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Kalamazoo offers plenty of summer arts and entertainment

MeghanChandler — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:00:27 +0000

John Campbell
A&E Reporter

Summer is a time for entertainment and Kalamazoo has many great events happening in the area from food to music to theatre.

Farmers Alley Theatre is presenting their production of “Next To Normal” on June 7, …

“Wicked” sets up shop at Miller Auditorium

CraigManning — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:10:03 +0000

John Campbell
A&E Reporter

Preparations are underway for the upcoming production of “Wicked” at Miller Auditorium. The touring show’s crew have started constructing the set and everything involved in the show, from costumes to props, is being unloaded in order …

Miller announces full 2013-14 season, releases subscription prices

CraigManning — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:07:14 +0000

Craig Manning
A&E Editor

Miller Auditorium announced both its 2012-13 Michigan Mailers Spotlight Series and its smaller Broadway Plus Series shows this morning, completing the line-up for the upcoming year of events.

The announcement comes on the heels of a …

School of Music celebrates centennial year, All-Steinway status

Ambrosia — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:28:56 +0000

John Campbell
A&E Reporter

The year 2013 is a big one for Western Michigan University’s School of Music.

While celebrating its centennial year, the school has also gained All-Steinway status, which is quite an achievement according to the director of

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Review: Fancy Pants Theater wows with production of three one-act plays

CraigManning — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:37:31 +0000

John Campbell
A&E Reporter

Fancy Pants Theater is putting on three shows for the price of one with “Something Old, Something New, and Something In Between.”

“Something Old, Something New, and Something In Between” is a series of three one-act …

Born to Run: A playlist for the class of ’13

CraigManning — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:54:40 +0000

Craig Manning
A&E Editor

When the right song collides with the right moment, both are immortalized forever. I’ve written a lot, over the past few years, about music I love most, but while criticism certainly has its place in the …

Review: “Kiss Me, Kate” offers a jazzy, musically-stimulating, dance-fueled finale to the University Theatre season

CraigManning — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:00:41 +0000

John Campbell
A&E Reporter

The 2012-2013 season at The University Theatre is rapidly coming to an end, and what better way to close than with the Cole Porter Tony Award-winning classic “Kiss Me, Kate?”

“Kiss Me, Kate” is the story …

Review: Farmers Alley’s “39 Steps” uses small cast to comedic perfection

CraigManning — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:46:31 +0000

John Campbell
A&E Reporter

Farmers Alley Theatre is fusing Alfred Hitchcock with Monty Python with their production of “The 39 Steps,” continuing its near sold-out run

The four-person show is based on the 1935 Hitchcock movie of the same name, …

Film Review: “42″ does the sports drama formula right

CraigManning — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:47:56 +0000

Craig Manning
A&E Editor

42
Directed by Brian Helgeland
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Andre Holland
B

The uplifting and inspirational sports story is the type of movie we’ve seen time and time again over the course of cinematic history. …

TONIGHT: “Kiss Me, Kate” prepares to close out University Theatre season

CraigManning — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:49:09 +0000

John Campbell
A&E Reporter

The 2012-2013 season at The University Theatre is closing up shop this and next weekend with Cole Porter’s Tony Award-winning classic “Kiss Me, Kate.”

“Kiss Me, Kate” involves a production of the William Shakespeare-penned comedy, “The …