Luck of the Draw: "Everybody" bets on the lottery of life and explores the Big Questions

Mon, 04/03/2023 - 9:15am by christopherporter

Is everything in life due to random chance or does everything really happen for a reason?

Office Space: EMU’s “9 to 5: The Musical” Pays Homage to the Comedy Film and Celebrates Female Empowerment

Mon, 03/27/2023 - 1:30pm by strattonl

Rise and Shine: The puppet-filled "Waking Up!" at EMU is an all-ages feast for the eyes

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 10:30am by christopherporter

Color, music, and PUPPETS, oh my!

The One-Woman Show “All Things Equal: The Life & Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg” Tries to Humanize the Late Supreme Justice

Fri, 03/17/2023 - 10:30am by strattonl

Three Years Later "The Fourth Messenger" Gets Midwest Premiere at The Ark on March 18

Thu, 03/09/2023 - 2:30pm by strattonl

Three years ago, The Ark was set to be the venue for the Midwest premiere of The Fourth Messenger, a musical with a modern perspective on the life and teachings of the Buddha. Then the pandemic hit and the musical was canceled.

Encore Theatre’s "Once on This Island" combines lilting songs, dynamic dancing, and caustic social commentary

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 8:30am by christopherporter

Deep bass drums beat out a rhythm inviting people to dance. They dance to keep alive their spirits and their culture. They dance with joy, but life is never easy, even on a Caribbean island—especially when the island is Hispaniola and the country is Haiti.

An Honest Mistake: Purple Rose Theatre’s “Human Error” Uses Comedy and Relationships to Bridge the Nation’s Growing Political Divide

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 10:00am by strattonl

U-M students go back to the Victorian era in Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest"

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 9:00am by christopherporter

Jen Silverman’s absurdist dark comedy "Bonnets (how ladies of good breeding are induced to murder)" is a feisty feminist fable

Thu, 02/09/2023 - 8:15am by christopherporter

Jen Silverman’s Bonnets (how ladies of good breeding are induced to murder) is so violent that it took a fight director and two assistants to choreograph it. Death by poison arrow, chainsaw, Ninja—it’s all there for your delight and horror. Even God, a character in the play who opens every scene, is powerless to stop it.

Ann Arbor Musical Theater Works Brings The Cult Musical “Moby Dick” to the Children’s Creative Center

Wed, 02/08/2023 - 1:00pm by strattonl