the summer show has been announced! wwc? will be performing Sordid Lives: It’s a Drag! by Del Shores (who penned Southern Baptist Sissies which was the first big Ringwald hit back in 2007!) Saturdays-Mondays starting July 10 and ending August 2nd. you may be familiar with Sordid Lives from its film roots (in 2000 with [...]
Entries Tagged as 'ferndale'
SORDID LIVES: IT’S A DRAG publicity pix up!
June 13th, 2010 No Comments
Tags: Del Shores · ferndale · mi · Sordid Lives · The Ringwald Theatre · Who Wants Cake?
READER POLL: Best of 09/10 Season
June 13th, 2010 No Comments
hey guys! thanks to everyone who checks out my blog and who comes to the theatre…we truly had an amazing season. now for a reader poll! sound off below…
Tags: ferndale · mi · reader poll · The Ringwald Theatre · Who Wants Cake?
DIE! MOMMIE! DIE! reviews
May 25th, 2010 No Comments
“…One heck of a loopy, loony night at the theatre. …The true standout is Bailey, who has more fun with his character than the law should allow.” -Donald V. Calamia CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL REVIEW __________________________________________________ “…Deliciously overacted and overproduced”. -Carolyn Hayes CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL REVIEW
Tags: Charles Busch · Die! Mommie! Die! · Encore Michigan · ferndale · mi · reviews · rogue critic · The Ringwald Theatre · Who Wants Cake?
ANGELA ARDEN’S VOICE LEAKED!!!!
May 7th, 2010 No Comments
hey guys! Die! Mommie! Die! opens in one week and i am getting more and more excited. it’s about a washed up movie star and singer, Angela Arden, whose early (and sudden) retirement is interrupted when her two children decide to knock her off. want a sneak listen to Angie in her prime? check out [...]
Tags: Charles Busch · Die! Mommie! Die! · ferndale · Jeremy Mossman · mi · The Ringwald Theatre · theatre · vince kelley · Who Wants Cake? · Woodward
DIE! MOMMIE! DIE! posters & publicity shots
April 24th, 2010 No Comments
my next directing venture is the hilarious Charles Busch spoof, DIE! MOMMIE! DIE! it’s an homage to the 1960′s “Psycho-Biddy” films like Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Strait Jacket, Dead Ringer, and Berserk. rehearsals have been a total blast and i’m really excited to get back in the saddle of what we are most known for: [...]
Tags: Charles Busch · Colleen Scribner · Die! Mommie! Die! · ferndale · mi · poster design · pulicity shots · The Ringwald Theatre · Who Wants Cake?
The Ringwald is voted BEST PLACE TO SEE LOCAL THEATRE!!
April 24th, 2010 No Comments
how exciting!! in this year’s Metro Times BEST OF DETROIT issue, The Ringwald/WWC? was voted BEST PLACE TO SEE LOCAL THEATRE!! thank you to everyone who voted for us…you rock!! click the photo below to check out the blurb we got (we’re the second one down).
Tags: awards · best of detroit · best place to see local theatre · ferndale · Metro Times · The Ringwald Theatre · Who Wants Cake?
HURLYBURLY photos & reviews are up!
April 24th, 2010 No Comments
Hurlyburly is in its final weekend and here are some show pix to check out from the production! click any of the photos below to go to the full gallery (all photography is by the amazing Colleen Scribner). also, check out their reviews HERE. don’t miss this show! the acting is most incredible get your [...]
Tags: Colleen Scribner · david rabe · ferndale · hurlyburly · michigan · reviews · show photos · The Ringwald Theatre · Who Wants Cake?
DIE! MOMMIE! DIE! is cast!!!
April 3rd, 2010 1 Comment
HURLYBURLY is up and running and rehearsals are about to begin for our next production, Die! Mommie! Die! by Charles Busch. it’s a fabulous throw-back to the melodramatic, big screen soaps of the 60′s and i’m back in the director’s chair. the show opens May 14 and plays for 4 weeks. find the promo poster [...]
Tags: Alan Madlane · Bryan Lark · Cast List · Charles Busch · Christa Coulter · Die! Mommie! Die! · ferndale · Joe Bailey · Joe Plambeck · Melissa Beckwith · poster design · Suzie Jacokes · the ringwald · vince kelley · Who Wants Cake?
HURLYBURLY opens Friday!!!
March 29th, 2010 1 Comment
yo! so long since i’ve written. check out my final Hurlyburly poster below (and get your ticket reservations HERE). the show opens this friday and it’s gonna be awesome. the cast is amazing. it’s a real “man’s man” show as my man likes to say. the guys in it are freaking incredible….Stephen Blackwell is Eddie, [...]
Tags: ashley shamoon · chuck reynolds · david rabe · ferndale · hurlyburly · Jamie Warrow · Joe Bailey · Joel Mitchell · Jon Ager · matthew turner shelton · poster design · stephen blackwell · the ringwald · theatre · Who Wants Cake?
[title of show] pix online!!
March 12th, 2010 No Comments
cannot believe we’re heading into the final weekend of [title of show]!! it has been such an amazing experience…from the rehearsals to the performances to the backstage antics. it has been one for the memory books for sure. thanks to all who have come out to see and to those of you who haven’t, make [...]
Tags: ferndale · hunter bell · jeff bowen · mi · ringwald theatre · Who Wants Cake? · [title of show]
2nd [tos]ome review!!!
February 27th, 2010 No Comments
hey guys! second weekend of [title of show] is under way and last night was a freaking AWESOME house! we got our second review from the Rogue Critic and you can read that review by clicking HERE or on the photo above! also, make your reservations HERE! hope to see you soon!
