic 1935 [...]
Memphis Comes To Motown Via Broadway
By Michael H. Margolin In Act II of "Memphis," Bryan Fenkart takes center stage. As Huey, the white disk jockey in Memphis in the '50s who brought black music [...]
Great Goerke! Fabulous 'Fidelio' At MOT
By Michael H. Margolin For its first-ever production of Beethoven's only opera, "Fidelio," Michigan Opera Theatre caught the wave and brought one of the best [...]
Life At UDM Is A Cabaret, My Friend
The UDM Theatre Company is closing its 42nd season with a rather unique endeavor in a rather untraditional space (for them) and featuring a very unique mix of [...]
Ahoy!' Sails With One Of The Best Crews Around
By Dana Casadei Nowadays there seem to be cruises for everyone. Disney cruises for the family; singles cruises for those looking to find their soul mate (or [...]
Not Just 'Women's Territory' At Two Muses
Liz Jaffee (Shelby) realizes she cannot conceal her physical condition when Brenda Lane (Truvy) gives her a manicure and Margaret Gilkes (Ouiser), Emily [...]
A Prophet-able Evening At The Ringwald
By Martin F. Kohn "Sons of the Prophet" continues at The Ringwald Theatre through April 29. Photo: The Ringwald Joseph Douaihy is a long-distance runner who [...]
Fond Humor And Formative Charm, If You Please
By Carolyn Hayes In terms of what it's about, playwright Jeffrey Hatcher's "Mrs. Mannerly" is an autobiographical retelling of the writer's childhood [...]
Roll Over, Diabelli; Beethoven Has Something To Say
By John Quinn Thanks to the miracle that is the Internet, I'm listening to Ludwig van Beethoven's "33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli," Op. 120, while [...]
More 'Fish,' Please
By Dana Casadei Sequels tend to fall in one of two categories: failures (pick any one of the "Bring it On" or "American Pie" films) or huge successes ("Harry [...]
Williamston's 'Valentine' expresses a love of life
By Bridgette M. Redman Shirley (Julia Glander) explains about her family as she fixes chips and eggs for her husband in "Shirley Valentine" at the Williamston [...]
Bedlam And Belly Laughs At The Encore
By Carolyn Hayes Brian Sage, Sebastian Gerstner and Paul Hopper in "Lend me a Tenor." Photo: The Encore Musical Theatre From a mission-statement standpoint, [...]
