MICHIGAN THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 244

Actors' Theatre is kicking off its 35th season with the hit musical Heathers the Musical which got its start from the 1988 cult film Heathers starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, and became an Off-Broadway musical sensation in 2014.

Emergent Arts Theater, as part of their UNclub series, and through the hospitality of Theatre Nova, is proud to present 'An Evening with Barry Crimmins' on October 4, 2015 at 8pm at the Yellow Barn, 416 W.

The Theatre Company and The Ringwald Theatre announce their first artistic collaboration with their season opening production of THE WHALE.

The theatre program at Oakland University will open its 2015-2016 season with a true American classic, Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" The iconic show broke new ground and set the standard for musical theatre when it first opened on Broadway in 1943.

Television personality, author and Food Network star Alton Brown, who created a new form of live entertainment with his first live culinary variety show - today announced details for the all new "Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science" (www.

THE NATIONAL CIRCUS AND ACROBATS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA returns to Wharton Center with their most jaw-dropping and stunning production yet: PEKING DREAMS.

The play debuted in London in the Spring of 2014 to critical acclaim.

The Matrix Teen Company continues their annual tradition of striking fear into the hearts of audiences with their limited engagement, HAUNTED THEATRE.

?The Oakland University Student Life Lecture Board and Gender & Sexuality Center will soon welcome well-known actress and LGBT advocate Laverne Cox as the first speaker in its annual educational lecture series for the campus community.

Theatre and Dance at Wayne is pleased to present staged readings of The Detroit Projects by Dominique Morisseau.

Center Stage Jackson is proud to announce the first Main Stage musical of its 2015-2016 season, GYPSY, Book by Arthur Laurents, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, suggested by memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.

Aristophanes' classic comedy has been reimagined into Lysistrata: A Woman's Translation by Drue Robinson.

The Dio - Dining & Entertainment is excited to announce their 2016 theatre season which includes two plays, three musicals, and a South East Michigan professional premiere!

Cabaret 313 will open its third season this September, bringing extraordinary award-winning talents to Detroit -including two-time Tony Award nominee Christine Andreas for two performances- for an intimate evening of songs.

Fasten your seatbelts for a very funny 'flight' at The Farmington Players Barn, as a guy with three fiancees scrambles to try and keep them apart.

Murder.

Murder.

Matrix Theatre Company is pleased to offer a special ticket deal for this weekend's performances of A Kid Like Jake to anyone with the first name Jake.

TIME Magazine's #1 Show of the Year, MATILDA THE MUSICAL, is coming to Wharton Center as part of the MSUFCU Broadway at Wharton Center series.

The Explorers Club, a Michigan Premiere by Legally Blonde The Musical Composer & Lyricist, Nell Benjamin, plays at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University from October 7 through November 1.

Men Are From Mars - Women Are From Venus LIVE!, the one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up starring Peter Story returns to the City Theatre from Friday, January 22 through Sunday, January 31.

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Following its short summer hiatus, Theatre Nova is preparing to open Pulitzer Prize nominee Tanya Barfield's BRIGHT HALF LIFE on October 1.

Tim Realbuto, the NYC based award winning writer and performer, who recently ended a year-long tour of his popular show 'Wunderkind', which he created and starred in about his life growing up in the theatre, will travel all the way to Detroit, Michigan to be a part of the prestigious Detroit Fringe

The Theatre Company and The Ringwald Theatre announce their first artistic collaboration with their season opening production of THE WHALE.