Tags: ferndale · hunter bell · jeff bowen · Review · rogue critic · The Ringwald Theatre · Who Wants Cake? · [title of show]
1st [title of show] REVIEW!!!
February 22nd, 2010 No Comments
we’ve had a [tos]ome opening weekend of [title of show] and our first review is now online! check it out HERE or by clicking the photo below! and don’t forget to make your reservations HERE!!! hope to see you at the Ringy soon!!!
Tags: allyson ortwein · Colleen Scribner · ferndale · hunter bell · Jamie Richards · Jamie Warrow · Jeff Bobick · jeff bowen · Jeremy Ryan Mossman · Jerry Haines · Joe Bailey · Joe Plambeck · joe2 · michigan · ringwald · ringwald theatre · The Ringwald Theatre · theatre · Who Wants Cake? · [title of show]
interview with [title of show]‘s co-creator JEFF BOWEN
February 18th, 2010 No Comments
i cannot believe that another opening is already upon us!! tomorrow, [title of show] opens for a four week run and i am SUPER pumped. the rehearsal process has been nothing but a blast, the show is a total dream come true to perform and produce, and i hope you all can make it out [...]
Tags: Encore Michigan · ferndale · hunter bell · interview · jeff bowen · musical theatre · The Ringwald Theatre · Who Wants Cake? · [title of show]
final [title of show] poster
February 7th, 2010 No Comments
so, we’ve been busy with rehearsals for the next WWC? production, the jeff bowen/hunter bell musical [title of show] and we’re having a blast. with much thanks to michael hovitch, the final poster for the show can be found below. get your reservations HERE and check out all the press/promo shots HERE.
Tags: allyson ortwein · Colleen Scribner · ferndale · hunter bell · Jamie Richards · Jamie Warrow · Jeff Bobick · jeff bowen · Jeremy Ryan Mossman · Joe Bailey · Joe Plambeck · michael hovitch · michigan · poster design · ringwald · ringwald theatre · the ringwald · The Ringwald Theatre · Who Wants Cake? · [title of show]
2nd Promo for [title of show]
January 28th, 2010 No Comments
Tags: allyson ortwein · ferndale · hunter bell · Jamie Richards · Jamie Warrow · jeff bo · Jeff Bobick · jeff bowen · jeremy · Jeremy Ryan Mossman · Joe Bailey · Joe Plambeck · joe2 · poster design · ringwald theatre · the ringwald · The Ringwald Theatre · theeayter · Who Wants Cake? · [title of show]
POSTER for BASED ON A TOTALLY TRUE STORY
January 3rd, 2010 No Comments
hey all! as you know if you read my blog, we are doing a three week run of Based on a Totally True Story by Roberto Aguirre-Sacassa from January 16 – February 1, 2010. once again, it’s directed by Joe Bailey and features a superb cast: Vince Kelley, Jeff Bobick, Dyan Bailey, Dan Morrison, and [...]
Tags: Based on a Totally True Story · ferndale · Jeff Bobick · Joe Bailey · michigan premiere · poster design · Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa · The Ringwald Theatre · vince kelley · Who Wants Cake?
UPDATE!! new january show – BASED ON A TOTALLY TRUE STORY
December 27th, 2009 No Comments
hey guys! great news…Who Wants Cake? will be doing a three week run of the quirky romantic comedy, Based on a Totally True Story by Roberto Aguirre-Sacassa from January 16 – February 1, 2010. it is a fun little story about a playwright-slash-comic book writer whose life explodes when a producer comes looking to twist [...]
Tags: Based on a Totally True Story · dan morrison · Dyan Bailey · ferndale · gay theatre · Geoffrey Pearson · Jeff Bobick · Joe Bailey · Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa · the ringwald · vince kelley · Who Wants Cake?
UPDATE: [title of show] is CAST!!!
December 7th, 2009 2 Comments
hey all! this past weekend was crazy busy with the opening of The Real Housewives of the North Pole (click HERE to reserve tickets and HERE to read their awesome review from EncoreMI!), the reading of The Boys in the Band on sunday (which went awesome, thanks to the fabulous cast and the awesome audience [...]
Tags: allyson ortwein · boys in the band · casting · ferndale · hunter bell · Jamie Richards · Jamie Warrow · Jeff Bobick · jeff bowen · Jeremy Ryan Mossman · Jerry Haines · Joe Bailey · Joe Plambeck · Melissa Beckwith · poster design · real housewives of the north pole · Review · ringwald theatre · the ringwald · theatre · Who Wants Cake? · [title of show] · [tos]
ALL THE LATEST @ THE RINGWALD
November 27th, 2009 No Comments
hey guys! first off, thank you to everyone who came out to make EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL such an awesome experience! we used over 200 gallons of fake blood and people came out in droves to get soaked in the bloody mess. it was truly a great time and the cast and crew were amazing. [...]
Tags: a little work · boys in the band · David Sedaris · ferndale · poster design · real housewives of the north pole · ringwald theatre · santaland diaries · the ringwald · Who Wants Cake? · [title of show]
EVIL DEAD kills at The Ringwald
November 16th, 2009 No Comments
wow, i know it’s been forever…i’ve been busy with the crazy hit, EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL playing through november 23rd at The Ringwald. the whole experience has been amazing. i just got some new photos and wanted to share a couple here. if you haven’t seen it yet, EVIL DEAD has two dates with availability [...]
Tags: Christa Coulter · Colleen Scribner · evil dead · Evil Dead: The Musical · ferndale · Jay Mapile · Jeff Bobick · Jessalyn Brooks · Joe Plambeck · joe2 · Jon Ager · Leah Darany · Mitchell Koory · theatre · theeayter · Tym Falk · Who Wants Cake?
