West Michigan's Arts & Entertainment Guide
Review: ‘Cabaret’ Brings Out the Best Circle Theatre Has to Offer
Written by John Kissane | Thursday, 29 July 2021 15:08 |In “Signs and Symbols,” Vladimir Nabokov wrote of Aunt Rosa, “a fussy, angular, wild-eyed old lady, who had lived in a tremulous world of bad news, bankruptcies, train accidents, cancerous growths — until the Germans put her to death, together with all the people she had worried about.”
Review: Barn Theatre’s ‘9 to 5’ Is A Cathartic, Joyful Musical
Written by Marin Heinritz | Friday, 09 July 2021 11:43 |Is there a place in the post #metoo cultural moment for a workplace comedy in which the narrative builds around a “sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot” of a boss who runs roughshod over his female employees, inspiring both imagined and real revenge fantasies that involve poisoning, shooting, and stringing him up?
Review: 'Shout! The MOD Musical' Is a Triumphant Return of Live Theater
Written by Marin Heinritz | Monday, 05 July 2021 12:59 |Live theater is back, and at Mason Street Warehouse/Saugatuck Center for the Arts, it’s outside at the lakeshore, and everything we could hope for.
Review: Face Off Theatre's Return Was a Revelation
Written by Marin Heinritz | Tuesday, 25 May 2021 11:16 |In Hollywood, Calif. many old movie theaters have been converted into churches. For Face Off Theatre Company in Kalamazoo, a former church is now their home in Dormouse Theatre.
Review: GR Ballet Presents a Collection of Visual Feats
Written by Marin Heinritz | Sunday, 02 May 2021 17:47 |As the weather finally turns to spring in Southwest Michigan and we look to spend more time outside and less in front of our screens, watching what otherwise would have been a live performance on the computer may be the last thing people thought of doing this weekend.
Review: With 'Collective Force,' GR Ballet Innovates and Pioneers
Written by Marin Heinritz | Monday, 29 March 2021 11:21 |The world’s wild shifts and changes over the past year have required all of us to pivot and adapt, and the arts and the way we interact with them are no exception. Live performance, especially, has taken a hit, and with increased screen time in practically all areas of life, a mere shift from stage to screen for audiences hasn’t exactly cut it.
No doubt this past weekend’s 12th Regional Annual Dance Festival hosted by Wellspring Cori Terry & Dancers was a balm to the pandemic-weary dance lovers who opted in to the virtual event.
For those of us whose only contributions to theater are our ticket purchases and attention, show selection is an arcane process.
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.
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