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FutureStars 2019 promises to feature outstanding talent; see highlights from a preliminary show dress rehearsal

January 17, 2019 AAPS News Editor

Video by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor It’s considered the most popular talent show in Michigan, and if Wednesday night’s preliminary round dress rehearsal is any indication, FutureStars 2019 may be the best yet. The […]

Skyline Theatre to present energetic “Get Hype” Jan. 25

January 10, 2019 AAPS News Editor

The students of Skyline Theatre are preparing their fourth-annual production of “Get Hype: An Evening with Skyline Theatre” – an energetic and eclectic evening of entertainment made up of songs and scenes from a variety […]

‘Winter Sing’ will feature all Pioneer choirs on one musical Wednesday night

December 18, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jeff Barr/weloveannarbor.com If you’re looking for a night of award-winning music, right in town, and all for free, look no further than Pioneer High School’s Schreiber Auditorium Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. The Pioneer […]

Community H.S. Jazz Concert: Tuesday’s Improv Extravaganza should be a real ‘Arctic Blast’

December 17, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Jeff Barr/weloveannarbor.com Community High School’s annual jazz concert, which will be staged Tuesday night in Ann Arbor’s Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, is far from your ordinary high school band performance. It will be more […]

What a thrill! Community High Jazz combo performs for Wynton Marsalis

November 28, 2018 AAPS News Editor

It was a night to remember at Hill Auditorium Monday when Community High’s jazz combo ‘Unified Field Theory’ performed for Wynton Marsalis, the esteemed director of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Juilliard’s Jazz Program, and […]

Skyline High School presents madcap musical comedy `The Drowsy Chaperone’ Nov. 3-11

October 30, 2018 AAPS News Editor

The Drowsy Chaperone, a madcap, screwball musical within a comedy, will run November 3-11 at Skyline High School Theatre. This loving send-up of classically silly 1920’s musical is directed by Anne Marie Roberts, music director […]

Profile: Pioneer’s Mia Galbraith gives Willy Wonka a “crazy genius” sweet tooth

October 16, 2018 AAPS News Editor

By Terry Jacoby/weloveannarbor.com Mia Galbraith calls playing Willy Wonka in Pioneer Theatre Guild’s production of Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka” an “honor.” “When the cast list came out I was just stunned,” says Galbraith, a senior […]

All Hallows Band Concert set for Thursday, Oct. 18 at Pioneer’s Schreiber Auditorium

October 15, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Video and photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The Concert Band Purple rehearses for the Oct. 18 All Hallows Band Concert It’s back! The Grammy award-winning Pioneer High School Band invites you […]

In town for concert at Hill Auditorium, violinist treats King Elementary to solo performance

September 28, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Photos, video and story by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News When Philip Kates, a violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, learned he would have just a bit of free time Thursday afternoon before the orchestra’s performance at Hill […]

Spotlight on theater expands at every level; classes help students gain self confidence, practical skills

September 21, 2018 AAPS News Editor

Videos, photos, and story by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Ann Arbor Public Schools has long been known for its dedication to the arts. Now theater classes are expanding at every level, right down to two […]