Tag Archives: Roger Lelievre
Familiar faces: You may be sorry if you miss out on these top-tier musical talents
Ann Arbor, Mich (May 28, 2014) By ROGER LeLIEVRE Veteran acts who’ve played here before, a relative newcomer with Ann Arbor ties, and even star of stage and screen are all ahead on Ann Arbor music stages this summer. These … Continue reading
Exuberant “Rent” at Pioneer High another in a series of buzzworthy musicals, but was it the last?
By Roger LeLievre Ann Arbor, Mich. (May 3, 2014) Pioneer High School’s Theatre Guild, known the past several years for staging talk-of-the-town productions of popular musicals, just finished a run of the groundbreaking-for-its-time “Rent.” The show was a worthy successor … Continue reading
R.I.P. Ann Arbor native / soul singer Deon Jackson
Roger LeLievre Ann Arbor, Mich. (Apr. 23, 2014) Deon Jackson, a soul and R&B singer from the 1960s, died April 19. He was born in Ann Arbor Jan. 26, 1946. Jackson, who was 68 at the time of his death, … Continue reading
Hot town: Ann Arbor’s entertainment scene heats up along with the weather
By Roger LeLievre Ann Arbor, Mich. (Apr. 22, 2014) In some locales it might be natural to think that with the arrival of spring and summer comes a slowing of the arts scene. Not so Ann Arbor. There’s plenty coming … Continue reading
U-M Musical Theater offers a polished, emotional “Les Miserables”
By ROGER LeLIEVRE Ann Arbor, Mich (Apr. 18, 2014) I’ve seen “Les Miserables” so often I’ve lost count. Besides professional productions in Detroit and Chicago, the long-running Broadway musical hit inspired by Victor Hugo’s novel has been performed in the … Continue reading
Mix-n-match from Folk Festival bands leads to memorable night at The Ark
By Roger LeLievre Ann Arbor, Mich. (Apr. 12, 2014) The headline act at The Ark Friday night was a favorite from this year’s Ann Arbor Folk Festival, The Pigpen Theatre Co. The opening act was The Spring Standards, a band … Continue reading
Old blues is good news when Eric Burdon brings rockin’ Animals to town
By Roger LeLievre ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Mar. 14, 2014) Sometimes you have to make allowances for age or infirmity when older rock and rollers revisit their glory days. Not so with 1960s-70s blues-rocker Eric Burdon, who put on a masterful show … Continue reading
And now, please welcome to the stage…Guest Blogger Roger LeLievre !
Roger LeLievre and I have been colleagues just about forever. We’ve been co-workers, boss and employee and employee and boss and just plain old friends and freelancers over our careers in journalism. Roger has more than 30 years experience in … Continue reading
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