‘The Outsiders’ Shines Brighter than Gold at The Fisher Theatre
So, where do I even begin with The Outsiders? It was just about an hour after the curtain came down,
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When a Musical Refuses Easy Answers, ‘Next to Normal’ Hits Hard at Players Guild of Dearborn
Some musicals want to send you out humming. Next to Normal wants something more complicated than that. It wants your
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Detroit is Alive with ‘The Sound of Music’
There are some musicals I admire, and then there are some musicals that feel permanently wired into my system. The
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Exclusive Interview: Nolan White of ‘The Outsiders’
I remember reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders in school and being deeply moved by its core message. The importance of
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‘Chicago’ Music and Stagecraft | The BSB Podcast
There’s nothing quite like all that jazz, and Broadway has consistently brought the heat since 1996, when Chicago made it’s
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‘Chicago’ Story and Characters | The BSB Podcast
Broadway’s Chicago is truly all that jazz, and then some. Since its 1975 debut, this vaudeville-inspired musical has been winking
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‘Operation Mincemeat’ Music and Stagecraft | The BSB Podcast
Are you ready for your next mission, agent? Should you choose to accept, we have the perfect assignment for you,
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Cake Walk? Not in New York: ‘Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)’ Delivers
Having only heard a few songs from Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), I went in expecting a
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Spare Parts, Full Heart: ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Is a Warm Glitch
Walking into Maybe Happy Ending for the first time, I expected something sweet, quirky, and lightly futuristic, like a rom-com
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Checkmate, Cold War: My First Time Seeing ‘Chess’
Walking into Chess for the first time, I expected two things: Cold War vibes and at least one song I’d
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‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Still Knows How to Haunt a Room
I have a long, slightly ridiculous history with The Phantom of the Opera. On Broadway, I saw it multiple times
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Exclusive Interview: Terry Barber of ‘The Best of Broadway: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber & More’
Who doesn’t love the works of Andrew Lloyd Webber? As the composer of some of the greatest musicals to ever
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