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New Musical Theatre Podcast Brings The Laughs
by BWW News Desk on January 21, 2019 in Detroit Musicals with Cheese is a brand new American Musical Theatre podcast. It involves a Musical Theatre expert (Jesse McAnally) trying to get a self proclaimed Musical Theatre Layman (Andrew DeWolf) to enjoy musicals, one show at a time. The podcast is made to appeal both to fans of Musical Theatre as well as those who have never seen a musical in their entire life. (more...) 
Now Playing Onstage in Detroit - Week of 1/20/2019
by BWW on January 20, 2019 in Detroit Upcoming Shows - Week of 1/20/2019 for Detroit (more...) 
Rosedale Community Theatre Presents STOP KISS
by BWW News Desk on January 20, 2019 in Detroit Rosedale Community Players is proud to present Stop Kiss, a play by Diana Son. This production is directed by Eric Goldstein and will run on select dates from January 25 - February 9, 2019. (more...) 
STEEL MAGNOLIAS Comes to The Dio
by BWW News Desk on January 19, 2019 in Detroit The Dio - Dining & Entertainment, Livingston County's professional, award winning dinner theatre, is excited to launch their sixth season of shows with the popular American play, Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, directed by Steve DeBruyne. (more...) 
Jeremiah Downes & Friends: Live At Farmers Alley Theatre Will Be Presented At Farmers Alley Theatre
by BWW News Desk on January 19, 2019 in Detroit Actor, musician and songwriter Jeremiah Downes will present a new evening of his original songs at Farmers Alley Theatre January 18-19, 2019 at 7:30PM. The evening will star Madge Dietrich (First Broadway National tour of Kinky Boots) and Evan Gallagher-Frace (Winner of New York City's Rising Star 2 at RISE NYC) with performances by Logan Dolence, Joriah Fleming, Matthew Lanyi, Alyssa Meeuwsen and Cara Palombo. (more...) 
U-M Exhibition Amplifies Voices Of Caregivers, America's Fastest-growing Workforce
by BWW News Desk on January 18, 2019 in Detroit A new solo exhibition of work by renowned social practice artist Marisa Moran Jahn will open at the University of Michigan's Stamps Gallery Jan. 24. (more...) 
Theatre Kalamazoo's Free Festival For Local Playwrights Returns
by BWW News Desk on January 18, 2019 in Detroit For the past eight years, Theatre Kalamazoo (TK) has been providing a platform for local playwrights to develop and share new plays with the community. Theatre Kalamazoo is proud to announce that the ninth annual Theatre Kalamazoo New Play Festival will be held February 8-9, 2019 at the Judy K. Jolliffe Theatre inside the Epic Center in downtown Kalamazoo. The free event will feature works by nine local playwrights, performed and directed as staged readings by local actors and directors representing the member theatres of Theatre Kalamazoo. (more...)
Jeremiah Downes & Friends: Live At Farmers Alley Theatre Will Be Presented At Farmers Alley Theatre
by BWW News Desk on January 18, 2019 in Detroit Actor, musician and songwriter Jeremiah Downes will present a new evening of his original songs at Farmers Alley Theatre January 18-19, 2019 at 7:30PM. The evening will star Madge Dietrich (First Broadway National tour of Kinky Boots) and Evan Gallagher-Frace (Winner of New York City's Rising Star 2 at RISE NYC) with performances by Logan Dolence, Joriah Fleming, Matthew Lanyi, Alyssa Meeuwsen and Cara Palombo. (more...) 
Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 1/18
by BWW Special on January 18, 2019 in Detroit BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature HAMILTON, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and More! (more...) 
Grand Rapids Symphony Offers Free Tickets for Ffurloughed Federal Workers
by BWW News Desk on January 16, 2019 in Detroit In recognition of the 800,000 federal employees currently furloughed from work or who are required to work without pay, the Grand Rapids Symphony is offering two free tickets to an upcoming Symphony concert to any federal employee who is affected by the shutdown. (more...) 
HAMILTON Tickets Go On Sale January 25 For Detroit Engagement
by BWW News Desk on January 16, 2019 in Detroit Producer Jeffrey Seller and Broadway in Detroit announced today that tickets for the Detroit engagement of HAMILTON will be available online through Ticketmaster Verified Fan, on Friday, January 25 at 10:00 AM ET. Verified Fan is a new fan-facing technology from Ticketmaster that allows pre-registered fans to unlock access to tickets without competing against scalpers and bots. (more...) 
Full Casting Announced For Farmers Alley Theatre's DOUBT, A PARABLE
by BWW News Desk on January 16, 2019 in Detroit Farmers Alley Theatre will present the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning drama Doubt, a parable this February. Director D. Terry Williams (A Doll's House, Part 2) has assembled an amazing cast headlined by Dwandra Nickole Lampkin (The Christians, The Conviction of Lady Lorraine) as Sister Aloysius and Andy Hoff (TV's Mad Men, Criminal Minds) as Father Flynn. John Patrick Shanley's 90 minute one-act will run February 8-24 at Farmers Alley Theatre, right in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo. (more...) 
Wayne State University Presents The Louise Heck-Rabi Dramatic Playwriting One-Act Festival
by Marika O'Hara on January 15, 2019 in Detroit The Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance, part of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University, and the Department of English, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, present the 2019 Louis Heck-Rabi Dramatic Playwriting One-Act Festival from February 1-3. (more...) 
JERSEY BOYS Comes to Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk on January 15, 2019 in Detroit They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard… and the radio just couldn't get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story -- a story that has made them an international sensation all over again. (more...) 
