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Williamston Theatre’s ‘Alabaster’ is intense but humorous and heartwarming

As far as Williamston Theatre’s productions this season would indicate, 2023 seems to be the year of the woman. Its selections have included the coming-of-age story “Wild Horses” a …

“Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out”

“Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, will be the opening night feature at this year’s Capital City …

Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. presents empowering rags-to-riches love story

A trustee of the John Grier Home for Orphans, Jervis Pendleton (Jake Przybyla) funds the college education of select orphans, sight unseen, based on essays they have written. Although he typically …

‘Wild Horses’ offers nostalgia, humor and heartbreak

Williamston Theatre is helping stave off the cold with its current production, the heartwarming, coming-of-age story “Wild Horses,” directed by Mary Job. In their summer of freedom, a …

Reviewing 2022’s revues

The recovery of the Greater Lansing theater scene in 2022 is nothing short of miraculous. As the world adjusts to a new reality with COVID-19, so does the local theater community. It would be difficult to give a comprehensive review of the 2022 theater scene …

Williamston Theatre production pokes loving fun at holiday movies, Lansing area

It’s time to publicly recognize that the Williamston Theatre owns Christmas. Consider some past triumphs, including Aral Gribble’s one-man “A Christmas Carol: The Radio Show,” …

These Lansing-area theater companies outperformed the rest

As talk of Lansing’s performing arts center continues to taunt us, it’s easy to disparage the cultural opportunities we don’t have in the city. Yet the Lansing area enjoys an …

‘Roller derby’ makes great use of MSU’s tiny Arena Theatre

Of all the spaces on Michigan State University’s campus to perform a play about roller derby, the Arena Theater in the basement of the MSU Auditorium would seem the least likely venue, …

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ delivers a lasting impression

Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. has never shied away from a challenge, and its decision to open the 2022-‘23 season with the musical “Merrily We Roll Along” continues that tradition. …

‘Corktown’: An earnest but sloppy exploration of gentrification

On paper, the plot and themes of playwright Jeff Augustin’s work “Corktown, Or Through the Valley of Dry Bones” is an intriguing play for Michigan residents.   The story, …