Dyan Bailey
Dyan Bailey turns up across our years of metro Detroit theater coverage, most often in stories about Ferndale's Ringwald Theatre — from the company's 10th season and its parodies of \"Showgirls,\" \"Mommie Dearest\" and \"Rocky Horror\" to \"The Cake,\" the annual return of \"The Santaland Diaries\" and the Ringwald's first season at Affirmations. Our reporting also connects Bailey to the Gay Play Series that Who Wants Cake? launched in 2010, to Wilde Award nomination announcements, and to work at Planet Ant Theatre and the debut of Go Comedy! Improv Theater.
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Pop That Cork! The Ringwald Theatre's First Season at Affirmations Just Might Be Their Queerest Yet
The Ringwald Theatre has announced its much-anticipated 2021-2022 season, the first in their new performance space at Affirmations LGBTQ+ community [...]Read more about Pop That Cork! The Ringwald Theatre's First Season at Affirmations Just Might Be Their Queerest Yet
The Cake' Runs at Ringwald Theatre Through Dec. 10
Running Nov. 16 through Dec. 10, The Ringwald Theatre is "The Cake," a topical story about two worlds colliding and the choice to accept or reject change. The [...]Read more about The Cake' Runs at Ringwald Theatre Through Dec. 10
The Santaland Diaries' and 'Season's Greetings' Come back for 11th Run at the Ringwald Theatre
BY ENCORE MICHIGAN STAFF FERNDALE – David Sedaris' delightful anti-holiday double feature The SantaLand Diaries & Season's Greetings makes its annual return to [...]Read more about The Santaland Diaries' and 'Season's Greetings' Come back for 11th Run at the Ringwald Theatre
Ringwald Does 'The Time Warp Now' with Rocky Horror
BY TANYA GAZDIK, ENCORE MICHIGAN FERNDALE – It's hard to go wrong with a classic like The Rocky Horror Show and The Ringwald's treatment does not [...]Read more about Ringwald Does 'The Time Warp Now' with Rocky Horror
The Ringwald Celebrates 10th Season of Unpredictable Theatre
Brandy Joe Plambeck and Joe Bailey sit in The Ringwald Theatre green room surrounded by a showcase of posters representing their work over the last ten years. [...]Read more about The Ringwald Celebrates 10th Season of Unpredictable Theatre
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The Ringwald: Something Else to Feel Pride In
By Amy J. Parrent It's Pride Month, and time to celebrate with – what else – some theater. Lucky for everyone, The Ringwald Theatre has rolled a seven – the [...]Read more about The Ringwald: Something Else to Feel Pride In
The Boys' Are Back In Town
By BTL Staff Mart Crowley's landmark play "The Boys in the Band" will finally get its Ringwald Theatre debut, in association with Five15 of Royal Oak, [...]Read more about The Boys' Are Back In Town
World-Premiere Parody Puts The Horror In Puberty
By Carolyn Hayes Harmer In 1970, an emerging writer published a seminal young-adult novel of a preteen girl figuring out school, fitting in, boys, religious [...]Read more about World-Premiere Parody Puts The Horror In Puberty
Summertime, And The Spoofing Is Easy
By Carolyn Hayes Not content to go dormant between mainstage seasons, The Ringwald has made an annual practice of throwing a bonus comedy production just as [...]Read more about Summertime, And The Spoofing Is Easy
A Tasty Theatrical Buffet At The Ringwald
By John Quinn Joe Hamid and Robbie Dwight play an updated and dirtier Abbott and Costello in Marty Shea's one-act play, "Who's On Dick?" Shea's play is one of [...]Read more about A Tasty Theatrical Buffet At The Ringwald
The 'Showgirls' Parody You've Been Waiting For
By Dana Casadei In 1995, Elizabeth Berkley of "Saved By The Bell" fame would land a role she would become infamous for, Nomi Malone in "Showgirls." Even [...]Read more about The 'Showgirls' Parody You've Been Waiting For
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Read All About It! Travesty In Ferndale!
