Theater has new energy: Music Hall sees bright days ahead.

From: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI) | Date: September 15, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Mark Stryker

Sep. 15--Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, for years the most under-achieving of Detroit's major cultural institutions, has surrendered its defensive crouch. Buoyed by a new president and artistic director, fresh board leadership and new sources of income, Music Hall is launching an ambitious menu of artistic programs this fall, including a theater series, a dance series, a popular music series, family and children's theater, and three separate jazz series. The schedule represents the most comprehensive programming offered in 25 years at ...

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