The Purple Rose Theatre Company has announced the final production of their 34th season, “Bert & Trixie Visit the Vet” a World Premiere comedy written by Michigan native Matt Letscher. Tickets are on sale now. Four pets in a veterinarian’s waiting room plan an escape when they suspect one of them is in danger. This ...
For a limited five-week run from June 5 – July 6, The Encore Musical Theatre Company will present West Side Story, the groundbreaking Broadway musical inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet on The Encore’s Maas Main Stage. With music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents, based on a ...
By Todd Nissen The Dexter Community Band will host its summer-themed concert on May 18 at the Dexter High School’s Center for Performing Arts. The performance will feature “Casey at the Bat” and Principal Trumpet Richard Savitski performing an original version of George Gershwin’s “Summertime.” For Savitski, a long-time Dexter resident who has been in the ...
The Michigan Irish Repertory Theatre will present “I’ll Be Seeing You,” an original musical play by Michigan playwright David Kiley about a love story forged during World War II to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The performances will be at Arthur Miller Theatre on May 29, 30 and 31. ...
The Saline Area Players are set to perform Winnie the Pooh, a play in two acts adapted by Lindsay Price and based on the beloved book by A.A. Milne. Winnie the Pooh will star local students Smanatha Knapp (Winnie the Pooh), Clara Rose (Rabbit) and Gloria Cousino (Piglet) in the lead rolls, as well as ...
The Encore Musical Theatre Company is set to present a fresh take on Oscar Wilde’s iconic comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, running April 24–May 4. The production stars Fred Grandy as the formidable Lady Bracknell. Grandy, known for his role as Gopher on The Love Boat, leads a cast of rising and established talent ...
Chelsea Area Players will host auditions for its June production of Meet Me in St. Louis on April 9 and April 10 at the St. Mary of Chelsea Catholic Church. The musical, based on the MGM movie of the same name and Sally Benson’s The Kensington Stories, has roles for all ages and will premiere ...
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 ...
The 29th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons, the largest and longest-running exhibition of its kind in the world, returns with new events aimed at shedding light on experiences of incarceration in Michigan. Curated by the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP), the show features 772 artworks by 538 artists incarcerated in 26 Michigan prisons. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Editor’s note: In its May 15, 2024, edition, the Sun Times News included a special “Discover Tecumseh” section. It contains articles describing many of the businesses and community life in this charming town. We’re running the articles online and encourage you to add a trip to Tecumseh to your list of fun things to do ...
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