By John Quinn The Ringwald's Joes, Baily and Plambeck, in a photo mash-up in "Mommie Queerest," Photo: The Ringwald The tabloid journalist lurking inside me [...]Read more about Read All About It! Travesty In Ferndale!
The 2013 Wilde Award Nominations
Professional theaters from across Michigan will share the spotlight Aug. 19 when The 2013 Wilde Awards are presented at The Berman Center for the Performing [...]Read more about The 2013 Wilde Award Nominations
Ringwald Does 'Mommie Queerest'
FERNDALE – In keeping with their "Summer Camp" theme, The Ringwald presents the mother of all campy comedies, "Mommie Queerest." The production is by Jamie [...]Read more about Ringwald Does 'Mommie Queerest'
The Ringwald Packs A Picnic Basket And Heads To GPS
FERNDALE - The Ringwald Theatre is pleased to announce the fourth installment of its wildly popular Gay Play Series. Last year's outing was attended by [...]Read more about The Ringwald Packs A Picnic Basket And Heads To GPS
Door opens on laughs at Planet Ant
'Tis the season of spooks and goblins, and Planet Ant's Improv Colony has gotten into the spirit of the holiday with the Late Night original comedy "Seance [...]Read more about Door opens on laughs at Planet Ant
Gay Play Series,' Block B: Better than its collective title
By Michael Margolin The second half of the Gay Play Series (or GPS for short) got underway Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. sharpish at The Ringwald Theatre in [...]Read more about Gay Play Series,' Block B: Better than its collective title
Gay Play Series returns to Ringwald
FERNDALE – Who Wants Cake? and The Ringwald Theatre recently announced the return of its wildly popular Gay Play Series (GPS). Last year's inaugural outing [...]Read more about Gay Play Series returns to Ringwald
Ringwald's 'Tragedy' lampoons hit movie
By Bridgette M. Redman Glenn Close (Joe Bailey, back center) looks over Michael Douglas (Jon Ager, front center) and his family, wife Anne Archer (Melissa [...]Read more about Ringwald's 'Tragedy' lampoons hit movie
Who Wants Cake? announces details for inaugural Gay Play Series
FERNDALE – Who Wants Cake? recently announced the final details for its inaugural Gay Play Series (GPS). "We are very excited to be kicking off what we know [...]Read more about Who Wants Cake? announces details for inaugural Gay Play Series
Life's ups and downs at The Ringwald
Every now and then as a theater critic you'll walk out of a show and wish you'd liked it better than you did – which is what I felt as I left the opening [...]Read more about Life's ups and downs at The Ringwald
A few minutes with Joe Bailey of 'Based on a Totally True Story' at The Ringwald
Joe Bailey Since opening its doors in 2007, The Ringwald has become one of metro Detroit's hottest and most talked-about theaters – where patrons can expect [...]Read more about A few minutes with Joe Bailey of 'Based on a Totally True Story' at The Ringwald
Rain rarely stops (except for laughs)
Dyan Bailey fights with Tommy Simon, while Pete Jacokes and Jeff Mansk watch in a scene from 'Douche Douche Bhang Bhang' Photo: SMyers With a title that makes [...]Read more about Rain rarely stops (except for laughs)
Stuffing the box: 14 plays (and two critics) at 'BoxFest '09'
'BoxFest Detroit '09' celebrates women directors through Aug. 22. Photo: Boxfest Since 2004, women thespians throughout Southeast Michigan have joined together [...]Read more about Stuffing the box: 14 plays (and two critics) at 'BoxFest '09'
The Ant switches gears for Thanksgiving
By D. A. Blackburn Hot on the heels of this season's Halloween-themed production, "Blood Bath & Beyond," Planet Ant Theatre has set the late night table for [...]Read more about The Ant switches gears for Thanksgiving
