This season, Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) has taken audiences on a journey that has included the blues (Blues in the Night), honky tonk (Honky Tonk Angels), complex relationships (Birthday Club, Harry Townsend’s Last Stand), and a killer plant (Little Shop of Horrors). However, they may have saved the best for last with Noises Off, which runs until June 25, 2023, at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Mich. Written by English playwright Michael Frayn in … [Read more...]
REVIEW: ‘Noises Off’ Brings Down the House at Meadow Brook Theatre with Hijinks and Hilarity
Filed Under: The Community Edge, Theater and Stage Tagged With: Birthday Club, Blues in the Night, Carol Burnett, Harry Townsend's Last Stand, Honky Tonk Angels, John Ritter, Little Shop of Horrors, Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT), Michael Frayn, Noises Off, Nothing On, Oakland University, Peter Bogdanovich, Rochester Hills
REVIEW: Meadow Brook Theatre’s ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ Concocts the Right Blend of Mayhem and Merriment for a Killer Show

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...]
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