MICHIGAN THEATER REVIEWS

Prince Charming George Hamilton and callipygian Christopher Sieber are now on stage at the beautiful Fisher Theatre, in the outrageous and wacky musical "La Cage aux Folles". Broadway In Detroit is always working hard to bring entertainment that appeals to diverse audiences, and this is one of thos...

The Matrix Theatre Company opened their latest season with Ariel Dorfman's play, Death and the Maiden. The emotional play is uncomfortable to watch with intense subject matter of political torture, but worth the experience. The talented cast brings the dynamic characters to life and really makes the...

Hamtown Races opened at the Planet Ant Theatre in Hamtramck this past weekend and is definitely a must-see for any local theatre lovers. The show is wonderfully put together in the tiny theatre by a great and talented cast, a simple, yet effective set, and a fantastically written script....

La Cage Aux Folles opened with a flourish of sparkles, dancing, and laughter tonight at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit. George Hamilton and Christopher Sieber led the entertaining cast in this funny, yet heartfelt show....

From the moment Blanche Neige begins - a pregnant, dying queen dragging herself across the floor and giving life to another in her own final moments - you know what lies ahead will challenge your preconceptions about the way Snow White's tale should be told. Yet as Angelin Preljocaj's ballet advance...

The new 25th Anniversary Tour of the smash-hit musical Les Miserables is currently touring the United States, and just wrapped a sold out run at Detroit's Fisher Theatre. Next it heads to Milwaukee, WI, and the show is truly in top form. ...

Set in an 'Ephesus' of indeterminate time and place, where town square fountains are adorned with gilt Potato Heads, bicycle delivery boys wear spandex, and Brooklyn-accented mobsters roam, Michigan Shakespeare Festival's performance of A Comedy of Errors takes you for a wild ride....

Romeo & Juliet may be the most famous love story in the English language, but produced by the Michigan Shakespeare Festival and Directed by Janice L. Blixt, deeper relationships are explored. Love in many forms, from volatile Capulet hurting the one he holds most dear, to the defense of a friend at...

I have never stepped foot into The Ringwald Theatre and on top of that I have admittedly never heard about the play/movie Hurlyburly. However, when I received an invitation to see the show I whole heartedly obliged. Considering that I have never seen the movie or any other production of this play, I...

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a hilarious tale of overachievers angst which chronicles the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show's Tony Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlik...

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is a rock musical by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Roger Corman. LITTLE SHOP...

It may have been cold outside, but it was hot inside The Baldwin Theatre last night during their performance of The Full Monty. Six unemployed Buffalo steelworkers, low on both cash and prospects, decide to present a strip act at a local club after seeing their wives' enthusiasm for a touring compan...

After setting a record for the Gem Theatre's best holiday show in 2007, A Forbidden Broadway Christmas cracks up audiences again at the Gem Nov. 24 - New Year's Eve. ...

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, a new musical based on the beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder series of classic American books, made its debut at the Fox Theatre for seven performances, Tuesday, December 1 - Saturday, December 5....

'Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.' It's a timeless message from a classic play, Miracle on 34th Street. The holiday hit that has captivated countless families runs from November 20th to December 13th at The Farmington Players Barn Theater in Farmington Hills....

This weekend, don't miss your chance to see Mandy Patinkin and Patti LuPone come together at the Fisher Theatre for a very special engagement. These two Broadway stars are re-united for the first time since their Tony-award winning turns in Evita as they perform Broadway classics in a new and innov...