Monthly Archives: March 2011

“DING DONG” Makes Its National Debut At Meadow Brook Theatre

Posted on March 26, 2011 by

by Joseph Michael Mishler What happens when a husband discovers his wife is having an affair?  Revenge and payback immediately come to mind.  Ding Dong is all about getting even and more.  Bernard tricks his wife’s lover to his home.  … Continue reading →

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“Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical” Completes Season at Vertigo

Posted on March 19, 2011 by

By Kathleen Kirby With the baby boom population now taking center stage, it was probably inevitable that a show would come along to commemorate that aging process. Mid Life! The Crisis Musical, which opened at Vertigo Theatrics Friday, certainly attempts … Continue reading →

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UM-Flint Presents Contemporary Shakespeare: Human Greed No Match for Nature

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

FLINT, MI (February 18, 2011)– The University of Michigan-Flint Department of Theatre and Dance presents William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream March 25–27 and April 1–3 at the UM-Flint Theatre, 303 E. Kearsley St., Flint. The curtain goes up at … Continue reading →

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Players Have Fun with Final Farewell in “Dearly Departed”

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

By Kathleen Kirby It may not be seemly to find comedy at a funeral, but that’s exactly the case in the Flint Community Players version of Dearly Departed which opened Thursday at Bower Theatre. Quips and quarrels abound in this … Continue reading →

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“Earl the Vampire” Offers Comic Insight at Good Beans Cafe

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

By Kathleen Kirby With the Twilight series all the rage these days, the current Flint City Theatre offering of Earl the Vampire by Flint’s own Sean Michael Welch, would seem to be a natural choice.  It’s easy to imagine that … Continue reading →

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FYT’S AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY IS A PRIZE WINNING TRAGICOMEDY THAT PUTS THE “FUN” IN DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

FLINT – Flint Youth Theatre’s staged reading of August: Osage County will be performed Sunday, March 13 at 6:00 P.M.  Written by Tracy Letts, the play is a hugely ambitious and ferociously entertaining family drama and is the fifth staged … Continue reading →

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