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Review: ‘Dixie’s Never Wear a Tube Top’ is a joyful, rowdy delight
Written by Marin Heinritz | Thursday, 26 July 2018 11:35 |Dixie Longate is the brainchild of Kris Andersson, who both created and plays the fabulously sassy, bawdy, twangy fast-talking, gum-smacking, hard-drinking, glamorous, shameless truth-telling, Tupperware-slinging, nymphomaniacal motivational speaker whose high-energy shows are like exceptionally-timed stand up.
Review: Hope Summer’s ‘Godspell’ has a lot of talent and a clear audience
Written by Marin Heinritz | Wednesday, 25 July 2018 17:47 |There are some shows for some audiences that never grow old. No matter how dated the music or how lacking in narrative beyond that which the audience brings to it, “Godspell” is one of those shows, and perhaps for nowhere more than conservative Christian stronghold Holland, Michigan.
Review: ‘The Producers’ is wickedly funny, no holds barred
Written by Marin Heinritz | Wednesday, 25 July 2018 16:59 |What’s not to love about a gleeful, limp-wristed Adolf Hitler surrounded by exquisite, sparkling show girls donning giant bratwurst and pretzels? Absolutely nothing. And this is but one highlight of many hilarious spectacles among many in Farmers Alley’s “The Producers,” the theater’s 10th anniversary season closer and biggest production to date.
Review: Well-Strung is a delightful, moving breath of fresh air
Written by Marin Heinritz | Friday, 20 July 2018 16:52 |It’s been a big year for Well Strung, the hunky New York City based string quartet known for mashing up classical music with contemporary pop songs in what they call “POPssicals.”
Review: One talented woman weaves a powerful, epic tale in ‘An Iliad’
Written by Marin Heinritz | Thursday, 19 July 2018 13:09 |Dramatizing war and its effects often makes the most potent anti-war statement among art forms. Therefore, it is for good reason there is a long list of deeply moving anti-war plays, from Aristophanes’ “Lysistrata” to Euripides’ “The Trojan Women” written in the 5th Century to Brecht’s “Mother Courage and Her Children” and rock musical “Hair” in the 20th Century and beyond.
Grammy, Emmy and Oscar nominated Tig Notaro is set to perform in Grand Rapids at the Fountain Street Church this September.
Review: ‘Run For Your Wife’ is reborn with impeccable nuance, performances and visuals
Written by Marin Heinritz | Wednesday, 18 July 2018 17:21 |Ray Cooney’s hilarious 1983 classic British farce “Run For Your Wife” has the potential to go terribly wrong, and not just for the the taxi driver who is leading a double life with two wives he tends to in two different areas of London.
Review: ‘The Lion King’ is an intricate, awesome, well-oiled machine
Written by Dana Casadei | Sunday, 15 July 2018 12:34 |Walking to my seat at last night’s production of The Lion King, I heard an usher comment on how this show was “something different.”
Review: ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ is complex, beautiful and all-around terrific
Written by Marin Heinritz | Friday, 06 July 2018 11:42 |Great Depression era American criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow captured newspaper readers’ imaginations of their day, becoming public figures for doing no good and creating celebrity culture before its time. And our obsession with these real-life characters who lived and loved with wanton desire and freedom only to die young in a blaze of glory never really waned. Their story has been adapted for film, television, cartoons, hip-hop songs, and podcasts, among practically infinite variations on their daring, romantic, violent tale.
Review: ‘The Odd Couple’ is a crowd-pleasing classic that sticks to its roots
Written by Marin Heinritz | Sunday, 01 July 2018 13:10 |Prolific comic American playwright Neil Simon has written more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of screenplays, has received more combined Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer, and was awarded many of the most sought-after literary awards, including the Pulitzer.
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