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Review: MOULIN ROUGE! at Wharton Center is a Sensory Feast Unlike Anything Mid-Michigan Has Seen


by Stefani Chudnow - April 04, 2024

From now through April 14th, Moulin Rouge! at Wharton Center will astound audiences with its pure extravaganza and spicy love story....

Review: CHILDREN OF EDEN at Stagecrafters is an Immersive Journey Through the Story of Genesis


by Stefani Chudnow - April 01, 2024

Children of Eden is currently playing at Stagecrafters’ Baldwin Theatre through April 21st. Though the show has not had notable U.S. professional iterations (such as Off-Broadway) in the more than 30 years since its inception, this story has found eternal life in community theatres. In fact, Childre...

Review: RADIUM GIRLS at Smith Theatre


by Emily Schenk - March 20, 2024

Based on real events, Radium Girls focuses on the young 14- to 15-year-olds who were working in these U.S. factories using paintbrushes. In their exacting work, the girls went from paint to lips to watch-face to keep their brushes tight and pointed. What wasn’t known? The radium poisoning was killin...

Review: THE LOVE LIST at A Wilde Theatre


by Emily Schenk - January 22, 2024

The Love List is currently running January 19 -28, 2024...

Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Smith Theatre


by Emily Schenk - November 19, 2023

The Tony Award-winning musical follows a group of 'wonderfully unique and vibrant adolescents' competing for a bee championship that illustrates the importance of inclusion and community. ...

Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE THE NEW COMEDY MUSICAL at Fisher Theatre


by Emily Schenk - November 19, 2023

What did our critic think of MRS. DOUBTFIRE THE NEW COMEDY MUSICAL at Fisher Theatre?...

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Wharton Center is a Thoughtful Tale of Family and Race in the 1930's Deep South


by Stefani Chudnow - October 05, 2023

Through this Sunday, October 8th, you can catch the new production of To Kill a Mockingbird at Wharton Center in East Lansing....

Review: RAIN ON FIRE at Flint Repertory Theatre


by Emily Schenk - September 18, 2023

Rain on Fire begins with Marie when she comes home to plan her addicted mother Lorraine's funeral. 'Rain' left a surprising final wish for Marie and her cousin Caleb, a meth user, to fulfill together. Marie struggles with her anger and loss in a tense and often funny play that deals with the opioid ...

Review: GOLDEN GIRLS THE LAUGHS CONTINUE at Royal Oak Music Theatre


by Emily Schenk - July 30, 2023

The Golden Girls are back! 2023 finds Sophia out on bail after being busted by the DEA for running a drug ring for retirees. Blanche and Rose have founded CreakN, a thriving sex app for seniors. And Dorothy is trying to hold it all together with help from her new, young sex-crazed stud. Presented by...

Review: RAGTIME at Flint Repertory Thetare


by Emily Schenk - June 13, 2023

Step into history to see this exciting new take on Ragtime at Flint Repertory Theatre. Ragtime will be playing at Flint Repertory Theatre until June 25th....

Past Shows

MARY POPPINS JR
12/5 - 12/5/2019


One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Mary Poppins ...

ANNIE JR
5/3 - 5/5/2018


It's upbeat plot and flamboyant characters have made Annie one of the most beloved musicals in history--what girl hasn't dreamed of performing the title role ...

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH JR.
10/12 - 10/12/2016


Celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the world’s most beloved children's authors - Roald Dahl - with a fantastical tale of a boy, his ...

DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR
12/11 - 12/11/2015


In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, ...

BIG THE MUSICAL-TYA
5/1 - 5/2/2014


A frustrated adolescent magically becomes an adult, discovering that life is not simply child's play....

GUYS & DOLLS JR
11/29 - 11/29/2013


Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, GUYS AND DOLLS JR. introduces us to colorful characters who have become legends in the musical theatre ...

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