May 19, 2025

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Articles for tag: arts and entertainment, The Encore, theater, theatre

STN Staff

The Encore Musical Theatre Company Presents West Side Story

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 ...

Trevor Sullivan

The Encore Theatre Announces Season 16 Lineup as Tickets go on Sale

By Trevor Sullivan  The Encore Musical Theatre Company has unveiled its lineup for the 2024/25 season as tickets have gone on sale, featuring a blend of world premieres, Michigan premieres, and beloved classics. Season 16 promises to captivate audiences with a diverse array of productions, starting with the world premiere of “NEW WORLD COMIN’.” Conceived ...

Dogs on stage at The Encore Musical Theatre in Dexter, Michigan.

Encore Theatre Goes To the Dogs

When Dan Egeler looked at the set from the Encore Musical Theatre Company’s production of “I’m Not Rappaport”, starring The Love Boat alumni Fred Grandy (Gopher), Ted Lange (Isaac) and Jill Whelan (Vicki Stubing), he thought there had to be some way that the beautiful stage could be used during the Theatre’s dark hours.  Egeler, ...

Chuck Colby

Near, Far, Antics Wherever They Are: Jeff Daniels’ “Diva Royale” Keeps The Laughs Flowing At The Purple Rose Theatre

By Hugh Gallagher, Published with special permission from PULP and The Ann Arbor District Library. Jeff Daniels’ funny, silly, and embraceable comedy Diva Royale is—as the program announces—back by public demand at his Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea. The original article appears here: https://pulp.aadl.org/node/623148 Three stay-at-home Michigan moms form a close bond with their devotion to Canadian diva Celine Dion and their discontent with ...