Front Row Podcast

This week, Deb and Joe kick off the second season of Front Row Podcast by interviewing Danielle Caralis, the lead of Birmingham Village Players' production of Anything Goes.

Auditions for St. Dustan's The Ultimate Christmas Show (directed by host Deb).

Now playing:

Avon Players - Ship of Dreams: Titanic - The Musical

Stagecrafters - Sister Act

Downriver Actor's Guild: Princess Dianna - The Musical

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This week, Deb and Joe interview Master Carpenter and set builder Michael Campion as they bid season one of Front Row Podcast adieu.

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This week, Deb and Joe interview Erin Johnson, the lead of St. Dustan's production of 42 Street.

Clarkston Village Players: Performance - Driving Miss Daisy

Downriver Actor's Guild: Performance - Dearly Departed

Grosse Pointe Theater: Audtions - The Pirates of Penzance

Stagecraft's: Performance - Jesus Christ Superstar

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This week, Deb and Joe interview Marie Lee, Director of Ridgedale Players' production of Picasso at the Lapine Agile.

Clarkston Village Players: Self Help – comedy, May 5-20, Fri/Sat 8:00, Sun 2:00

Downriver Actor's Guild: Oliver, May 5-21, Fri/Sat 7:30, Sun 3:00

Grosse Pointe Theater: Disney's Beauty and the Beast, May 7-20, Thurs/Fri/Sat 8:00, Sun 2:00

Ridgedale Players: Picasso at the Lapine Agile, May 5-21, Fri/Sat 8:00, Sun 2:00

Players Guild of Dearborn: Sugar – (The Some Like it Hot musical), May 5-28, Fri/Sat 8:00, Sun 2:30

Richmond Community Theater: The Odd Couple (female version), May 5-14, Fri/Sat 8:00, Sun 2:00 (doors open a half hour before curtain)

Southgate Community Players: A Chorus Line, May 5-13, - May 5, 6 and 12 at 7:00 PM and May 13 at 3:00 PM

Stagecrafters: Audition – Footloose – youth theater production, Saturday, May 6 at the Baldwin Theater , Registration at 8:00 AM, Auditions at 9:00 AM

Sterling Civic Theater: Audition – The Wizard of Oz, May 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 6:30-8:30 PM

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This week, Deb and Joe interview two of the cast members of Spamalot, Tom Arwady and Jason Dilly, opening this weekend at Farmington Players.

Rosedale Community Players: The Gin Game - opening April 28

Stagecrafters: Edward Albee's Seascape – through April 30

Starlight Theater: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – April 28

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This week, Deb and Joe interview Eric Swanson, half of "Gerianne & Eric - The Dynamic Duo", a Broadway sing along at Pronto in Royal Oak.

Barefoot Productions: Auditions – The Roles I'll Never Play Cabaret fundraiser, April 20-21, 7:00 PM

Downriver Actor's Guild: Drop Dead Disco – Interactive Dinner Theater, April 21-29 at 7:30 PM

Grosse Pointe Theater: Shrek Jr (Youth show) - April 22-23 (at GP War Memorial) at 2:00 PM

Ridgedale Players: One Act Theater fundraiser – most of the play selections written by local playwrights, April 21 and 22 at 8:00 PM

Stagecrafters: Seascape – April 21-30, Fri/Sat 8:00 and Sun 2:00

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This week, Deb and Joe interview one of Metro Detroit's most prolific stage managers, Justine Dearth.

Barefoot Productions: The 39 Steps – March 31-April 9, Fri/Sat 8:00, Sun 2:00

Downriver Actor's Guild: Summer Theater Immersion Camp programs for kids starting at age 5 and up to teen-agers – camp and application info available.

Grosse Pointe Theater: Be Our Guest – Beauty and the Beast Tea with Belle – May 13, 12:30 PM. Includes meet and greet, tea and light lunch and a performance of Beauty and the Beast – tickets can be purchased on the GPT website. GPT Scholarship Auditions – live in GP, attend GP high school, be a child or grandchild of GPT member.

Lakeland Players: College and Camp scholarships available – application deadline is May 1. Hit their website for further details.

Stagecrafters: Red Velvet Cake Wars – through April 9

Starlight Theater: Auditions for Bridges of Madison County – April 3 at 7:00 and 4 at 6:00. Cinderella Jr. – through April 2

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This week, Deb and Joe interview Mark Carley, director of Birmingham Village Players' production of You Can't Take it With You, opening this week.

