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U-M Musical Theater Student Makes National Tour Debut in “Les Misérables”

Kurt Anthony Krug

Haley Dortch, a musical theater major at the University of Michigan, didn’t have an agent, didn’t have a manager, and didn’t belong to the...

“She Said” Opens at Michigan Theater

Current Staff

In the fall of 2017 Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey of the New York Times spawned the #metoo movement when their story of Harvey...

What to Watch at the State Theatre This Week

Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini

As we head into the holiday season, here are a couple of the must–see movies playing at the State Theater. Till This film directed by Nigerian...

Carla Milarch: actress, playwright, director, thinker

Mishal Charania

Carla Milarch is a thinker. Every time she is asked a question she takes a second to ponder, she makes sure she gets the...

NPR’s Wait Wait Standup Tour Kicks Off In Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor Family Magazine

NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! will begin a comedy tour, The Wait Wait Standup Tour, traveling to ten cities across the U.S. starting...

“God Kinda Looks Like Tupac” at Theatre Nova

Current Staff

Theatre NOVA, Ann Arbor’s resident nonprofit professional theatre, wraps up its 2021-22 season of in-person productions with “God Kinda Looks Like Tupac” by Emilio ...

Detroit Teacher is Awarded National Mentorship for Acting Dream

Shaun Manning

Detroit native Donnevan Tolbert has been acting since elementary school, and has recently landed an opportunity that may take his performing career to the...

The Fantasticks Reimagined with an LGBTQIA+ Take

Digital Media

This June, the theatre has reimagined The Fantasticks with an LGBTQIA+ take on the world’s longest-running musical. The Fantasticks, the world’s longest-running musical, is being...

Ypsilanti Youth Perform a Multigenre Production

Current Staff

A cohort of young artists will put on a multigenre production of their own making, “Spoke From the Soil: When Love is a Thing...

Howell High Grad Feels Blessed and Overwhelmed to be in CATS

Kurt Anthony Krug

By Kurt Anthony Krug Howell native Aiden Pressel grew up seeing shows at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, located on the campus of Michigan...

Theatre Nova Presents, “An Almost British Christmas”

Digital Media

Running 12/3/21 - 1/2/22 By Amelia Roberts If you’re looking to get into the holiday spirit and get a little more Christmas cheer in your life,...

A Very Golden Girls Christmas

Taylor Viers

The Ringwald in Ferndale, MI will present the highly anticipated A Very Golden Girls Christmas, vol. 2: An Unauthorized Parody after Thanksgiving! The show...