BWW Interview: Ashley Lane of INSPECTING CAROL at The Village Players Of Birmingham Says You're Going to Laugh!
by Katie Laban on January 15, 2019 in Detroit The Village Players of Birmingham are kicking off the new year with an uproarious and zany comedy, Inspecting Carol, opening this weekend, January 18th and running through February 3rd in Birmingham. Behind the scenes of a struggling theatre's annual slapdash production of A Christmas Carol, rehearsals are at a standstill. Tim is no longer Tiny, Scrooge wants to do the play in Spanish, and their funding is on hold pending an inspection. When an impossibly bad actor is mistakenly identified as the inspector, the troupe does everything to accommodate his craziest wishes. Mistaken identities lead to side-splitting comedy as opening night draws and it seems only a Christmas miracle will save this production! Ashely Lane is making her directorial debut at The Village Players of Birmingham after directing at the Emerald City Theatre and Farmington High School. Lane was very passionate and excited to discuss with BroadwayWorld Detroit her love of the arts and why Inspecting Carol is such a fun and special show everyone should see. Check out her interview below! (more...) 
BWW Review: LEND ME A TENOR at Player's Guild Of Dearborn Delivers Plenty of Laughs!
by Brian Stanczak-Tuscany on January 15, 2019 in Detroit Lend Me A Tenor at Player's Guild of Dearborn, running now until January 27th, is a rip-roaring show that will leave you laughing throughout the entire performance. This Ken Ludwig farce is set in September 1934. Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome the world-famous Tito Merelli, II Stupendo, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as 'Otello.' The star arrives late, and through a hilarious series of mishaps, is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant, Max, believe he's dead. In a frantic attempt to salvage the evening, Saunders persuades Max to get into Merelli's 'Otello' costume and fool the audience into thinking he's II Stupendo. Max succeeds admirably, but Merelli comes to, and gets into his other costume ready to perform. Now two Otello's are running around in costume and two women are running around in lingerie, each thinking she is with II Stupendo. (more...) 
Tony Kushner's American Epic ANGELS IN AMERICA Takes Flight on the Hilberry stage
by BWW News Desk on January 14, 2019 in Detroit The Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance, a program within the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University, is thrilled to present the epic "Angels in America" in its entirety. In the ten-time Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, playwright Tony Kushner explores evolving values in America. (more...) 
Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Announces Cast For Ann Arbor Production
by BWW News Desk on January 14, 2019 in Detroit Runyonland Productions will present Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, inspired by the Kaufman and Hart play of the same name, in concert on February 28th - March 1st at 7:30pm at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre in Ann Arbor, MI. Original Broadway lead actress Ann Morrison will be in attendance opening night, along with others from the 1981 production. (more...) 
ARSENIC & OLD LACE Comes to St. Dunstan's Theatre in Bloomfield
by BWW News Desk on January 14, 2019 in Detroit St. Dunstan's Theatre presents Joseph Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace. Filled with colorful characters and witty plot twists, this quirky comedy classic is one for the ages. Mortimer Brewster is living a happy life: he has a steady job as a drama critic at a prominent New York newspaper; he's just become engaged; and he gets to visit his sweet spinster aunts to announce the engagement. He always knew his once elite family bloodline had a bit of a mad gene (his brother believes himself to be Teddy Roosevelt). But his world gets turned upside down when he realizes his dear aunts have been poisoning lonely old men for years! At the same time, his long-lost homicidal brother, Jonathan, turns up with his phony plastic surgeon, Dr. Einstein. Mortimer is torn between covering up for his kin, wanting to marry the woman he loves, and maintaining his own sanity. An uproarious farce that results in a mix of laugh-out-loud hilarity and mayhem. (more...) 
Upcoming Non-Equity Auditions Sunday, Jan. 13
by Audition Roundup on January 13, 2019 in Detroit Updated this week! Check out upcoming Non-Equity Auditions from Sunday, January 13, 2019 for productions in your area and around the country. (more...) 
BroadwayWorld Seeks College Student Bloggers
by BWW News Desk on January 14, 2019 in Detroit As a Student Blogger, you will have the chance to share your experience and personal perspective as a student of the theatrical arts. You must be studying the theatrical arts, but you do NOT need to be a performer. All applicants should have excellent writing skills and an enthusiasm for sharing their educational experience with BroadwayWorld.com - the largest theater site on the net! (more...) 
HEAD OVER HEELS Will Have Midwest Premiere at The Ringwald
by BWW News Desk on January 11, 2019 in Detroit Fresh from its Broadway run, Head Over Heels-featuring the songs of 80s music icons The Go-Go's-will make its Midwest premiere at The Ringwald. Running from May 10 to June 10, this production will replace Fun Home on The Ringwald's season calendar. (more...) 
Williamston Theatre Starts 2019 With The World Premiere of TO QUIET THE QUIET
by BWW News Desk on January 10, 2019 in Detroit Mid-Michigan's award-winning professional theatre company, Williamston Theatre, located at 122 S. Putnam Street in downtown Williamston starts the new year with the World Premiere of To Quiet The Quiet by Christy Hall. Performances begin Thursday, January 24 and run through Sunday, February 24. Tickets are now on sale. (more...) 
Ragtime, Blues And All That Jazz Come To Grand Rapids Symphony Stage This January
by BWW News Desk on January 10, 2019 in Detroit Louis Armstrong spent his life as a traveling ambassador of jazz, spreading the gospel of the musical genre that has become America's greatest contribution to the arts. (more...) 
LEND ME A TENOR Brings Laughs To The Players Guild Of Dearborn Stage
by BWW News Desk on January 11, 2019 in Detroit Lend Me A Tenor is a door-slamming, dress-dropping farce with mistaken identities, mischievous misunderstandings and compromising positions. (more...) |
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