September 2014 – Mostly Musical Theatre

Don’t Miss “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” at The Tipping Point (Review)

There’s a terrific production of the uneven 2013 Tony Winner for Best Play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang, on display at The Tipping Point theater in Northville — and it is an actors paradise — though it helps if the audience is in on their theater-gossip and references. Originally openingContinue reading “Don’t Miss “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” at The Tipping Point (Review)”

Hilarious “Spamalot” at The Encore (review)

When Spamalot opened on Broadway in 2005, it ushered in a new type of audience — Monty Python fans who were looking for a ready-made evening of laughs, and not so much musical theater. Based on the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” they got their money’s worth, crowds kept coming, and the showContinue reading “Hilarious “Spamalot” at The Encore (review)”

It Takes a Village…”Shrek” at Ann Arbor Civic Theatre

So — by now, you’ve probably heard about the musical Shrek…or you saw it on Broadway, or on tour…or on endless loop on your tv of the filmed Broadway production…and you know its a huge undertaking. Leave it to director Wendy Sielaff to pull off the biggest set and costume show that AACT has seenContinue reading “It Takes a Village…”Shrek” at Ann Arbor Civic Theatre”

Why the iPhone 6 will be a game changer

So, this week Apple will announce their new iPhone 6 and iOS 8 software. They’ll also announce an iWatch, and maybe some other odds and ends — but the world’s focus is on the new iPhone 6 — and anticipation is so great that Apple has ordered over 70 million units for shipment this fallContinue reading “Why the iPhone 6 will be a game changer”