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Flint Repertory Theatre opens its run of Rent at the Bower Theatre, 1220 E. Kearsley St. in Flint, on Friday, November 27, 2026. Jonathan Larson's generation-defining rock musical follows young artists in New York's East Village holding on through poverty, addiction and the AIDS crisis. Tickets from $50.
Bower Theatre, 1220 E Kearsley St., Flint, MI, 48503, United States

A farmhouse that transforms with every holiday, plus romance, laughs and Irving Berlin classics like White Christmas. The Encore Musical Theatre Company stages Holiday Inn on Friday, November 27, 2026, at 7 p.m., at 7714 Ann Arbor Street in Dexter. With 32 performances, there's a date for just about everyone.
The Encore Musical Theatre Company

Matt Besser, a co-founder of modern improv, brings improv4humans to Planet Ant Theatre in Hamtramck on Friday, November 27, 2026, at 8 p.m. He’s joined by Tim Meadows and Danielle Schneider for a night of top-notch improv comedy.
Planet Ant Theatre

Dale Rieger and his Van Band take over The Lark Theater in Cheboygan on Saturday, November 28, with a daylong tribute to Van Morrison. Expect a lively blend of Celtic soul, rock, and jazz featuring Van’s greatest songs and special guest performers.
The Lark Theater, 252 N. Huron Street, Cheboygan, MI, 49721

Second City Mainstage alum Nate Varrone brings stand-up to Planet Ant Theatre, 2357 Caniff Street in Hamtramck, on Saturday, November 28, 2026, at 8 p.m., on the Midwest leg of his Interesting Perspectives Tour. He's written for the Emmy-nominated Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News and turned up in The Bear.
Planet Ant Theatre

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 Tuesday, December 1, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Tickets go through ATG Tickets, the theatre's official box office.
Fisher Theatre

The Grinch's heart is two sizes too small, and he's set on stealing Christmas. 313 Presents brings Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical to Detroit's Fox Theatre (2211 Woodward Avenue) on Tuesday, December 1, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., with Max the Dog narrating and “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” sung live.
Fox 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

Dickens up close: Flint Youth Theatre stages A Christmas Carol at MacArthur Recital Hall, 1025 E. Kearsley St. in Flint, on Friday, December 4, 2026. The actors change scenes and costumes right in front of you and sing the music a cappella. It runs about 60 minutes, 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

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

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

Wayne State University Theatre and Dance presents Scrooge! on Friday, December 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. Leslie Bricusse’s stage musical adapts Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and features six songs not in the film. Tickets available.
Hilberry Gateway

Elvis tribute artist Jake Slater brings an Elvis Christmas to The Lark Theater in Cheboygan on Saturday, December 5. He’s an award-winning performer who covers every era of Elvis. Tickets: $28.
The Lark Theater, 252 N. Huron Street, Cheboygan, MI, 49721
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