Articles tagged: stage
U-M Opera students stage laughs and longing in 'Ariadne auf Naxos'
Posted: Mar 30, 2013By Stephanie Kadel Taras For AnnArbor.com “The show must go on”—one theme of Richard Strauss’s 1916 opera "Ariadne auf Naxos"—was tested Friday night in this U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance production. When guest ... Read more »
Opera favorite 'Ariadne auf Naxos' returns to U-M stage
Posted: Mar 23, 2013Serious opera meets comedy to the luscious music of Richard Strauss iin "Ariadne auf Naxos." Sung in German with a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, the University of Michigan Opera Theatre and University Philharmonia Orchestra ... Read more »
Arbor Opera Theater show to re-create spirit of a 1930s radio revue
Posted: Dec 26, 2012Arbor Opera Theater's Richard Knapp, baritone, and Sarah Ring, mezzo soprano. Tough times can be golden for entertainment. That was the case for Americans in the 1930s. The Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, the Hindenburg, ... Read more »
Henry Rollins spins tales for the faithful at the Michigan Theater
Posted: Mar 23, 2012Henry Rollins seems to have lived a pretty interesting life. He’s been a rock star, fronting seminal bands like Black Flag and the Rollins Band. He’s had his own TV shows and he’s traveled the ... Read more »
with slideshow: Tom Tom Crew delights Summer Festival crowd with jaw-dropping mix of music, acrobatics
Posted: Jul 08, 2011Words alone can barely describe the eye-popping skills of the Tom Tom Crew, the hip-hop-fueled acrobatic troupe from Australia that offered the first show of a two-night stand Thursday at Power Center. This is a ... Read more »
Opinion: Bravo to Ann Arbor's Blackbird Theatre
Posted: Feb 06, 2011I saw a remarkable play last night at the Blackbird Theatre. The play, “What Can You Do With Lincoln's Corpse?,” was written by Brooklyn Dimitrie, a young actor from Ann Arbor. Under the direction of ... Read more »
Blackbird Theatre announces lineup for summer outdoor Shakespeare festival in West Park
Posted: Jan 14, 2011In the midst of a snowy winter in Michigan, even the heartiest of theater lovers isn't likely to be thinking about outdoor theater festivals. Yet the Blackbird Theatre has nonetheless just released its first season ... Read more »
Review: "Oklahoma!" at Dexter's Encore Theatre
Posted: Aug 07, 2009It’s awfully tough to evoke the vast openness of the American plains on a small stage - especially when there are nearly 20 people on it - but that’s precisely what Dexter’s Encore Theatre aims ... Read more »
The Brass Tacks Ensemble presents original one-acts
Posted: Aug 05, 2009Charlie Chaplin once wrote, "All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman, and a pretty girl" — so with this in mind, the Brass Tacks Ensemble will present an evening of ... Read more »
Huck Finn musical "Big River" in Canton has local ties
Posted: Aug 05, 2009Starting this weekend, 8th Wonder Theatre — a new professional company founded by Eastern Michigan University faculty members — will present a full production of "Big River," the Tony Award-winning musical version of Mark Twain's ... Read more »
Michigan Theater releases Not Just for Kids live theater series schedule for 2009-10
Posted: Aug 04, 2009The Michigan Theater recently announced its 2009-10 season schedule for the Not Just for Kids live theater series. All performances happen at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, and the lineup includes: "Click Clack Moo," October 25; "Tales ... Read more »
With video: University of Michigan musical theater alums star in web series "The Battery's Down"
Posted: Jul 31, 2009If you're a fan of the University of Michigan's top-notch musical theater program, and you'd like to see recent graduates goofing around —Â and singing and dancing, of course — in New York City, check ... Read more »
Ann Arbor Theater Vixen: Jenn McKee's most-anticipated theater productions for the 2009-10 season
Posted: Jul 31, 2009The coming year has lots of enticing options for the local theater-lover, so I've recently posted on my Ann Arbor Theater Vixen blog the shows I'm most looking forward to, including Shakespeare, some American classics, ... Read more »
Preview: "Oklahoma!" in Dexter at The Encore Theatre
Posted: Jul 30, 2009Now that director/choreographer Barbara Cullen is staging her third consecutive show at The Encore Theatre — Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical “Oklahoma!” — the Louisville, Kentucky resident feels as though she’s putting down roots in ... Read more »
University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance releases schedule for 2009-10 season
Posted: Jul 29, 2009The University of Michigan just released its official schedule of plays, musicals, operas, and dance performances for the 2009-10 season produced by the U-M's School of Music, Theatre and Dance. Read more »
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