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Review: ‘Tick, Tick … Boom!’ explosively explores the time bomb of life
Written by Marin Heinritz | Monday, 13 January 2020 13:47 |The Kalamazoo Civic’s production of “Tick, Tick . . . Boom!” is a blast from the past, a rocking homage to Generation X through one artist’s fear of turning 30 — entailing fears of failure, commitment, selling out, death. You know, the little things.
If you’re reading this, you survived the Great Ice Storm of January 11. Way to go!
The storm was hailed (ha) as an onslaught of freezing rain and snow that would kill power to most of West Michigan, and while it wasn’t exactly a fun time, we made it through.
We’re back, baby! 2020 is officially here and we’re ready for it. It’s a new decade, which is the perfect time for a new start — both personally and professionally.
Thanks to resolutions, fresh starts and new beginnings, January is synonymous with diets — and with diets, come salads. I’m certainly not saying you should go paleo or keto or Whole 30 or whatever fad diet is hot nowadays, but it doesn’t hurt to introduce some veggies to your life now and then!
Crafting A Pint-Sized Performance: KSO's Craft Music series shrinks the symphony down
Written by Megan Sarnacki | Friday, 27 December 2019 09:00 |In the dead of winter, your soul may be yearning for some early springtime weather; with Michigan, you never know what will come. So instead of shutting yourself in and binge-watching the latest television series, join the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra for a special pint-sized concert at Bell’s Eccentric Café on January 15.
Not A Snoozer: Electrifying guitar duo returns for pops program with West Michigan Symphony
Written by Marla R. Miller | Friday, 27 December 2019 09:00 |Two guitar virtuosos who first performed at The Block in Muskegon return to warm up a January weekend and play a lively and recognizable pops program with West Michigan Symphony.
Gallery of Glass: GRAM’s winter exhibition shows off the beauty of a versatile material
Written by Megan Sarnacki | Friday, 27 December 2019 09:00 |While glass is often described as a delicate property, its metamorphic nature allows artists to explore not only fragility and transparency through their work, but also resiliency and strength. Examining the innovative ways glass can be styled is A New State of Matter: Contemporary Glass, Grand Rapids Art Museum’s latest exhibition.
Laughing Through the Tears: Actors' Theatre's 'Mary Jane' is highly emotional, yet decidedly unsentimental
Written by John Kissane | Friday, 27 December 2019 09:00 |“If you want Disney,” said Daina Robins, “you should go to Disney. This isn’t some saccharine fairy tale. This play is truthful.”
New Desires: GR Civic brings a timeless Tennessee Williams classic back to the stage
Written by John Kissane | Friday, 27 December 2019 13:57 |Late in the year 1992, a theatrical group in Springfield put on a show called Oh, Streetcar! The show, a musical version of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, opened with a warning about New Orleans (“If you want to go to Hell, you should take a trip/To the Sodom and Gomorrah of the Mississippi”) and ended with a rousing, upbeat number about the kindness of strangers.
Peaks & Valli's: 'Jersey Boys' celebrates the journey of the Four Seasons
Written by Amy McNeel | Friday, 27 December 2019 13:38 |After a nearly two-year hiatus, Jersey Boys once again hits the road to share the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The Tony- and Grammy-winning musical visits Miller Auditorium this month, bringing New Jersey rock ‘n’ roll all the way to West Michigan.
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