May 06, 2025

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Articles for author: Steven Sheldon

Steven Sheldon

Lodi Township Stands Firm Against Toll Brothers in Development Battle

The Lodi Township Planning Commission is pushing back against Toll Brothers, demanding clear answers and accountability before approving the Arbor Preserve site plan. Photo: Lodi Township Planning Commission Members, Chair Strader is third from the left. Photo by Steve Sheldon. “We’re not Novi, and we never will be,” said Cindy Strader, Chair of the Lodi ...

Steven Sheldon

Encore’s First Annual Gala a Huge Success

Photo: (L-R) David Moan, Matt Bogart, Jessica Boevers Bogart, Matt Mogart, Chelsea Packard, Geoff Packard, Jessica Grové & Dan Cooney. Photo courtesy of The Encore Musical Theatre Company Have you ever attended an event and left with the impression that you were a part of what you thought was your version of heaven? Well, Thursday ...

Steven Sheldon

Croswell Opera House Delights Kids with The Cat in the Hat

The Croswell Opera House brought laughter and excitement to young audiences with a lively performance of The Cat in the Hat, featuring energetic antics, colorful costumes, and a packed house of delighted children. Photo: (L-R):  Joan Hiatt as the Cat, Mazyn Maybee as Girl, Zaerk Devlin as Boy are pictured in recent Croswell Opera House ...

Steven Sheldon

Saline Junior Theatre Celebrates 20 Years with Annie Jr

The heartwarming show runs March 14-16 Photo: L-R: Stella Geragosian as Lily, Maddy Cummins as Rooster, Noelle Harnish as Miss Hannigan singing Easy Street. Photo by Steve Sheldon Saline Junior Theatre, a program through the Saline Community Education Department, celebrates its 20th year of providing kids with an opportunity to sing and act in Broadway ...

Saline’s Leader of the Band Retires After 30 Years

After three decades of shaping young musicians, Nate Lampman is set to retire, leaving behind a legacy of music, mentorship, and unforgettable performances. In 1981, Dan Fogelberg wrote the iconic song “Leader of the Band”. The lyrics included the line, “But his blood runs through my instrument and his song is in my soul. My ...

Steven Sheldon

Chelsea Youth Theatre’s Shrek Entertains Sold Out Performance

The Chelsea Area Players Youth Theatre opened the curtain on Shrek Jr at the sold-out 840- seat Washington Street Education Center (WSEC) Friday evening.  Featuring a cast of sixty 3rd -8th grade students, led by 8th grader Kathryn Dunn as Fiona, 7th grader W. Rock Thompson as Shrek and the very entertaining 8th grader Charlotte ...

Steven Sheldon

Milan High School Gets Heavenly Applause From Dr. Seuss

Milan High School will open the curtain on the whimsical Suessical – The Musical in the Dennis McComb Performing Arts Center, an 840-seat auditorium in Milan High School. Suessical – The Musical has three performances this weekend, 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday. There is a 7 p.m. ...

Steven Sheldon

Where Are They Now: Dominic Dorset, Saline High School (‘18)

The Sun Times News presents a new feature titled Where Are They Now? These stories will capture the graduates of area high schools and provide readers with a glimpse into their lives following graduation. Introducing:  Dominic Dorset – Saline High School Class of 2018 Dominic was a member of the Saline High School Drama Club ...

Steven Sheldon

Encore Actors Shine in Sense & Sensibility

There is a lot to like in The Encore Musical Theatre Company’s production of the musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Sense & Sensibility, running now through Mar. 16th at the Encore Theatre in Dexter. It is the actors, tech crew and orchestra that shine in this production. The magic of this show is led ...

Croswell Rocks a Full House with 70s Concert

The Croswell Opera House, Michigan’s oldest theatre, presented a sold-out 70s Tribute concert on Saturday evening featuring the band Not Fast Enuff. The band, featuring Melissa Toth and Michael Barlow on vocals, Michael Toth on percussion, Chad Singleton on bass and Scott Williams on lead guitar, entertained the crowd for over two hours. The band ...

Steven Sheldon

Purple Rose Hits a Humorous Home Run with Fourteen Funerals

By Steve Sheldon Playwright Eric Pfeffinger, director Rhiannon Ragland, combined to create a hilarious 90-minutes of laughs and a few of life’s hard to learn lessons. Friday evening was opening night of Fourteen Funerals at the Purple Rose Theatre.  Pfeffinger created Blissfield, Indiana, the make-believe small town with a population of 6,044. A town with ...

Steven Sheldon

Dexter Drama Club Thrills Audience with Brigadoon

By Steven Sheldon The Dexter High School Drama Club put on a crowd-pleasing performance of the classic Lerner & Loewe musical Brigadoon, which opened on Broadway in 1947. The Dexter High School Drama Club, under the smart direction of David Moan, treated the audience to a near-perfect performance of Lerner & Loewe’s classic musical Brigadoon, ...