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Wayne State University Theatre and Dance presents Scrooge! on Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 2 p.m. at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit—a stage musical of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol by Leslie Bricusse.
Hilberry Gateway

Williamston Theatre presents A Lansing Christmas Adventure on Saturday, December 19, at 2 p.m. in Williamston. It's a heartwarming holiday tale that wanders through Lansing landmarks in search of the true spirit of the season. Tickets are available online.
Williamston Theatre

On Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 3 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 Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.. The run has plenty of performances, so it's easy to find one that fits your holiday plans.
Meadow Brook Theatre

Rocky goes concert: Rocky™ in Concert comes to Detroit's Fisher Theatre (3011 W Grand Blvd) on Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 7 p.m.. If that music still makes you want to run up some stairs, this one's for you. Tickets go through ATG Tickets, the theatre's official box office.
Fisher Theatre

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 Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 7 p.m.. Tickets from $25.
The Ringwald Theatre @ Affirmations

A holiday cabaret in Augusta: Christmas Cabaret 2026 takes the stage at the Barn Theatre, 13351 West M-96, on Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 7 p.m.. With thirteen performances on the calendar, there's room for it in your holiday plans.
Barn Theatre (Augusta)

The Encore Musical Theatre Company in Dexter stages Holiday Inn, a musical built on Irving Berlin songs, on Saturday, December 19, at 7 p.m. A farmhouse changes with every holiday, with romance, laughs and "White Christmas" along the way. 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 Saturday, December 19, 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 Saturday, December 19, 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 Saturday, December 19, 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 Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Ten performances to choose from.
Old Town Playhouse

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
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