Articles tagged: Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
UMGASS visiting fairyland by way of 'Iolanthe'
Posted: Dec 01, 2012The University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society will present “Iolanthe” Dec. 6-9 at 8 p.m. at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater, 911 N. University in Ann Arbor. Read more »
Taylor Mac uses drag, performance art to examine dangers of comparison
Posted: Jun 27, 2011If you’re looking for something from the Ann Arbor Summer Festival that’s a bit out of the mainstream, Taylor Mac will probably fill the bill. Drawing from the traditions of drag and performance art, Mac ... Read more »
Another memorable - if slightly surreal - 'Mikado' from U-M's Gilbert & Sullivan Society
Posted: Apr 08, 2011Gilbert and Sullivan by way of Alice in Wonderland’s Mad Hatter? I do hope the University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society will not hire the services of the Lord High Executioner to lop off ... Read more »
Comic Opera Guild goes big with 'The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein'
Posted: Feb 19, 2011With a full production of Jacques Offenbach’s “The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein” on the horizon, the 38-year-old, Ann Arbor-based Comic Opera Guild is getting back to its roots. “We did a lot of (Offenbach) in ... Read more »
U-M presenting George Bernard Shaw's classic 'Arms and the Man'
Posted: Feb 13, 2011Of George Bernard Shaw’s many, many plays, “Arms and the Man” — now being staged by the University of Michigan department of theatre and drama — is probably the most produced. Why? Probably because — ... Read more »
with video: Native American singer Joanne Shenandoah performing at Mendelssohn
Posted: Jan 19, 2011Joanne Shenandoah performs in Ann Arbor on Sunday. As a Native American singer and songwriter, Joanne Shenandoah frequently writes about native culture, lore, history, philosophy and spirituality. “Our gifts are part of our responsibility — ... Read more »
Gilbert and Sullivan's lesser-known 'The Sorcerer' uses a love potion to poke musical fun at social rank
Posted: Dec 05, 2010When a show coming up at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre employs a love potion and pokes fun at the foibles of the upper crust, chances are good it’s a Gilbert and Sullivan comic operetta, and that ... Read more »
826 Michigan presents student-written play festival 'Five Bowls of Oatmeal'
Posted: Nov 14, 2010826michigan and the University of Michigan MFA program in creative writing invites the public to "Five Bowls of Oatmeal" — a festival of one-act plays written by 826 Michigan’s world-renowned guild of 11- to 15-year-old ... Read more »
Chelsea Area Players bringing 'The Rocky Horror Show' to the Mendelssohn Theatre
Posted: Nov 05, 2010Kevin Kimbrough (Riff Raff) and Mary Elizabeth Parker (Magenta) try on costumes during rehearsal for the Chelsea Area Players' upcoming production of "The Rocky Horror Show." It didn’t quite arrive in time for Halloween, but ... Read more »
If at all possible, go 'Into the Woods' at U-M
Posted: Oct 15, 2010There’s only one musical that would inspire an audience member to say, on her way out, “I was surprised by who got squished in the second half.” “Into the Woods” — with a book by ... Read more »
U-M's musical theater department journeys 'Into the Woods'
Posted: Oct 10, 2010University of Michigan musical theater Professor Mark Madama directed the first Los Angeles production of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” — now being staged at U-M — at the start of the ... Read more »
'Bye, Bye Birdie' is the newest production for the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre
Posted: Sep 12, 2010The 1960 musical “Bye, Bye Birdie,” now being staged by Ann Arbor Civic Theatre, was among the first to unabashedly celebrate teen culture. At the time, that meant spotlighting bobby socks, bubblegum, and getting “pinned.” ... Read more »
Summer Festival announces venue change for Die Roten Punkte
Posted: Jul 07, 2010The Ann Arbor Summer Festival has announced a change in venue for its upcoming concert by tongue-in-cheek German rock duo Die Roten Punkte. The concert, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, will move from the University of ... Read more »
Arbor Opera Theater presenting "Lucia di Lammermoor"
Posted: Jun 09, 2010Note: story has been updated to correct a name. Kelly Holst and Daniel Shirley (from the Friday/Sunday cast) rehearse for Arbor Opera Theatre's production of "Lucia di Lammermoor." The mad scene in Donizetti’s “Lucia di ... Read more »
with video: Ann Arbor Civic Theatre shares secrets about "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"
Posted: Jun 05, 2010In this era of high unemployment, corporate executives aren’t the most sympathetic or popular figures. But perhaps that’s all the more reason to revisit the classic musical comedy “How to Succeed in Business Without Really ... Read more »
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