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Open Book Theatre Company (OBTC) is bringing spine-tingling theatrical magic Downriver this fall with Stephen Mallatratt’s acclaimed stage adaptation of Susan Hill’s ghost story, The Woman in Black. Running from October 30 through November 22, 2026.

Wishing Well Theatre invites audiences to experience an immersive new adaptation of H.G. Wells' science fiction classic, The War of the Worlds, October 23-25 at Fenton High School's Ruby Zima Auditorium.

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.

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.

Actor Phil Powers and Theatre NOVA Artistic Director Carla Milarch, present this over-the-top web series of comedy shorts about various annoying things.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Explosive, poetic, and completely original, Ballets Jazz Montréal arrives at the Detroit Opera House on October 17with their highly anticipated tour de force Dance Me: The Music of Leonard Cohen.

September 15, 2026 - Planet Ant invites audiences to the Ant Hall this October for the debut of the original horror comedy, My Daddy is Haunted!

The Ringwald Theatre is thrilled to present its production of Peter Shaffer’s rarely-produced classic Equus. Performances run October 9-November 2, 2026, with shows on Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays at 7:00 p.m. and matinees on Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

Theatre NOVA presents the Michigan professional premiere of MAESTRO by Michael Alan Herman, running September 25-October 18. A cheeky comedy of ambition, romance, and musical rivalry, MAESTRO brings audiences to 18th-century Vienna, where two composers will do whatever it takes to claim the coveted position of royal maestro.

Chamber Music at the Scarab Club is excited to present the opening concert of its 28th season on Sunday, October 4th, from 3-5 p.m., upstairs in the lounge gallery of The Scarab Club (217 Farnsworth, Detroit 48202).

Open Book Theatre Company kicks off its 13th season with Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s fast-paced, wickedly funny dark comedy boom, opening September 11 and running through October 4, 2026.

Detroit Public Theatre (DPT) is thrilled to announce its 12th Season. The season opens with EUREKA DAY, the Tony Award-winning play by Jonathan Spector and Directed by Courtney Burkett in its Michigan premiere.

THE NOTEBOOK is coming to Wharton Center this fall. This novel, turned film, turned musical is bringing its iconic love story to East Lansing from October 27 – November 1, 2026.