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The Detroit Public Theatre announces 10th season lineup

Show Announcement May 31, 2024
Fat Ham by James Ijames -- September 26, 2024 - November 3, 2024The story’s reluctant hero, Juicy, a Black, queer, young man, is just trying... Continue Reading

A Wilde Theatre opens “God of Carnage” June 7

Show Announcement May 30, 2024
Next up at A Wilde Theatre in Brighton is Tony Award-winning (2009) God of Carnage by Yazmina Reza. Performances run from June 7 through June... Continue Reading

Summer show at The Purple Rose: world premiere “What Springs Forth” by Carey Crim

Show Announcement May 24, 2024
 The Purple Rose Theatre Company (PRTC) announces the final production of its 33rd season, What Springs Forth, a world premiere comedy by playwright, Carey Crim.... Continue Reading

The Ringwald offers a summer show to sink your teeth into: “Dracula”

Show Announcement May 24, 2024
FERNDALE, MI – Fresh from its New York run, Ferndale’s The Ringwald Theatre at Affirmations will present the Michigan premiere of Gordon Greenberg & Steve... Continue Reading

“Oklahoma!” at The Encore Musical Theatre Company June 6-30

Show Announcement May 23, 2024
The Encore Musical Theatre Company announces its upcoming production of the musical classic, Oklahoma! by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. The production is set to... Continue Reading

Hilberry’s Studio Theatre showcases “Memories of a Supernatural AIDS Crisis” June 29

Show Announcement May 22, 2024
Copresented by Mighty Real/Queer Detroit (MR/QD) And Theatre & Dance at Wayne State University In this exploration of the AIDS pandemic that combines speculative fiction... Continue Reading

“Dontrell” takes the audience on a mystical hero’s journey, at Open Book through June 9

Show Announcement May 22, 2024
Dontell Jones III wakes from a dream about an ancestor lost in the middle passage. He decides he must learn more, and sets off on... Continue Reading

Arsène’s black box venue, The Cathedral, showcases “Godspell”

Show Announcement May 19, 2024
If you thought you knew the story of Jesus and His followers, get ready to experience it like never before. Matthew Muns directs Godspell, the... Continue Reading

Detroit Rep opens Pulitzer-winning “Between Riverside and Crazy” May 17

Show Announcement May 16, 2024
Between Riverside and Crazy, by Stephen Adly Guirgis is a nuanced, dark comedy about character and an incisive indictment of the systems that act upon... Continue Reading

Freda Payne stars in “Ella, First Lady of Song” at Meadow Brook Theatre: opens May 29

Show Announcement May 14, 2024
Ella, First Lady of Song traces the 60-year career of the woman Mel Torme called “the best singer on the planet.” The story of Ella... Continue Reading

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