G.L.U.T. News - Greater Lansing Ubiquitous Theatre

Lansing Catholic presents Fade Out; Fade In

2/27/2018

Justin Banks recommends to the GLUT:

Lansing Catholic High School's spring play is "Fade Out, Fade In”

Lansing Catholic High School presents the musical comedy "Fade Out, Fade In". Set in the 1930s, this musical is a hilarious story about a young usherette accidentally becoming a movie star. This show has great music and dancing and lots of fun. (This was Carol Burnett's first show on Broadway, I understand)

Shows are March 9-10, 16-17 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available at http://www.ticketor.com/lchsdrama Check out this show in the school's newly renovated auditorium with comfortable seats.

Owosso's Beauty & the Beast adds show

2/27/2018

As I had hoped after seeing this sensational musical:

Owosso Community Players has added an ADDITIONAL performance of Beauty and the Beast on Sunday, March 4 at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, February 27, at 10 a.m. on the website or at the Box Office (989-723-4003).

This magical show thrilled audiences in its first weekend---and we hate to have anyone miss out on the chance to experience this colorful heart-warming tale!

NO TICKETS for other shows may be exchanged for Sunday evening. You still have a chance to BE OUR GUEST!

989.723.4003 or http://OwossoPlayers.com

GLUT Calendar March 2018

2/26/2018

2/23-25 - 3/2-4 - 8 pm Fri/Sat; 3 pm Sun - Beauty & the Beast - OCP

BUFFALO CHANGED! Moved ahead one week due to flood threat; all is okay; water never got into Riverwalk Theatre:
3/1-4 & 8-11 - 7 pm Thur; 8 pm Fri/Sat; 2 pm Sun - White Buffalo, director: Michael Hays - Black Box stage - RWT

3/1-4 - 7 pm Thur-Sat.; 3 pm Sun. - UnHappily Ever After - MMFT

3/3-4 - 6:00 pm Sat; 2:30 pm Sun, Grand Ledge Opera House, Singers on the Grand - SOG

3/5 & 7 - 6 pm AUDITIONS for 1984 radio show- at the Downtown Lansing Library - AAF

3/6-7 - 7 pm AUDITIONS for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike directed by Ben Cassidy - OCP

3/10 - noon AUDITIONS for Fears and Phobias - Downtown Lansing Library - IX

3/13-18 -7:30 pm Tu/Wed/Thur; 8 pm Fri; 2 pm & 8 pm Sat; 1 pm & 6:30 pm Sun - Something Rotten- WTN

3/15-18 & 22-25 - 7 pm Thur; 8 pm Fri/Sat; 2 pm Sun - Lily the Felon’s Daughter, nostalgic, fun, melodrama, director: Susan Chmurynsky - RWT

3/15-17 & 22-24 - 7 pm Thur/Fri/Sat - Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, director: Mike Stewart - Hannah Center $10 at the door - ELCT

3/16 - 7pm and 9 pm - 1984 Radio Show at The Robin Theatre, 1105 S. Washington in REO Town Lansing - AAF

3/16-18 & 23-25 - 7:30 pm Fri/Sat; 2 pm Sun - The Flick, director: John Lepard in LCC/Peppermint Creek partnership - Miller Performing Arts Ctr - 6025 Curry Lane, 48911 - LCC/PCTC

3/16-18 & 3/20-25 - Fri 3/16-8 pm; Sat 3/17-8 pm; Sun 3/18-2 pm; Tues 3/20-7:30 pm; Wed 3/21-7:30 pm; Thur 3/22-7:30 pm; Fri 3/23-8 pm; Sat 3/24-2 pm & 8 pm; Sun 3/25-2 pm - Dog Act by Liz Duffy Adams, Arena Theatre, director: Christina Traister - MSU

3/17-18 & 24-25 - 8 pm Sat; 2 pm Sun - Broke-ology by Nathan Louis Jackson, director: jeff croff -IX

3/21, 23-24-25 - Wed., 7:30 pm; Fri., 8 pm ; Sat., 8 pm ; Sun., 3 pm Street Scene, Kurt Weill’s Broadway-inspired operatic masterpiece depicts triumphts and tragedies in a diverse mid-century New York neighborhood  Fairchild Theatre - MSUO  Tickets http://music.msu.edu/event-listing/street-scene-by-kurt-weill or (517) 353-5340.

