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Spring Awakening at Dexter Community Players

DCP is currently presenting Spring Awakening, the 2006 Steven Sater/Duncan Sheik alt-rock musical that won a slew of Tony awards and was recently revived to acclaim. This production breaks with traditional staging and as such is somewhat hard to review since the convention of having the singers/performers always on stage with the band entering scenesContinue reading “Spring Awakening at Dexter Community Players”

Very strong cast in Dexter’s Hilarious “Avenue Q” (Review)

There is a very strong cast in Dexter Community Player’s Avenue Q, now running at the Copeland Auditorium in Dexter, Michigan. Ok, I thought, I’ve now seen so many productions of this show, what could another add to the canon? Well, it is a strong, hilarious cast that makes this production soar. Under the fast-pacedContinue reading “Very strong cast in Dexter’s Hilarious “Avenue Q” (Review)”

“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)”

“The Wedding Singer” – Dexter Community Players….or, how to make a community theater production look like a million bucks…

I’ve just completed directing and choreographing a weekend run of THE WEDDING SINGER, the musical, for Dexter Community Players in Dexter, MI. Not to toot my own horn, but the single most heard comment in the audience (besides what a fun show) was how professional the show looked and sounded. This is not a review.Continue reading ““The Wedding Singer” – Dexter Community Players….or, how to make a community theater production look like a million bucks…”