Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) opens its 59th season with the thriller, Catch Me If You Can, running through November 2, 2025, on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. While the title will sound familiar to many, I want to clarify that this play is not based on the 2002 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. Nor is it the 2011 Broadway musical of the same name. This version of Catch Me If You Can is a murder mystery play by Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert (How … [Read more...]
REVIEW: Meadow Brook Theatre’s ‘Birthday Club’ is Cause for Celebration!
January 15, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) kicks off the new year in a big way with the Michigan premiere of the jubilant Birthday Club, running now through Sunday, February 5, 2023, on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, MI. From the pen of playwright Phil Olson, Birthday Club is set in the present day and features Cheryl (Lynnae Lehfeldt), Emily (Debbie Williams), Abbie (Tamara PiLar), and Kathy (Dani Cochrane). For five years these women have been gathering at Cheryl’s house to drink, … [Read more...]
