Mitch Albom’s ‘Hockey, the Musical!’ plays it for laughs

May 20, 2016 | News

If you wanted laughs Thursday evening, Hockeytown Café in downtown Detroit was the place to be. Free Press columnist Mitch Albom’s “Hockey, the Musical!” opened before a packed City Theatre and had the audience roaring for most of the 90 minutes. The musical, written...

CBC Radio Windsor Morning Feature Interview

May 20, 2016 | News

Writer Mitch Albom, tells us about his latest project. It’s a departure from his heavier stage productions of recent years… A musical farce about hockey. Season 2016, Episode 300250164

God tries to wipe out hockey in new Mitch Albom musical

May 20, 2016 | News

Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan makes video appearance in hockey musical In Mitch Albom’s latest work of fiction, a Christian God has decided to wipe hockey off the face of the earth. Such a notion might incite traditional fans of the sport to...

Albom turns his talents on a musical version of hockey

May 19, 2016 | Uncategorized

Detroit sportswriter, author, playwright and musician Mitch Albom is at it again, this time with help from some Lansing and Michigan State University folks. He’s partnered with his brother, Peter Albom, to create “Hockey—the Musical” which is getting a five-week run...

Sports and theater come together in “Hockey – The Musical!”

May 19, 2016 | News

Ice arenas and fights are among the first images to come to mind when someone thinks about hockey. When author and playwright Mitch Albom thinks about hockey, he has one thing on his mind: musicals. “Hockey – The Musical!” will be making its opening...