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Grand Rapids Ballet dances The Nutcracker at DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe NW in Grand Rapids, on Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. There are eight performances to pick from, so it's easy to make it part of your holidays.
DeVos Performance Hall

The Hip Hop Nutcracker lands at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's The Nutcracker with a hip-hop beat, for anyone who wants the familiar story with a little street energy.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Elf the Musical Jr. takes the stage at the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 West Saint Andrews Road in Midland, on Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's musical theater with a five-show run, so there's room to fit it into your plans.
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 19, 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

Wayne State University Theatre and Dance presents the stage musical Scrooge! on Saturday, December 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. Leslie Bricusse’s Dickens adaptation features six songs not heard in the film. Tickets available.
Hilberry Gateway

Go Comedy! brings back its 17th annual holiday show, The Holiday Show!, on Saturday, December 19, at 7:30 p.m. at Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale. 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 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Williamston. It's a heartwarming holiday tale that wanders through Lansing landmarks while hunting for the true spirit of the season. Tickets are available online.
Williamston Theatre

On Saturday, December 19, 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

Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol comes to the Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 West Saint Andrews Road in Midland, on Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 8 p.m.. Dolly Parton's name, the Smoky Mountains and a Christmas Carol, all in one show, with three performances to choose from.
Midland Center for the Arts

It's a Wonderful Life plays the Redford Theatre in Detroit on Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 8 p.m., one of three screenings. Catch it on a big screen in a real movie house at 17360 Lahser Road.
Redford Theatre

Elf the Musical Jr. takes the stage on Saturday, December 19, at 8 p.m. at the Midland Center for the Arts in Midland. The Midland Center for the Arts is organizing this holiday musical, and tickets are available online.
Midland Center for the Arts

Planet Ant Theatre stages Qui Nguyen's She Kills Monsters on Saturday, December 19, at 8 p.m. at Ant Hall in Hamtramck. A grieving sister uses her late sibling's Dungeons & Dragons notebook to get to know her at last. Tickets are available online.
Planet Ant Theatre

The 2003 comedy Bad Santa screens on Saturday, December 19, at 8 p.m. at the Senate Theater on Michigan Avenue in Detroit.
Senate Theater

Go Comedy! Improv Theater hosts Late Night House Party on Saturday, December 19, at 9:30 p.m. in Ferndale, with some of Michigan's top improv comedians. Tickets are available online.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Michigan Ballet Company dances The Nutcracker at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, on Sunday, December 20, 2026, at noon. A Michigan ballet company and five performances, so there's a date that works for you.
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

Elf screens on Sunday, December 20, at 1:30 p.m. at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, presented by Marquee Arts. Admission is free.
Michigan Theater

On Sunday, December 20, 2026, at 2 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

Christmas with Dickens, live on stage. A Christmas Carol plays Meadow Brook Theatre in Rochester (207 Wilson Hall, Oakland University) on Sunday, December 20, 2026, at 2 p.m.. The run has plenty of performances, so it's easy to find one that fits your holiday plans.
Meadow Brook Theatre
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