Take a 10-minute book, turned into a 30 minute tv special, and expand it to a 90-minute intermissionless musical, and you have the plusses and the minuses of the holiday musical “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” which is currently playing multiple times a day at the Detroit Opera House on its holiday tour. There isn’tContinue reading ““How the Grinch Stole Christmas” musical tour (review)”
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Broadway Fall 2012 – Annie, Drood, Chaplin (reviews)
Musical Theater is in full swing on Broadway this fall, with some new material, and some revivals — and the good news is, whatever you choose, you’ll be in for a treat. Seen the weekend of November 16 – 18, this trip included revivals of Annie and The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and the newContinue reading “Broadway Fall 2012 – Annie, Drood, Chaplin (reviews)”
“Evil Dead the Musical” is a hilarious 2nd year hit at DCP in Dexter…(Mini Review)
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)”
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)”
Jayna Katz and Adam Woolsey create fireworks in The Last 5 Years (Review)
Those explosions you heard over downtown Jackson the last couple nights have been caused by Jayna Katz and Adam Woolsey blowing the roof off of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra performance space during The Last 5 Years, the Jason Robert Brown two-person musical. Telling the story of a meeting, a wedding, and a breakup (hers fromContinue reading “Jayna Katz and Adam Woolsey create fireworks in The Last 5 Years (Review)”
Fiddler on the Roof at Encore Musical Theatre Company is hit-and-miss (Review)
Tevye (Stephen West) and family in Fiddler on the Roof (photo courtesy Encore Musical Theatre Company) Fiddler on the Roof opened at the Encore Musical Theatre Company in Dexter, MI last night, and if the crowd response was anything like it will be throughout the run, Encore has another hit musical on its hands andContinue reading “Fiddler on the Roof at Encore Musical Theatre Company is hit-and-miss (Review)”
Marlena Hilderley’s Elle Woods is superb in Legally Blonde (Croswell Opera House) – Review
It seems you can’t turn a corner without running into Legally Blonde The Musical this summer/fall in Michigan — in fact, there are 11 productions slated in just a 30 mile radius of each other, several of them playing on the same weekend. But it would be hard to find a better Elle Woods thanContinue reading “Marlena Hilderley’s Elle Woods is superb in Legally Blonde (Croswell Opera House) – Review”
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