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Stagecrafters rolls out its Blue Room Holiday Cabaret at the Baldwin Theatre in Royal Oak (415 South Lafayette Avenue) on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Looking for a holiday outing at the theater near Detroit? This one's a good pick.
Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre

Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol opens a three-show run at the Fox Theatre in Detroit on Friday, December 11, at 7:30 p.m. It's a Dickens classic reset in the 1930s Smoky Mountains, with songs by Dolly herself. Tickets are available through the theater.
Fox Theatre

Little Women takes the stage at the Farmington Players Barn Theater, 32332 West Twelve Mile Road in Farmington Hills, on Friday, December 11, 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 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. There are nine performances to pick from.
Ridgedale Players

A White Christmas in Grosse Pointe Park: Grosse Pointe Theatre stages Irving Berlin's White Christmas at 15001 East Jefferson Avenue on Friday, December 11, 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 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Ten performances to choose from.
Old Town Playhouse

Bawdy, beautiful and very funny: Detroit Public Theatre's fourth annual Holiday Cabaret plays 3960 Third Avenue in Detroit on Friday, December 11, 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 its annual December Dance Concert on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. Students, faculty, and guest artists share a family-friendly night of diverse dance and music. Tickets available.
Hilberry Gateway

Wayne State University Theatre and Dance stages Leslie Bricusse’s Scrooge! on Friday, December 11, at 7:30 p.m. at Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. Dickens’ A Christmas Carol with music—including songs not in the film; tickets available.
Hilberry Gateway

Go Comedy! brings its 17th annual holiday show to the Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale on Friday, December 11, 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 Friday, December 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Williamston. It's a heartwarming holiday tale that wanders through Lansing landmarks, with tickets available online.
Williamston Theatre

On Friday, December 11, 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 Friday, December 11, 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

Planet Ant Theatre stages Qui Nguyen's comedy-drama She Kills Monsters on Friday, December 11, at 8 p.m. at Ant Hall in Hamtramck. If you love Dungeons & Dragons and 90s nostalgia, this one's packed with both. Tickets are available online.
Planet Ant Theatre

Go Comedy! Improv Theater hosts Late Night House Party on Friday, December 11, at 9:30 p.m. in Ferndale. Some of Michigan's top improv comedians bring a looser, edgier show, and you can get tickets online.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

The Striatus String Quartet brings a holiday performance on Saturday, December 12, 2026, at The Lark Theater in Cheboygan. CMU’s graduate quartet-in-residence spans Mozart and Brahms to Philip Glass and Rebecca Clarke. Tickets $22.
The Lark Theater, 252 N. Huron Street, Cheboygan, MI, 49721

Christmas with Dickens, live on stage. A Christmas Carol plays Meadow Brook Theatre in Rochester (207 Wilson Hall, Oakland University) on Saturday, December 12, 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

A holiday cabaret in Augusta: Christmas Cabaret 2026 takes the stage at the Barn Theatre, 13351 West M-96, on Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 2 p.m.. With thirteen performances on the calendar, there's room for it in your holiday plans.
Barn Theatre (Augusta)
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