Gem & Century Theatres Announce Student Rush Tickets

In true big-city fashion, Detroit's Gem & Century Theatres will offer student rush tickets for only $15.00 to all performances of The All Night Strut Holiday Show! and Sister's Christmas Catechism: Mystery of the Magi's Gold, which play the theatres Nov. 23-Dec. 31, 2011.

Student rush tickets are available only at the Gem Theatre box office (333 Madison, Detroit, MI 48226) starting three hours before each performance. Current, valid student picture identification (ID) must be presented at the time of purchase. One $15.00 ticket may be purchased per student, per performance.

Tickets ($39.50-$44.50) for The All Night Strut Holiday Show! that plays the Gem Theatre and for Sister's Christmas Catechism: Mystery of the Magi's Gold ($34.50-$39.50), playing the Century Theatre, are available at Ticketmaster and at the Gem Theatre box office. Call 313-963-9800.

Student rush tickets ($15.00) are subject to availability and may be purchased only at the Gem Theatre box office. Not valid with any other discounts, or on previously purchased tickets. For dinner and show packages at the Century Grille (groups of 50+) or the Elwood Bar & Grille, and for New Year's Eve dinner and show packages, please call 313-963-9800. Groups (15+), please call Sara Schrems at 313-463-4216.

MORE ABOUT THE SHOWS

The historic Century Theatre presents Sister's Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi's Gold starring Mary Zentmyer as Sister in this limited holiday engagement, which plays Nov. 23-Dec. 31, 2011. Sister's Christmas Catechism is the fourth and final show in the Gem & Century's 20th Anniversary Season of shows.

In this holiday version of the smash-hit Late Nite Catechism series, Sister employs techniques from her favorite television show, CSI, to discover the whereabouts of the Magi's Gold. As she points out in her hilarious opening, "We know what happened to the myrrh and the frankincense - Mary used them as a sort of potpourri. They were in a barn after all." Sister also ponders, "But who was the culprit who made off with the gold coins and left Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus in that lousy stable without any chance to upgrade to a suite?"

Forensic tools in hand, Sister creates a living nativity using audience members dressed as the Holy Family, Magi, shepherds, sheep, cattle and, of course, an ass. She then sets the stage for the crime by directing a local choir in songs of the season, which add even more clues to her investigation.

Because of overwhelming demand, Mary Zentmyer reprises the role as Sister in Sister's Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi's Gold at the Century Theatre. Zentmyer, a Chicago native, returns to Detroit after traveling all over the USA performing in the Late Nite Catechism series of shows.

Sister's Christmas Catechism, with hysterical audience interaction, musical highlights, prizes, non-stop laughs and the irrepressible, irresistible Sister, is bound to become an annual holiday classic in Detroit.

PERFORMANCES

Wednesday, Nov. 23 @ 7:30 p.m.
NO SHOW - THURSDAY, NOV. 24
Friday, Nov. 25 @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 26 @ 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 26 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 27 @ 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 30 @ 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 1 @ 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 1 @ 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 2 @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3 @ 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 3 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 4 @ 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 7 @ 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 8 @ 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 8 @ 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 9 @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10 @ 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 11 @ 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 14 @ 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 15 @ 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 15 @ 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 16 @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17 @ 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 18 @ 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 20 @ 7:30 p.m. - NEW SHOW!
Wednesday, Dec. 21 @ 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 22 @ 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 22 @ 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 23 @ 7:30 p.m.
NO SHOWS - CHRISTMAS EVE & CHRISTMAS DAY

Mon, Dec. 26 @ 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 27 @ 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 28 @ 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 29 @ 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 29 @ 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 30 @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 31 @ 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 31 @ 8:30 p.m.

Just in time for the holidays, The All Night Strut Holiday Show! takes the stage at Detroit's sparkling Gem Theatre. Penned specifically for the Gem's stage, The All Night Strut Holiday Show! will dazzle audiences with performances Wed.-Sun., Nov. 23-Dec. 31, 2011. The return of The All Night Strut Holiday Show! at Detroit's Gem commemorates its inaugural appearance at the venue 20 years ago, which resulted in the show's longest run in history.

Folks young and old are rediscovering the Lindy Hop, the Shag and the Tango as dance shows have become the it thing, and nowhere more than in the classy, sassy musical celebration of the 1930s and 1940s. With a new holiday twist, The All Night Strut Holiday Show! is a dazzling musical that struts its stuff in a two-act bonanza that carries its audience through the Depression, World War ll and the post war boom.

From the funky jive of Harlem to the sophisticated elegance of El Morocco and the romance of the Stage Door Canteen, this is an evening filled with jazz, blues, bebop and classic song standards that thrill the heart, tickle the funny bone and raise the rafters. Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser, and Duke Ellington are just a few of the legendary songwriters featured. From the creators of the international hit, The All Night Strut! this holiday version has sublime music and unbeatable energy.

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