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 and Opera Reviews
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 […]
Review: “Circus 1903-The Golden Age of Circus” is a crowd pleaser
DETROIT — The most amazing show on Earth, “Circus 1903-The Golden Age of Circus,” has arrived at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit for only six […]
The Hidden Language of Modern Dance
Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the body. ~~~Martha Graham Last Saturday night in Detroit was a veritable urban petri dish of […]
Play Review: ‘The Lion King’ Roars into Detroit
DETROIT — Disney brings pageantry, puppetry, poignancy and power to the stage production of “The Lion King” and Pride Rock has never looked or sounded […]
Musical Review: “Fun Home” impresses during its Detroit debut at the Fisher Theatre
DETROIT — Five-time Tony award-winning musical “Fun Home” made its Motor City premiere at The Fisher Theatre on November 29. It will run until December […]
Musical Review: “The Book of Mormon” is lively at Detroit’s Fisher Theatre
DETROIT — “The Book of Mormon,” winner of nine Tony Awards, opened at the Fisher Theatre on November 1 and runs through November 13th. Written […]
Play Review: “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” at Detroit’s Fisher Theatre
DETROIT — Tony Award winner, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” is now playing at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit from October 4-16. Act […]
Opera review: Mozart Mows Through Motown
Anyone who’s ever seen the movie about Mozart from the 80’s called Amadeus knows that little Wolfgang was a wild thing as a little boy. […]
Musical review: ‘The Sound of Music’ is exceptional at Detroit’s Fisher Theatre
DETROIT — Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music” premieres in Detroit May 10-22 at the Fisher Theatre. Although I have never seen the movie […]
Play review: ‘Macbeth’ Strings Up Detroit
DETROIT — I went and saw the opening night of Macbeth at the Detroit Opera House on Saturday. There’s always an excitement in the air […]
Play review: ‘Love Letters’ is different, yet entertaining at the Fisher Theatre
DETROIT — Ali McGraw and Ryan O’Neal star in “Love Letters” at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit. It’s a play written by A.R. Gurney is […]
Musical review: ‘If/Then’ is a great new love story at Detroit’s Fisher Theatre
DETROIT — My husband and I attended the opening of “If/Then,” a new musical, on March 29 at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit. It was […]
Play review: ‘Cinderella’ is a must-see at the Detroit Opera House
DETROIT — The classic Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” arrives at the Detroit Opera House from February 16-28. This 2013 Tony award-winning broadway musical has music […]
Musical review: ‘Chicago’ is very entertaining at Detroit’s Fisher Theatre
DETROIT — Lights, camera, action! “Chicago” the musical returns to Detroit at the Fisher Theater for six days only, February 9-14. The Chicago orchestra […]