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Friday, November 29, 2019

Some thoughts about opening nights – and my most recent one: Tipping Point’s ‘Every Christmas Story Ever Told…’

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Attending opening-night performances used to be a regular occurrence for me. Heck, weekly trips (and especially multiple trips each wee...
Sunday, August 11, 2019

Brief thoughts about two more plays: 'Hug' at Tipping Point and MSF's 'Cyrano'

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Although I wasn’t able to get to the Detroit Improv Festival, I did up my count of shows I’ve seen in recent days by two – both of whic...
Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Updated: WOW! What a week! My thoughts on what went down in the theater community, the cancellation of The Wilde Awards, and what should happen next

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Corrected Aug. 1, 2019 at 9:36 p.m. See note at bottom for details. I’ve been asked by several people for my thoughts regarding the brut...
Monday, July 15, 2019

Some thoughts about: 'The Merry Wives of Miami' at Slipstream

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Over my two decades of life as a theater critic, I’ve seen directors take all sorts of liberties with the works of William Shakespeare....
Saturday, June 8, 2019

Some thoughts about: 'Funnyman' at Tipping Point Theatre

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I went into the opening night performance of “Funnyman” at Northville’s Tipping Point Theatre knowing next to nothing about the play but ...
Sunday, February 24, 2019

Some Thoughts About: 'Death of a Salesman' at The Ringwald

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While The Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale has built a solid reputation for staging quality (and often quirky) comedies and musicals, its cur...
Saturday, December 1, 2018

When being a professional matters

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I’ve likely said this in earlier posts or elsewhere, but in my not so humble opinion, Northville’s Tipping Point Theatre ranks among th...