BWW Reviews: Bette Midler Grants Divine Intervention to Detroit
Bette Midler graced the stage of the Palace of Auburn Hills on Wednesday, presenting her newest show, 'Divine Intervention,' to a crowd of thousands of ardent fans.
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BWW Review: MUSIC MAN a Smash Hit at Downriver Actors Guild, Thru May 17
Quick! Run out and grab your tickets to MUSIC MAN at the Downriver Actors' Guild in Wyandotte before the spectacle closes May 17.
Review: SPAMALOT Thrills Spectators at Dearborn Players Thru May 24
Now on stage at The Players' Guild of Dearborn is the wonderful musical comedy SPAMALOT.
BWW Reviews: BLUE MAN GROUP is an Energized, Fun-Filled Experience at the Fisher Theatre
Blue Man Group is an experience unlike any other at the Fisher Theatre.
BWW Reviews: THE HOBBIT Awakens Imaginations
There is much to love about the Detroit Actor's Theatre Company's imaginative production featuring original music by composer Gerianne Ditto-Harvey.
BWW Reviews: ONCE is an One of a Kind Theatre Experience at the Fisher Theatre
Once is an extraordinary theatre show.
BWW Reviews: BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS is an Exceptional Piece of Michigan Theatre!
The Village Players of Birmingham's production of Bright Beach Memoirs is an absolute joy to experience.
BWW Reviews: KINKY BOOTS is Fantastic and Fun Time at the Fisher Theatre
The six-time Tony Award winning Kinky Boots is a fun time at the Fisher Theatre.
BWW Reviews: SOUTH PACIFIC Warms Audiences at Dearborn Players Guild
The Players Guild is performing an updated version of South Pacific, and it remains as great as the first time I saw it.
BWW Reviews: MARY POPPINS Soars into Grand Rapids
The hottest ticket in West Michigan right now is indisputably Mary Poppins.
BWW Reviews: Bo Wilson's THE BOATWRIGHT Premieres at Grand Rapids Civic Theatre
The Boatwright tells the story of Ben Calloway, a retired state trooper, struggling to come to terms with the changes brought to his life by his wife's death and his resulting emptiness, and of Jaime Watson, the next-door-neighbor's son, who is coping with mental illness and a loneliness of his own.
BWW Reviews: Chaos Reigns in ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS (Circle Theatre)
After being fired from a skiffle band, Francis Henshall struggles to make ends meet by taking on the employ of two different bosses, neither of whom is aware of the other.
BWW Reviews: Electrifying and Unplugged: CORIOLANUS (Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company)
Based upon the legendary Roman general, Caius Martius Coriolanus, William Shakespeare's play, Coriolanus, tells the story of a man whose excessive hubris leads to banishment from his country, and a bloody downfall.
BWW Reviews: THE WIZARD OF OZ Thrills Audiences at Stagecrafters
Now on stage at the beautiful Baldwin Theatre in Royal Oak is Stagecrafters' current production, The Wizard of Oz.
BWW Reviews: Laughs Come Easy in DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER at Circle Theatre
In Don't Dress for Dinner, Circle Theatre of Grand Rapids has created an entertaining, well-crafted bedroom farce featuring brilliant physical comedy and a whirlwind of action that keeps the audience on the edge of their seat from start to finish.
BWW Reviews: From Everything to Nothing: GREY GARDENS the Musical (Actors' Theatre)
based upon the 1976 documentary of the same name, by Albert and David Maysles, the offbeat and somewhat perplexing musical Grey Gardens acts as a pseudo-documentary of the rise and fall of the reclusive mother/daughter duo of 'Big' Edith Bouvier Beale and 'Little' Edith Bouvier Beale.
BWW Reviews: Grand Rapids Civic Theatre's 9 TO 5 Will Leave You Smiling
9 to 5 is the musical comedy based upon the 1980 film of the same name, with music and lyrics penned by Dolly Parton.
BWW Reviews: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company)
Although outside it still feels like winter in West Michigan, inside the Dog Story Theatre, it is midsummer! The Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company has created a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream that is sparkling with vitality and physical energy.
BWW Reviews: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Circle Theatre)
Circle Theatre has opened its 2014 season with a bold and beautiful production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, to remarkable success.
BWW Reviews: PRINCESS IDA (West Michigan Savoyards)
A Gilbert and Sullivan classic, first produced at the Savoy Theatre in 1884, Princess Ida is a humorous medieval-themed romp that addresses the topsy-turvy philosophies of gender roles, relationships, women's liberation, and of course, love.
BWW Reviews: HEARTBEAT OF HOME a High-Energy Dance and Music Show from the Producers of Riverdance at the Fisher Theatre
Heartbeat of Home is an amazing dance and music performance from the creators of Riverdance that entrances the audience from the first music beat and shoe tap until the very last.
BWW Reviews: THE GERSHWIN'S PORGY AND BESS is Full of Emotion at the Detroit Opera House
The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess is beautiful production both musically and visually that will be at the Detroit Opera House until March 9th.
BWW Reviews: ANGELS IN AMERICA PART 1: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES is Outstanding at The Ringwald Theatre
To describe Angels In America Part 1: Millennium Approaches at The Ringwald Theatre in one word would be outstanding.
BWW Reviews: 'TIS A PITY SHE'S A WHORE (Lake Effect Fringe Festival)
By re-creating performance and rehearsal conditions experienced by actors in the 17th century, creates a exceptional theatrical environment where the sets are sparse, the costumes minimal, and performances electric.
BWW Reviews: BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON
'Jackson' is the bloody bloody brilliant musical rendition of one of America's most historically controversial figures.
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Oliver! The Berman Center for Performing Arts (7/17-7/26) |
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Run For Your Wife Cornwell’s Dinner Theatre (5/21-6/20) |
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December Dance Concert The Hilberry Gateway (12/10-12/13) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Dow Event Center (9/30-9/30) |
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The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity) Stranahan Theater (2/18-2/21) |
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Frozen Croswell Opera House (11/21-12/04) |
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The Shark is Broken Riverbank Theatre (8/15-8/30) |
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The 39 Steps Tibbits Opera House (7/24-8/01) |
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SIX Cobb Great Hall (12/01-12/06) |
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