3/22-25 & 30-4/1 - 7 pm Thur; 2 & 8 pm Sat; 2 pm Sun - Betrayal, director: Kathryn Willis - DT

3/22 - 4/22 - 8 pm Thur/Fri/Sat; 3 pm Sat; 2 pm Sun - Doublewide by Stephen Spotswood, director: Tony Caselli - WT

3/25-26 - 7 pm Auditions for Monty Python’s Spamalot directed by Jane Falion - RWT

3/29-31 - 7 pm Thur-Sat - Gathering Blue - MMFT

3/30-31 - 8pm - Movin’ On Up directed by Heath Sartorius, Black Box Stage, 1422 Gannon Building - LCC

Greater Lansing Ubiquitous Theatres

*AAF - Audio Air Force - live “radio shows” - www.audioairforce.com - Dave Downing - 517-881-9746

**AECT - All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre -  www.cityofeastlansing.com/allofus - 517-319-6957 - ecooke@cityofeastlansing.com

AND - Andromeda Community Theatre, Charlotte, MI - www.andromedaplayers.org - info@andromedaplayers.org - 517-303-4576

**BLP - Blue Light Players - www.bluelightplayers.com, bluelightplayers@gmail.com, 517-490-4567 / 282-4699

DT - The Downeaster Theatre -1120 N. Pennsylvania Ave. - Lansing 48906; www.thedowneastertheatre.com

**ELCT - East Lansing Community Theatre performing Shakespeare - see Facebook; mktip119@comcast.net

GCT - Generations Community Theater  (517) - 410 - 4356 generationstheater@gmail.com

HGP - Homegrown Productions, St. Johns (989) 224-8982, “Homegrown Productions St. Johns” Facebook

*IX - Ixion - ixiontheatre.com, ixionensemble@gmail.com, 517-775-4246

LCC - Lansing Community College Communication, Media & the Arts - www.lcc.edu/showinfo -  517-483-1488 • 517-483-1122

**MTC - Midway Theater Company - midwaytheatercompany.org - (517) 316-5272

MMFT - Mid Michigan Family Theatre - 517-339-2145 - www.freewebs.com/midmichfamilytheatre

MSU - Michigan State University Department of Theatre - www.theatre.msu.edu - 517-432-2000

MSUO - MSU Opera Theatre, music.msu.edu/areas-studios/vocal-arts/msu-opera-theatre - 517-353-5340

OTL - Over the Ledge Theatre Company - Fitzgerald Park, Grand Ledge, www.overtheledge.org - 517-318-0579

OCP - Owosso Community Players -www.owossoplayers.com - 989-723-4003

PCTC - Peppermint Creek Theatre Company - www.peppermintcreek.org - 517-927-3016

RWT - Community Circle Players at Riverwalk Theatre, www.RiverwalkTheatre.com, 517-482-5700

**SPA - The Studio Performing Arts Ctr. - E.L Dance & Acting Co. - www.dancesingact.com - 517-336-4088

SOG - Singers on the Grand - see Facebook; 517-242-9207

STL - Starlight Dinner Theatre - 517-243-6040 - www.starlightdinnertheatre.com

WT - Williamston Theatre - 517-655-SHOW (7469) www.williamstontheatre.org

WTN - Wharton Center for Performing Arts at MSU - 517-432-2000 or 1-800-Wharton or www.whartoncenter.com

*    performs at Robin Theatre, 1105 S. Washington, 48910
**    performs at Hannah Center, 819 Abbot Rd., E. Lansing

GLUT Glitches?

2/26/2018

I’ve heard from a couple of you GLUTsters who were accidentally unsubscribed from the list due to clicking on an email ostensibly from the group. I’ve put both subscribers back on, successfully, I think.

