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Dominique Morisseau to be Keynote Speaker for Inaugural Detroit IMPACT Arts Conference

by Chloe Rabinowitz — June 21, 2024

Dominique Morisseau will be the keynote speaker for the inaugural Detroit IMPACT Arts Conference.

5th Edition of 54/54/54 Comes to 54 Below This Weekend

by Stephi Wild — April 30, 2024

The milestone 5th edition of one of 54 Below’s most legendary shows is set for this weekend!

Marilyn Maye, Lorna Luft, Melissa Errico and More Take the Stage Next Month at 54 Below

by A.A. Cristi — April 26, 2024

Get the latest scoop on the upcoming performances at 54 Below.

The Twenty Nine Hour Venture Will Host Benefit Reading of Ed Clark's SHAME BOMB

by Stephi Wild — April 18, 2024

The Twenty Nine Hour Venture has announced the cast of Ed Clark's SHAME BOMB directed by Chari Arespacochaga, in association with NewYorkRep.

4th Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival Unveils Lineup

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 20, 2024

The lineup has unveiled the line-up for the 4th Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival, taking place at 3 different locations in downtown Detroit.

Submissions Open For 4th Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival Highlighting Emerging Black Voices

by A.A. Cristi — August 16, 2023

Ghostlight Productions and Nicely Theatre Group are partnering once again, for the 4th Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival.

Award-Winning Composer and Lyricist Shaina Taub to Lead Masterclass at Northern Stage in August

by Blair Ingenthron — July 24, 2023

On Sunday, August 6 at 1pm, Vermont native Shaina Taub will return to the Green Mountain State to lead a masterclass and songwriting workshop with students in Northern Stage's Summer Musical Theater Intensive production of TWELFTH NIGHT, for which she wrote music and lyrics.

Northern Stage's Summer Musical Theater Intensive Returns With TWELFTH NIGHT, August 1-6

by A.A. Cristi — July 6, 2023

Northern Stage's Summer Musical Theater Intensive (SMTI) participants are featured this summer in Shaina Taub and Kwame Kwei-Armah’s jazz-funk hit Twelfth Night, a 90-minute musical adaptation of the beloved Shakespeare romantic comedy.

Review: CINDERELLA at Geva Theatre

by Colin Fleming-Stumpf — May 21, 2023

What did our critic think of CINDERELLA at Geva Theatre?

Obsidian Theatre Festival Reveals Lineup FOr 3rd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival

by Stephi Wild — May 9, 2023

The Obsidian Theatre Festival has announced the line-up for the 3rd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival, taking place at 3 different locations in downtown Detroit.

THE RAILWAY CHILDREN Comes to Northern Stage This Month

by Stephi Wild — November 11, 2022

Northern Stage’s joyous holiday tradition returns with the world premiere production of The Railway Children, a new American adaptation of Edith Nesbit’s beloved British classic children’s novel with new music and lyrics by Jane Shaw and Mark Hartman (A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie; The Wand

Submissions Now Open for 3rd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival

by Chloe Rabinowitz — November 10, 2022

Ghostlight Productions and Nicely Theatre Group are partnering once again, for the 3rd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival.

1 9 6 8 Will Have a Private Reading Presentation Today in NYC

by Stephi Wild — June 10, 2022

1 9 6 8, a new American jukebox musical, is presenting a private industry reading today, June 10, at 2pm in New York City.

FOR COLORED GIRLS… Announces Special American Sign Language Performance

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 25, 2022

FOR COLORED GIRLS to Host '100 Women of Hip Hop Sisterhood Sunday' With Camille A. Brown & More

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 20, 2022

The reimagined revival of Ntozake Shange’s groundbreaking for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf will host “100 Women of Hip Hop Sisterhood Sunday,” a spirited gathering of Black women on Sunday at 3 p.

FOR COLORED GIRLS on Broadway Announces Closing Date

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 3, 2022

Three weeks are left to experience one of the best reviewed plays of 2022, the critically acclaimed and reimagined Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange’s groundbreaking for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf, directed and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Cam