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INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ART FESTIVAL Unveils Full Lineup for 2025 Edition at The Tank
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 23, 2025

The International Human Rights Art Festival (IHRAF) will return December 8–14 to The Tank in New York City with its 7th Annual Festival, presented by the International Human Rights Art Movement.

Cast Announced at Detroit Public Theatre for HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES
by Emmy Rice - Sep 6, 2025

Detroit Public Theatre (DPT) has announced the cast for Here There Are Blueberries, conceived by Moisés Kaufman and written by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich.

Full Cast Set For the UK Premiere of WHITE ROSE THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2025

The full cast has been announced joining West End stars Colette Guitart and Tobias Turley for the UK premiere of the Off-Broadway hit, White Rose: The Musical. 

FOOTLOOSE Comes To Meadow Brook Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 21, 2024

FOOTLOOSE will explode on the Meadow Brook Theatre stage running January 8 through February 2, 2025, at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester.

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN Makes Michigan Premiere
by Stephi Wild - Sep 24, 2024

The Michigan premiere Strangers On a Train by Craig Warner, based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith, runs October 9 through November 3, 2024, Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester Hills.

Ken Ludwig's MORIARTY: A NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE Opens the Season At Meadow Brook Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 20, 2023

The game's afoot when everyone's favorite detective returns in the Michigan premiere of Ken Ludwig's Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are investigating the Bohemian king's stolen letters.

NOISES OFF Comes to Meadow Brook Theatre This Month
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2023

In Noises Off, we join the cast of the fictional play “Nothing On” for a hysterical peek behind the curtain. In only hours they’ll be faced with opening night. Will they be able to pull things together? If they do, will they manage to keep them together for the run of their play, or will the flubbed lines, falling trousers and flying sardines keep the show from going on?

BWW Review: FANCY, A COUNTRY JUKEBOX MUSICAL Brings Live Theatre Back to Meadow Brook Theatre!
by Katie Laban - Sep 20, 2021

Meadow Brook Theatre turned the lights back on with Fancy, a Country Jukebox Musical. Fancy is a world premiere running until October 3rd and is about dreams and what they cost. After 18 months it was a wonderful to be back, safely, in that gorgeous theatre!

Photos: First Look at the Cast of FANCY, A Country Jukebox Musical At Meadow Brook Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 23, 2021

Inspired by Reba McEntire’s hit recording, FANCY is the story of a young girl turned out of her mother’s house with nothing but her guitar and the clothes on her back. Her dreams come true as she rises to country music superstardom, but at what cost? 

MassOpera Announces A Virtual Broadcast Featuring Selections From FREEDOM RIDE By Dan Shore
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2020

On Wednesday, October 21 at 8 PM, MassOpera presents a special broadcast of selections from their 2019 New Opera Workshop Concert Performance of Freedom Ride, by Boston-based composer Dan Shore.

BWW Review: WORKING: A MUSICAL at Meadow Brook Theatre Is A Thought-Provoking Exploration of The Modern American Workforce
by Brian Stanczak-Tuscany - Feb 23, 2020

Working: A Musical, running now through March 8th at Meadow Brook Theatre, is a thought-provoking exploration of the modern American workforce. Based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the men and women that the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the phone operator, the waitress, the millworker, the mason, and the housewife - just to name a few. Nominated for six Tony Awards, this classic has been updated for a modern age.

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of WORKING At Meadow Brook Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2020

Based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American workers, the musical Working paints a vivid portrait of the men and women that the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the phone operator, the waitress, the mill-worker, the mason and the housewife, just to name a few. Nominated for six Tony Awards, this classic has been updated for a modern age.

BWW Review: Jewish Ensemble Theatre's Production of CABARET is Sultry, Steamy and Oh-so Satisfying
by Julie Yolles - Oct 26, 2019

What good is sitting alone in your room, when you can sit with fellow theatre lovers? Come to the Cabaret at the Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET) and prepare for an electrifying night of fantastic music, dance and acting.

MassOpera Workshops New Opera FREEDOM RIDE in Concert
by Julie Musbach - Oct 11, 2019

On Sunday, November 3, at 3 PM, at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester, MassOpera presents a special concert performance of Freedom Ride by Boston-based composer Dan Shore.

BWW Review: THE IT GIRL Definitely has IT at Meadow Brook Theatre!
by Katie Laban - Jun 17, 2019

Sometimes walking into a theatre, you know next to nothing about a show. Now that can end up being an experience where you are counting down the minutes until it is over or where you end up being so enthralled by the production that you are sad when the lights come up. The IT Girl is definitely the latter of those two examples. Playing until June 23rd, the final show of Meadow Brook Theatre's season brings the classic silent movie musical to life with an extremely talented cast lead by Sara Kmiec (Betty Lou Spence) and Nathan Cockroft (Jonathan Waltham) that truly makes you feel like you have stepped back in time right inside a black and white movie. The IT Girl is a wonderful piece of Michigan Theatre!

Photo Flash: THE IT GIRL At Meadow Brook Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2019

In The IT Girl, Betty, a sassy department store clerk has something special. It's enough to win an advertising contest looking for the girl with "IT," but will it be enough to charm the heir to the retail empire that employs her?

Holy Celebration! Favorite Son Adam West To Be Honored Again In Walla Walla
by Tori Hartshorn - Aug 30, 2018

Holy Adam West Day Batman! On Wednesday, Sept. 19, Walla Walla will once again honor the life of its favorite son — known the world over as Batman and later the voice of Mayor Adam West on the show The Family Guy — in a way that only West's hometown can.

BWW Review: Boston Lyric Opera's THE THREEPENNY OPERA Is On The Money
by Nancy Grossman - Mar 20, 2018

THE THREEPENNY OPERA is a 20th century classic that is rarely performed by a professional opera company. Boston Lyric Opera and Director James Darrah have brought together an ensemble of artists whose acting skills and stellar vocal talents distinctively portray the cast of memorable characters and beautifully render Kurt Weill's jazzy score.

World War I Era Drama THE SNOW GEESE Comens to Meadow Brook Theatre
by Julie Musbach - Mar 5, 2018

Set in 1917, The Snow Geese follows the Gaesling family to their annual shooting party to kick off the hunting season in upstate New York. As war looms and family secrets are revealed, they try to cling to normalcy.

Rosemary Clooney Musical Comes to Meadow Brook Theatre
by Julie Musbach - Jan 29, 2018

Rosemary Clooney was a star of film, TV and radio for more than 50 years. In "Tenderly, The Rosemary Clooney Musical," see the story of her ups and downs told through the songs she made famous.