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The Rogue Critic: Ernie
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Live theater, unsolicited commentary. From Detroit to Lansing. Is as contentedly simple as its title: a portrait of an unfailingly good man, who loved life and baseball, and who will not soon be forgotten. Viewers seeking out that baseball feeling will not be disappointed; Harwell has long been a huge part of being a Tigers fan, and this show understands how to best capitalize on that attachment. With Ernie. RC presents: Season In Review. For comprehensive coverage of all the theater in the area. The Rog...
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The Rogue Critic: December 2010
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Live theater, unsolicited commentary. From Detroit to Lansing. Once upon a time, three young adults left home for good: the first fled Nazi-occupied Poland to live with relatives in the United States; the third answered a call within himself to serve his country after 9/11; and fifteen-year-old Sonia touched down alone in Miami shortly before the Bay of Pigs Invasion rocked her home country of Cuba. Melinda Lopezs complex and evocative Sonia Flew. Read the full review. If Only In My Dreams. Produced in p...
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The Rogue Critic: May 2011
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Live theater, unsolicited commentary. From Detroit to Lansing. The Last Five Years. Boy meets girl, with an Edge. Reproduced with permission from. Brings familiar, simple storytelling into a cool new context: As directed by Daniel Cooney, the production is a musically gorgeous depiction of a romance from beginning to end, but it subverts expectations by also portraying it from end to beginning. Read the full review. The Lady With All the Answers. An intimate exploration of extraordinary woman Eppie Leder...
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The Rogue Critic: January 2011
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Live theater, unsolicited commentary. From Detroit to Lansing. The War Since Eve. Resonated massively with this viewer: I found myself, as an adult woman with a mother, entirely at its mercy. Read the full review. The premise of Daniel Goldfarbs Modern Orthodox. Read the full review. A Lesson Before Dying. There are few real surprises in Romulus Linney’s stage adaptation of the Ernest J. Gaines novel A Lesson Before Dying. Read the full review. The House of Blue Leaves. For this Who Wants Cake? The atmos...
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The Rogue Critic: November 2010
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Live theater, unsolicited commentary. From Detroit to Lansing. Playwright Fred Alley and composer James Kaplan must have known the only way Id agree to hole up in an ice shanty with two fellas and their thick Wisconsin accents would be if the whole experience was set to music. Their Guys on Ice. At Tipping Point Theatre with direction by Joseph Albright, is a delightful, climate-controlled, melodic escape to a sportsmans paradise in the frozen north. Read the full review. Read the full review. The world...
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The Rogue Critic: RC presents: Season In Review
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Live theater, unsolicited commentary. From Detroit to Lansing. RC presents: Season In Review. The end of the theater season prompts its chroniclers to reflect on the best of what they saw. The Rogue Critic is pleased to announce the extension of the summertime Season In Review series. Below, the SIR FAQs. Which theaters will get a SIR, and what will the SIR include? I have revised the project to span several summers, covering a fraction of the theater each year. Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company. NB: Logis...
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The Rogue Critic: And the Creek Don't Rise
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Live theater, unsolicited commentary. From Detroit to Lansing. And the Creek Don't Rise. The beauty of Joseph Zettelmaier’s And the Creek Don’t Rise. In all, And the Creek Don’t Rise. Carolyn Hayes is the Rogue Critic, a sometime actor and improviser with a ticket stub and an opinion. RC presents: Season In Review. More information about show times and tickets is just a click away, or visit Encore Michigan. For comprehensive coverage of all the theater in the area. Breathe Art Theatre Project.
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The Rogue Critic - 2013 Rogue's Gallery
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Live theater. Unsolicited commentary. From Detroit to Lansing. Carolyn Hayes is the Rogue Critic, est. late 2009. In 2011, the Rogue attended 155 plays, readings, and festivals (about 3 per week) and penned 115 reviews (about 2.2 per week). The AKT Theatre Project (Wyandotte). Blackbird Theatre (Ann Arbor). Detroit Repertory Theatre (Detroit). The Encore Musical Theatre Co. (Dexter). Jewish Ensemble Theatre (West Bloomfield). Magenta Giraffe Theatre Co. (Detroit). Meadow Brook Theatre (Rochester). The Me...
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The Rogue Critic: RoGoCop! The Musical
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Live theater, unsolicited commentary. From Detroit to Lansing. Parody is fun when it takes a common cultural experience and dissects its flaws and quirks. However, a great parody manages to surprise the viewer, even as it adheres to its universally known story. Combining fine writing, abundant production values, and sharp direction by Joe Plambeck, Go Comedy! 8217;s world preimere of RoGoCop! Book by Sean May, music by May and Ryan Parmenter) brings astonishment and hilarity to an exceptional spoof.
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The Rogue Critic: March 2011
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Live theater, unsolicited commentary. From Detroit to Lansing. Translation by Tudor Gates; directed by Travis W. Walter) shows its audience familiar faces, but brand-new farce. Mischief makers Bernard and Robert (Christopher Howe and Steve Blackwood, respectively, reprising their roles from last season’s Boeing-Boeing. Read the full review. New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation: Amsterdam, July 27, 1656. Read the full review. The Gem Theatre returns to the Lat...