West Michigan's Arts & Entertainment Guide
Q&A: Michelle Urbane Theater Manager, GRCC’s Spectrum Theatre
Written by Kayla Tucker | Friday, 31 March 2017 09:00 |The Spectrum Theater, located on Fountain Street in Grand Rapids Community College’s campus, houses four theater troupes and is always bustling with activity. Managing all that activity is Michelle Urbane, theater manager. On top of managing the box office, Urbane directs and performs in shows and can always be seen running from one place to the next, always with a big smile on her face.
Diverse Drama: Ebony Road Players promotes social justice through theater arts
Written by Kayla Tucker | Friday, 31 March 2017 09:00 |Four years ago, when Edye Evans Hyde started the Ebony Road Players, she didn’t know it would turn into a catalyst for social justice.
Improv Improvement: Crawlspace Eviction uses comedy to help people be better
Written by Jane Simons | Friday, 31 March 2017 09:00 |Dann Sytsma’s fixation with the word “crawlspace” led to the birth of an improv group that has become a fixture in Kalamazoo’s entertainment scene.
Amazing Disgrace: Actors’ Theatre combats otherization with the timely ‘Disgraced’
Written by Kayla Tucker | Friday, 31 March 2017 09:00 |When Fred Sebulske founded Actors’ Theatre Grand Rapids in 1981, his mission was to provoke conversation through theater.
Review: “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” dazzles and delights beyond expectation
Written by James Sanford | Saturday, 25 March 2017 12:42 |For artistic directors planning a theater’s season, there’s always a temptation to ride the coattails of an upcoming movie and schedule a stage version of the next potential blockbuster. But this can also be a trap.
Review: ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ escalates excellently with powerful performances
Written by James Sanford | Saturday, 18 March 2017 13:32 |“Sell” rhymes with “hell,” something David Mamet never lets us forget in his 1984 Pulitzer Prize winner Glengarry Glen Ross, set in a Chicago real estate office that’s about as cheery and chummy as a vipers’ nest. With apologies to Arthur Miller, death for these salesmen would be a relief; they are trapped in a torturous, endless purgatory of backstabbing, back-biting and brow-beatings.
Tuesday night, a standing ovation met the cast of RENT after they rocked a crowd of about 2,000 at Grand Rapids’ DeVos Performance Hall.
Imagine getting the opportunity to work for your favorite celebrity. Now imagine you and that celebrity becoming fast friends.
Just Kidding: Laughfest show puts a child’s wild imagination onstage
Written by Kayla Tucker | Wednesday, 01 March 2017 09:00 |Adult comics will bring kids’ imaginations to life with a free show at this year’s Gilda’s Laughfest. This is the second annual show directed by local comedian Amy Gascon, who performs in various comedy and improv groups in Grand Rapids.
No Strings Attached: Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher tells a magical tale with puppets, people and projections
Written by Jane Simons | Wednesday, 01 March 2017 09:00 |Jason Potgieter’s passion for puppeteering will come in handy for Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher.
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