REVIEW: ‘Come From Away’ at Meadow Brook Theatre has Heart, Humour, and Humanity

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: ‘Shear Madness’ at Meadow Brook Theatre is Murderously Funny

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: ‘Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure’ Brings Murder and Comedy Together for a Killer Good Time

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle may have tired of his ‘consulting detective,’ but Sherlock Holmes still mesmerizes audiences. And nowhere was this more evident than at the Michigan Premiere of Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure running now through October 29, 2023, at Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. Picking right where they left off this summer with Noises Off, MBT kicks off their 57th season with this wickedly funny … [Read more...]