Get Ready to Cut Loose Stoney Creek Theatre Company is thrilled to present its spring musical production of Footloose, an electrifying show filled with dynamic dancing, unforgettable music, and a powerful story about youth, freedom, and community. Based on the iconic 1984 film, Footloose follows teenager Ren McCormack as he moves to a small town where dancing is banned. Determined to challenge the status quo, Ren inspires his peers to stand up for self-expression and joy—sparking a … [Read more...]
Stoney Creek Theatre Company Presents High-Energy Spring Musical Footloose
April 9, 2026 by Leave a Comment
REVIEW: ‘Come From Away’ at Meadow Brook Theatre has Heart, Humour, and Humanity
March 22, 2026 by 1 Comment
Come From Away, a Tony-nominated musical, takes flight through April 12, 2026, at Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. With Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Come From Away transports the audience on a unique journey through the eyes of 7,000 passengers and crew forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada on September 11, 2001. It also includes the perspectives of the Gander residents who rose to the challenge of … [Read more...]
REVIEW: Grab Your Blue Suede Shoes and Get ‘All Shook Up’ at Meadow Brook Theatre
January 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Come in from the cold and get warmed up with the white-hot musical, All Shook Up, running until February 1, 2026, on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan All Shook Up is the second collaboration between Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) and Oakland University School of Music, Theatre and Dance (OUSMTD). Last year’s inaugural partnership between MBT and OUSMTD was an electric presentation of Footloose, but in my opinion, All Shook Up blows that production out of the water. Set in a … [Read more...]
REVIEW: Meadow Brook Theatre’s ‘Vanities: The Musical’ is an Honest and Humorous Coming-of-Age Chronicle of Friendship
March 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Celebrating the power of friendship, the Michigan premiere of Vanities: The Musical, runs through April 13, at Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. With book by Jack Heifner and music and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum, Vanities: The Musical focuses on the lives of three best friends from a small Texas town. At first blush, a production with ‘vanity’ in the title might seem superficial. However, this musical has depth, which is uncovered … [Read more...]
REVIEW: Shake Off Your Winter Blues and Get ‘Footloose’ at Meadow Brook Theatre
January 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Opening night, the house was packed and rocking as Footloose the Musical debuted at Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. And it’s tearing up the town now through February 2, 2025. If you are a certain age, you are acquainted with Footloose, the 1984 classic movie starring Kevin Bacon. In 2011 there was a remake, but as artistic director Travis W. Walter told the audience, ‘We’re going to pretend that version doesn’t exist.’ Amen to … [Read more...]
‘Footloose’ cuts loose at Meadow Brook Theatre
December 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The collaboration with Oakland University’s School of Music Theatre, and Dance runs from January 8 through February 2, 2025, on the campus of Oakland University. One of your favorite movies explodes on the Meadow Brook Theatre stage. New songs join the powerhouse hits from the Top 40, Oscar-nominated score. Footloose celebrates the exhilaration of youth, the wisdom of listening to one another, and the power of forgiveness. Footloose runs January 8 through February 2, 2025, at Meadow … [Read more...]
