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“Getting Near to Baby” Brings Big Tears and Laughs to Riverwalk

“Getting Near to Baby” Brings Big Tears and Laughs to Riverwalk

By Dana Casadei on July 31, 2012

People respond differently to every situation, from food allergies to natural disasters. Like everything else, death is no different, bringing out a multitude of reactions by anyone who has lost a loved one. In Riverwalk Theatre’s first show of the 2012-2013 season, directed by Tom Ferris, produced in collaboration with Lansing’s Ele’s Place, “Getting Near […]

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Williamston “Red, White and Tuna” Brings Back Strong Duo

Williamston “Red, White and Tuna” Brings Back Strong Duo

By Dana Casadei on July 23, 2012

Little details at times can go unnoticed but in Williamston’s last production of the season, “Red, White and Tuna,” it’s proven that the little details can make all the difference to make a show go from ordinary to extraordinary. “Red, White and Tuna,” written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard and directed by […]

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“The Understudy” Takes Viewers Behind the Scenes

“The Understudy” Takes Viewers Behind the Scenes

By Dana Casadei on May 30, 2012

Walking into Williamston Theatre there’s always a sense of familiarity, kind of like coming home. Whether it be having the lead of the last play giving you your tickets or having someone from the play in December showing you to your seat, it’s obvious that everyone that’s a part of this theatre loves it so […]

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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

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

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”

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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