Articles tagged: theater
Lincoln High to present Euripides' 'The Trojan Women'
Posted: May 15, 2013The University Musical Society recently brought a production of a new adaptation of Euripides' 2,400 year old play, "The Trojan Women" (by way of the New York-based theater troupe, SITI Company), to the Power Center. ... Read more »
on stages: 'Ragtime' in concert at the Michigan Theater, 'Bernhardt on Broadway' at Vinology
Posted: May 15, 2013It’s quite an “historical” week in Ann Arbor Theater, with four shows featuring major figures from the ages. From Booker T. Washington, to Beethoven, to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to Sarah Bernhardt, it’s a ... Read more »
the new york times: U-M grads (and songwriting team) Pasek and Paul talk about their first Tony nomination
Posted: May 14, 2013The New York Times, on May 8, published a short interview with U-M musical theater grads ('07) Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who have been nominated for a Tony Award (among others) for their original ... Read more »
Carol Dunitz's 'Bernhardt on Broadway' to be staged at Vinology
Posted: May 14, 2013Carol Dunitz stars in the original one-woman musical, "Bernhardt on Broadway"Ann Arbor resident Carol Dunitz will perform her one-woman musical, "Bernhardt on Broadway" - which Dunitz last staged locally in January 2012 - at Vinology ... Read more »
A2CT's Junior Theatre to present 'Anne of Green Gables' at Matthaei
Posted: May 13, 2013Fans of Lucy Maud Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables" might want to check out Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's Junior Theatre stage adaptation of the classic children's novel. Read more »
New Ann Arbor in Concert group presenting inaugural show 'Ragtime'
Posted: May 12, 2013Having directed casts of one hundred-plus in past Burns Park Players musical theater productions (among others), Mike Mosallam is used to being at the helm of large-scale performance groups. Read more »
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's 'The Lion in Winter' has bite
Posted: May 10, 2013If your family often drives you nuts during the holidays, consider this: at least daggers and adultery and scheming aren’t usually part of the equation. Read more »
on stages: “The Lion in Winter” at Ann Arbor Civic Theatre, Mother’s Day specials at Performance Network and the Purple Rose
Posted: May 08, 2013This week features three great shows for Mom! From a classic drama about familial squabbles, to a poignant story about a mother/daughter struggle to connect in the face of tragedy, to an inspiring fantasy play ... Read more »
playbill.com: U-M alumni and songwriting team Benj Pasek and Justin Paul win Lucille Lortel Award
Posted: May 07, 2013According to Playbill.com, the musical theater songwriting team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul - who began their artistic collaboration while both were students at the University of Michigan - won a Lucille Lortel Award ... Read more »
Script takes the wrong path up 'The Mountaintop' at Performance Network
Posted: May 06, 2013Bringing an icon like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. down to earth is a complicated, challenging process; and Katori Hall’s play “The Mountaintop,” now on stage at Performance Network, labors to do just that. Read more »
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre to present 'Lion in Winter' this spring
Posted: May 05, 2013In James Goldman’s 1966 play, “The Lion in Winter” - now being staged by Ann Arbor Civic Theatre - a 12th century royal family gathers for the Christmas holiday, but it’s not exactly a scene ... Read more »
photo gallery: Images from Pioneer Theater Guild's performance of 'Shrek: The Musical'
Posted: May 04, 2013The Pioneer High School Theatre Guild performed "Shrek: The Musical" Friday, May 3. Read more »
Shakespeare in the Arb to stage 'Much Ado About Nothing'
Posted: May 03, 2013Shakespeare in the Arb - a popular annual, outdoor, traveling theater production helmed by U-M Residential College drama professor Kate Mendeloff, and featuring both community members and U-M students - will stage "Much Ado About ... Read more »
on stages: 'The Mountaintop' at Performance Network, 'Pookie Goes Grenading' at The New Theatre Project
Posted: May 01, 2013With the weather finally behaving itself, you might think theater offerings would begin slowing down. While that might be true in some other markets and used to be true in Washtenaw, with the exception of ... Read more »
Songwriting team Pasek and Paul lead pack of U-M theater nominees in New York
Posted: Apr 30, 2013Tuesday morning's announcement of 2013's batch of Tony Award nominees wraps up a little more than a week of accolades from the New York theater world (the Outer Critics Award nominations were released on Monday, ... Read more »
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