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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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: 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’ 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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