Melissa Beckwith News

Theatre Nova, an Ann Arbor company that focuses exclusively on new and recent plays, will premiere "Katherine," a new comedy about mothers and daughters by playwright Kim Carney this May.

In April, Two Muses Theatre will continue its fifth season at its new space, shared with the Monster Box Theatre, in Waterford.  Two Muses Theatre had to relocate in December 2015, following the closing of its original home inside the West Bloomfield Barnes & Noble.  Two Muses is opening in the new location with Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, How I Learned to Drive, April 1-17.

The Ringwald Theatre is proud to continue its Season of Classics with the Detroit premiere of Anne Washburn's MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY. 

The Ringwald Theatre is thrilled to announce the Southeast Michigan premiere of 5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE as the closing chapter of the 2014-2015 season.

Be careful what you wish for… but if your wish is for great theatre, your wish is granted. Playhouse Merced offers a creative set and fantastic cast in Sonheim's "Into the Woods."

Great theatre is tradition in Merced, where Playhouse Merced just opened its 2014-2015 season with "Fiddler on the Roof," now in its 50th Anniversary. The classical musical has become a tradition of its own in theatres across the world.

Shrek the Musical, the successful Broadway show based on the animated film, begins its three-weekend run at the Playhouse Merced mainstage on Friday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m.

After celebrating its 5th anniversary, Go Comedy!, Michigan's premier improv theater, is set to sled into the holidays with its 5th original holiday show The Worst Noel. November 21 - December 21. Tickets ($7-$20) are available now for all Go Comedy! performances online at www.gocomedy.net and beginning at 6:00pm Wednesday - Sunday in person at the Go Comedy! box office.

Professional theaters from across Michigan will share the spotlight August 19 when The 2013 Wilde Awards are presented at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield. Presented by EncoreMichigan.com, the most comprehensive resource for news and information about the state's professional theater industry, The Wilde Awards were established by Pride Source Media Group in 2002 to honor the excellent work produced by Michigan's professional theaters.

The Ringwald Theatre will present August: Osage County from tonight, May 10-June 3, 2013. Capping off a successful 'Season of Family', The Ringwald has indeed saved what is arguably the best for last; certainly the biggest for last. The Ringwald has had great success with the plays of Tracy Letts in the past, producing two of his works: Bug and Killer Joe. August: Osage County promises to be every bit as compelling as his past works.

The Ringwald Theatre will present August: Osage County from May 10-June 3, 2013. Capping off a successful 'Season of Family', The Ringwald has indeed saved what is arguably the best for last; certainly the biggest for last. The Ringwald has had great success with the plays of Tracy Letts in the past, producing two of his works: Bug and Killer Joe. August: Osage County promises to be every bit as compelling as his past works.

The top story at Planet Ant this spring is its latest original comedy, Action Sports News playing March 8-30. Tickets ($20) are on sale now at www.planetant.com.

"Dearly Departed," a two act comedy about an eccentric Southern family, who gather together for the funeral of the patriarch, begins a two-weekend run at the Merced County Arts Council Friday, January 11 at 7:30 pm.

Mid-Michigan's award winning professional theatre company, Williamston Theatre, located at 122 S. Putnam in downtown Williamston, introduces their new theatrical experience in 'found spaces' (rooms that are not traditional theatre spaces), Dark Nights in Billtown. The first round of staged readings will take place Today, November 2 through Sunday, November 4.

Mid-Michigan's award winning professional theatre company, Williamston Theatre, located at 122 S. Putnam in downtown Williamston, introduces their new theatrical experience in 'found spaces' (rooms that are not traditional theatre spaces), Dark Nights in Billtown. The first round of staged readings will take place Friday, November 2 through Sunday, November 4.

"The Music Man," a musical comedy about a con man trying to swindle the residents of 1912 River City, Iowa. begins a three-weekend run on the Playhouse Merced mainstage Friday, May 25, 2012 at 7:30 pm

"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" a musical about six youngsters competing in a spelling contest, begins a two-weekend run at Multi-Cultural Arts Center in downtown Merced on Friday, January 20 at 7:30 pm

"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" a musical about six youngsters competing in a spelling contest, begins a two-weekend run at Multi-Cultural Arts Center in downtown Merced on Friday, January 20 at 7:30 pm