Steve Sheldon primarily covers the performing arts for The Sun Times News, with additional focus on personal profile pieces and reporting in Saline Township. His writing highlights the people, creativity, and stories behind local arts organizations and community life, bringing depth and context to cultural coverage in the region.
Photo: Jared Hoffert as Gov. John Slaton with cast in scene from Parade. Photo by Ashlee Sayles By Steven Sheldon & Sylvia Egerton Warning: This review contains a reference to sexual assault. The creative, artistic team of The Croswell Opera House, led by Jere Righter, deserves all the credit for adding the Alfred Uhry/Jason Robert ...
The Martin Charnin/Thomas Meehan musical Annie premiered on Broadway in 1977, featuring then 12-year-old actress Andrea McArdle in the title role. In late 2024, Dexter’s Encore Musical Theatre Company produced Annie, with Ellen Gruber, a 10-year-old fourth-grade student at Eberwhite Elementary School in Ann Arbor, in the lead role. In June 2025, The Croswell Opera ...
Photo: (L-R) Khara Gilmore and Chris Joseph singing “All I Do.” Photo by Steve Sheldon Dexter’s Encore Musical Theatre Company kicked off season 17 in grand fashion, celebrating the music of the iconic Motown star, Stevie Wonder. This concert was a reprise of a 2022 concert that featured the same band members and singers. Singers Jason ...
Photo: Residents showed up en force to voice their opinions on the proposed rezoning of agricultural land to industrial for a new data center. Photo by Steve Sheldon. In an overflow crowd at the Saline Township board meeting Wednesday evening at the township hall, the board listened to over forty-five minutes of public comment from ...
Photo: Three Men and a Tenor performing at the Saline Community Fair on August 30, 2025. Photo by Steven Sheldon. Legendary UCLA basketball John Wooden once said “the truest test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.” It suggests that private behavior, not just public performance, demonstrates a person’s ...
The combined Saline Township Board and members of the Planning Commission hosted a joint fact-finding meeting on Wednesday afternoon at the township hall at 3 p.m. The meeting was arranged with the sole purpose of the members receiving additional information about the rezoning request by Related Digital for a 250-acre data center, proposed to be ...
After a three-hour meeting on Wednesday evening, August 13, 2025, the Saline Township Board voted unanimously to table data center developer Related Digital’s rezoning request for 525 acres north of US-12 and east of Braun Road until its next board meeting on September 10th. Board Supervisor Jim Marion, with assistance from Treasurer Jennifer Zink, did ...
Commission votes 5-2 against rezoning 575-acre parcel from agricultural to industrial use; Township Board to decide next Following last week’s regular planning commission meeting, another meeting was convened Tuesday evening, August 12, 2025, at the Saline Township Hall. The only agenda item was the conditional rezoning request from Related Digital on a 575-acre parcel to ...
Photo: D. Ward Ensign as Daddy Warbucks and Cici Hubbard as Annie singing I Don’t Need Anything But You. Photo by Lad Strayer In Croswell’s third production of their season, Caroline “Cici” Hubbard led a strong cast in the smash Broadway hit Annie, with the script by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics ...
The Saline Township Planning Commission tabled a rezoning request from Related Digital for a 575-acre data center site, citing the need for more information after hearing extensive community feedback. Image: Conceptual rendering of the data center. Courtesy Related Digital In an overflow crowd at the Saline Township Planning Commission meeting Tuesday evening, a public hearing ...
Local community theatre took center stage with Horizon Performing Arts’ vibrant production of Legally Blonde – The Musical at Ann Arbor’s Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. The high-energy show delivered laughter, heart, and a powerful message. With music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, and a script by Heather Hach, Legally Blonde – The Musical ...
Dan Cooney, Jessica Grové and friends captivated Encore Theatre with heartfelt songs during the July 11 concert. The night featured stories of family, loss, love, and hope. Image: Album cover artwork by Jessica Grové Music is the universal language of the world. No matter the genre, music comes from the heart straight into the heart ...
Dexter Community Players’ Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat opened with strong performances, lively music, and enthusiastic local talent. Photo: Michael Cicirelli as Pharaoh with ensemble. Photo by Steve Sheldon Despite rumors that community theatre in Washtenaw County was on life support, the Dexter Community Players’ opening night performance of Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor ...
The Lodi Township Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend denying the Toll Brothers Arbor–North and Arbor–South development site plan after residents voiced concerns about water, sewage, and gated communities. Tension between the future and the status quo, or past, was on full display at the Lodi Township Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday evening, July 22, ...
Michigan Stage’s production of Waitress brings strong ensemble performances and standout moments, but struggles with tonal shifts and choreography missteps. Read the full review of this ambitious community production. Photo: (L-R) Amelia Fei as Dawn, Delaney Brown as Jenna, Jasmine Schmeck as Becky. Photo Credit: LightningJosh Michigan Stage (MIStage), a 501(c) (3) organization, is a ...
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