Checking the total number of subscribers, still 921… watching for unexpected decline… Most people just email ME directly when they want to be taken off the list. mailto:JSZussman@gmail.com Although there may be a way to do it online at Google Groups. Anyway, I’m trying to keep a closer eye on the list total since these unwanted “unsubscribe” notifications.

A couple others have received a strange message from GLUT in arabic characters. One of these recipients is a smarter techie than me and reported, "On that e-mail, I clicked on the three dots to the right and chose "remove from forum." I was then able to mark that individual e-mail as spam.”

Hope that works for any of the rest of you troubled by non-GLUT messages. My emails may be pretty random, but they’re always linked to Lansing theatre and never in Arabic!

Jane

Boxes or Bins to Donate?

2/25/2018

Got any Boxes with Lids?

The Costume Shop, managed by Riverwalk theatre, http://rwtcostumeshop.com is asking for donations of plastic bins with lids in any size. They could also use banker boxes with lids and the boxes that reams of paper come in with lids. They are getting busy with a lot of rearranging since the first of the year with still more to do.

Please drop the bins and boxes at The Costume Shop during business hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 3pm to 6pm and Saturdays 10am to 2pm.
It’s located at 1131 May Street - off Pennsylvania, just north of Saginaw.
Bring your boxes and use the opportunity to take a peek inside this magical place - and maybe be inspired for next halloween?

Two Free Readings

2/24/2018

What: Second Reading of Fears & Phobias
When: February 24 @ 7pm
Where: Blue Owl Coffee, 1149 S. Washington Ave. Lansing, MI

Ixion Free Reading of Fears and Phobias - new original scripts on this theme!

Another chance to catch a glimpse of the short plays to be included in our upcoming production, Fears & Phobias. Directors Nick Lemmer & Heath Sartorius will be assembling a group of performers to give voice to the collected pieces.

Come grab some high octane and get jittery or maybe some chamomile to calm your nerves as we explore these fears and phobias:

Legs by Kathleen Barber
Code by Andrea Clardy
Killing Trudy by Rich Espey
Donald Trump Is a Racist, Xenophobic, Sexist, Ignorant, Tiny-Handed, Tangerine-Faced Narcissist Who Has No Business Being President and Should Be Impeached by Jack Karp
October by Greg Lam
Family Planning by John Minigan
Bunker Bound by Chris Shaw Swanson

We look forward to seeing you there.

http://ixiontheatre.com
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Peppermint Creek Theatre Co presents a free staged reading of
"Bunny, Bunny: Gilda Radner, a sort of romantic comedy"

This autobiographical play recaptures the non-sexual, but deeply felt relationship between Gilda Radner, one of Saturday Night Live's original Not Ready-for-Prime-Time players, and Alan Zweibel, who was a writer for the show. Alternately comic and heartbreaking, the play follows these two overgrown kids as they ride their bumper-car lives right up to Radner's death from ovarian cancer. Their loyalty and love glows through every scene. “Play Book” is a FREE staged reading series to generate further discussion of our season theme, “Who’s Leading”. Reading features: Blake Bowen, Laura Croff, and Heath Sartorius.

Play Book #2 – Free Staged Reading Series
Bunny Bunny: Gilda Radner, a Sort of Romantic Comedy
by Alan Zweibel
directed by Shannon Bowen
February 27, 2018
Show time: 7pm
No RSVP required

Miller Performing Arts Center
6025 Curry Lane
Lansing, MI 48911

http://peppermintcreek.org

PSST - are you 55 or older?

2/24/2018

PSST! Riverwalk Theatre has a new event for those 55 and up!

P.S.S.T. stands for Preshow Senior Second Thursdays.

The inaugural PSST event precedes the Black Box show, White Buffalo, on March 1 — (which is now the FIRST Thursday, since this show’s run has been pushed ahead one week due to predicted flooding, which, luckily spared the theatre!)

