Welcome to THE RUNDOWN, a quick hit highlight of the plays, musicals, concerts, and cabarets now playing on stages in Michigan. Dive into this week's Rundown and make sure you don't miss a thing! New plays, musicals, events, and concerts. And, as always, we have discounts available ONLY to Encore Subscribers! Come on now, you know what we're gonna say,.. Get On Up and Go See A Show! Don't Breathe Too Deep Don't Think All Day Diove Into Work Drive The Other Way PLACES PLEAS

Million Dollar Quartet rocks ‘n rolls into Meadow Brook Theatre The 1956 jam session-inspired musical runs April 22 through May 17, 2026 at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Mich.

The Michigan Shakespeare Festival will return to Tibbits Opera House to perform “Romeo & Juliet” as part of their school programming series. The Michigan Shakespeare Festival performed “Romeo & Juliet” at Tibbits Opera House in 2019.

New Film Features Northern Michigan as a Prominent Character in this Coming-of-Age Tale, AN AUTUMN SUMMER A Coming Of Age Love Story, Inspired by a Real-Life Tale from Writer/Director Jared Isaac  An Autumn Summer  tells the tale of Kevin (McKenna) and Cody (Maxwell), a young couple spending the final month before college in a magical Michigan lake town, chasing an endless summer.   Starring Lukita Maxwell (Apple+ hit series Shrinking, upcoming in A24's Backrooms) & Mark M

Graduates from The University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre, and Dance (SMTD) lead a new production of RENT, presented by The Encore Musical Theatre Company (April 9–May 3, 2026, in the Maas Theatre).

Detroit Opera to present John Cage’s "Apartment House 1776" at Cranbrook Art Museum, May 21–24 DETROIT, MI – Detroit Opera’s 25/26 opera season will conclude with John Cage’s Apartment House 1776, an immersive operatic experience staged inside the galleries of the Cranbrook Art Museum on May 21, 22, 23, and 24. The production will be directed by Alexander Gedeon and will feature performance artist Selena Kearney; Detroit Opera Resident Artists Mia Mandineau, Brianna J. Robin

Welcome to THE RUNDOWN, a quick hit highlight of the plays, musicals, concerts, and cabarets now playing on stages in Michigan. Dive in to this week's Rundown and make sure you don't miss a thing! New plays, musicals, events, and concerts. And, as always, we have discounts available ONLY to Encore Subscribers! Come on now, you know what we're gonna say,.. Get On Up and Go See A Show! Try Not To Get Worried,  Try Not To turn Onto,  Problems That Upset You, Oh Don't You Know

Eclipsed, written by Black Panther star Danai Gurira Debuts March 27 The Detroit Repertory Theatre continues its 69th Season with the Michigan Premiere of Eclipsed by Danai Gurira. The production opens on March 27, 2026, at 8pm with a Champagne Afterglow, and runs through May 17, 2026, with four shows a week on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. In Eclipsed , five extraordinary women, who have formed an unlikely sisterhood, struggle to negotiate power, protection and peace a

Theatre NOVA presents the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of THE JONBENÉT GAME by Tori Keenan-Zelt Cassandra Wilson and Maggie Alger, Photo by Sean Carter Photography ANN ARBOR, MI -- Theatre NOVA, Ann Arbor’s resident nonprofit professional theatre specializing in new plays presents the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of THE JONBENÉT GAME by Tori Keenan-Zelt, running March 27-April 19, 2026. When best friends Molly and Rae were 12, they se

Guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas is hailed as “the soul of the Spanish guitar.” Photo courtesy of West Michigan Symphony website Muskegon, MI —   West Michigan Symphony (WMS) will showcase a dynamic range of musical talent with two upcoming performances along the lakeshore. Internationally acclaimed classical guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas will take the stage at the Frauenthal Center on Friday, April 17, followed by a performance from one of Chicago’s rising string quartets at