BUBBLE BOY Will Makes its New York Debut With 5th Floor Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - October 17, 2018 5th Floor Theatre Company, a nonprofit organization supporting emerging theatre artists in New York City as they build a foundation for their careers, will present Bubble Boy in its New York City production debut to conclude the Company's 2018 season.... 
Comedy Series CHAMPAIGN ILL is Streaming Now on YouTube Premium
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 13, 2018 The YouTube Originals series CHAMPAIGN ILL -- a clever new comedy starring Adam Pally (Happy Endings, The Mindy Project), Sam Richardson (Veep, Detroiters) and guest starring Jay Pharoah (Saturday Night Live, Ride Along) -- is available NOW on YouTube Premium.... 
Plowshares Theatre Company Presents HASTINGS STREET Virtual Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 14, 2020 Michigan's only professional African American Theatre, Plowshares Theatre Company, presents a virtual concert of songs from an original musical set in Detroit's past. The play, Hastings Street, is a work in progress set in 1949 at the cusp of the order to tear down Black Bottom, the segregated Black... 
Submissions Now Open for 3rd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 10, 2022 Ghostlight Productions and Nicely Theatre Group are partnering once again, for the 3rd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival. After two successful years , Obsidian’s live and virtual offerings are back, with an expanded team.... 
Sofa Stories Detroit Launches New Short Film Series And Fundraiser Spotlighting LGBTQ+ Youth Experiencing Homelessness
by A.A. Cristi - June 06, 2022 Conceived by 2020 Kresge Artist Fellow Andrew Morton, Sofa Stories Detroit is a community arts project using live theatre and digital media to amplify the stories of young Detroiters who have experienced homelessness or housing insecurity and have resorted to couch-surfing as a means to survive.... 
Outdoor Performances Raise Awareness, Benefit Detroit's Homeless Youth
by Stephi Wild - August 25, 2021 Directed by 2020 Kresge Artist Fellow Andrew Morton, Sofa Stories Detroit will put on live, outdoor performances to raise awareness for and funds to benefit youth in Detroit experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. ... 
The Second City's The Black History Month Show Announced
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2019 The Second City celebrates Black History Month by bringing you the most iconic sketches created by our African American alumni along with classic archive scenes reimagined with a new comedic spin. The Second City's Black History Month Show features Rich Alfonso, Jillian Ebanks, Jack Brian, Jordan St... 
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for DOMINO: BATTLE OF THE BONES
by Sarah Leiber - April 13, 2021 Directed by Baron Davis and co-directed by Steven V. Vasquez Jr. and Carl Reid, DOMINO: Battle of the Bones was written by Davis, Pamela Azmi-Andrew, and Reid. ... 
Chris Redd Comes to Comedy Works Larimer Square This Month
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2022 Chris Redd is an actor, writer, stand-up comic, and rapper. Redd is a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live and currently stars in the NBC comedy Kenan, opposite Kenan Thompson. He is set to star in the upcoming series Bust Down and has an hour long special in the works for HBO Max. ... 
Planet Ant Presents Murder Mystery Comedy THE LAST MEOW
by Stephi Wild - January 05, 2023 Planet Ant's Improvisation Farm Team presents an original production of The Last Meow—A Murder-Mystery Comedy with a Twist, written and directed by Robyn Whitelaw. This world premiere comedy will run Fridays and Saturdays from January 20 – 28, and not only features the talents of the Planet Ant Farm... 
Vocal Jazz Legend Sheila Jordan Announces New Album 'Live At Mezzrow'.
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2022 Cellar Music Group and SmallsLIVE Foundation have announced the July 15, 2022 release of 'Sheila Jordan Live at Mezzrow', the inaugural release of the SmallsLIVE Living Masters Series. ... 
TBS' CONAN Heads to Ghana for All-New International Primetime Special
by Tori Hartshorn - June 14, 2019 TBS' CONAN will take the Emmy(R) winning CONAN without Borders series of specials internationally for the eleventh time in four years as Conan O'Brien travels to Ghana. The longest tenured host in late-night, currently celebrating 25 years on the air will embark on his trip Monday, June 17. Conan wi... 
