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Review: 'In The Blood' is a powerful, expertly executed wake-up call
Written by Marin Heinritz | Friday, 14 July 2017 18:50 |A review of In the Blood, performed by The Kalamazoo Black Arts and Cultural Center’s Face Off Theatre as part of the 2017 Black Arts Festival. "Cedric Russell’s fairly simple yet deeply symbolic set and Chris Riley’s dramatic lights, make this harsh critique of capitalism, misogyny, Christian hypocrisy, the welfare state, and systemic racism truly vibrant."
Review: ‘We Will Rock You’ harnesses the power of Queen
Written by Marin Heinritz | Wednesday, 12 July 2017 16:30 |Earlier this month, a crowd of 65,000 at Hyde Park in London awaiting the start of a Green Day concert spontaneously united in a singalong to Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” as it was piped over the loudspeakers. Captured on video, the five-minute clip has gotten nearly four million views on YouTube in a little over a week. In so many ways, this anecdote embodies the power of Queen, the enduring British rock band originally led by inimitable frontman Freddie Mercury, who died in 1991. The band boasts 18 number one albums, and its progressive anthem rock is recognizable to anyone who has witnessed a sporting event live or on television, or has spun through the FM dial anytime after 1973.
Review: ‘Annie’ is sweet, fun and well-crafted
Written by Marin Heinritz | Monday, 10 July 2017 13:20 |The story of Little Orphan Annie has been a part of popular American culture for nearly 100 years, from comic strips to radio programs, Broadway and the Silver Screen. Practically anyone alive who grew up in this culture has been exposed to the eternally optimistic little girl who, though penniless and parentless with a hard-drinking child-hating orphanage den mother and an awfully tough cohort of orphans as her posse, insists the sun will come out tomorrow.
Review: ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ is stuck in the past
Written by Marin Heinritz | Thursday, 06 July 2017 15:48 |When aging widow and retired school teacher Daisy Werthan — a stubborn, wealthy Jewish woman in 1948 Atlanta brought up to take care of herself — can no longer drive, her son Boolie hires “colored man” Hoke Coleburn to be her chauffeur, and what quietly unfolds could only be born of that particular time and place.
Subpoenas By Day, Soprano By Night: A conversation with moonlighting diva Madelaine Lane
Written by Josh Veal Super | Monday, 03 July 2017 09:00 |Madelaine Lane spends her days in an office tower overlooking Calder Plaza, defending people for Warner, Norcross & Judd.
Summer on the Stage: Escape to Whitehall for a slower pace and live theater
Written by Marla R. Miller | Monday, 03 July 2017 09:00 |Entertaining tourists and locals for a century, the historic Howmet Playhouse in Whitehall lights up with live theater every Thursday, Friday and Saturday for eight weeks during the summer.
A Musical Summer Respite: The Saugatuck Chamber Music Festival brings camaraderie to the charming waterfront town
Written by Samara Napolitan | Monday, 03 July 2017 09:00 |There are no program notes for Saugatuck Chamber Music Festival performances. Instead, musicians tell the stories behind the compositions directly to the audience before playing the piece.
Community Through Culture: The Black Arts Festival shares the African American experience with all
Written by Jane Simons | Monday, 03 July 2017 09:00 |A July celebration of African American art and culture in Kalamazoo's LaCrone Park is part of an ongoing mission to expose West Michigan residents to a culture rich in diversity.
Movement with a Message: DanceSpire offers hope while cutting a rug
Written by Kayla Tucker | Saturday, 01 July 2017 16:17 |Deavondre Jones just wants to do two things: Dance and inspire others. With DanceSpire, the 23-year-old is doing just that, combining motivational speaking and dance routines to reach high-school and college students around the state.
Review: ‘Buddy’ is a stellar, thrilling portal to the past
Written by Marin Heinritz | Friday, 30 June 2017 10:38 |Nearly 60 years after Buddy Holly’s tragic plane crash death Don McLean proclaimed “the day the music died” in his pervasive ’70s hit “American Pie,” The Barn Theatre has magnificently brought both Holly and his music back to life in “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story.
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