MICHIGAN THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 311

Sister Act, the Tony Award nominated musical, is coming to the Wharton Center and Hollis Resnik, who plays Mother Superior, knows the audience will be in for a fun time.

Tonight, February 11, 2012, the Detroit Repertory Theatre welcomes the public to an evening of drama, romance, sweets and champagne at the Board of Trustees' annual 'RED NIGHT' benefit beginning at 7:30 p.

Jerry Smith was only 25 years old when he was hired in 1959 to develop a choral program at Livonia's Bentley High School.

Two Muses Theatre presents the family theatre production: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf by Tom McCabe from tonight, February 9 through February 24.

Due to overwhelming demand and an already sold out 7 p.

MotorCity Casino Hotel will welcome Night of Knockouts III, a live boxing event to Sound Board on Thursday, March 7 at 7:30 p.

The Bonstelle Theatre (Wayne State University) announces the addition of ARABIAN NIGHTS to replace Playboy of the West Indies in its 2012-2013 season, running for a limited engagement from tonight, February 8 through 17, 2013.

Autism Speaks and Olympia Entertainment Inc.

MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical, opens at the Fisher Theatre on April 9 for a limited engagement! Tickets will go on sale Sunday, February 17 at 12 p.

Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company of Detroit presents the world premiere of Soul Mates, by local playwright Kirsten Knisely, directed by Frannie Shepherd-Bates.

Since 2000, the Studio Theatre has hosted the Louise Heck-Rabi Dramatic Playwriting One Act Festival, encouraging young playwrights to submit their original works.

Oakland University's production of Legally Blonde the Musical is a seriously good time.

HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES, a unique comedy by Britain's Neil Simon, Alan Ayckbourne, is the next offering of the season at Eastpointe's Broadway Onstage Live Theatre when it opens on Friday, February 22.

MotorCity Casino Hotel is proud to bring you Sound Board Unplugged, a monthly all-local music series at Sound Board beginning on Wednesday, February 13 at 7:30pm.

'Abreact Stories', a fundraising event and evening of stories shared by patrons and participant of the The Abreact Theatre from its first 12 years, will take place at St.

The Michigan AIDS Coalition (MAC) today announced Terry Ryan as its newly appointed CEO.

"When the world that once had color fades to white and gray and black…" sings Diana, a wife and mother, learning to live with her bipolar disorder.

After two sold-out performances in 2011, Daniel Tosh will return to Detroit's Fox Theatre with his new"The June Gloom Tour" with special guest, Jarrod Carmichael on Saturday, June 8 at 7 p.

Stages of Discovery will sponsor a workshop, on Saturday, February 16, 2013 on Directing.

The hottest names in Funk will unite together for the "Original Funkfest - 5 Hours of Funk" at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.

Four Winds, the premier gaming destinations in the Midwest, is pleased to announce that it will host a concert by blues legend B.

Ann Arbor's Penny Seats theatre company will present Thorstein the Staff-Struck, an original work by local playwright, March 2.

After a wildly successful one-night-only performance opening the Gay Play Series last June, Ronnie Larsen's classic play Making Porn will return to The Ringwald for a full production! Taking a small break from their Season of Family (and, honestly, who doesn't need a break from family now and again)

The New Theatre Project continues it's successful third season with a return to contemporary reworkings from the classical theater canon.

Wednesday night, SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody opened its debut City Theatre engagement with seven sold-out performances; playing now through Sunday, February 3.