Exclusive Interview: Achilles Slee of Pontiac Theatre IV’s ‘Legally Blonde The Musical’
If you grew up in the early aughts, then there’s a good chance you’re familiar with the story of Legally
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Exclusive Interview: Andrew Reid and Mike McGettigan of Planet Ant’s ‘How Romatique’
What’s love, anyways, without a few Hallmark tropes thrown in, amirite? As someone who grew up on romantic comedies, the
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Exclusive Interview: Tyrick Wiltez Jones and Jennifer Byrne of Meadow Brook Theatre’s ‘Come From Away’
While I may have only been in fourth grade, the events of 9/11 will always be burned into my mind.
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Exclusive Interview: Sydney Assalley-Williams of the Players Guild of Dearborn’s ‘Next to Normal’
There are some roles and shows that are once-in-a-lifetime theatre experiences, and I think it’s safe to say that Next
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Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ North American Tour is Still the Gold Standard
There are plenty of touring Broadway titles that promise spectacle. Far fewer deliver something that feels genuinely transporting. Disney’s The
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Three Holmes, One Watson, and a Whole Lot of Suspicion at Avon Players
There is nothing I love more than a mystery that makes me work for it a little. Not a mystery
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Birmingham Village Players’ ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ Packs an Emotional Punch
I struggled with where to begin with this review. Not because of anything that Birmingham Village Players did with their
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Exclusive Interview: Nick LaMedica of ‘The Lion King’
This is a real circle-of-life moment for me, as someone who has been a lover and critic of Broadway and
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‘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: Cayla Kolbusz, Kyle Harwood, and Mohamad Mohammad of The Players Guild of Dearborns’ ‘Next to Normal’
There are some conversations that society tends to deem too sensitive or difficult to have, yet they are also among
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