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Front Row at Lansing's Theaters: August 2010
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Front Row at Lansing's Theaters. An eagle-eye view of Lansing area theater and performing arts from the view of a local critic and performing arts columnist. Thursday, August 26, 2010. A qualification or two. Generally speaking, I'm not overly fond of talking about my credentials. It isn't that I don't have them, it's that I do not wish to be arrogant or boastful (For more about that, you can read this note. For any curious, I'll post a more detailed version of my professional background. Everyone el...
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Front Row at Lansing's Theaters: June 2010
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Front Row at Lansing's Theaters. An eagle-eye view of Lansing area theater and performing arts from the view of a local critic and performing arts columnist. Sunday, June 27, 2010. What is the difference between community theater and professional theater? Aside from the obvious difference that one is a volunteer organization and the other pays its performers, how are the missions different? Why do I value community theater? Why do I value professional theater? I value professional theater because it elev...
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Front Row at Lansing's Theaters: Rejecting Mamet's Glasses
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Front Row at Lansing's Theaters. An eagle-eye view of Lansing area theater and performing arts from the view of a local critic and performing arts columnist. Wednesday, August 18, 2010. I've never liked the plays of David Mamet. So why is it that I don't like David Mamet plays? I've met a lot of people in my life. While there may be people who resemble Mamet's characters and who engage in some of the behaviors, none are as lacking in empathy or soul as he portrays. When you take the time to liste...This ...
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Front Row at Lansing's Theaters: "Real-world" experience
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Front Row at Lansing's Theaters. An eagle-eye view of Lansing area theater and performing arts from the view of a local critic and performing arts columnist. Saturday, August 21, 2010. Does geography matter when it comes to experience? Is art only art if it takes place in certain agreed-upon locations? Do we only count experience if the person gained it in these locations? What is the difference of experience of a Detroit Tiger and a Lansing Lugnut? August 22, 2010 at 11:37 AM. August 23, 2010 at 2:10 AM.
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Front Row at Lansing's Theaters: A qualification or two
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Front Row at Lansing's Theaters. An eagle-eye view of Lansing area theater and performing arts from the view of a local critic and performing arts columnist. Thursday, August 26, 2010. A qualification or two. Generally speaking, I'm not overly fond of talking about my credentials. It isn't that I don't have them, it's that I do not wish to be arrogant or boastful (For more about that, you can read this note. For any curious, I'll post a more detailed version of my professional background. Everyone el...
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Front Row at Lansing's Theaters: February 2011
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Front Row at Lansing's Theaters. An eagle-eye view of Lansing area theater and performing arts from the view of a local critic and performing arts columnist. Wednesday, February 9, 2011. Thank you, Mr. Waldschmidt. 8220;I liked it. It was gud. I will tell my frunds abut it.”. 8220;I liked it.”. Really now, if I’m writing a serious review, it matters not one whit whether I liked the show or not. I hate Heart of Darkness. But that is irrelevant in any serious writing. My likes and dislikes are subject ...
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Front Row at Lansing's Theaters: April 2010
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Front Row at Lansing's Theaters. An eagle-eye view of Lansing area theater and performing arts from the view of a local critic and performing arts columnist. Saturday, April 24, 2010. Tonight we're going to be going to the John Corigliano concert at MSU's Wharton Center. I've been most excited about hearing Circus Maximus as it is one of those symphonies that must be experienced live in order to get the full effect. Sunday, April 11, 2010. Cherry Poppins: A New Musical (an improv musical). So when attend...
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Front Row at Lansing's Theaters: January 2010
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Front Row at Lansing's Theaters. An eagle-eye view of Lansing area theater and performing arts from the view of a local critic and performing arts columnist. Monday, January 4, 2010. I have a special press release to share today- one that I plan to write about more in this space both before and after the event. The press release is from the indomitable Don Calamia of Encore Michigan and Between the Lines. YOU'RE INVITED: THE CRITICS SPEAK - AND THE AUDIENCE TALKS BACK. Theater critics have a very powerfu...
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Jane in the Jungle: Okemos Barn Theatre Marquee 1986
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Jane in the Jungle. Thursday, May 24, 2012. Okemos Barn Theatre Marquee 1986. Okemos Barn Theatre marquee. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Anyone who is JANE has suffered through a lifetime of "Jane-isms". There are the references to Dick and Jane ("Look Dick! See Jane Run.), Plain Jane. Not me, but I always longed for the fancy "y" that my girlfriend Jayne possessed), the anonymous Jane Doe (. Yes, often, just ask my friends) and the granddaddy of them all. "Me Tarzan, You Jane". All of Us Express.
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