West Michigan's Arts & Entertainment Guide
Dramatic Entrance: Exit Left Theatre brings conversation to the community
Written by Kayla Sosa | Thursday, 28 June 2018 10:51 |Exit Left Theatre Company is working to change the boundaries of art in Holland.
Making Sense: Local theaters strive for accessibility with sensory-friendly performances
Written by Dana Casadei | Wednesday, 27 June 2018 17:19 |On July 21, some of the Wharton Center’s typical theater house rules will be a bit relaxed. Patrons will be allowed to eat snacks, look at phones and move around the theater during this production of Disney’s The Lion King.
Shakespeare Reconstructed: Pigeon Creek and Rose Theater bring the bard’s work fully to life
Written by Marla Miller | Wednesday, 27 June 2018 17:10 |If “Shakespeare” brings to mind recollections of high school English, all “thee, thou, thine,” The Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company entices you to give a live performance a try. Thou just might like it more than ye think.
Review: Hope's 'The Wiz' is theater at its finest
Written by Marin Heinritz | Tuesday, 26 June 2018 12:39 |American author L. Frank Baum’s children’s book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” has been adapted practically countless times since its publication in 1900, and for good reason. It’s a timeless allegorical quest tale of self discovery — about trusting what’s real beyond false facades, believing we already possess that which we seek, and realizing that when we know ourselves, we’re always at home, anywhere.
Review: Mason Street Warehouse goes far above and beyond with ‘Mamma Mia!’
Written by Marin Heinritz | Saturday, 23 June 2018 15:21 |What’s the big deal about Mamma Mia!, the fluffy jukebox musical built upon Swedish disco-pop group ABBA’s hits? With a 14-year run on Broadway and solidly placed in the top-10 longest running shows in both Broadway and West End history, and a movie adaptation with a sequel set to release this year, it’s a show people are downright wild about.
Review: Barn Theatre’s ‘Hairspray’ is the perfect summer lift
Written by Marin Heinritz | Friday, 22 June 2018 11:07 |There is perhaps no more perfect musical than “Hairspray,” the multiple Tony Award-winning Broadway hit adapted from the John Waters’ 1988 cult classic film.
Review: Sutton Lee Seymour takes drag to another level
Written by Marin Heinritz | Saturday, 16 June 2018 13:07 |People like to describe what Sutton Lee Seymour does as “old school drag,” though the opening night of her two-night engagement at Farmers Alley Theatre this weekend indicates an homage to camp, to Broadway, to Disney princesses from a performer who’s so skilled at singing, dancing, character work, improvisation, and innovative (not to mention lightning-quick changes in) costumes, s/he clearly owns whatever stage s/he inhabits.
Review: ‘Noises Off’ is a perfect storm of talent in writing, acting and directing
Written by Marin Heinritz | Wednesday, 13 June 2018 18:10 |At the exact moment when it seems as if not one more thing could possibly go wrong for the second-rate British touring company putting on the ill-fated sex farce “Nothing On,” its director, Lloyd, cries out in exasperation “This play is beyond a director’s hell.”
Review: ‘Bridges of Madison County’ explores passionate love with beauty and tenderness
Written by Marin Heinritz | Saturday, 09 June 2018 22:08 |Review: Barn Theatre dives deep into truth with multi-layered, poignant ‘Civil War’
Written by Marin Heinritz | Thursday, 07 June 2018 14:45 |For many of us in Southwest Michigan, it’s simply not summer until The Barn Theatre in Augusta kicks off its season. And Michigan’s oldest resident summer stock theater’s 72nd season was shot out of a canon Tuesday with “The Civil War,” a wonderfully well-chosen and poignant vehicle for the talent in this year’s company that’s surprisingly relevant.
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