by Jenn McKee A stage musical based on a beloved film classic—like, say, A Christmas Story: The Musical, now being staged at Dexter’s Encore Theatre—can be a double-edged sword. Yes, it’s a known commodity, so people…

by Hugh Gallagher, Pulp Can a great man also be a good man? What do the words great and good mean? This is the theme of Mark St. Germain’s play Relativity, which explores the character of physicist Albert Einstein, who has…

by Jenn McKee, Pulp The Goldilocks Principle, though not regularly cited in reference to storytelling, can nonetheless be maddening for those who build narratives. For how does a writer determine, in each scene, what’s too much…

by Christopher Porter Last night it felt like Javaad Alipoor's The Believers Are But Brothers started in the lobby of U-M's Arthur Miller Theatre. I was asked by a stranger for my phone number so I could be added to a WhatsApp…

by Patricia Lesko Theatre Nova's founding artistic director Carla Milarch is no stranger to transformations. The one-time executive director of the Performance Network, Milarch left that venue in 2014 amid problems with the non-profit's…

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team The 17th season of Shakespeare in the Arb begins June 8 with weekly performances of "The Tempest," directed by Kate Mendeloff of the University of Michigan Residential College and performed by…

“The Legend of Georgia McBride” by Matthew Lopez Theatre NOVA, 410 W. Huron, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Box office: 734-635-8450, www.theatreNOVA.org Tickets: $20 (Pay-what-you-can tickets available) Theatre NOVA presents “The Legend of…

Theatre NOVA, an Ann Arbor nonprofit company that focuses exclusively on new and recent plays, recently announced it plans to present the world premiere of “Clutter” by Brian Cox. Cox is a newspaper editor in Detroit and the founder and…

First Friday Ypsilanti is a self-guided monthly art walk hosted throughout downtown Ypsilanti at multiple venues.  Each month on the first Friday participating venues offer free art activities involving local artists, musicians, and/or…

by Christian Usera “IT ALL STARTED with an oatmeal stout,” said Jason Tomalia recalling his days as an undergraduate at Gustavus College in Saint Peters, Minnesota.  “I got really interested in craft beers and eventually wanted to get…