Category Archives: Recently Reviewed Productions

Reviewed by Kathleen Kirby Celebrating a milestone ten years, the Kearsley Park Players launched a lovely production of one of their favorite Shakespearean comedies Friday evening.  Much Ado About Nothing, performed by this troupe five years ago, seems a fitting … Continue reading →

Reviewed by Kathleen Kirby If laughter is the best medicine, we were treated to a healthy dose Thursday as Fenton Village Players opened their current production of Larry Shue’s hysterical and quirky comedy, The Foreigner.  It’s an intriguing and clever … Continue reading →

Reviewed by Kathleen Kirby It’s been two years since Flint Community Players mounted the ambitious production of Jesus Christ, Superstar, but the group has ventured once again into the scriptures with the current offering, Godspell. Both shows are musicals, but … Continue reading →

Reviewed by Kathleen Kirby The New McCree Theatre offers a chance to take a real, live peek behind the old fifties era radio curtain in Mr. Personality: The Lloyd Price Story.  Writer/producer Charles H. Winfrey’s script follows the career of … Continue reading →

Reviewed by Kathleen Kirby We passed a most energetic evening Friday night as Clio Cast & Crew opened the rollicking Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens revue based on the writings of children’s favorite Dr. Seuss and titled Seussical, the Musical.  … Continue reading →

Reviewed by Kathleen Kirby Flint Youth Theatre’s final production of the season is an awesome way to introduce little ones to live theatre. After all, what could be better than a close-up stage full of toys that come to life? … Continue reading →

Reviewed by Kathleen Kirby Comedy clattered onto the stage Friday as the University of Michigan-Flint Department of Theatre and Dance presented Moliere’s The Learned Ladies. A sort of 17th century jab at ostentation, social snobbery and pretentiousness, this is the … Continue reading →

Reviewed by Kathleen Kirby “Comedy is tragedy plus time.” – Carol Burnett. This simple quote provides insight into the story that unfolded Thursday evening as the Flint Community Players opened the sometimes comical but overall searing story taken from Burnett’s … Continue reading →

Reviewed by Joseph Michael Mishler Comedy and mayhem ruled the stage Friday as Clio Cast and Crew opened their production of Stealing Home written by Pat Cook.  The cast played to an almost full house on opening night. Pat Cook … Continue reading →

Reviewed by Joseph Michael Mishler             Fenton Village Players is presenting a classic tale of romance in the musical The Wedding Singer featuring lyrics and script by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy and music by Matthew Sklar.  This is an … Continue reading →