Elaine Harper: Have you gone crazy? Mortimer Brewster: No. But it’s only a matter of time. As Michigan’s Answer to Broadway, Meadow Brook Theatre opens its 53rd season by infusing high-energy hilarity into the 80-year-old classic, Arsenic and Old Lace. And judging by the reaction of the well-heeled crowd on Thursday night, this production is in for a crazy good run. When you mention Arsenic and Old Lace to most people, they are likely to recall the 1944 movie starring Cary Grant and Peter … [Read more...]
REVIEW: Meadow Brook Theatre’s ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ Concocts the Right Blend of Mayhem and Merriment for a Killer Show
Filed Under: The Community Edge, Theater and Stage Tagged With: Arsenic and Old Lace, Cary Grant, John Ritter, Joseph Kesselring, Lewis Black, Meadow Brook Theatre, Meadow Brook Theatre Guild, Michigan's Answer to Broadway, Peter Lorre, The Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Shubert Foundation, Travis W. Walter