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Arthur Miller’s allegorical play “The Crucible,” set during the 1692 Salem witch trials while mirroring the damaging political hysteria of the 1950s anti-communist McCarthyism, takes on a new life given the country’s current political climate of sharp divisiveness and scapegoating. The Southgate Community Players launches its 2025-26 season with “The Crucible,” a drama that displays a community torn apart by paranoia and superstition that ultimately destroys lives Oct. 10 to 18 at the Corner Playhouse. Miller wrote the show during … [Read more...] about SCP’s ‘The Crucible’ mirrors contemporary political climate

  Family-friendly shows are on the horizon, with Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” arriving at the Fisher Theater Oct. 1, and Trenton’s Downriver Youth Performing Arts Center bringing “Giants in the Sky” to its stage the last weekend of September. BROADWAY IN DETROIT BRINGS DISNEY’S ‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’ TO THE FISHER THEATER The North American tour of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” arrives Oct. 1 at the Fisher Theater 3011 W. Grand Blvd. in Detroit, for a 12-day run. The classic fairytale tells of a selfish prince who is … [Read more...] about Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ comes to the Fisher; ‘Giants in the Sky’ dominates the DYPAC stage

As local theater groups launch their 2025-26 seasons, two entertaining options offer great season starts for audiences: the comedy, “The Cottage” at the Players Guild of Dearborn and the musical “The Fantasticks” at Trenton’s Open Book Theatre Company. PGD PRESENTS ‘THE COTTAGE’ The Players Guild of Dearborn opens its season with the Sandy Rustin comedy “The Cottage,” which runs Sept. 12 to 28 at the playhouse. The show is a British comedy of manners set in 1923 England in which a wife exposes her affair with her husband’s brother, … [Read more...] about Season openers: PGD presents comedy ‘The Cottage,’ while Open Book presents its first musical, ‘The Fantasticks’

  From modern farces to Shakespearean classics, Theatre and Dance at Wayne has a 2025-26 season sure to please all audiences. The season begins Oct. 3 to 11 with the Henry Lewis, Henry Shields and Jonathan Sayer comedy “The Play That Goes Wrong” at the Hilberry Gateway Studio Theater. Directed by Jeff Thomakos, the story is a play within a play and follows the Cornley University Drama Society as they attempt to stage a 1920s murder mystery. However, anything that could possibly go wrong does, from collapsing sets, missed cues … [Read more...] about Theatre and Dance at Wayne announce season of comedy and classics

  Southgate Community Players has announced a tempting season of drama, comedy and musicals, while the Ringwald will host a series of productions featuring new playwrights, beginning with the work of a Detroit area writer, with both groups offering fascinating options for local theater aficionados. In addition, the Dearborn Youth Theater will offer a summer treat with a production of “Disney’s High School Musical” Aug. 15 to 17 at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center. SOUTHGATE COMMUNITY PLAYERS ANNOUNCES NEW … [Read more...] about SCP announces season; Ringwald hosts premier; Dearborn Youth Theater presents ‘High School Musical’

  Beloved movies take on a new life when they come to the stage, and Spectrum Staging’s “Disney – Little Mermaid Jr.” and the Broadway tour of “Beetlejuice – the Musical” are no exception, providing summer treats on nearby stages. SPECTRUM STAGING PRESENTS ‘DISNEY – LITTLE MERMAID JR.’ Spectrum Staging’s talented young thespians present “Disney – Little Mermaid Jr.” Aug. 1 to 3 at Trillium Academy, 15740 Racho Road in Taylor. Based on the 1989 Disney film and the classic Hans Christian Andersen story, the tale tells of a … [Read more...] about Movie favorites come to life on the stage: Spectrum Staging presents ‘Disney – Little Mermaid Jr.;’ ‘Beetlejuice’ returns to the Fisher

  Summer theater projects offer both a fun and valuable learning experience for teen thespians, and whether they continue in theatre as a hobby or a career, the fond memories they form during a summer show will last a lifetime. Two summer teen shows are opening soon, with the Players Guild of Dearborn presenting the musical “Legally Blonde” July 24 to 27, and Spectrum Staging presenting “Hadestown – teen edition” July 18 and 19.   PLAYERS GUILD OF DEARBORN’S TEEN GUILDINGS PRESENT THE MUSICAL ‘LEGALLY BLONDE’ The teen … [Read more...] about PGD’s teen Guildings present ‘Legally Blonde;’ Spectrum Staging offers the teen edition of ‘Hadestown’

  Whether you enjoy laughter or a toe-tapping show tune, the Players Guild of Dearborn’s 2025-26 season is sure to please, with two comedies and three musicals. Until then, enjoy Shakespeare Royal Oak’s outdoor summer production of “MacBeth” at Starr Jaycee Park in Royal Oak. PLAYERS GUILD OF DEARBORN ANNOUNCES NEW SEASON PGD’s 98th season includes the comedies “The Cottage” and “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” as well as the musicals “She Loves Me,” “Next to Normal” and “Hairspray.” The season will open with the Sandy Rustin … [Read more...] about PGD announces new season, SRO presents ‘MacBeth’

  Whether you take I-94 or I-75 to the Lodge Freeway to get to the Fisher Theater, it will take you straight to the Yellow Brick Road to see the North American tour of “The Wiz,” which runs June 17 to 29 at the Fisher Theater. The Tony Award-winning musical for Best Musical and Best Original Score had its tryouts in Detroit and Philadelphia in 1974 before opening on Broadway in 1975, retelling L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” against a backdrop of contemporary African American culture.  The score is filled … [Read more...] about Follow the freeway to the Fisher for the North American tour of ‘The Wiz’