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: Grab Your Blue Suede Shoes and Get ‘All Shook Up’ at Meadow Brook Theatre
January 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Get ‘All Shook Up’ at Meadow Brook Theatre
December 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
The musical runs January 6 through February 1, 2026, on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan Travel back to the 1950s as Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT), in collaboration with Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance (OUSMTD), brings the musical All Shook Up to the stage. All Shook Up tells the story of a guitar-playing young man rolling into a small town and changing everything and everyone he meets. Elvis Presley songs are the musical component that will … [Read more...]
REVIEW: Make Haste and Make Memories with Meadow Brook Theatre’s ‘A Christmas Carol’
December 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
The Spirit of Kindness lives on in A Christmas Carol, running through Dec. 24, 2025, at Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. One of southeast Michigan’s most cherished holiday traditions takes the stage for its 43rd year with hope and optimism that is greatly needed during the frantic holiday season. The evening performance I attended was very full and merry. The pre-show carolers are always a delightful treat for the senses and immediately … [Read more...]
Oakland University unexpected shutdown affects scheduled performances during prviews and opening weekend of ‘A Christmas Carol’
November 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Oakland University will be closing the campus due to emergency repairs needed to the high-temperature hot water (HTHW) pipe system serving numerous key facilities across campus. The closure will start on Friday, November 21, and continue through 5 p.m. Sunday, November 30. Meadow Brook Theatre and the OU Rec Center are able to stay open until 9 p.m. on Friday, November 21. This closure will affect performances of A Christmas Carol on November 22 (2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.), November 23 (2 p.m.), … [Read more...]
Meadow Brook Theatre celebrates the season with 43 years of ‘A Christmas Carol’
November 11, 2025 by 2 Comments
Running Nov. 21 through Dec. 24, 2025, on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. One of southeast Michigan’s favorite holiday traditions returns for its 43rd year when Ebenezer, Tiny Tim, and a handful of ghosts raise your spirits in A Christmas Carol at Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) this November and December. Phil Powers as Ebenezer Scrooge. Photo courtesy of Sean Carter Photography A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, with an original adaptation and staging by … [Read more...]
REVIEW: Get Caught Up in the Delicious Deception of Meadow Brook Theatre’s Clever Mystery ‘Catch Me If You Can’
October 19, 2025 by Leave a Comment
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...]
Mystery awaits you at a mountain lodge as ‘Catch Me If You Can’ kicks off the season at Meadow Brook Theatre
September 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Chilling thriller runs October 8 through November 2, 2025, on the campus of Oakland University L to R: Stephen Blackwell as Daniel Corban and Ashley Wickett as Elizabeth Corban. Photo Courtesy of Sean Carter Photography Daniel Corban is excited that he and his wife get to spend their honeymoon at his boss’s cabin in the mountains. But when the newlyweds squabble, his wife takes a walk to clear her head. When she finally returns, Daniel claims the woman is not his wife, but with a … [Read more...]
REVIEW: ‘Shear Madness’ at Meadow Brook Theatre is Murderously Funny
June 6, 2025 by 1 Comment
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...]
Help solve the mystery in ‘Shear Madness:’ Rochester’s Hilarious Whodunit
May 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Murder mystery runs May 28 through June 22, 2025, on the campus of Oakland University There’s been a murder at Rochester’s newest salon, and the police need your help to figure out who the guilty party is. Did you see anything? Do you have any questions for the people in the salon at the time? Can you stop laughing long enough to help? Shear Madness gives audiences a chance to help figure out “whodunit” and determine the direction the show will take each night. Written by Paul Pörtner, Shear … [Read more...]
REVIEW: ‘The Rat Pack Lounge’ at Meadow Brook Theatre is the Cat’s Pajamas
May 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Ring-a-Ding, baby! Join all the cool cats and see The Rat Pack Lounge, by James Hindman and Ray Roderick, with musical arrangements by John Glaudini, running through May 18, 2025, at Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. This melodious trip down memory lane begins in heaven, where God has summoned the three most well-known members of The Rat Pack – Sammy Davis, Jr. (Malik Jordan), Dean Martin (Javier Alfonso Castellanos, in his MBT debut), and … [Read more...]
