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Review: 'Well Strung' lives up to its name, and then some

It’s not often one attends a string quartet concert and hears witty banter among the players, much less a description of the next arrangement as “an Italian sandwich” or “almost like a tiramisu.”

Revue Arts 15 July 2017
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Review: ‘Curious George’ is a blast, both adorable and infectious

Curious George — the playful, enthusiastic, lovable monkey who has been amusing children for more than 75 years — just never gets old.

Revue Arts 15 July 2017
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Review: 'In The Blood' is a powerful, expertly executed wake-up call

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."

Revue Arts 14 July 2017
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Review: ‘We Will Rock You’ harnesses the power of Queen

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.

Revue Arts 12 July 2017
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Review: ‘Annie’ is sweet, fun and well-crafted

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.

Revue Arts 10 July 2017
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Review: ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ is stuck in the past

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.

Revue Arts 06 July 2017
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Community Through Culture: The Black Arts Festival shares the African American experience with all

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.

Revue Arts 03 July 2017
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A Musical Summer Respite: The Saugatuck Chamber Music Festival brings camaraderie to the charming waterfront town

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.

Revue Arts 03 July 2017
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Summer on the Stage: Escape to Whitehall for a slower pace and live theater

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.

Revue Arts 03 July 2017
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Subpoenas By Day, Soprano By Night: A conversation with moonlighting diva Madelaine Lane

Madelaine Lane spends her days in an office tower overlooking Calder Plaza, defending people for Warner, Norcross & Judd.

Revue Arts 03 July 2017
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Movement with a Message: DanceSpire offers hope while cutting a rug

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.

Revue Arts 30 June 2017
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Review: ‘Buddy’ is a stellar, thrilling portal to the past

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.

Revue Arts 30 June 2017
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Review: ‘All in the Timing’ is an intelligent, funny breath of fresh air

In “All in the Timing,” David Ives’ 90-minute collection of six comic sketches, time circles back on itself, language is meaningless, monkeys as would-be Shakespeares overcome the death stare of the blank page, and the entire enterprise of human communication, not to mention the meaning of life and death, are called into question.

Revue Arts 26 June 2017
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Review: Mason Street’s ‘Memphis’ epitomizes the magic of theater

The word “magic” often gets thrown around in the theatre world, and rightfully so. When the right script and talent come together in the right time and place to positively transfix the right audience, there’s no doubt an extraordinary amount of work; but there’s also an indescribable element of magic. And when all those conditions collide at once it is a rare event indeed.

Revue Arts 25 June 2017
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Review: A World of Talent Makes ‘Dreamgirls’ Shine at Circle Theatre

Review: A World of Talent Makes ‘Dreamgirls’ Shine at Circle Theatre

On December 21st, 1981, a review of the new musical Dreamgirls appeared in The New York Times. “When...
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On Their Toes: Rehearsing with Deos Contemporary Ballet

On Their Toes: Rehearsing with Deos Contemporary Ballet

“When do we add tension and stress?” The asker is serious: She’s wondering at what point she needs t...
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Review: 'Seussical' is an All-Ages Delight Full of Sensory Wonders

Review: 'Seussical' is an All-Ages Delight Full of Sensory Wonders

“Look at me! Look at me! Look at me NOW! It is fun to have fun/ But you have to know how,” declares ...
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