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Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax Come to The Wharton Center
Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax are virtuosos in their own rights. This season, the duo is performing together at Wharton Center for a night of spectacular music on Tuesday, December 8, 2026, at 7:30PM.
Oct 201 min read


Avon Players Debut Classic Legal Drama this November
Avon Players’ 80th season continues with the enduring legal drama Twelve Angry Men, running November 6-21.
Oct 192 min read


THE POISONER National Tour Brings Water Justice Conversations to Detroit
The Poisoner comes to Detroit for the final stop of its seven-city national tour. Performances will be followed by a talkbacks connecting the play to the water, press, and water justice work happening in Flint, Detroit, and across Michigan.
Oct 192 min read


Final Week: Why DPT's EUREKA DAY Brings a Conversation You Don’t Want to Miss
The world of EUREKA DAY, Jonathan Spector’s sharp and surprisingly tender comedy, now in its final week as the opening production of Detroit Public Theatre's 12th Season. Running through Sunda, October 25.
Oct 182 min read


The Moth Mainstage Presents: TIGHTROPE
With one foot in front of the other, the Moth Mainstage returns to Wharton Center in partnership with Michigan Public. The evening features a line-up of writers, performers, and other unique national and Michigan storytellers on Friday, November 13, 2026. Tickets are on sale now at Wharton Center’s Ticket Office, online at whartoncenter.com, or by calling 517.432.2000 or 1.800.WHARTON.
Oct 182 min read


The Rundown | Oct. 16, 2026 - Now Playing!
The leaves might be falling, but stages are full of new plays, musicals, concerts, and more. This week's Rundown is filled with options just for you! Come on now, you know what we're gonna say,.. Get On Up and Go See A Show!
Oct 1614 min read


Detroit Mercy Theatre Company Opens Season 56 with Sarah Ruhl’s EURYDICE
Detroit Mercy Theatre Company (DMTC) will open its 56th season with Sarah Ruhl’s imaginative play Eurydice, running Nov. 6-15 in the Detroit Mercy Black Box Theatre on University of Detroit Mercy’s McNichols Campus.
Oct 162 min read


A Child's Christmas in Wales - Staged Reading
The Benchmark Theatre Co is looking for actors and singers for a performance of the Dylan Thomas classic A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES.
Oct 151 min read


Grumpy Guy Brings Over-the-Top Comic Relief with Web Series
Actor Phil Powers and Theatre NOVA Artistic Director Carla Milarch, present this over-the-top web series of comedy shorts about various annoying things.
Oct 152 min read


Detroit Rep Opens Season 70 with WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
The Detroit Repertory Theatre starts its 70th season with When We Were Young and Unafraid by Sarah Treem. The production opens on November 6, 2026, at 8pm with a Champagne Afterglow, and runs through December 13, 2026, with four shows a week on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Oct 142 min read


A New Cabaret Launches at Theatre Nova this November
his November, Theatre NOVA presents What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A Musical Cabaret of Love, Lies, and Bad Decisions, running November 6–15, 2026.
Oct 132 min read


Breathtaking New Show Comes to The Berman
THE BERMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents, from PUSH Physical Theatre, HOME[sic] on Sunday October 18th at 7:00 PM, at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts at The J Detroit, 6600 W Maple Rd., West Bloomfield, Michigan 48322.
Oct 111 min read


New One-Man Play Brings Together Acclaimed Detroit Talent with Extra Mile Playwrights
What brings a legendary Black singing cowboy back to Detroit's famed Gotham Hotel on the eve of its demolition? That mystery unfolds in The Bronze Buckaroo Rides the Gotham Hotel, a new one-man play by New York Times bestselling author and award-winning songwriter Alice Randall, directed by Lynch Travis and starring Edmund Alyn Jones. The reading will be hosted by Extra Mile Playwrights Theatre, a Detroit-based playwrights group, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at Live6 Allia
Oct 92 min read


Williamston Theatre Announces the Return of Four Landmark Productions
Mid-Michigan’s Williamston Theatre, located announces the Dark Nights in Billtown for its
milestone 20th Season. These Tuesday evening readings will start at 7:30pm. No reservation is necessary and this program is free to attend, but there is a $10 suggested donation at the door.
Oct 82 min read


The Rundown | Oct,9 2026 - Now Playing!
It's a rainy holiday weekend, so it's the perfect time to curl up inside a warm dark theatre with a new pay, musical, film, or concert. This week's Rundown is JAM PACKED with options just for you! Come on now, you know what we're gonna say,.. Get On Up and Go See A Show!
Oct 714 min read


Detroit Theatre Fights for Freedom This Friday
Three premiere Detroit arts organizations come together for this October’s Fall of Freedom activation in Detroit. Detroit Public Theatre, The Obsidian Theatre Festival and The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. The three organizations will present Undersiege, a monumental collective work centering the voices and experiences of Black women and femmes, on Friday, October 2, 2026.
Oct 13 min read


Buckham Alley Theatre presents PLANT SECURITY!
Buckham Alley Theatre is proud to bring PLANT SECURITY to the newly renovated stage at GFAC (Greater Flint Arts Council) located at 816 Saginaw Street, Flint, MI 48502.
Sep 271 min read


The Rundown | Sept 24, 2026 - Now Playing!
It's a rainy holiday weekend, so it's the perfect time to curl up inside a warm dark theatre with a new pay, musical, film, or concert. This week's Rundown is JAM PACKED with options just for you! Come on now, you know what we're gonna say,.. Get On Up and Go See A Show!
Sep 2415 min read


Classic Western Comedy to Open the Season at Meadow Brook Theatre
Meadow Brook Theatre debuts a hilarious classic western comedy to open their season this October. Written by Jethro Compton and based on a short story by Dorothy M. Johnson, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a tale of good versus evil, law versus the gun, and love versus revenge set against the vicious backdrop of a lawless society.
Sep 242 min read


Good Vibrations. Great Music. One Unforgettable Night in West Michigan
Audiences will relive The Beach Boys experience with the rich vocal harmonies and sun-kissed catchy tunes that made the group a global sensation. Conducted by Scott Speck, the concert takes place at 7:30pm Friday, October 2 at the Frauenthal Center, 425 W. Western Avenue, Muskegon, MI.
Sep 242 min read
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