Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz. Music & Lyrics by KAREY KIRKPATRICK & WAYNE KIRKPATRICK Book by KAREY KIRKPATRICK & JOHN O‘FARRELL Conceived by KAREY KIRKPATRICK & WAYNE KIRKPATRICK
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Marat/Sade
Power Center for the Performing Arts (2/19 - 2/22) | |
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University of Michigan Dance Company 2026
Power Center for the Performing Arts (2/5 - 2/8) | |
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Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
Power Center for the Performing Arts (4/16 - 4/19) | |
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August Wilson's The Piano Lesson
Detroit Repertory Theatre (1/9 - 3/15) | |
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Chamber Ensembles Recital
Varner Recital Hall (4/11 - 4/11) | |
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OU Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band
Varner Recital Hall (2/21 - 2/21) | |
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Bat Out of Hell
Fox Theatre Detroit (4/8 - 4/8) | |
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GOOD WITCH BAD WITCH THE BROADWAY WITCHES
Miller Auditorium (2/27 - 2/27) | |
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Tribute: BOB SEGER
The Encore Musical Theatre Company (2/5 - 2/8) | |
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Tribute: BILLIE HOLIDAY
The Encore Musical Theatre Company (5/7 - 5/10) | |
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