Olympia Entertainment News

Fans will be transported back in time when "Back 2 The 80s" comes to the Fox Theatre on Friday, March 17 at 8 p.m.

With less than a year to go until Detroit's new, 20,000+ -seat downtown arena opens, Olympia Entertainment and the Detroit Red Wings announced a VIP Fan Access contest in which 12 people, and a guest, will win the opportunity to tour the Little Caesars Arena construction site.

Top veteran comedian Mike Epps will headline the "Festival of Laughs" at Joe Louis Arena on Friday, March 31 at 8 p.m.; as part of the "Farewell Season to The Joe" along with Sommore, Bruce Brue, Arnez J and Felipe Esparza.

Pianomen will pay tribute to the compositions and songwriting of two of the most iconic composers of the 20th Century, Billy Joel and Elton John, at the intimate City Theatre on Friday, March 17 through Sunday, March 19. 

Olympia Entertainment is thrilled to announce the new live show Brain Candy Live!, starring Adam Savage, editor-in-chief of Tested.com and former co-host of the Emmy-nominated Discovery series MythBusters, and Michael Stevens, creator of award-winning YouTube Channel "Vsauce", will debut at the Fox Theatre for one night only on Sunday, March 5 at 7 p.m.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and Grammy Award-winning rock band Green Day have announced a Joe Louis Arena performance on Monday, March 27 at 8 p.m. as part of their "2017 Revolution Radio North American Tour" and locally as part of the "Farewell Season at The Joe". The band is touring in support of their new album Revolution Radio, which was released Friday, October 7 by Reprise Records. Against Me! will provide support. 

CBS Radio has announced a four-day Detroit BMI Singer Songwriter Series that will span across several city venues Wednesday, October 19 through Saturday, October 22. The series, sponsored by Olympia Entertainment, Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, Detroit Institute of Music Education, HD Radio and BMI, will feature intimate acoustic performances by artists who penned some of music's favorite songs to include Hunter Hayes, LoCash, Brett Young, Uncle Kracker, Jacob Whitesides, Tinashe and more. The festivities will culminate with a main event at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, October 22, paying tribute to Motown's first artist to record a hit for the record company and storied songwriter, Barrett Strong.

Due to overwhelming response, a second performance of Love Jones The Musical has been announced at the Fox Theatre on Friday, October 7 at 8 p.m. Based on Theodore Witcher's 1997 cult classic film, the stage adaptation retells the familiar story in a concert style setting featuring a star-studded roster including MC Lyte, Musiq Soulchild, Chrisette Michele, Marsha Ambrosius, Dave Hollister and Raheem DeVaughn. As part of its national tour debut, the production will also perform on Saturday, October 8 at 8 p.m. 

Following the enthusiastic response to Neil Berg's hit Broadway revue 100 Years of Broadway creator Neil Berg returns with an all new show, Neil Berg's 100 Years of Hollywood, a musical revue of some of the greatest songs from Hollywood's greatest movie musicals and classic films. This highly anticipated engagement features a dazzling cast of five Broadway stars accompanied by an all-star New York band and is set to perform at the Fox Theatre on Sunday, November 6 at 3 p.m. 

Theater professionals from across Michigan will gather Aug. 29 when The 2016 Wilde Awards are presented at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield. Presented by EncoreMichigan.com, the most comprehensive resource for news and information about the state's professional theater industry, The Wilde Awards were established in 2002 to honor the excellent work produced by Michigan's professional theaters.

Olympia Entertainment has announced an array of theatrical and musical experiences to headline the 2016-2017 Fox Theatre Series; featuring some of musical theater's most enduring titles, as well as an incredible holiday show lineup and award-winning productions making their Fox Theatre debut.

The hilariously, bloody tradition continues this fall as Evil Dead: The Musical returns for its seventh season performing at the City Theatre; presented by The Ringwald and Olympia Entertainment. A talented pack of local cast members, new and returning, will rise to bring the familiar tale to life with a five week engagement starting Thursday, September 29 through Saturday, October 29 at the City Theatre.

FM 98 WJLB, The D's Hip-Hop and R&B, and Channel 955, Detroit's Hit Music, announced today the 'The Big Show At The Joe' on Sunday, June 19 at 7 p.m. featuring live performances by T.I., Fetty Wap, Young Thug, Migos, Ty Dolla $ign, O.T. Genasis, Young Greatness, Lil George and Fool Boy Marley, with more artists to be announced.

Olympia Entertainment announces a one night performance by Tony Bennett, the 18 time Grammy Award-winning musician whose music spans over six decades, at the Fox Theatre on Friday, August 12 at 8 p.m.

Olympia Entertainment is proud to announce that Ernie - A play by Mitch Albom, will return for a sixth unforgettable season at the City Theatre, located inside of Hockeytown Cafe. As Detroit buzzes with excitement on the verge of the 2016 Detroit Tiger's season, Ernie invites fans to celebrate and remember "The Voice of Summer" with an opening performance on Thursday, July 28 and running through Sunday, August 14. The two-man play is dedicated to the late and beloved Hall of Fame Detroit Tigers announcer, Ernie Harwell.

DETROIT, MI -  Little Caesars is offering basketball fans a chance to score with a free lunch at participating Little Caesars restaurants on Monday, April 4. If any #16-seeded team beats a #1-seeded team in a crazy, unexpected victory in the games played on Thursday, March 17 or Friday, March 18 of the 2016 college men's basketball championship tournament, Little Caesars will give away one free HOT-N-READY Lunch Combo to every person who comes into a participating store between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on April 4 and mentions this offer at the check-out counter.

The Horizon League and Olympia Entertainment today announced that Family Packs are now available for the first two days of the 2016 Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship at Joe Louis Arena running from March 5-8.

The Horizon League and Olympia Entertainment today announced that single-session tickets are available within designated school fan blocks for the 2016 Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship from March 5-8 at Joe Louis Arena. Single-session tickets start at $15 per day for the four-day tournament set to be played in Detroit for the first time.

Numerous motion picture appearances, countless television shows, sitcoms and standup specials, a talk show, three radio shows, and two books, Cedric 'The Entertainer', Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, George Lopez and Charlie Murphy have been breaking ground in the comedy business and bringing the laughs for decades. “The Comedy Get Down” is a once in a lifetime chance to see five members of comedy royalty come together for the comedy event of the year today, November 28 at The Joe Louis Arena at 8 p.m. Line-up is subject to change.

Olympia Entertainment has announced that the all-new live show 'MythBusters Jamie & Adam UNLEASHED!', starring Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, co-hosts of the Emmy-nominated Discovery series MythBusters will make its Detroit debut at the Fox Theatre for one night only today, November 28 at 7:30 p.m.; locally presented by AT&T.