Detroit Public Theatre’s ‘The Mountaintop’ is not a history lesson. It is a reckoning.
The first thing I noticed was not a speech. Not a halo. Not a “great man” glow. It was the
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Exclusive Interview: Kez Settle of Detroit Mercy Theatre Company’s ‘Poor Clare’
I think it’s safe to say that most people want to do good in this world. Growing up, my mother
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Panic in the Capitol: ‘The Outsider’ Is Political Chaos, Perfectly Timed
I saw Farmington Players’ production of Paul Slade Smith’s The Outsider on opening night, and it hit like the exact
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Exclusive Interview: Maggie O’Reilly and Bryan Lark of ‘As I Die & Wheeze!’
What’s life without a little melodrama, amirite? Or I suppose I should be more specific…what is life without a little
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Exclusive Interview: Briana O’Neal and Diane Hill of Theatre NOVA’s ‘Kayak’
There are shows that are purely for entertainment, and then there are some that leave us feeling unsettled, like a
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Exclusive Interview: Dani Cochrane & Cheryl Turski of Meadow Brook Theatre’s ‘What The Constitution Means to Me’
So many plays ask big questions about love, identity, or ambition. However, What the Constitution Means to Me asks something
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Exclusive Interview: Tara Makar of Farmington Players’ ‘The Outsider’
If the world of politics is a circus, then The Outsider by Paul Slade Smith is the main stage in
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Exclusive Interview: Leta Chrisman of Stagecrafters’ ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
I’ve never ridden a train before in my life, unless you count the one at the Detroit Zoo, which seems
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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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‘Kinky Boots’ Review: Sequins, Steel-Toe Truths, and a Lesson America Still Needs
I walked into Kinky Boots at the Fisher Theatre expecting the usual comfort-food Broadway formula: a struggling business, a big
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Avon Players’ ‘Young Frankenstein’ Electrifies!
The world of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is one of true terror. As one of the most significant and influential works
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