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“The Usual” is Unusually in the Best Ways

“The Usual” is Unusually in the Best Ways

By Dana Casadei on April 2, 2012

A few times in Williamston’s world premiere “The Usual: A Musical Love Story” bartender Sam (Leslie Hull) breaks into this gigantic smile and you can tell that she’s loving every minute of it. She’s not the only one. In what could be considered a love story for the digital age, the concept is simple. Lonely [...]

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Kathleen Coe: A Retrospective Show at MICA Gallery

Kathleen Coe: A Retrospective Show at MICA Gallery

By Dana Casadei on March 30, 2012

The MICA Gallery in Old Town is honoring Lansing artist Kathleen Coe, who died last September. The retrospective show featured at least 60 of her pieces, according to Jack Bergeron, the curator who worked on the show. “She had told her husband that she was not interested in trying to make any money off her [...]

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Williamston Brings “Dead Man’s Shoes” Alive

Williamston Brings “Dead Man’s Shoes” Alive

By Dana Casadei on February 8, 2012

When I saw that “Dead Man’s Shoes,” written by Joseph Zettelmaier and directed by David Wolber, was taking place in 1883, in the middle of the Wild West, I was slightly skeptocal about whether I was going to enjoy this. Was it going to be like the lone cowboy movie that I’ve seen? But as [...]

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Williamston Brings Back Crowd Favorite “This Wonderful Life”

Williamston Brings Back Crowd Favorite “This Wonderful Life”

By Dana Casadei on December 4, 2011

Some shows are elaborate in every aspect. They have giant structures on the stage, big numbers with dozens of people and countless costume changes. Over the past few months something that I’ve come to love about Williamston Theatre is that it’s shows aren’t like those mentioned above. They are simplicity at its finest. Often times [...]

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Wharton Center Brings Broadway Classic “West Side Story” to the Stage

Wharton Center Brings Broadway Classic “West Side Story” to the Stage

By Dana Casadei on November 14, 2011

There are some Broadway musicals that become classics, ones that last on Broadway much longer than the newbies that seem to come and go so quickly. They have stories that people already know bits and pieces of before they even enter the theatre. This past week one of those beloved Broadway classics, “West Side Story,” [...]

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Actor Profile: Nathan Keen of “West Side Story”

Actor Profile: Nathan Keen of “West Side Story”

By Dana Casadei on November 7, 2011

The Jets and the Sharks will soon be fighting on the Wharton Center’s stage, Nov. 8-13, in the Tony-award winning musical “West Side Story.” “This show itself is just so epic and so gripping that while watching it I was on the edge of my seat the entire time,” said Nathan Keen, who plays Big [...]

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“Conspiracy” Shares an Unknown Moment of History with Viewers

“Conspiracy” Shares an Unknown Moment of History with Viewers

By Dana Casadei on October 27, 2011

A chilling look at how the “Final Solution” was made

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“The Dead Guy” Comes Alive at Williamston

“The Dead Guy” Comes Alive at Williamston

By Dana Casadei on October 20, 2011

Even if we don’t like to willingly admit it reality TV is something that many of us can’t seem to get enough of, myself included. It’s like eating potato chips; you can never just have one once you’ve started. We willingly watch to see what those crazy kids on “Jersey Shore” will do and wonder [...]

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“Terra Nova” Takes Viewers on a Historic Adventure

“Terra Nova” Takes Viewers on a Historic Adventure

By Dana Casadei on October 12, 2011

No, not the new TV series.

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“Jersey Boys” Hits High at Wharton Center

“Jersey Boys” Hits High at Wharton Center

By Dana Casadei on October 5, 2011

In the second act of “Jersey Boys,” the Tony Award-winning musical that tells the story of The Four Seasons, the character Nick Massi looks out into the audience and says “You sell 100 million records, see how you handle it,” and with that moment, and so many others throughout, you know that this is about [...]

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