Musical Review: ‘Wicked’ is a must-see at the Detroit Opera House
DETROIT — In the land of Oz, there is a place called Emerald City where “Wicked” the Musical returns to the Detroit Opera House beginning […]
Musical and Opera Reviews
Broadway in Detroit to host Tony Awards® Watch Party at The Maple Theater & Kitchen; Online Event Features Giveaways
Bloomfield Township, MI — Theatre fans unite! Broadway in Detroit will host a Tony Awards® watch party at the Maple Theater & Kitchen for local fans of the […]
Review: “Motown the Musical” delivers greatest soundtrack of change in America for the National Broadway Tour’s final Detroit engagement
DETROIT — The Motor City said: “I Want You Back” and MOTOWN THE MUSICAL responded with a triumphant return to the Fisher Theatre. Less than a mile from Hitsville USA, there’s also no […]
Opera Review: ‘The Summer King’ highlights racial inequality in baseball at the Detroit Opera House
DETROIT — The Summer King. It’s the last opera of the season at the Michigan Opera Theatre held inside the Detroit Opera House. Now is the perfect […]
Musical Review: “On Your Feet” is fabulous at Detroit’s Fisher Theatre
DETROIT — The Detroit debut of “On Your Feet” performance at the Fisher Theatre played to a packed audience on Wednesday May 2. The triumph […]
Paul Taylor Dance Co.: Dancing In The Streets of Detroit
“Modern is like ballet, only uglier.” ~~Paul Taylor on Modern Dance My college roommate my sophomore year was a dance major. Madonna was, too, at […]
Musical Review: ‘School of Rock’ is a must-see at Detroit’s Fisher Theatre
DETROIT — Composer and Broadway legend, Andrew Lloyd Webber brings the School of Rock-The Musical to Detroit’s Fisher Theatre from April 10-22. This crowd-pleasing, upbeat […]
Opera Review: Tosca Delivers Verve and “Verismo” to Detroit (Thanks, Cincinnati!)
“He had sung Tosca and it had been wonderful.” ~~~Ernest Hemingway from A Farewell to Arms In the course of my somewhat wizened 56 years, I’ve […]
Musical Review: ‘Cinderella’ is a crowd pleaser at Detroit’s Fisher Theatre
DETROIT — Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, the Tony award-winning Broadway musical, returns to the Fisher Theatre from March 13-18. “Cinderella, the musical” charmed audiences ever since […]
Play Review: Bring the kids to enjoy ‘Finding Neverland’ at the Fisher Theatre
DETROIT — “Finding Neverland” tells the story of a struggling theatre owner seeking to find a new musical to keep his doors open for years […]
Review: “Christmas Wonderland” is a big hit at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit
DETROIT — Santa Claus has come to Detroit with “Christmas Wonderland” playing at the Fisher Theatre for nine shows only beginning December 12-17, 2017. This […]
Musical Review: ‘An American in Paris’ is a crowd pleaser at the Detroit Opera House
DETROIT — The musical “An American in Paris” debuted at the Detroit Opera House on November 28 and runs through December 10, 2017. This musical is […]
Opera Review: Mozart’s “Figaro” Flies Thru Detroit!
DETROIT —“The Marriage of Figaro” is said by many to be the best opera of all time, not only in all of Westerndom, but of Global […]
Play Review: “The Color Purple” delights audiences in Detroit
DETROIT — The musical, The Color Purple, has arrived at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit for six days only. It won two Tony Awards in 2016, […]
Opera Review: ‘Rigoletto’ Invigorates Detroit, Rigorously
“Blackbird singing in the dead of night….” The Beatles Verlander may be gone; but Verdi is back in town. One of his best operas, with […]
Review: “Motown the Musical” is a crowd pleaser at Detroit’s Fisher Theatre
DETROIT — “Motown the Musical” returns to the Fisher Theatre in Detroit for a 13-day run, April 18-30, 2017. It began as one man’s story […]
Opera Review: ‘The Girl of the Golden West’ Hits Detroit
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ~~~Ben Franklin I’m trying to get myself edumacated. So, when I saw that a relatively […]