The latest news on live theater in Michigan from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Midland Center for the Arts announced its 2026/27 season, featuring six Broadway national tours including BEETLEJUICE and JERSEY BOYS, five Midland Symphony Orchestra concerts, and five Center Stage Theatre productions.
The Sauk, Hillsdale County's community theatre, will present JOHN & JEN, a two-person musical following a woman's relationships with her brother and son, both named John, across mid-century America.
The Farmington Players will present HELLO DOLLY! at the Farmington Players Barn Theater in Farmington Hills, Michigan, with Laurie Nanes starring as matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi opposite Chris Martin as Horace Vandergelder.
Fiddler on the Roof follows Tevye, a poor milkman in Anatevka, and his five daughters who choose love over arranged marriages, challenging Tevye’s beliefs about faith and family.
The Flint Institute of Music will present a month of performances across its venues, including Stomp, The Gazillion Bubble Show George Lopez stand-up, choral and dance showcases, plus more.
Wharton Center will present The Wonder Bread Years, a comedy show written by and starring former Seinfeld writer Pat Hazell, at the Pasant Theatre in East Lansing, MI.
Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company will present April De Angelis' Playhouse Creatures, directed by Kristina McCloskey, at three Michigan venues.
Birmingham Village Players will present A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC by Stephen Sondheim May 1-17, 2026, in Birmingham, MI, featuring a cast sharing their personal connections to the classic score.
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The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra will bring one of Broadway's most iconic musicals to life with a fully staged production of West Side Story at Miller Auditorium.
Check out production photos for the Encore Musical Theatre Company's production Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking rock musical RENT, running April 9 through May 3, 2026, in the Maas Theatre.
World Ballet Company will perform SWAN LAKE at Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall, featuring a live orchestra, 50 international dancers, and over 150 hand-sewn costumes.
Broadway Grand Rapids announced a Community Night event, offering a Spring Break opportunity for local audiences.
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On Friday, June 26, 2026, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Jader Bignamini will release a new recording of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana on PENTATONE.
Detroit Public Theatre announced the cast for KING JAMES by Rajiv Joseph, directed by Courtney Burkett, with previews beginning May 6 and an official press opening on May 9.
Meadow Brook Theatre will present MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET April 22–May 17, 2026, recreating the legendary 1956 Sun Records jam session featuring Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.
The stage adaptation of CLUE, directed by Broadway's Casey Hushion, runs April 7–12 at Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall in East Lansing, with tickets starting at $44.
Marc Shaiman will launch a second leg of the Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner Book Tour, with special guests Patti LuPone, Michael Buble, and more!
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The Encore Musical Theatre Company will present Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking rock musical RENT, which will run April 9-May 3, 2026, in the Maas Theatre.
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Sam Logan Khaleghi makes his stage directorial debut with THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE at the historic Howell Opera House, the first opera staged there in over a century, opening April 24.
Farmers Alley Theatre will present GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR by Doug Wright, running April 16–May 2 in Kalamazoo, MI, in collaboration with the Gilmore Piano Festival.
'The Lion King', currently playing in Detroit, roars back into Grand Rapids April 8 - 26, 2026, at DeVos Performance Hall for a three-week engagement.
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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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Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue Dow Event Center (9/30-9/30) |
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One Monkey Don't Stop No Show The Hilberry Gateway (10/02-10/10) |
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HAIR - The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical The Hilberry Gateway (4/09-4/25) |
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Tribute: JIMMY BUFFETT THE ENCORE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY (7/23-7/25) |
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Footloose Boardwalk Theatre (7/11-8/02) |
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The 39 Steps Tibbits Opera House (7/24-8/01) |
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The Simon & Garfunkel Story FIM Whiting Auditorium (3/05-3/05) |
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Disney's The Lion King Cobb Great Hall (4/08-4/25) |
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Tribute: SARA BAREILLES THE ENCORE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY (5/20-5/23) |
