Hilberry's 'Side Man' blows a sweet tune
By Shannon Thomas Kennedy, guest critic A bitter-sweet, but finely executed tune is being played upon the stage of Detroit's Hilberry Theatre these days. "Side [...]
Ice sculptures highlight holiday festival
FERNDALE – Over 65 ice sculptures will highlight The Downtown Ferndale Holiday Ice Festival from Dec. 7-9. The festival starts off with a visit from the jolly [...]
No 'bah humbug' at Williamston Theatre
It starts out familiar enough. "Marley was dead to begin with," Chris Korte drolly reminds us in the opening moments of Williamston Theatre's second show of [...]
Patti brings her 'Gospel' to Detroit
Singer's tour of mega-churches rolls into Detroit Dec. 1 DETROIT – Like most legendary soul sisters, two-time Grammy award winner Patti LaBelle started [...]
Three new original furnishings stores find home in Ferndale
Gwenn Rosseau has discriminating taste. When she hired Richard Ross of Richard Ross Designs to redo her home, she knew in her mind exactly what she wanted and [...]
Xmas at Fox: Even Scrooge would smile at Fox Theatre's 'White Christmas'
By Robert W. Bethune, guest critic Okay, I admit it. I'm a fool for Christmas, and I'm a fool for big, bright, shiny musicals done right with flair and [...]
Kristine W. soars
Saturday night, the music of Kristine W. lit up every corner of Backstreet. Her energy filled the crowd as she gave them a performance they will not soon [...]
PicNap poetry slam continues at new Detroit coffeehouse
By Kimya Afi Ayodele "What kind of poetry do we do here at the PicNap Poetry Series?" "All kinds of poetry!" came the proud responses of the crowd of diverse [...]
A rare treat: a funtastic 'Fantasticks'
I don't have to try very hard to remember "The Fantasticks." Of all the shows I've attended over the past 30-plus years, I've seen this one more than any [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE: Professional Theater News from Around Town
BoarsHead managing director named AATE State Rep LANSING – BoarsHead Theater's Managing Director, Marlene Shelton, has been named the new State Representative [...]
"One Knight Stand"
Across 1 Lower, to Lorca 5 A little behind 9 Short probe 14 Place for a Malgieri pastry 15 Loads 16 Colette's "The ___ One" 17 Like porn 18 Madonna taught [...]
A Polish epiphany at UDM Theatre Company
By Robert W. Bethune, guest critic 'Polish Joke' What's it all about, being who you are? It's about who you WISH you were. That's what David Ives is writing [...]
