So — now that the summer musical theater has pretty much ended in SE Michigan for the year, what was the scorecard? Best of the Best: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Croswell Opera House) Les Miserables Student Edition (Croswell Opera House) The Last Five Years (K&W Productions, Ann Arbor Musical Theatre Company) Avenue Q (CroswellContinue reading “Summer 2012 Musical Theater Scorecard – SE Michigan”
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Goodbye Disaster Transport (Avalanche Run) Cedar Point 2012
It’s been a long time coming — and Disaster Transport (nee Avalanche Run) will offer its last toboggan run on Sunday July 29th. The ride is slated for demolition (along with Space Spiral a few weeks later) to make room for next season’s new B&M-manufactured wing coaster. Built in 1985, Avalanche Run opened with greatContinue reading “Goodbye Disaster Transport (Avalanche Run) Cedar Point 2012”
Ride the Paddlewheel at Cedar Point (2012)….No, it’s not what you think…
So, as you most likely know (or if not, here’s the scoop) Cedar Point closed down the Paddlewheel Excursion last year to make way for this year’s Dinosaur’s Alive! animatronic display on Adventure Island (nee Millennium Island)…but that’s not the only Paddlewheel in town at The Point… One of the ORIGINAL Paddlewheels (from the 70’s)Continue reading “Ride the Paddlewheel at Cedar Point (2012)….No, it’s not what you think…”
Kings Island Live Shows 2012 (Review)
Kings Island has an interesting array of live entertainment this year….and lets start with the oddest: ED ALONZO’S PSYCHO CIRCUS OF MAGIC & MAYHEM at the Kings Island Theater is one of the oddest shows I’ve ever seen in a theme park. Fresh from Knott’s, the show mixes music, dance, comedy and magic that isContinue reading “Kings Island Live Shows 2012 (Review)”
Bunheads on ABC Family is the real deal (Review)
Set your DVR for June 11th — thats when ABC Family begins airing their new show BUNHEADS — and based on the pilot episode, the show does everything right that SMASH does so wrong week after week. Broadway’s Sutton Foster stars as a ex-ballerina/Broadway dancer now washed up Vegas Showgirl who impulsively weds a kindContinue reading “Bunheads on ABC Family is the real deal (Review)”
Cedar Point Live Entertainment 2012 (Review) – Updated including Luminosity and all shows
Note that this will be updated throughout the year as new shows open at Cedar Point. ABSOLUTE COUNTRY at the Red Garter Saloon (former home of Tropical Heat Island Beat the last few seasons) looks like this: Talented Alex Mack is back, playing guitar and singing. The electronic fiddle is back from a few yearsContinue reading “Cedar Point Live Entertainment 2012 (Review) – Updated including Luminosity and all shows”
Funny Business at Encore Musical Theatre Company — Nunsense (Review)
Back in ’86, I was onstage at the Met Opera House in NYC singing and dancing backup in one of the nation’s first big AIDS fundraisers. Among the stars and large-cast Broadway show ensembles there was a sudden rush of excitement as the habit-attired actresses from then Off-Broadway smash hit Nunsense whipped the audience intoContinue reading “Funny Business at Encore Musical Theatre Company — Nunsense (Review)”
Avenue Q is a stunner at Croswell Opera House (and thats a good thing) — Review
There are those of us who have already been initiated into the cult of Avenue Q on Broadway (where it is still running, Off Broadway); or on tour; or one of the sit-down productions across the country…and Croswell Opera House should be extremely proud of their current production onstage in Adrian as it ranks rightContinue reading “Avenue Q is a stunner at Croswell Opera House (and thats a good thing) — Review”
Newsies, Ghost, Evita, and Once musicals on Broadway (Review)
Ah — Winter/Spring in NYC — 75 degrees in mid-march, and some hot shows heating up the Great White Way as well…Let me preface this by saying that only ONCE has officially opened — NEWSIES (opening next week), GHOST, and EVITA are still in previews. That being said, these shows aren’t going to change significantlyContinue reading “Newsies, Ghost, Evita, and Once musicals on Broadway (Review)”
Surprise! To fix “The Addams Family” musical get rid of Nathan Lane (review – tour – Wharton Center, East Lansing)
When I originally reviewed The Addams Family musical, I was among the minority that enjoyed it a lot. Now on tour it’s a much better show, and its not just because the script has been reworked. The tour, currently passing through East Lansing at the Wharton Center, is significantly different from the show seen in pre-BroadwayContinue reading “Surprise! To fix “The Addams Family” musical get rid of Nathan Lane (review – tour – Wharton Center, East Lansing)”
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