Sesame Street Live Offers 50% Off All Seats for Tomorrow's Performance
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 25 7:55 PM) - Calling all super heroes! Super Grover, Elmo and their furry and feathered friends of Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Super Heroes” are celebrating the opening weekend of Detroit’s favorite family tradition with special “Preview Saving”; where all seats are 50% off for both performances on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Fox Theatre.

Bay City Players Announces Directing Workshop 2/11
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 24 12:46 PM) - Stages of Discovery will sponsor a workshop, on Saturday, February 11, 2012 on Directing.

SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT Announces Post-Broadway Tour Dates!
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 24 9:13 AM) - As previously announced, television and movie star William Shatner will bring his one man show SHATNER’S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT to cities across the U.S. in 2012. Tickets for all cities go on-sale the weekend of February 3rd. The tour follows a three week run at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre from February 14 - March 4.

Tickets Go On Sale for Million Dollar Quartet At Fisher Theatre
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 24 1:30 AM) - The national tour of the Broadway musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, inspired by the electrifying true story, will make its Detroit premiere at the Fisher Theatre January 24 - February 5.

Paul’s Players Present LOVE NOTES Concert, 2/15
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 23 10:01 PM) - Nothing says Valentine’s Day like love songs and chocolate, both of which are available at the Paul’s Players production of Love Notes. This concert of love songs from Broadway, served with desserts and coffee, will be presented on February 11, 2012 at 7:30 p.m., and February 12, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. Performances are at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 27475 Five Mile Road, Livonia. Tickets prices are $10.00. To reserve tickets, call (248) 347-4134.

Farmington Players Barn Holds LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Auditions, 1/22-23
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 23 1:30 AM) - The Farmington Players Barn is holding auditions for the hit musical LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. (Book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken)

Farmington Players Barn Holds LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Auditions, 1/22-23
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 22 5:00 AM) - The Farmington Players Barn is holding auditions for the hit musical LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. (Book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken)

Rachel Dratch Joins Cast of NYC Benefit for Afghan Women Writers
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 22 5:00 AM) - The Afghan Women’s Writing Project (AWWP), in partnership with Magic Futurebox, has announced that actress Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live) has joined the cast of the group’s three-event benefit performance series in January 2012.

Rockettes Summer Intensive Holds Auditions in Los Angeles, 1/22
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 22 5:00 AM) - The Rockettes Summer Intensive is holding auditions for the 2012 training program in Los Angeles, CA on Sunday, January 22 at 10:00AM at The Performing Arts Center.

Bay City Players Presents ALMOST, MAINE
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 22 4:45 AM) - Bay City Players will present the romantic comedy; Almost, Maine, by John Cariani on January 13-15 and 19-22, 2012 at the Bay City Players, 1214 Columbus Avenue, in Bay City.

Ringwald Theatre Begins The Wendy Chronicles this Month
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 21 5:00 AM) - The Ringwald Theatre will pay special tribute to Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein with The Wendy Chronicles, a series of staged readings of her best known plays. Beginning in January and continuing through the coming months, four of her plays will be presented as a way of examining the arc of her career and the special impact she had on the theatre community. Wasserstein, whose works portrayed the challenging and complex lives of contemporary women, died on Jan. 30, 2006 of lymphoma.

Storyteller LaRon Williams to Appear at Performance Network Theatre 1/21
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 21 5:00 AM) - The Children’s Theatre Network kicks off the New Year with a new show as storyteller LaRon Williams comes to town as part of the Saturday Series for Young Audiences on January 21 at 1pm.

Anthony de Mare Salutes Stephen Sondheim in LIAISONS
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 21 5:00 AM) - Internationally renowned contemporary pianist Anthony de Mare presents LIAISONS: Re-Imagining Sondheim from the Piano – an intrepid program featuring 36 short solo piano pieces based on the music of the legendary composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim.

Nickelback's 'Here and Now' Tour Comes to Detroit in April; Tickets On Sale 1/21
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 20 5:00 AM) - After back-to-back sold-out shows in 2006-07 and again in 2009-10, Nickeback , one of the biggest rock bands of the past decade , will return to Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena for the first North American arena tour on Saturday, April 14 at 6 p.m. Special guests Bush, Seether and My Darkest Days, join Nickelback on all tour dates.

Photo Flash: Performance Network Theatre's GOD OF CARNAGE
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 19 5:09 PM) - Performance Network Theatre presents GOD OF CARNAGE. The show opens on Friday, January 20th and runs through February 19th. Get a first look at the production below!

Bay City Players Announces Youtheatre Registration 3/3
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 19 12:20 PM) - Bay City Players Youtheatre will hold registration for its 2012 Season on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. (doors open at 9:30 a.m.) at Bay City Players, 1214 Columbus Avenue in Bay City.

Two Muses Theatre of West Bloomfield Presents LOVE LETTERS 2/7-14
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 19 10:57 AM) - The new non-profit professional theatre “Two Muses” continues to celebrate romance in February with “Love Letters,” a play by A.R. Gurney, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Three separate casts from different generations will read and write their letters in three separate shows.

Purple Rose Presents A STONE CARVER CHISELS AT FORGIVENESS
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 19 5:00 AM) - The Purple Rose Theatre Company continues its 2011/12 Season with A Stone Carver, a heartfelt story about the rekindling of a father-son relationship by William Mastrosimone.