Musicals

We hear from Gift of Life Michigan about advocacy for organ and tissue donation. Then, we revisit a conversation with one of the great musical surprises from small town Michigan – The War and Treaty. And, the team at Points North and Interlochen Public Radio bring us the mystery of an arson.

Wrapping on the Mackinac Policy Conference, hearing about a new musical about a historical Michigander, then we took a trip to a famous Ypsilanti restaurant that has flown above the test of time.

Plowshares Theatre Company returns to the stage with the world premier of Hastings Street, a musical "set on the cusp of change in Detroit." We speak with the writer and composer of the musical, and we hear from the director of Plowshares about the company's return to in-person theatre.

In the 1950s, a thriving Black neighborhood in Detroit was demolished under the guise of urban renewal. More than 60 years later, the new musical Hastings Street sets out to tell the story of the Black Bottom neighborhood and its people.

If you aren’t one of the countless people who’ve seen, listened to, and obsessed over Hamilton, you've probably at least heard of it.Lin-Manuel Miranda's…

Faced with the choice of a conventional but secure career, and an opportunity for something exhilarating but unpredictable, which would you choose?…

It’s time for another edition of Theater Talk with David Kiley, editor-in-chief of Encore Michigan. Kiley joined Stateside to preview and review plays…

It’s time for another edition of Theater Talk. David Kiley, editor-in-chief of Encore Michigan, joined Stateside to preview and review what's on stage…

Right now, all over Michigan, countless high schools are putting on their fall theater productions. Acting in a school play can help a kid discover…

In Michigan, it’s not just students who mark the start of a new year in September.Encore Michigan Editor-in-Chief David Kiley said local theaters will…