MICHIGAN THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 80

University of Michigan alumnus and longtime UMMA supporter William Weese has given a gift of art and endowment with a combined value of about $5 million that will expand the U-M Museum of Art's Chinese ceramics collection.

The Midland Symphony Orchestra is preparing to return to the Auditorium stage on Saturday for their first public performance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

While Disney's Frozen, which was previously announced as part of Broadway In Detroit's 2021-22 season, will be scheduled for a future Detroit engagement, Broadway In Detroit has announced that Disney's The Lion King will return to The Detroit Opera House in early 2022.

The Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance, a program within the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University will present Pingree's Past written by guest artist Garlia Cornelia Jones.

Center Stage Jackson has announced its next virtual production, She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms, by Qui Nguyen.

Blue Gate Theatre’s The Best Of Me - A New Musical Comedy, is a show that is about a young Amish girl, who finds herself unable to do the traditional things Amish women are know for, and finds herself with her eyes set on Broadway!  The Best of Me is currently playing at the Blue Gate Music Hall

To honor the University of Michigan Class of 2021, undergraduate students from the U-M Penny W.

Weekend Wonders is back for the fourth and final month! 

Well, this car is automatic, it’s systematic, it’s hydromatic, why it’s a star-studded lineup of Broadway creatives seeking the top high school talent to perform in a summer production of the hit mega-musical, GREASE!

Sloan’s Ghostlight Productions announced that they are partnering with BroadwayHD to bring the inaugural Obsidian Festival to viewers for free via the streaming service’s YouTube channel.

Muskegon Civic Theatre will present Sister Act: LIVE in Concert! April 30 and May 1, 2021.

Flint Rep announces a new, reimagined season for the summer: FLINT REP OUTSIDE!

On Saturday, May 8 at 8:00 PM, the Chamber Music Society of Detroit presents the Cuban-born brothers Ilmar Gavilán and Aldo López-Gavilán live in concert featuring an evening of Aldo's genre-defying compositions for violin and piano that are rooted in classical, Latin jazz and Afro-Cuban traditio

Wharton Center announces its 2021-2022 season, a collection of Broadway shows, including the much-anticipated return of Hamilton and the very best in performing arts.

The University of Michigan William L.

Building on the long and storied history between Interlochen Center for the Arts and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, DSO musicians will mentor Interlochen students this summer as part of the 94th season of Interlochen Arts Camp, which will take place from June 19 to July 8, 2021.

Today, Art Mile announces the return of its online, citywide arts festival, which champions Detroit's vibrant and diverse arts community through public programs and online acquisitions.

The Chamber Music Society of Detroit announces the resumption of live concerts with two events in May.

Kristi Gautsche of Hillsdale, Michigan, is being honored with the Distinguished Merit Award by the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT).

The new series will feature five virtual master classes for young artists in grades 8-12 led by distinguished Interlochen faculty.

Stagecrafters presents its virtual Spring Season,  with four shows from mid-April through the end of May.

For the last 43 years, students from across all disciplines at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance have joined together to perform for sold-out crowds at Hill Auditorium for their annual showcase, the Collage Concert.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, staff at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History have been testing and developing innovative ways to engage patrons, educators and students from home.

The legendary multi-award-winning stage show Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (now in its 4th decade!) continues its live nationwide adaptation on Zoom with two special, two-person performances on April 9th and 10th, 2021 at 9pm Eastern Standard Time.

Theatre NOVA will present a new play written for the Zoom format each month (January through April) with their PLAY OF THE MONTH series.