After completing the Croswell’s multimillion-dollar renovation, we are hiring two new team members to help us grow! Director of Hospitality and Audience Services This person will ensure that all of our guests have the best possible experience at the Croswell. Responsibilities will include: Assuming overall responsibility for the management and scheduling of Farver’s, our new […]
The Croswell’s production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum runs for one more weekend! Here’s a look at some of the reviews… “It’s one of the most ridiculously goofy (and one of the laugh-out-loud funniest) shows you’ll ever see.” — Arlene Bachanov, The Daily Telegram “Jared Hoffert is to-a-T perfect in the lead role of […]
Area theater audiences will get the chance to see a comedy classic this month when the Croswell Opera House in Adrian stages “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” The musical features a score by Stephen Sondheim and a script by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, who was one of the creators […]
The Croswell Opera House’s summer performance camp will present “Honk! Jr.” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 28, and 11 a.m. Saturday, July 29. The musical is a retelling of the Ugly Duckling story and features a cast of area youth from ages 6 to 16. “It’s a story that celebrates that we are all unique,” […]
“In the Heights,” a musical by Tony Award-winning composer, playwright and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, will open July 14 at the Croswell Opera House in Adrian. “In the Heights” was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the Broadway hit “Hamilton.” Miranda started writing “In the Heights” while studying at Wesleyan University and later revised it […]
The Croswell Opera House in Adrian will kick off its summer season with the musical “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” which opens June 10 and runs for three weekends. “It’s a great family story full of imagination,” director Julianne Dolan said. The show is based on the children’s book by Ian Fleming and the 1968 movie […]
Each summer the Croswell offers several college students the opportunity to explore the fundamentals of theatre through an internship program. Interns have the opportunity to engage in box office activities, sound, lighting, carpentry and more. Croswell interns learn about theatre by working alongside professional directors, designers, and other employees in their area of interest. This summer’s […]
More than 600 people crowded into the Croswell Opera House in Adrian on May 6 to celebrate the historic theater’s reopening after a yearlong renovation project. “What a pleasure and an honor to welcome this sold-out house for this once in a lifetime event for this great theater,” Croswell artistic director Jere Righter said just […]
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder toured the newly renovated Croswell Opera House on April 30, accompanied by local legislators. From left to right are Croswell supporter Doug Kapnick; capital campaign chairman Emory Schmidt; Michigan Economic Development Corp. representative Dominic Romano; Adrian economic development coordinator Chris Miller; Croswell artistic director Jere Righter; project manager Jason Hess of […]
The Croswell Opera House in downtown Adrian is reopening its doors after undergoing extensive renovations for the past year. The Croswell, named for a former governor of Michigan who helped build the theater, first opened in 1866. The League of Historic American Theatres lists it as the oldest in the state. It has been in […]
