Action Pain-ing: The ghost of painter Jackson Pollock is a conflicted priest's confidant in Theatre NOVA's "SPLATTERED!"

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 11:00am by strattonl

For Him the Bells Toll: Wild Up performed Julius Eastman’s "Feminine" at Rackham Auditorium

Thu, 04/20/2023 - 9:30am by christopherporter

The sound of countless bells, gentle and cloudlike, opened Los Angeles-based chamber ensemble Wild Up’s presentation of Julius Eastman’s Feminine in Ann Arbor’s Rackham Auditorium on the afternoon of Sunday, April 17, as part of UMS’s 2022-23 season.

Turn Down for What?: U-M’s production of “Rent” brightened the corners of the play's darker edges

Tue, 04/18/2023 - 1:30pm by strattonl

For me, it’s telling that the most moving moment of the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance’s production of Rent on April 15 came via a curtain call reprise of the show’s iconic song, “Seasons of Love.” 

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?

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

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.

Award-winning poet and writer Naomi Shihab Nye set her latest middle-grade-fiction novel, "The Turtle of Michigan," in Ann Arbor

Wed, 02/22/2023 - 12:30pm by christopherporter

Naomi Shihab Nye is best known for her poetry—she was chancellor of the Academy of American Poets from 2010-15, and the Poetry Foundation’s Young People’s Poet Laureate from 2019-21.

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

Carnal Letters: UMS's No Safety Net series closed with two Rachel Mars plays that explore the expression of desire

Wed, 02/08/2023 - 10:30am by strattonl

If there’s one common thematic thread between British theater artist Rachel Mars’ two shows, Our Carnal Hearts and Your Sexts Are Shit: Older Better Letters, it’s desire and the ways in which it’s expressed.