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  The heart-warming story of “Come from Away,” set in a small Newfoundland town, where 7,000 airline passengers were forced to land on Sept. 11, 2001, comes to the Fisher Theater with the award-winning musical in its first North American Broadway tour. The show runs 8 p.m. Oct. 1 to 5, and 8 to 12; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 and 13; and 2 p.m. Oct. 5, 6, 12 and 13 at the Fisher Theater, 3011 West Grand Blvd., Detroit. The Tony Award-winning musical comes to Detroit for the first time, telling the story of a small town that … [Read more...] about First North American tour of Broadway musical ‘Come from Away’ lands at the Fisher

  From the ghost-beckoning séances of “Blithe Spirit” to the sisterhood of store sales in “Menopause, the Musical,” the curtain rises on multiple shows at local theaters. Wayne State University begins its season with its graduate company’s production of Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” at the Hilberry Theatre. The show runs 8 p.m. Sept. 20, 21, 27, 28, and Oct. 4 and 5; 2 p.m. Sept. 21, 25 and 28; 7 p.m. Sept. 26 and Oct. 3; and 3 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Hilberry Theater, 4743 Cass, Detroit. When a writer decides to hold a … [Read more...] about ‘Blithe Spirit’ and ‘Menopause the Musical’ light up local stages

  Open Book offers ‘Watson Intelligence;’ Downriver Actors Guild presents ‘Songs for a New World’ Two Downriver theater companies launch shows next weekend, as Trenton’s Open Book Theatre Company opens its sixth season with “The Watson Intelligence,” and Wyandotte’s Downriver Actors Guild launches it season with the musical “Songs for a New World.” “The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence,” a play by Madeleine George, looks at how technology allows people to connect as well as disconnect from each other. The … [Read more...] about Downriver theaters launch seasons

  From unplanned fireworks to a blintz-making duchess, the Players Guild of Dearborn launches its 92nd season with the George Kaufman and Moss Hart comedy “You Can’t Take It with You.” The show runs 8 p.m. Sept. 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 and 28, and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 15, 22 and 29 at the theater, 21730 Madison, Dearborn. Set in New York City during the Great Depression, the endearing yet unusual family, who each follow the beat of their own drummer, try to create a “normal” family dinner for Alice, who is engaged to her boss’ … [Read more...] about ‘You Can’t Take It with You’ opens Players Guild season with laughter

  From local talent on stage, to the North American tour of “Cats” at the Fisher, September ushers in the 2019-20 theater season, with comedy, musicals, drama and more. Southgate Community Players has announced its upcoming season, which will begin with the family favorite “Disney’s Frozen Jr.” Sept. 20 to 22 at Davidson Middle School, 15800 Trenton Road, in Southgate, followed by the fall musical “Young Frankenstein” Nov. 8 to 16 at Davidson. Disney’s “AristoCats Kids” ushers in the holiday season Dec. 6 to 8 at the … [Read more...] about Southgate Community Players announces 2019-20 season

  From ‘Cinderella’ to ‘Mary Poppins’ From chimney sweeps on the rooftops of London to Seussical creatures in an imaginary land, the Downriver Actors Guild introduced “A Year of Possibilities” Aug. 10 as actors previewed its upcoming season. The 2019-20 season includes seven main stage musicals, plus a comedy-drama. Also, on the playbill, are two youth productions, two beginner shows, two dinner theaters, an improv show, a one-night interactive comedy, a performance by DAG’s a capella group, and a country music group … [Read more...] about Downriver Actors Guild presents ‘A Year of Possibilities’

  August focuses on women playwrights, from a staged reading of Collette Cullen of Dearborn’s “Shedding Skin” at Meadow Brook, to BoxFest Detroit 2019, an annual festival which showcases the talent of female-identifying directors, as well as many women playwrights. NEW PLAYS, NEW VOICES AT MEADOW BROOK In the final Sunday of the Detroit New Playwrights’ Lab: New Plays, New Voices, “Shedding Skin” by Dearborn playwright Collette Cullen, will be presented in a staged reading, along with Charity Clark Anderson’s “Game Play” … [Read more...] about Dearborn playwright’s ‘Shedding Skin’ to be staged at Meadow Brook

  Learning about each other’s struggles from the inside out is the ultimate mother-daughter tale, as Downriver Youth Performing Arts Center’s production of Disney’s “Freaky Friday – the Musical” follows a teen daughter and a working mom who inexplicably end up in the other’s shoes – and bodies. The show runs 7 p.m. Aug. 9 and 10, and 2 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Trenton Village Theater, 2447 W. Jefferson, Trenton. Allen Park resident Liz Altenburg directs the show, with musical direction by Sarah Altenburg of Allen Park, and … [Read more...] about ‘Freaky Friday – the Musical’ puts a mother and teen daughter in each other’s shoes

  Dearborn’s Jonathan Davidson plays Iago in ‘Othello’ Be ready to get your Bard on as the Waterworks Theatre Company offers a triple treat, with “Othello,” “The Tempest” and “Macbeth” offered as part of Michigan’s largest professional outdoor Shakespeare festival. The Shakespeare festival’s 19th season includes: “Othello” at 8 p.m. July 25 to 27 and Aug. 1 to 3, and 5 p.m. July 28 and Aug. 4; “The Tempest” at 4 p.m. July 27 and Aug. 3, 7 p.m. July 31, and 1 p.m. July 28 and Aug. 4; and “Macbeth” at 12 p.m. July 27, and … [Read more...] about Triple Treat: Shakespeare’s ‘Othello,’ ‘The Tempest,’ ‘Macbeth’

  A double dose of the irreverent, underdog show, “Shrek – the Musical” delights audiences at two venues, running two weekends at the Downriver Actors Guild in Wyandotte, and one weekend with the Dearborn Summer Youth Theatre at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn. The DAG show runs 7:30 p.m. July 26 and 27, and Aug. 2 and 3, and 3 p.m. July 28 and Aug. 4 at the Catherine A. Daly Theatre on the Avenue, 2656 Biddle, Wyandotte. Directed by Nathan Vasquez, the cast includes Kyle Harwood of Westland … [Read more...] about ‘Shrek the Musical’ times 2 with DAG, Dearborn Summer Youth Theater