Play shines a light on a chapter of world history that must not be forgotten One girl’s true account of growing up in extraordinary circumstances makes for a harrowing and hopeful play as Avon Players Theatre presents The Diary of Anne Frank, running November 7-22, 2025, in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The Diary of Anne Frank is one of the most famous and haunting stories to emerge from the 20th century. The memoirs of this young Jewish girl, forced to hide for nearly two … [Read more...]
Mystery awaits you at a mountain lodge as ‘Catch Me If You Can’ kicks off the season at Meadow Brook Theatre
September 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Chilling thriller runs October 8 through November 2, 2025, on the campus of Oakland University L to R: Stephen Blackwell as Daniel Corban and Ashley Wickett as Elizabeth Corban. Photo Courtesy of Sean Carter Photography Daniel Corban is excited that he and his wife get to spend their honeymoon at his boss’s cabin in the mountains. But when the newlyweds squabble, his wife takes a walk to clear her head. When she finally returns, Daniel claims the woman is not his wife, but with a … [Read more...]
REVIEW: Avon Players’ ‘The Prince of Egypt’ is an Inspiring Tale of Resilience and Hope
September 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Avon Players opens their 79th Season with the spectacular musical, The Prince of Egypt, running until September 27, 2025, in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Last season, Avon Players boldly started with the darkly eccentric Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. I am happy to say The Prince of Egypt is equally impressive and a lot more family-friendly. Inspired by the Book of Exodus, this epic new musical is adapted from the 1998 DreamWorks film of the same name, featuring music … [Read more...]
Believe in Miracles with Avon Players’ ‘The Prince of Egypt’
August 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Faith and fate drive this timeless tale featuring the music of Stephen Schwartz Avon Players’ 79th Season opens with an epic new musical adapted from a classic DreamWorks film, The Prince of Egypt, running September 12-27 in Rochester Hills, MI. Journey through the wonders of Ancient Egypt as Ramses (Adam Wager) and Moses (Drew Gale), two young men raised together as brothers in a kingdom of privilege, find themselves suddenly divided by a secret past. One must rule as Pharaoh, the other must … [Read more...]
REVIEW: ‘Shear Madness’ at Meadow Brook Theatre is Murderously Funny
June 6, 2025 by 1 Comment
Cut, color, and murder! Put all those years of watching “Law & Order” to use and help figure out ‘whodunit’ in Shear Madness running through June 22, 2025, at Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. Written by Paul Pörtner, Shear Madness is the first show that MBT has remounted, apart from A Christmas Carol, since Travis W. Walter became artistic director 15 years ago. The 2017 production included two of this show’s cast members, Leslie … [Read more...]
REVIEW: It’s Alive! Avon Players Closes its Season with the Electrifying ‘Young Frankenstein’
May 31, 2025 by 1 Comment
Bawdy, slightly naughty, and with memorable musical numbers, Avon Players brings Young Frankenstein to life until June 14, 2025, in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Avon Players began their season strong with the darkly funny Sweeney Todd, and Young Frankenstein is the perfect bookend to finish it, just with more laughs than bloodbaths. Featuring music and lyrics by the legendary comedic genius Mel Brooks and a book by Brooks and Thomas Meehan, Young Frankenstein is a parody of the classic horror … [Read more...]
Help solve the mystery in ‘Shear Madness:’ Rochester’s Hilarious Whodunit
May 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Murder mystery runs May 28 through June 22, 2025, on the campus of Oakland University There’s been a murder at Rochester’s newest salon, and the police need your help to figure out who the guilty party is. Did you see anything? Do you have any questions for the people in the salon at the time? Can you stop laughing long enough to help? Shear Madness gives audiences a chance to help figure out “whodunit” and determine the direction the show will take each night. Written by Paul Pörtner, Shear … [Read more...]
Shriek with Laughter at Avon Players’ ‘Young Frankenstein’
May 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Experimentation goes monstrously wrong, the Mel Brooks way, in this musical comedy A classic horror parody movie by a legend of the entertainment field will come to life on stage in Avon Players’ Young Frankenstein, running May 30-June 14, 2025, in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Eric Rodman as “Dr. Frankenstein.” Photo courtesy of Bryan Clifford Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick (Eric Rodman), who pronounces his name "Fronk-en-steen" in order to distance himself … [Read more...]
REVIEW: ‘The Rat Pack Lounge’ at Meadow Brook Theatre is the Cat’s Pajamas
May 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Ring-a-Ding, baby! Join all the cool cats and see The Rat Pack Lounge, by James Hindman and Ray Roderick, with musical arrangements by John Glaudini, running through May 18, 2025, at Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. This melodious trip down memory lane begins in heaven, where God has summoned the three most well-known members of The Rat Pack – Sammy Davis, Jr. (Malik Jordan), Dean Martin (Javier Alfonso Castellanos, in his MBT debut), and … [Read more...]
Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812
April 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Stoney Creek High School Theatre Company invites you to experience a truly unique theatrical event with its spring production of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, April 24–27, 2025. Stoney Creek High School is located at 6755 Sheldon Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48306. Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, a Tony Award-winning electropop musical by Dave Malloy, adapts a dramatic segment of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, centering on the impulsive Natasha Rostova, … [Read more...]
