Songs of the Night: Berlin Philharmonic brought Mahler's 7th back to Hill Auditorium

Mon, 11/21/2022 - 9:00am by christopherporter

I’d be shocked if there were a single empty seat in the house last Saturday night.

Group Swim: PTD Productions' "The Sweet Delilah Swim Club" makes a splash on the importance of friends

Fri, 11/11/2022 - 11:30am by strattonl

The Sweet Delilah Swim Club celebrates the friendship of five women over time. Artwork courtesy of PTD Productions.

PTD Productions' The Sweet Delilah Swim Club is funny, heartwarming, and shows the beautiful bonds of five women just trying to get through life.

Fox on the Run: U-M Department of Voice's "The Cunning Little Vixen" was a feast for the eyes and ears

Mon, 11/07/2022 - 9:00am by christopherporter

For the weekend of November 3-6, the Power Center at U-M was transformed into a magical, wooded wonderland for the Czech opera The Cunning Little Vixen. The U-M Department of Voice and the University Symphony Orchestra came together to present this whimsical tale composed by Leoš Janáček, with the reduced version arranged by Jonathan Dove. 

John Gutoskey’s vibrant “Cake & Flowers for My People” exhibit preserves ephemeral arrangements denied to LGBTQ+ marriages and events

Wed, 10/19/2022 - 4:00pm by strattonl

John Gutoskey’s vibrant, kaleidoscopic Cake & Flowers for My People exhibit honors LGBTQ+ community members who have been denied these celebratory arrangements due to bakers and florists citing religious objections to same-sex marriages and queer events.

Wynton Marsalis' "All Rise" stirred souls at Hill Auditorium—and his trumpet fired up The Big House crowd

Tue, 10/18/2022 - 7:00am by christopherporter

For nearly two decades, I've attended Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis concerts hosted by the University Music Society (UMS). The shows and attendant residency are an institution now in Ann Arbor, and under Marsalis' stewardship, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) is the current reigning G.O.A.T. of large ensembles.

"Mummy" Issues: The Penny Seats Theatre Company's world premiere of "The Mummy Queen" wraps Ann Arbor in a spooky London tale

Mon, 10/17/2022 - 2:00pm by christopherporter

There is a long list of plays and musicals that deal with monsters such as vampires, witches, and Frankenstein. Mummies, however, are scarcely represented on stage.

Jeff Daniels' “Pickleball” serves up intense characters and a faulty narrative

Wed, 10/12/2022 - 12:30pm by strattonl

When I was 8, I performed at a dance recital with my tap classmates. As the girls around me on stage made a few mistakes, I glared at them (according to my amused parents), furious that they were ruining my moment.

Myths and Legends: Guild Showcases Local Artists Through Folklore Exhibit at Ann Arbor’s Gutman Gallery

Tue, 10/11/2022 - 4:00pm by strattonl

Ann Arbor artist-photographer Marilynn Thomas interprets a migratory Baltimore oriole's transitory world in her layered watercolor painting called Oriole Unraveling the Universe.

U-M Department of Musical Theatre's "Sophisticated Ladies" is jumping with talent

Fri, 10/07/2022 - 2:45pm by christopherporter

It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing!

Chekhov's "Three Sisters" gets a risqué update in U-M’s "Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow"

Fri, 09/30/2022 - 2:30pm by christopherporter

Playwright Halley Feiffer had the clever idea of taking Anton Chekhov’s play Three Sisters and kicking it into the 21st century.