Riverwalk patrons aged 55 and up will enjoy a new opportunity to meet new old friends at this fun reception/party/backstage peek before the second Thursday performance of every Riverwalk adult show. This free reception begins at 6 pm (the show, optional, starts at 7; Thursday bargain show senior tickets are only $8 - $20 for musicals.)

Patrons will mix and mingle (with refreshments) on the opposite stage from where the night’s show will perform (Black Box/Main Stage.) They will get a backstage look at the set-in-progress and get some news about that upcoming show (with perhaps some volunteer opportunities offered; set painting, anyone?)

The current-show director will also pop in to tell a little about the show folks are about to see. Membership and volunteer sign up will be available — plus a members-only drawing for a $20 gift certificate to Riverwalk.

This group offers fellowship and fun, and we hope it will help new Riverwalk members and volunteers get more personally connected to Riverwalk opportunities.

PSST dates for the rest of the season will be at 6 pm on the second Thursday of each show:

March 1 White Buffalo
March 22 Lily the Felon’s Daughter
April 26 Bud, Not Buddy
May 17 Scotland Road
June 14 Spamalot (musical)

I will be one of the hosts of this event this Thursday - hope a lot of you will check it out! See you there! - Jane Zussman

Buffalo flood reschedule; sandbaggers needed

2/21/2018

In light of flooding predictions around the Museum Drive/Riverwalk Theatre/Impression 5 area, Riverwalk has MOVED THE BUFFALO. White Buffalo will NOT open Thursday, Feb. 22, but March 1 - and run for two weekends.

(Note, this means the PSST - Preshow Senior Second Thursday get-together will be the FIRST Thursday of Buffalo, not the second, so…way to start out confusing people... see you there at 6 pm March 1 for snacks, gift certificate drawing and fun!)

Can YOU help sandbag tomorrow (Thursday)? Predictions are for flooding to peak Thursday night. In preparation, we are assembling a volunteer team of sand-bag fillers to help Leroy Cupp and Bob Nees sandbag the vulnerable areas of Riverwalk Theatre - in cooperation with others doing the same at I-5.

IF YOU WANT TO HELP - email your text-able cell phone to Manager Mike at rwt@RiverwalkTheatre.com. He is setting up an Emergency Flood Team group text to give you specifics on the sandbag project. We think it will be mid-day tomorrow, Thursday.

March Ripples, 2018

2/21/2018

Here’s the latest Ripples from Riverwalk Theatre.
Check out WHITE BUFFALO - opening this Thursday.
Note the PSST get-together for ages 55+ on March 1 before the show!

Thus With a Kiss I Die - immersive theatre

2/15/2018

THUS WITH A KISS I DIE TO PREMIERE AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Innovative Immersive Theatre Performance Utilizes Full Space of MSU Auditorium

Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre is offering a unique theatrical experience with the premiere of Thus With A Kiss I Die. The production examines intolerance between a multitude of social groups and diverges from traditional performance styles, as the audience will have the opportunity to intimately witness scenes in various locations of the MSU Auditorium building.

The journey begins in the Fairchild Theatre, at a small southern university’s 1958 production of Romeo & Juliet, where a progressive guest director from New York has controversially cast a white student as Juliet and a black student as Romeo. The play addresses numerous social issues of the past and examines their similarities and differences today.

The audience is encouraged to track one specific storyline, explore several rooms, follow a single character, or stay in one space and let the action come to them. Thus, each audience member’s experience will be unique. There will also be stationary areas for audience members with decreased mobility to sit and watch, should they need.

This endeavor was made possible by Lilly Fellows program funding and by collaboration with Third Rail Projects, an immersive theatre company in Brooklyn, New York.

Thus With A Kiss I Die runs Friday, February 16th through Sunday, February 25th at the Fairchild Theatre in the MSU Auditorium. For more performance information, please visit www.theatre.msu.edu

Please visit or contact Wharton Center for Performing Arts to purchase tickets.
Phone: 1.800.WHARTON
Website: http://www.whartoncenter.com