MICHIGAN THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 173

The University Musical Society of the University of Michigan (UMS) announces No Safety Net, a three-week theater festival of four productions that foster timely conversations around slavery, terrorism, transgender identity, and radical wellness and healing.

The Charles Correa International Lecture series in honor and memory of renowned Indian architect, activist and University of Michigan alumnus Charles Correa will host its first speaker at 6 p.

Kickshaw Theatre, Ann Arbor's pop-up professional theatre, is pleased to announce their 2017-18 season.

Planet Ant Theatre opens it 2017-18 season September 15 with Amazing Dave, an original one-act comedy directed by Shawn Handlon featuring several members from the new Improv Colony Farm Team.

The University of Michigan Center for World Performance Studies partners with CMAP to present the National Theatre of Ghana in an open air performance of 10 Blocks on the Camino Real, written by Tennessee Williams.

The University Musical Society (UMS) announces the fourth consecutive season of the UMS Artists in Residence Program, whereby five artists (including visual, literary, and performing artists) will be selected to take residence at UMS performances, using these experiences as a resource to support t

Olympia Entertainment, in partnership with Live Nation, named Kid Rock as the kickoff artist for the grand opening of Detroit's world-class, innovative Little Caesars Arena.

Some days we're pretty sure that life sucks.

Join Matrix School of Theatre this September as youth learn to become playwrights, producers and performers of their own work! Classes begin September 19 meeting each Tuesday from 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm, and culminate in a showcase performanceDecember 12.

The hilarious Broadway's Next H!T Musical is the world's only unscripted theatrical awards show.

Get ready to give yourself over to absolute pleasure, as The Rocky Horror Show finally gets the Ringwald treatment.

Recognized internationally as one of the premier chamber music ensembles of our time, the American Brass Quintet will open the Chamber Music Society of Detroit's 2017-18 Oakland University series Sunday, September 24 at 3:00 PM.

Wild Swan Theater is pleased to announce that we are the recipient of The 2017 State History Award for Education: Educational Programs from the Historical Society of Michigan for our production of Rosie the Riveter and associated educational materials.

The University Musical Society of the University of Michigan (UMS) announces that British actor Jeremy Irons will be the Speaker for the Hill Auditorium performance of Bernstein's Symphony No.

Theatre and Dance at Wayne is excited to welcome audiences as it embarks on its 55th season.

Stagecrafters kicks off its 62nd Main Stage season on September 8th with the musical comedy Sister Act, which runs from September 8th through October 1st on the Main Stage, located at the Baldwin Theatre, 415 S.

Join orphaned Oliver Twist as he navigates London's underworld of theft and violence, searching for a home, a family, and - most importantly - for love.

Broadway in Detroit is pleased to announce, that CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND, a holiday spectacular, is coming to Detroit's Fisher Theatre, December 12-17, for nine shows only.

Omar Sosa returns to Jazz Cafe for 2 blistering sets of his trademark blend of African-Cuban Latin Jazz, Funk and Futurism, with his incendiary, Omar Sosa Quarteto Afrocubano, Wednesday, October 11 for two shows at 8 and 10 PM.

The MITTEN Lab (A Michigan Incubator for Theatre Talent Emerging Now), led by co-founders Katherine M.

Circle Theatre, Grand Rapids' go-to destination for exceptional theatrical arts in an intimate setting, will wrap up their 65th Main Stage season with a fresh off broadway production of It Shoulda Been You starting today, September 7 at 7:30 p.

A cast of 12 senior women bring the hilarious 'Does This Show Make My Butt Look Fat?' to life for four performances September 7-10 at The Sauk in Jonesville.

In 2009 Jeff Daniels was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in "God of Carnage," the Broadway hit that won Best Play that year.

Direct from Broadway, THE COLOR PURPLE is the Tony Award-winning revival of the truly remarkable musical adapted from Alice Walker's best-selling novel.

Two young America-based pianists, Wei Luo and Elliot Wuu, have been named recipients of the 2018 Gilmore Young Artist Award.