“Corktown” (review) – Purple Rose, Chelsea MI

Your enjoyment of “Corktown” at Purple Rose Theater will be directly related to your enjoyment of a) sharp, thoughtful dialogue, b) gangster stories with lots of blood, and c) suspension of belief in the “reality” of this storyline. Michael Brian Ogden has written dialogue that snaps, crackles, pops, and sometimes just lets things sit stillContinue reading ““Corktown” (review) – Purple Rose, Chelsea MI”

CITY OF ANGELS at Croswell is jazzy and “reel” fun…

Croswell Opera House has a doozy of a show in the Tony-winning CITY OF ANGELS currently playing in Adrian. Considered by many to be Cy Coleman’s best score, from the rhythmic driving beat with scat vocal quartet accompaniment to the patter of “Everybody’s gotta be somewhere” and the lush jazzy “It needs work” the scoreContinue reading “CITY OF ANGELS at Croswell is jazzy and “reel” fun…”

Encore’s “Little Shop of Horrors” is a Tasty Early Summer Treat

Getting better and better with every show, Encore Musical Theatre Company in Dexter, MI opened a terrific production of Little Shop of Horrors tonight. Funny, well directed, well performed, and well designed, Little Shop is an early summer treat. Steve DeBruyne plays Seymour to nerdish perfection, and I can’t say enough good things about SarahContinue reading “Encore’s “Little Shop of Horrors” is a Tasty Early Summer Treat”