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Eight chances to catch it: SIX takes the stage at Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. There are eight performances packed into less than a week.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

No script, as the name says: MSU Unscripted takes the stage at Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. There are five performances to choose from.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Christmas, Rat Pack style, in Midland: Christmas With the Rat Pack takes the stage at Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 West Saint Andrews Road, on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's a single date, so if you're in a holiday mood, grab it.
Midland Center for the Arts

Bawdy, beautiful and very funny: Detroit Public Theatre's fourth annual Holiday Cabaret plays 3960 Third Avenue in Detroit on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's a whole new show, packed with world-class vocalists, heartfelt laughs and plenty of sass, across 15 performances.
Detroit Public Theatre

Elsa is crowned queen of Arendelle, her hidden magic comes out, and she runs; her sister Anna heads into a brutal winter to bring her home. Croswell Opera House stages Disney's Frozen, the Broadway musical, on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., at 129 East Maumee Street in Adrian. The run has 14 performances.
Croswell Opera House

Conductor Scott Hanoian leads the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and the UMS Choral Union in Handel's Messiah on Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 p.m. at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor. Presented by the University Musical Society, it features friends and colleagues from across the community. Tickets are available online.
Hill Auditorium

Company One Dance Touring Ensemble brings its interactive, educational dance show Innovation Lab to the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit on Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 p.m. Expect styles from contemporary to Detroit Jit with choreography by Queen Gabby, Lisa LaMarre, and the cast.
Hilberry Gateway

Wayne State University Theatre and Dance presents Scrooge! on Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. Leslie Bricusse’s A Christmas Carol musical adds six songs not heard in the film. Tickets available.
Hilberry Gateway

The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts and The Conservatory of Dance kick off Sleighbell Weekend with a family holiday show on Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ramsdell in Manistee. Expect singing, dancing and a few magical surprises.
Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, 101 Maple Street, Manistee, MI, 49660, United States

Pontiac Theatre IV stages Sweeney Todd on Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Flagstar Strand Theatre in Pontiac. It's a dark, witty, Tony Award-winning tale of love, murder and revenge in 19th-century London, with tickets available online.
Flagstar Strand Theatre

Go Comedy! Improv Theater's 17th annual holiday show hits the stage in Ferndale on Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 p.m. Expect original sketches, musical acts and movie spoofs, with tickets available online.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Williamston Theatre presents A Lansing Christmas Adventure on Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Williamston. It's a heartwarming holiday tale that wanders through Lansing landmarks. Tickets are available online.
Williamston Theatre

A nightmare and Christmas in one title. The Redford Theatre (17360 Lahser Road, Detroit) screens The Nightmare Before Christmas, the 1993 film, on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 8 p.m.. Tickets are $7.
Redford Theatre

On Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 8 p.m., the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea (137 Park Street) stages Bastard, Devin Scillian's dramedy about two brothers who share nothing but a last name: an aging country rocker and a buttoned-down financial whiz. Their mother's death reopens old wounds, and a new one could tear the family apart. Heads-up: adult language and subject matter.
The Purple Rose Theatre

Detroit Repertory Theatre, 13103 Woodrow Wilson Street, stages the Michigan premiere of Sarah Treem's When We Were Young and Unafraid on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 8 p.m.. It's the early 1970s, and Agnes's quiet bed and breakfast is a rare refuge for victims of domestic violence, until her newest runaway starts influencing Agnes's college-bound daughter.
Detroit Repertory Theatre

The Redford Theatre in Detroit screens The Nightmare Before Christmas on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 8 p.m.. It's a one-time showing, so if you want it on the big screen, this is your shot. The theater is at 17360 Lahser Road.
Redford Theatre

Planet Ant Theatre stages Qui Nguyen's She Kills Monsters on Saturday, December 5, at 8 p.m. at Ant Hall in Hamtramck. Agnes follows her late sister's Dungeons & Dragons notebook into an epic adventure. Tickets are available online.
Planet Ant Theatre

Go Comedy! Improv Theater hosts Late Night House Party on Saturday, December 5, at 9:30 p.m. in Ferndale. Some of Michigan's top improv comedians bring a looser, edgier night, and you can get tickets online.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
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