The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Michigan.
In a savvy marketing move and perfect way to kick off the summer theatre season, Mason Street Warehouse (MSW) at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts opened with the get-happy, ABBA-tribute musical Mamma Mia! now playing at MSW through July 15.
Theatre-goers sure love a good ol' Southern female-bonding story y'all.
Fore-tunately for audiences, Ken Ludwig's The Fox on the Fairway is being performed at Ridgedale Players in Troy and is not to be missed.
The hit Broadway musical On Your Feet! based on the life of seven-time Grammy winning international superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband 19-time winning producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan is currently playing now through Sunday at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit.
Have you experienced a theatre show that completely transports you to another world? That was the experience watching Metamorphoses on the Stagecrafters 2nd Stage of the Baldwin Theatre in Royal Oak.
Now on stage at Canton Village Theatre is Spotlight Players' production of the musical ANNIE.
King Lear is a splendid sight to see currently running at Little Door Theatre in Warren.
Christmas Wonderland, a holiday spectacular, opened at the Fisher Theatre on Tuesday night and is an amazing and joyous experience for everyone of all ages to enjoy.
An American in Paris, the most awarded new musical of 2015 and winner of four Tony Awards, is currently playing until December 10th at the Detroit Opera House.
Stagecrafters' Main Stage is currently presently the American classic, A Raisin in the Sun, until November 18th in Royal Oak.
The Color Purple, the 2016 Tony Award-winning musical adaptation from Alice Walker's best-selling novel, is currently appearing at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit.
LOVE NEVER DIES is a very misunderstood musical, much like the charactor 'Phantom of the Opera.
There are some Michigan productions that are so outstanding that the audience cannot helped but be moved by every aspect of them.
It's astounding that this is the first time The Ringwald Theatre has tackled The Rocky Horror Show because they do it so masterfully, yet audiences expect nothing less from the Ferndale theatre known for pushing boundaries.
Meadow Brook Theatre kicked off their 2017-2018 season with the Broadway preview of Johnny Manhattan, a new musical, that brings audiences back to a nightclub in New York City in 1958 filled with socialites and glamourous showgirls.
Now on stage at the Encore Theatre is the musical '9 to 5.
Do you wanna have fun, fun, fun? How's about a few…laughs? Well, actually, The Village Players of Birmingham production of Sweet Charity gives the audience more than a few laughs, it keeps them entertained through entire show.
Detroit welcomed Julianne Hough and Derek Hough's Move - Beyond - Live On Tour to the Fox Theatre on April 23rd to a sold out crowd and the superstar dance duo put on quite the show! The Hough siblings and their troupe of dancers performed a non-stop, high-energy dance show with some special surpris
If there is one show that is perfect for Detroit, Motown the Musical would be it.
Disney's The Lion King concluded a sold-out engagement on Sunday, February 26th at The Detroit Opera House where it had a triumphant four-week return that grossed over $6.
What do you get when you mix puppets, the talented actors at The Ringwald Theatre, and Tony Award-nominated comedy? An excellent night of theatre that will keep you laughing and maybe even make you think when all is said and done.
There is no other show like Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Now on stage at the Detroit Opera House is Disney's 'LION KING,' the larger than life spectacle about the circle of life in the African Pride Lands.
The Hilberry Theatre's version of Next to Normal is one that does the Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical justice.
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Ghost Light Cabaret Series: One Hit Wonders Flint Institute of Music (8/31-9/02) |
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Les Miserables Grosse Pointe Theatre (9/18-10/11) |
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Opera (TITLE TBD) Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre (4/01-4/04) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Nell Campbell Fisher Theater (10/08-10/08) |
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The Wiz Flint Institute of Music (6/06-6/06) |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Wharton Center [Cobb Great Hall] (12/01-12/06) |
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Prince of the Pulpit Ford Community and Performing Arts Center (9/19-9/20) |
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Once on This Island Birmingham Village Players (9/18-10/04) |
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Boop! The Musical Cobb Great Hall (2/23-2/28) |
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The Crucible The Hilberry Gateway (3/05-4/03) |
