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The Encore Musical Theatre Company stages Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn on Thursday, December 3, at 7 p.m. at its theater in Dexter. It's a warm holiday musical about a farmhouse that changes with every season, with "White Christmas" along the way. Tickets are available online.
The Encore Musical Theatre Company

Betty Boop steps out of the cartoon and onto a musical stage. BOOP!® The Musical plays Detroit's Fisher Theatre (3011 W Grand Blvd) on Thursday, December 3, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Tickets go through ATG Tickets, the theatre's official box office.
Fisher Theatre

On Thursday, December 3, 2026, at 7:30 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

It's A Wonderful Life, The Musical comes to The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Road in Canton, on Thursday, December 3, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. With four performances to pick from, it's easy to fit into your December.
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill

Bawdy, beautiful and very funny: Detroit Public Theatre's fourth annual Holiday Cabaret plays 3960 Third Avenue in Detroit on Thursday, December 3, 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 Thursday, December 3, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., at 129 East Maumee Street in Adrian. The run has 14 performances.
Croswell Opera House

Mug Boys (Alex, Will, and Jake) host and headline the monthly Proving Grounds improv show on Thursday, December 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale. Two up-and-coming acts open, so you get a peek at what's next in local comedy. Tickets are available online.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Sketch, improv, character bits and guest performers, all in one night. The Thursday Show plays Planet Ant Theatre, 2357 Caniff Street in Hamtramck, on Thursday, December 3, 2026, at 8 p.m., built by Planet Ant's in-house Farm Teams. Every show is made fresh around a rotating monthly theme, so no two nights are the same.
Planet Ant Theatre

Go Comedy! Improv Theater hosts Super Sauce, a long-form improv jam, on Thursday, December 3, at 9 p.m. in Ferndale. Students and seasoned pros can hop on stage, and it's free with no ticket needed.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Flint Youth Theatre brings John Jakes' stage adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol to MacArthur Recital Hall in Flint on Friday, December 4, and Saturday, December 5. It's a 60-minute telling of Scrooge's redemption, with tickets from $22.
MacArthur Recital Hall, 1025 E. Kearsley St., Flint, MI, 48503, United States

Christina Crawford wants to find her birth mother, and the trail points to Bette Davis, Judy Garland and Eartha Kitt, so the only logical move is to invite all three for Christmas. Blake Fountain's camp holiday comedy Mamma Dearest! Here We Joan Again plays The Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale (290 West Nine Mile Road) on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7 p.m.. Tickets from $25.
The Ringwald Theatre @ Affirmations

The Nutcracker Ballet comes to River Raisin Centre for the Arts, 114 South Monroe Street in Monroe, on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7 p.m.. There are four performances to pick from, so it's easy to make it a holiday outing.
River Raisin Centre for the Arts

The Encore Musical Theatre Company in Dexter stages Holiday Inn, a musical built on Irving Berlin songs, on Friday, December 4, at 7 p.m. A farmhouse changes with each holiday, and "White Christmas" is part of the score. Tickets are available online.
The Encore Musical Theatre Company

Little Women takes the stage at the Farmington Players Barn Theater, 32332 West Twelve Mile Road in Farmington Hills, on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. With ten performances on the calendar, you've got plenty of chances.
Farmington Players Barn Theater

For anyone who loves a made-for-TV Christmas movie, the title alone is a gift: Ridgedale Players stage The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon at 205 West Long Lake Road in Troy on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. There are nine performances to pick from.
Ridgedale Players

It's A Wonderful Life, The Musical comes to The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Road in Canton, on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. With four performances to pick from, it's easy to fit into your December.
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill

A White Christmas in Grosse Pointe Park: Grosse Pointe Theatre stages Irving Berlin's White Christmas at 15001 East Jefferson Avenue on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. With eleven performances on the calendar, it'll fit into your holidays.
Grosse Pointe Theatre

Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory, but only for a lucky few: follow Charlie Bucket and four other golden ticket winners into Wonka's world of pure imagination at Old Town Playhouse, 148 East Eighth Street in Traverse City, on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Ten performances to choose from.
Old Town Playhouse
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