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Voting has opened for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Detroit Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016.

The holiday season will begin with the warm glow of hundreds of luminaries lining the streets of Victorian-era downtown St.

Gilda's LaughFest is preparing for its seventh year and registration is now open for various LaughFest activities.

Pontiac Theatre IV has announced upcoming performances for its first show of the 2016-2017 season, Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

The Misfit Elves' Epic Pirate Adventure, written by St.

Matrix Theatre Company is pleased to announce special post-show events for its upcoming production of 2.

The Purple Rose Theatre, Yankee Air Museum and Friends of the Chelsea District Library will honor America's Veterans with a concert reading by professional actors of The Purple Rose of the new play Willow Run by Jeff Duncan, playwright in residence at the Wild Swan Theatre in Ann Arbor.

Theatre and Dance at Wayne continues its 2016-17 season by bringing together the undergraduate and graduate acting companies on one stage at the Bonstelle Theatre to present A Christmas Carol to audiences of all ages in Detroit.

Wild Swan Theater presents Charles Dickens' classic holiday story, A Christmas Carol, December 8th through December 11th at Towsley Auditorium, Washtenaw Community College.

Former homeless youth and transgender woman's crowdfunding campaign (Please Give Me Your Money So I Can Buy a Vagina!) becomes award-winning show and joins the world's largest solo festival in New York City.

The theatre program at Oakland University will continue its performance season on November 10 with a chilling 20th century masterpiece, The House of Bernarda Alba, by Spanish dramatist Federico Garcia Lorca.

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Theatre Nova, an Ann Arbor company that focuses exclusively on new and recent plays, will premiere 'Sugar Plum Panto' by The Theatre Nova Ensemble.

The Misfit Elves' Epic Pirate Adventure, written by St.

Due to overwhelming response, a second performance of Hasan Minhaj's Homecoming King has been announced at the City Theatre on Friday, December 9 at 10 p.

The Music House Museum presents 'Spite Marriage' Starring Buster Keaton with accompaniment by Dave Calendine on our 'Mighty Wurlitzer on November 26th at 5:30pm and 7:30pm.

In its 13th year, the Opera Grand Rapids Collegiate Vocal Competition provides an opportunity for West Michigan's finest budding vocal artists to compete in a professionally-judged competition for cash prizes.

This holiday season plan to travel North to experience leisurely shopping, Santa visits, a 5k run and all the magic of Benzie County's unique hometown charm.

Avon Players celebrates the sounds and sentiment of the holiday season with the newest installment of its very own Christmas variety show, Forever Christmas, running November 25 - December 10.

Michigan's largest ski resort, Boyne Highlands, is offering new experiences for the 2016/17 winter season including nighttime cross country skiing and snowshoe dinners, as well as an expanded Tubing Park, Rossignol snowboard demos, and a new program director for the resort's children ski instruction

Slipstream is bursting at the seams to launch a new season with a vehicle (or a vehicular as in HoverRound) for the acclaimed Richard Payton! December kicks off the company's third season with Lady Bracknell Presents: Grimm Brothers Fairy Tales.

With less than a year to go until Detroit's new, 20,000+ -seat downtown arena opens, Olympia Entertainment and the Detroit Red Wings announced a VIP Fan Access contest in which 12 people, and a guest, will win the opportunity to tour the Little Caesars Arena construction site.

The Chamber Music Society of Detroit presents a collaborative performance by the Cavani String Quartet and guitarist Celino Romero of the Romero Guitar Quartet on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 8:00 PM.

Top veteran comedian Mike Epps will headline the "Festival of Laughs" at Joe Louis Arena on Friday, March 31 at 8 p.

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