West Michigan's Arts & Entertainment Guide
Review: ‘Dracula’ Is Alive And Well At The Civic Theatre
Written by John Kissane | Saturday, 24 October 2020 14:41 |Just before sunset on Friday, October 23, I pulled my van into the parking lot of the DeltaPlex Arena, turned on my radio, and waited for the show to begin.
Grand Rapids Ballet Announces Reimagined Season
Written by Josh Veal | Monday, 21 September 2020 09:49 |After months of uncertainty, the Grand Rapids Ballet has plans for a unique and exciting 2020-2021 season.
Michael Baumgarten, the second star of our Backstage Bios series, has provided lighting design for many Opera Grand Rapids productions, including The Magic Flute, The Mikado and this year’s Scalia/Ginsburg.
Don’t blame her; theater was in the family. Liz Merriman’s grandfather painted sets. Her grandmother helped with the painting and did props too. Liz’s father and sisters were all actors and her mother did costumes.
How performers are adjusting to the lack of a stage
The talent onstage shouldn’t get all the love. Without the people working behind the scenes, they wouldn’t have a stage to stand on, much less a show to perform.
A look back on the co-founder of The New Vic Theatre
Actors’ Theatre retells ‘Paradise Lost’ with a modern edge
Review: Despite everything, 'Lost in Yonkers' finds joy
Written by Marin Heinritz | Friday, 13 March 2020 12:48 |Neil Simon is one of the most prolific and enduring American playwrights, beloved for his nostalgia, humor and witty one-liners, even winning a Pulitzer in 1991 for “Lost in Yonkers,” arguably his finest work. Farmers Alley Theatre chose that finest work as their first foray in Neil Simon material, and it’s a wonder to behold.
‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ is full of heart and pure imagination
Written by John Kissane | Monday, 09 March 2020 11:35 |In an unpublished chapter of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, candy magnate Willy Wonka leads a group of wide-eyed children into the alarmingly named Pounding and Cutting Room. There, a machine slices fudge into small squares. A wire strainer serves to catch any children who might slip, preventing them from being similarly chopped up. “It always catches them,” he reassures the children. “At least it always has up to now.”
© 2020 Serendipity Media, LLC