Author Daniel J. Clark To Discuss Detroit's '1950s Prosperity Myth' At Margrove College
by A.A. Cristi - May 01, 2019 Marygrove College's Institute for Detroit Studies (IDS) will welcome author and Oakland University Associate Professor Daniel J. Clark for its 44th Defining Detroit event on May 14 at 7 p.m. Clark will present 'Disruption in Detroit: Challenging the 1950s Prosperity Myth,' continuing its nearly two-... 
John Oliver to Guest on THE AMBER RUFFIN SHOW Season Finale
by Michael Major - December 12, 2022 THE AMBER RUFFIN SHOW showcases Amber’s signature smart and silly take on the week's news. No matter what's happening in the world, Amber responds to it with a charming mix of honesty, nonsense, and bowties. THE AMBER RUFFIN SHOW is a topical late-night show with just the good parts – the comedy & t... 
Peacock Orders More Episodes of Timely and Topical Late-Night Series THE AMBER RUFFIN SHOW
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 10, 2020 The critically-acclaimed series is currently streaming on Peacock with brand new episodes dropping tomorrow, December 11 and next Friday, December 18. ... 
Film Mode Entertainment Announces the Cannes World Market Premiere of BAILEY AND DARLA
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 15, 2019 Clay Epstein's Film Mode Entertainment is pleased to announce the Cannes World Market Premiere of Yale Production's romantic adventure, BAILEY AND DARLA.... 
Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, and More to Lead SOME LIKE IT HOT on Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - April 20, 2022 The classic comedy Some Like It Hot will begin performances on Broadway this fall! It was announced today that the new musical will begin performances on Tuesday, November 1 and officially open Sunday, December 11 at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street). Find out who's in the cast and on the... 
The Carr Center Partners With The City Of Detroit's Office Of Arts, Culture And Entrepreneurship
by Stephi Wild - February 01, 2022 The Carr Center, Detroit's leading Black arts presenter, today announces its television partnership with the City of Detroit's ACE Office. Detroit A&E (Channel 22) will launch a weekly limited television series titled, 'The Carr Center Presents.'... 
Inaugural Obsidian Theatre Festival Brings Black Performing Artists to a Virtual Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 18, 2021 Ghostlight Productions and Nicely Theatre Group today announced the inaugural Obsidian Theatre Festival, a virtual theatre and performing arts event featuring emerging Black artists, actors, directors, and playwrights from Detroit that will take place March 25-27.... 
BWW Previews: Newly Honored MacArthur Foundation Genius Fellow Dominique Morisseau's PIPELINE is Detroit Public Theatre's Season Opener
by Julie Yolles - October 05, 2018 Yesterday was a banner day for native Detroiter and prolific playwright Dominique Morisseau. The MacArthur Foundation named her one of 25 creatives to receive a no-strings-attached $625,000 five-year 'Genius Grant.' The film of Lincoln Center's production of her play Pipeline was released for a very... 
Planet Ant Launches Year-End Fundraiser
by Julie Musbach - November 21, 2018 Planet Ant Theatre celebrates their twenty-fifth birthday with a $25,000 fundraising goal, happening now through December 18, 2018. The funds raised will go directly toward the day-to-day upkeep and maintenance of their venues, supporting the creative pursuits of hundreds, if not thousands of local ... 
Free Public Open House Hosted By Broadway In Detroit
by A.A. Cristi - September 24, 2021 Hit the lights, take your places… Broadway shows in Detroit are back! To celebrate their return after an 18-month hiatus, Broadway in Detroit will host “Curtain Up!” a free public Open House on Thursday, October 14 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the Fisher Theatre.... 
U-M Faculty Win International Design Competition To Reimagine Detroit's Arts And Cultural District
by A.A. Cristi - June 10, 2019 Three University of Michigan faculty members are part of a team that won an international design competition that will unite 12 cultural and educational institutions located in Detroit's Midtown and change the way visitors and Detroiters experience the area.... 
Now Hiring: Teaching Artists, Associate Company Manager, & More - BroadwayWorld Classifieds
by - January 26, 2023 This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 1/26/2023 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry....
Snow Day Fundraiser Returns To Go Comedy
by Stephi Wild - January 14, 2020 Go Comedy! will host the 13th annual Snow Day improv marathon, Snow Day 2020 January 18 & 19. Snow Day brings together improvisors from across the area to raise money for Gilda's Club of Metro Detroit, The Tim Hayden Scholarship Fund and The Diana George Jacokes Endowment Fund. The 26 hour event wil... |
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