By Daniel Skora The “School of Rock” is holding classes in Detroit with the National Tour of the stage version of the popular movie stopping at the Fisher Theatre for a two week engagement. The plotline parallels that of the movie, but the film’s heavy metal soundtrack has been replaced by new music from Andrew … More Kids Rock at The Fisher
By Daniel Skora It’s neither a stage version of the 1955 musical film with which it shares a title, nor a Kafka-esque drama about those spindly-legged creatures that take up residence high up in the corners of undusted rooms. “Daddy Long Legs”, the romantic musical currently being presented by The Dio does, however, share a … More Daddy Long Legs Slow in Revealing Identity at The Dio
By Daniel Skora When you’re the best, you’re often blessed by your fans with a title or a nickname. Nowhere is that more true than in the music business. James Brown is called the Godfather of Soul. Michael Jackson is the King of Pop, self-proclaimed, as the story goes, because Elvis had already laid claim … More Bessie Smith in Song and Story at Theatre Nova
By Daniel Skora Cinderella rides into Detroit on her golden carriage for a quick one week visit to the Fisher Theatre in a lavish, highly entertaining production that both children and adults will find enjoyable. But when that final March 18th production comes to an end, the beautiful golden carriage will return to being a … More “The Prince is Giving a Ball”, and It’s at the Fisher
By Daniel Skora The current national tour of “Les Miserables” has arrived in Detroit for a two week engagement. The tour is an extension of the recent “Les Miz” revival which opened on Broadway in March of 2014 and closed after more than a thousand performances. It’s scheduled to play in some 70 plus cities … More “Les Miserables” is Les Merveilleux at The Fisher
By Daniel Skora No female celebrity had as many fans and as much exposure during the decade of the 1950’s than Rosemary Clooney. Her recordings regularly made it to the top of the Hit Parade. Her movie career was highlighted by the now-classic “White Christmas” in which she co-starred with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. … More Meadow Brook Showcases Clooney, Tenderly
By Daniel Skora Record keeping was sketchy at best in Cotton Plant, Arkansas in 1915. But Rosetta Rubin, or Rosether Adkins, or whatever her legal name might have been at birth, the woman who came to be known as Sister Rosetta Tharpe was destined to overcome the restrictions imposed by the cotton fields where her … More Rosetta and Marie Ride the Gospel Train at Detroit Public
By Daniel Skora The Fisher Theatre is presenting a limited two week engagement of “Finding Neverland”, the story of how Sir James Matthew (J. M.) Barrie came to create his most famous character, Peter Pan. Barrie was already an established novelist and playwright when he became acquainted with the Llewelyn Davies family and their five … More “Neverland” Found at The Fisher
By Daniel Skora Sam Philips undoubtedly had free publicity in mind when he called a reporter at the Memphis Press-Scimitar and suggested he might be interested in the impromptu jam session that was going on at his Sun Records recording studio. Four of Philips’ protégés were now holding court in a songfest of epic proportions. … More Encore Musical Rocks with $1Million Quartet
By Daniel Skora The musical based on the film “The Bodyguard” is currently appearing at the Fisher Theatre for a two week engagement. The film was a box office hit in no small part because of Whitney Houston’s powerful vocals. The soundtrack from the movie remains the best selling album in its genre with 17 … More “The Bodyguard” Keeps Watch at Fisher Theatre
