The latest news on live theater in Michigan from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Wharton Center will host the world premiere of SALLY: A SOLO PLAY: a powerfully moving, one-woman drama set at Monticello in the days before Thomas Jefferson's death, written by East Lansing resident Sandra Seaton.
Freedom Isn’t Finished: Black Midwest Voices Project will run February 12–15, 2026, at the Carver Center at Kalamazoo Civic Theatre.
Emagine Theatres will offer special screenings, themed film series, and in-theatre events throughout February.
Detroit Public Theatre (DPT) will present THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall as its third production of the company’s 11th season and its first production of 2026.
The Sauk will open its 2026 season with Arsenic and Old Lace, running February 5–15 in Jonesville, Michigan.
Rock legend Alice Cooper will perform at Mershon Auditorium on April 23 as part of the 'Alice’s Attic Tour', celebrating QFM96's Birthday Bash.
Dirty Dancing in Concert is bringing its magic back to Europe and North America in 2026 for a world tour spanning more than 100 cities.
The Harry Potter Film Concert Series will return to Wharton Center with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert, the third film in the Harry Potter series.
Midland Center for the Arts has announced it will produce Pippin in spring 2026, replacing the previously scheduled production of 1776.
As a powerful winter storm moves across large portions of the United States, BroadwayWorld is monitoring performance cancellations, schedule changes, and venue closures affecting Broadway, touring productions, regional theatre, and live events nationwide.
The University of Michigan Department of Musical Theatre is currently hosting two creative teams for their New Works Festival, which will be presented in February to an invitation-only audience
Detroit Mercy Theatre Company will present POOR CLARE by Chiara Atik as part of the inaugural season of the Detroit Mercy Black Box Theatre.
Ten student short films have been selected for the inaugural HBCU Week NOW Student Film Festival, produced by Maryland Public Television and Black Public Media.
SEO blurb: LaughFest 2026 will return to West Michigan as a community-wide comedy festival produced by Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids.
The big day is almost here! After months of hard work, the six finalists of BroadwayWorld's Next on Stage: Season 6 will hit the stage in New York City for the our live finale at 54 Below.
Audiences can experience a range of music, theatre, youth programming, and live-to-film events across venues presented by Flint Institute of Music (FIM) throughout January and February.
Midland Center for the Arts will introduce digital tickets beginning with its 2025–26 season.
Winners have been announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Michigan Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
KIMBERLY AKIMBO, winner of five 2023 Tony Awards, including BEST MUSICAL and the most critically acclaimed musical of its season, will make its East Lansing premiere in Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall from March 10-15, 2026.
LionHeart Productions is set to stage the compelling courtroom drama TWELVE ANGRY JURORS in Grant, Michigan, starting January 11, 2026.
Williamston Theatre will present THE GREAT ADVENTURE, a captivating new play, starting January 2026.
Dementia Friendly Services will present “A Joyride in Memory Care” written and performed by Ann Arbor native Rick Sperling, February 20-22 at Forge Theater, a new studio performance space in Ann Arbor.
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange will be presented by The Chocolate Box Theater Company in partnership with Planet Ant Theatre.
Full casting has been announced for the North American Tour of THE GREAT GATSBY, a new musical.
Theatre NOVA, Ann Arbor's resident nonprofit professional theatre specializing in new plays will present “Kayak” by Jordan Hall, running January 30 - February 22, 2026.
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Musical Theatre Senior Showcase Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre (5/09-5/09) |
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Tribute: SARA BAREILLES THE ENCORE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY (5/20-5/23) |
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5 Seconds of Summer at Pine Knob Music Theatre Pine Knob Music Theatre (8/06-8/06) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Barry Bostwick Cobb Great Hall (10/25-10/25) |
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Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical Ann Arbor Civic Theatre (10/22-10/25) |
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Oklahoma! DeWitt Main Theatre (6/26-8/01) |
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Rendezvous with Rachel Revere™ First Congregational Church UCC South Haven (8/15-8/15) |
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The Book of Mormon FIM Whiting Auditorium (3/22-3/22) |
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The Simon & Garfunkel Story FIM Whiting Auditorium (3/05-3/05) |
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Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre (11/19-11/22) |
