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Review: MOULIN ROUGE! at Wharton Center is a Sensory Feast Unlike Anything Mid-Michigan Has Seen


by Stefani Chudnow - April 04, 2024

From now through April 14th, Moulin Rouge! at Wharton Center will astound audiences with its pure extravaganza and spicy love story....

Review: CHILDREN OF EDEN at Stagecrafters is an Immersive Journey Through the Story of Genesis


by Stefani Chudnow - April 01, 2024

Children of Eden is currently playing at Stagecrafters’ Baldwin Theatre through April 21st. Though the show has not had notable U.S. professional iterations (such as Off-Broadway) in the more than 30 years since its inception, this story has found eternal life in community theatres. In fact, Childre...

Review: RADIUM GIRLS at Smith Theatre


by Emily Schenk - March 20, 2024

Based on real events, Radium Girls focuses on the young 14- to 15-year-olds who were working in these U.S. factories using paintbrushes. In their exacting work, the girls went from paint to lips to watch-face to keep their brushes tight and pointed. What wasn’t known? The radium poisoning was killin...

Review: THE LOVE LIST at A Wilde Theatre


by Emily Schenk - January 22, 2024

The Love List is currently running January 19 -28, 2024...

Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Smith Theatre


by Emily Schenk - November 19, 2023

The Tony Award-winning musical follows a group of 'wonderfully unique and vibrant adolescents' competing for a bee championship that illustrates the importance of inclusion and community. ...

Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE THE NEW COMEDY MUSICAL at Fisher Theatre


by Emily Schenk - November 19, 2023

What did our critic think of MRS. DOUBTFIRE THE NEW COMEDY MUSICAL at Fisher Theatre?...

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Wharton Center is a Thoughtful Tale of Family and Race in the 1930's Deep South


by Stefani Chudnow - October 05, 2023

Through this Sunday, October 8th, you can catch the new production of To Kill a Mockingbird at Wharton Center in East Lansing....

Review: RAIN ON FIRE at Flint Repertory Theatre


by Emily Schenk - September 18, 2023

Rain on Fire begins with Marie when she comes home to plan her addicted mother Lorraine's funeral. 'Rain' left a surprising final wish for Marie and her cousin Caleb, a meth user, to fulfill together. Marie struggles with her anger and loss in a tense and often funny play that deals with the opioid ...

Review: GOLDEN GIRLS THE LAUGHS CONTINUE at Royal Oak Music Theatre


by Emily Schenk - July 30, 2023

The Golden Girls are back! 2023 finds Sophia out on bail after being busted by the DEA for running a drug ring for retirees. Blanche and Rose have founded CreakN, a thriving sex app for seniors. And Dorothy is trying to hold it all together with help from her new, young sex-crazed stud. Presented by...

Review: RAGTIME at Flint Repertory Thetare


by Emily Schenk - June 13, 2023

Step into history to see this exciting new take on Ragtime at Flint Repertory Theatre. Ragtime will be playing at Flint Repertory Theatre until June 25th....

Past Shows

Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
3/23 - 3/26/2017


The Marian Rice Players invites you to roll the dice and fall in love again on March 23 – 26, 2017 when we present Guys ...

Leaving Iowa
Leaving Iowa
11/17 - 11/20/2016


Leaving Iowa is the story of Don Browning, a middle-aged writer, who returns home and decides to finally take his father's ashes to his childhood ...

Disney's Beauty and the Beast


The Marian-Rice Players (MRP) invites you to step into the enchanted world of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast on March 17 – 20, 2016. Based ...

Peter Pan
3/26 - 3/29/2015


The Marian-Rice Players is pleased to announce its spring musical, Peter Pan, one of the most beloved and frequently performed family favorites of all time. ...

PIPPIN
3/27 - 3/30/2014


Once upon a time, a young prince longed to discover the secret of true happiness and fulfillment. He sought it in the glories of the ...

The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker
11/21 - 11/24/2013


The Miracle Worker tells the compelling autobiography of Helen Keller who lost her sight and hearing due to illness, and Annie Sullivan, the extraordinary teacher ...


Power, sex, ambition, greed... it's just another day at the office. From the authors of GUYS AND DOLLS comes one of the most delightfully irreverent musicals ...

The Curious Savage and The Savage Dilemma


The Marian-Rice Players (MRP) is proud to announce its fall production of “The Curious Savage & The Savage Dilemma.” This heart-warming comedy tells the story ...

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Guys and Dolls in Michigan Guys and Dolls
The Berman Center for Performing Arts (7/12 - 7/21)
Moulin Rouge! in Michigan Moulin Rouge!
Detroit Opera House (9/17 - 10/6)
The Book of Mormon in Michigan The Book of Mormon
Wharton Center (6/19 - 6/22)
The House That Will Not Stand in Michigan The House That Will Not Stand
Plowshares Theatre (5/16 - 6/16)
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