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  Whether you love Broadway musicals, the engaging genius of Shakespeare or a compelling contemporary drama, there’s something for everyone on local stages, so find a cozy seat to escape the cold and warm up to the magic of theater for a few hours. The Detroit Opera House welcomes “Phantom of the Opera,” while “Kinky Boots” boldly struts onstage at the Fisher. Nearby, at Wayne State University, Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” comes to life on the Hilberry Gateway Theater stage.  Dearborn Heights Crestwood High School … [Read more...] about Winter warm-ups: Cozy up in a local theater to escape life for a while

  Laugh a lot with “Monty Python’s Spamalot” as the Tony Award-winning comedic Best Musical returns to Detroit Jan. 27 to 31 at the Fisher Theater. With book and lyrics by Eric Idle and music by Idle and John Du Prez, the stage musical is “lovingly ripped from the film classic, ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail.’” It promises a “great knight at the theatre” with a show that includes flying cows, killer rabbits, French taunters, dancing girls, an overly important shrubbery and the Lady of the Lake. When it opened on Broadway in … [Read more...] about Tony Award-winning Best Musical ‘Spamalot’ returns to Fisher

  After the festive warmth of Christmas gives way to January’s cold and snow, there’s no better way to beat the chill than with a clever comedy, as the Players Guild of Dearborn presents “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” and the Open Book Theatre Company presents “Clue.” PLAYERS GUILD OF DEARBORN PRESENTS ‘PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE’ The Players Guild of Dearborn launches the new year with the Steve Martin comedy “Picasso at the Lapin Agile.” The absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian café in 1904, … [Read more...] about Warm up with comedies at PGD’s ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’ and OBTC’s ‘Clue’

  The North American tour of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy “Shucked” comes to Detroit Dec. 23 to Jan. 4 at the Fisher Theater, 3011 W. Grand Blvd. The show, billed as a “farm-to-fable” musical comedy, focuses on a small, isolated town, Cob County, whose prize corn crop is dying, and a young woman who seeks help from a big city expert who might help them or cause more problems. It features original country-infused songs by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally which blend musical theater with country music, and a clever book … [Read more...] about Tony Award-winning musical comedy ‘Shucked’ coming to the Fisher Theater

  Whether you’re in the mood for uplifting music or side-splitting comedy, there’s something for everyone as the North American tour of the Alicia Keys musical “Hell’s Kitchen” comes to the Fisher Theater and the original unauthorized parody sequel “Steel Poinsettias” brings laughter to the Ringwald Theater at Affirmations in Ferndale. ALICIA KEYS’ MUSICAL ‘HELL’S KITCHEN’ COMES TO FISHER THEATER The Alicia Keys musical “Hell’s Kitchen,” inspired by her life, music and community comes to town Dec. 2 to 14 at Detroit’s Fisher … [Read more...] about Alicia Keys’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ coming to the Fisher; Ringwald produces original parody ‘Steel Poinsettias’

  Local stages offer many entertainment options the weekend before Thanksgiving as Dearborn High School presents Neil Simon’s comedic farce “Rumors,” Lincoln Park High School performs Anya Reiss’ adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s classic drama “The Seagull,” and the Fisher brings the North American tour of “TINA – The Tina Turner Musical” to the Fisher Theater. DEARBORN HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS NEIL SIMON’S ‘RUMORS’ Dearborn High School Theatre presents the Neil Simon comedic farce “Rumors” Nov. 19 to 22 at the high school, 19501 W. … [Read more...] about DHS presents ‘Rumors;’ LPHS performs ‘The Seagull;’ Fisher Theater brings ‘TINA – The Tina Turner Musical’ to town

  From a heartwarming comedy to multiple musicals, local stages will be in the spotlight in November as Crestwood High School go down the rabbit hole or Tube station with the musical “Alice by Heart,” the Players Guild of Dearborn hits all the right notes with the musical “She Loves Me,” Allen Park High School pleases the powers that be with “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical” and Trenton’s Open Book Theater generates laughter with the quick-paced, high energy play “The Complete Works of Jane Austen, … [Read more...] about Musicals, comedy take center stage in November

  As the cool days of autumn fill days with fall color, the lights on local stages are set to warm things up inside, as “Back to the Future: The Musical” comes to the Detroit Opera House, Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” helps launch the Detroit Mercy Theatre Company’s new Black Box Theater, and Theater and Dance at Wayne offer August Wilson’s “Seven Guitars” and Jules Feiffer’s “Little Murders.” BROADWAY IN DETROIT BRINGS ‘BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL’ TO THE DETROIT OPERA HOUSE “Back to the Future: The Musical” plays Oct. 28 … [Read more...] about Local theaters offer drama, comedy and musicals