Evil Dead, the Musical, makes a triumphant return to the Copeland Auditorium in Dexter Michigan by way of Dexter Community Players, who stage the show for a second year in a row — and it is tighter, better performed, and funnier all-around with three-times the blood quotient. Based on several of the Evil Dead movies,Continue reading ““Evil Dead the Musical” is a hilarious 2nd year hit at DCP in Dexter…(Mini Review)”
Category Archives: Musicals
Dance-tacular “Anything Goes” looks great on tour (review)
What a joy to revisit an old classic and find that the tour is as fresh and spectacular as the original Broadway production (now closed). (Seen on tour at the Wharton Center, East Lansing, MI 10-21-12). Starring Rachel York in a simply wonderful performance, the dance-laden show veers from joke to song to dance withContinue reading “Dance-tacular “Anything Goes” looks great on tour (review)”
Scrumptious “Sunday in the Park with George” – University of Michigan Musical Theatre program (Review)
Continuing in a long string of the most professionally produced and technically proficient musicals in Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan Department of Musical Theater presents a scrumptious “Sunday in the Park with George” at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Directed by Mark Madama, musically directed by Cynthia Kortman Westphal and Alexander Gemingnani (who also conducts),Continue reading “Scrumptious “Sunday in the Park with George” – University of Michigan Musical Theatre program (Review)”
Rocky Horror Show at Croswell Opera House is a blast (Review)
The Rocky Horror Show, that bizarreness of a stage musical that became a cult hit in London in the early 70’s and a midnight-movie cult in the US, returns to the Croswell Opera House for its third incarnation in recent years, and its a big, sprawling, hilarious blast of musical theater mess. Once again directedContinue reading “Rocky Horror Show at Croswell Opera House is a blast (Review)”
Movie Musical “Pitch Perfect” fits the bill (Review)
A-capella singing has come a long way since the dorky days of “a capella glee club” which most of us remember from our college years…riding the wave of popular tv-competitions, Glee, as well as the stellar success of the Indiana University Men’s “Straight No Chaser”, along comes the very entertaining “Pitch Perfect”. Starring Anna KendrickContinue reading “Movie Musical “Pitch Perfect” fits the bill (Review)”
La Cage Aux Folles (Tour review) Detroit Fisher Theater
La Cage Aux Folles rolled into town last night, and its a doozy. I saw this revival in NYC two seasons ago, and the tour is every bit as excellent as it was on Broadway. Winner of the tony for best-revival (among other awards) its easy to see the care that has gone into theContinue reading “La Cage Aux Folles (Tour review) Detroit Fisher Theater”
The Fantasticks arrive at Dexter’s Encore Musical Theatre Company this month (preview)
Created over 50 years ago, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt’s The Fantasticks has become a staple of American musical theatre, telling the allegorical story of coming of age, young love, and meddling fathers – what’s not to love? Barton Bund makes his Encore directing debut amidst a solid group of actors at The Encore. The originalContinue reading “The Fantasticks arrive at Dexter’s Encore Musical Theatre Company this month (preview)”
Summer 2012 Musical Theater Scorecard – SE Michigan
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”
Croswell’s “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” is one of their best summer shows ever (Review)
I am starting with ticket information for Croswell Opera house — online at croswell.org, or by phone at 517-264-7469. Quit reading — go order tickets — then come back. Erin Satchell Yuen as Milly, and Steven Antalek as Adam (photo copyright Croswell Opera House) Croswell Opera House opened one of their finest musicals ever lastContinue reading “Croswell’s “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” is one of their best summer shows ever (Review)”
Is Les Miserables the best high school musical ever? (Review kind of).
Having now seen two high school versions of LES MISERABLES, it begs to ask the question, is this the best High School musical ever? 25 years ago, I don’t think any of us would have ever thought that high schools might be doing this musical today. In fact, it seemed so “adult” and so “current”Continue reading “Is Les Miserables the best high school musical ever? (Review kind of).”
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