Musical and Opera Reviews

Ballet & Detroit, Just Like Pancakes and Maple Syrup, Right?

February 18, 2019 Mike Wrathell 0

“You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to show on walls […]

Play Review: ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ premieres in Detroit

February 14, 2019 Gloria Rzucidlo 0

DETROIT — Broadway’s Tony Award-Winning Comedy “The Play That Goes Wrong” is making debut at Detroit’s Fisher Theatre from February 12-24, 2019. The play is […]

Michigan Opera Theatre Opens Holiday Season with the Return of BalletMet’s “The Nutcracker”

November 19, 2018 Press Release 0

DETROIT – Michigan Opera Theatre will present Columbus’s BalletMet at the Detroit Opera House Nov. 24-25 for three performances of “The Nutcracker”. The company is making […]

Opera Review: “The Barber of Seville” Shears Detroit!

November 11, 2018 Mike Wrathell 0

“The Barber of Seville’s” opening night performance on Saturday night at the Detroit Opera House was sheerly brilliant! Grammy Award-winning tenor Lucas Meachem’s Figaro rivaled […]

Musical Review: ‘Wicked’ is a must-see at the Detroit Opera House

August 10, 2018 Gloria Rzucidlo 0

DETROIT — In the land of Oz, there is a place called Emerald City where “Wicked” the Musical returns to the Detroit Opera House beginning […]

Broadway in Detroit to host Tony Awards® Watch Party at The Maple Theater & Kitchen; Online Event Features Giveaways

June 8, 2018 Tracey Martin 0

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

June 6, 2018 Tracey Martin 0

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

May 13, 2018 Jason Rzucidlo 0

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

May 3, 2018 Gloria Rzucidlo 0

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

April 22, 2018 Mike Wrathell 2

“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

April 13, 2018 Gloria Rzucidlo 0

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!)

April 8, 2018 Mike Wrathell 2

“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

March 15, 2018 Gloria Rzucidlo 0

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

February 7, 2018 Jason Rzucidlo 0

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

December 13, 2017 Gloria Rzucidlo 0

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

November 30, 2017 Gloria Rzucidlo 0

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 […]