Avon Players: The Mousetrap – March 10-25, Fri/Sat 8:00, Sun 2:00 Auditions for The Addams Family – Sun March 12, 5:30 and Mon Mar 13, 6:30

Clarkston Village Players: The House on the Cliff – Mar 10-18, Thurs 7:30, Fri/Sat 8:00 and Sun 2:00

Grosse Pointe Theater: The Glass Menagerie – March 12-25, Thurs/Fri/Sat 8:00, Sun 2:00

Dearborn Players Guild: The Lion in Winter – March 10-26, Fri/Sat 8:00, Sun 2:00 Auditions for the musical Sugar March 13 & 14, 6:30

Richmond Community Theater: The Complete Works of Wm Shakespeare (abridged) – March 10-12, Fri/Sat 8:00, Sun 2:00 Auditions for the female version of The Odd Couple – March 13-14, 7:00

Rosedale Community Players: Accepting script submissions for their one act play festival - deadline for submission is April 30. Check their website for details

Warren Civic Theater: Peanuts Pajama Party Sock Hop – March 11 from 6:15-8:30 PM at Warren Community Center with cast of You're a Good Man Charlie Brown – tickets are $5 or $10 (or $12 at the door)

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This week, Deb and Joe are shocked to find out that Dopey and Doc have been renamed in a version of Snow White.

Director Jeffery Nelson and lead actress Anita Newby join us to talk about Stagecrafters' next show Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill.

Joe and Deb talk about some of their favorite non theater podcasts, including Deb's of Serial and Joe's of Hardcore History.

Downriver Actor's Guild

School of Rock – Feb 24 – March 5, Fri/Sat 7:30, Sun 3:00

Lakeland Players

The Mystery of Edwin Drood – Feb 24-26, Fri/Sat 7:30, Sun 4:00

Golden Age Musical Review – fundraiser for Chippewa Valley Schools (at Chippewa Valley High School)

Sat, Feb 25 at 1:00 and 7:00 www.cvchoirs.seatyourself.biz

Pontiac Theater IV

Auditions for the youth show Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Sun Feb 26 at 4:00, Mon Feb 27 and Tues Feb 28 at 6:30 at the Michigan School for the Arts in Pontiac

Ridgedale Players

Urinetown the Musical – Feb 24 – March 12, Fri/Sat 8:00, Sun 2:00

Auditions for Picasso at Lapine Agile – Mon, Feb 27 at 7:00

St Dunstan's Theater

Continuing to hold tap workshops for 42nd Street – Sat Feb 25 and Sat March 4 and Sat March 11 - 10:00-11:30 at the playhouse, cost is $15/per class

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This week, Joe and Deb imagine what The Misanthrope, Jr. would be like. The talk about what a show producer does with prolific producer Bryan Conroy (Village Players -You Can't Take it With You.

Barefoot Productions: The Misanthrope – February 17-26, Fri/Sat 8:00, Sun 2:00

Grosse Pointe Theater: Love, Loss and What I Wore – February 16-26, Fri/Sat 8:00, Sun 2:00 – at the Purdon Studio Theater - performing at Grosse Pointe Woods Presbyterian Church on Mack Ave.

Pontiac Theater 4: Treasure Island – children's theater - February 17-25 Fri/Sat 7:30, Sun 2:00 – at the Michigan School for the Arts in Pontiac

Rosedale Community Players: Readers Theater – February 17 at 7:00 at their theater in Southfield

St Dunstan's: Tap classes in prep for auditions for 42nd Street – Saturday, 2/18 10:00-11:30 am at the playhouse $15/session to drop in

Starlight Theater: Peter Pan Jr. – through 2/19

Auditions – Cinderella Jr. – 2/19, 6:30-8:00 PM

Auditions – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Mon/Tues, Feb 20 and 21 youth at 6:30 and adults at 7:30

Village Players:

Auditions for Sweet Charity – Sun, Feb 19 at 6:30, callbacks on Mon, Feb 20

Warren Civic Theater: Auditions for You Can't Take it With You – Sun, Feb 19 and Thurs, Feb 23 – go to their website to schedule your audition time. Callbacks Sat, Feb 25 3-5:00

Subscribe to Front Row Podcast in iTunes, or visit our website. Contact the show directly via email [email protected] or leave your comments on our hotline at 248-631-4077.