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Review: The Barn Brings 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' Into the New World

Some might assume the musical “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” remains a show of its time, based as it is on the Academy Award winning 1954 MGM film. And in many ways, this classic musical romantic comedy is just that, with its melodic score, grand dance numbers, family friendliness, and a story that riffs on a stock battle-of-the-sexes theme.

Revue Arts 30 June 2022
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Review: 'Legally Blonde' is Smart, Dazzling Fun at the Highest Level

“Omigod, omigod, you guys!” may not be the musical phrase you think you want running through your head when you walk out of a feel-good musical and into the next day. But it very much is, when the show you’ve walked out of is “Legally Blonde: The Musical” at Mason Street Warehouse in Saugatuck, the extravagant, joyful kickoff of their 20th anniversary season this summer.

Revue Arts 28 June 2022
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Review: 'Bright Star' Shines with Intimate Moments and Powerful Music

Director Kathy Mulay wanted to bring the homespun bluegrass musical “Bright Star” to Farmers Alley Theatre in Kalamazoo since she saw it debut on Broadway six years ago. Its premiere at the regional theater was slotted for the 2019-2020 season, but was thwarted by the pandemic.

Revue Arts 27 June 2022
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Working In the Wings: How Theater Gets Made

For more than three decades, local nonprofit organization Broadway Grand Rapids has been host to some of the best that New York City’s “great white way” has to offer. Regularly, year after year, musical theater superfans from around West Michigan will venture downtown to head inside the DeVos Performance Hall for some high-production, high-energy entertainment. 

Revue Arts 27 June 2022
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Review: Fun, Campy Music Brings New Meaning to ‘Mean Girls’

Mean Girls was released 18 years ago, in 2004. Children born at the time graduated high school this year, having survived the gauntlet that the film depicts: a gauntlet of pettiness, deception, and casual cruelty.

Revue Arts 22 June 2022
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Spaces for Discovery: Art Along the Lakeshore

Whether you consider yourself an artist or not, being creative can be an intimidating process. Saugatuck Center for the Arts is working to change this narrative through their latest community exhibition, Spaces for Discovery.

Revue Arts 20 June 2022
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Review: 'Blue-Eyed Hag' is the Perfect Introduction to Shakespeare

One of the immutable Laws Of Marketing states that, having written a prequel or sequel, you must declare that it can stand on its own. You can no more disobey it than you can disobey the law of gravity.

Revue Arts 13 June 2022
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Review: 'Figaro' is a Delightfully Charming Farce Full of Fresh Talent

When Charles Morey adapted Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais’ 18th Century “The Marriage of Figaro,” best known as a Mozart opera, in 2012, it was a success at least in part for how it reshaped the original farce, a wicked satire of the French aristocracy, to speak to the Occupy Wall Street moment.

Revue Arts 13 June 2022
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Blue-Eyed Hag: A Prequel to Shakespeare

In the midst of the pandemic, playwright Jim Lair Beard found himself with two particularly valuable raw materials: energy and time. Rather than use them to bake sourdough bread, as so many of us did, he baked a trio of plays.

Revue Arts 06 June 2022
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Playing My Small Part: Onstage with the Opera

Six years ago, I started writing about music, theater and art. I had the sense that a lot was going on in Grand Rapids (I was right about that) and that I could write about it in a compelling way (the jury’s still out). For a while, I hugged the shore, writing mostly about what I knew best, and avoiding deeper waters.

Revue Arts 06 June 2022
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New Tricks: Adult Art Classes in West Michigan

It’s never too late to pick up a new hobby or art form, but it’s still smart to start off with some in-person instruction.

Revue Arts 31 May 2022
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Review: The Beauty of Life Shines in 'Every Brilliant Thing'

To live in the present you have to imagine a future that is better than the past. And that is a definition of hope.

Revue Arts 20 May 2022
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Review: 'Biloxi Blues' is Hilarious, Deep, and Timeless

As a boy, Neil Simon would sometimes cover his ears with a pillow, hoping to drown out the sounds of his parents fighting. When the fights got bad enough, his father would take off; he’d be gone for months at a time—not an easy thing for a family to deal with, especially during the Depression.

Revue Arts 16 May 2022
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Review: 'Dirt, Ash, Dead Tree' is an Unforgettable Testament to the Power of Collaborative Theatre

It’s extraordinary that live theatre has survived. Because of the pandemic, yes, and also thanks to technological advances that have created seemingly infinite entertainment options at our fingertips at any given moment.

Revue Arts 15 May 2022
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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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Review: 'Measure for Measure' at Interlochen Shows Why Shakespeare Endures

Review: 'Measure for Measure' at Interlochen Shows Why Shakespeare Endures

Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure raises important questions about justice and how some succeed as w...
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