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Tribute: Michael Jackson at The Encore Musical Theatre Company in Dexter — Organizer image — Organizer image · The Encore Musical Theatre Company

Theatre & musicals

Jan 15, 2027

Tribute: Michael Jackson at The Encore Musical Theatre Company in Dexter

The Encore Musical Theatre Company in Dexter pays tribute to Michael Jackson on Friday, January 15, 2027, at 7 p.m.. The show runs four times at 7714 Ann Arbor Street and is sponsored by Dexter's Pub.

Dexter

The Encore Musical Theatre Company

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Jan 15, 2027

Dear Evan Hansen: Stagecrafters at Royal Oak's Baldwin Theatre

Dear Evan Hansen in Royal Oak: Stagecrafters puts it on stage at the Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette Ave., on Friday, January 15, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. If you're hunting for a night of theater in Royal Oak, put this one on the list.

Royal Oak

Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre

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Jan 15, 2027

25th Annual Putnam Co. Spelling Bee at the Birmingham Village Players

The Birmingham Village Players stage the 25th Annual Putnam Co. Spelling Bee at 34660 Woodward Avenue in Birmingham on Friday, January 15, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. As the title promises, you're pulling up a seat at a county spelling bee, and with ten performances, there's plenty of time to catch it.

Birmingham

Birmingham Village Players

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Macbeth: prophecy, ambition and a throne at the Old Town Playhouse — Organizer image — Organizer image · Old Town Playhouse

Theatre & musicals

Jan 15, 2027

Macbeth: prophecy, ambition and a throne at the Old Town Playhouse

Macbeth takes the stage at the Old Town Playhouse, 148 East Eighth Street in Traverse City, on Friday, January 15, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. Driven by prophecy, ambition and his wife's zeal, Macbeth seizes the throne, and power comes at a heavy personal price. The run has six performances.

Traverse City

Old Town Playhouse

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The Lifespan of a Fact: facts versus truth on the Frauenthal Theater's Black Box stage — Organizer image — Organizer image · Frauenthal Center

Theatre & musicals

Jan 15, 2027

The Lifespan of a Fact: facts versus truth on the Frauenthal Theater's Black Box stage

The Lifespan of a Fact plays the Frauenthal Theater's Black Box stage, 425 West Western Avenue in Muskegon, on Friday, January 15, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. A fresh-out-of-Harvard fact checker and a gifted writer go head-to-head over an essay that could save a sinking New York magazine, in a comedic yet gripping fight over facts versus truth.

Muskegon

Frauenthal Theater Stage Black Box, 425 W. Western Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States

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The Weaver Who Wove Dreams: a West African folk tale from Mosaic's Junior Ensemble — Organizer image — Organizer image · Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit

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Jan 18, 2027

The Weaver Who Wove Dreams: a West African folk tale from Mosaic's Junior Ensemble

Mosaic's Junior Ensemble brings The Weaver Who Wove Dreams to life in Detroit on Monday, January 18, 2027: a West African folk tale told through music, movement and original storytelling, about dreams strong enough to outlast every attempt to silence them.

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Jan 21, 2027

Mildred Whiskey: a fog-bound Detroit bar at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea

Thanksgiving Eve, a run-down Detroit bar and a thick fog over the city: Mildred Whiskey plays the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea on Thursday, January 21, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. Four people get stuck inside, and a few drinks, a few laughs and a little bad poetry later, their deepest secrets come out.

Chelsea

The Purple Rose Theatre

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Mystic Pizza: the Julia Roberts film becomes a hit-packed musical at the Fox Theatre — Organizer image — Organizer image · Fox Theatre (313 Presents show pages)

Theatre & musicals

Jan 22, 2027

Mystic Pizza: the Julia Roberts film becomes a hit-packed musical at the Fox Theatre

Big League Productions' touring musical Mystic Pizza stops at Detroit's Fox Theatre on Friday, January 22, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. Best friends Kat, Daisy and Jojo chase love and figure out who they are while slinging slices at a small-town pizza joint, backed by '80s and '90s hits like Hit Me With Your Best Shot and Manic Monday.

Detroit

Fox Theatre

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Jan 22, 2027

A Streetcar Named Desire at the Ridgedale Players in Troy

The Ridgedale Players stage A Streetcar Named Desire at 205 West Long Lake Road in Troy on Friday, January 22, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. The run has nine performances, so there's plenty of room in your calendar to fit it in.

Troy

Ridgedale Players

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Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Theater: one night at the Detroit Opera House — Organizer image — Organizer image · Detroit Opera

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Jan 23, 2027

Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Theater: one night at the Detroit Opera House

Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Theater takes the Detroit Opera House stage at 1526 Broadway Street on Saturday, January 23, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. It's one night only at Detroit's opera house, so if it's on your radar, block off the date.

Detroit

Detroit Opera House

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Jan 28, 2027

Guys On Ice: The Ice-Fishing Musical 26-27

Guys On Ice, the ice-fishing musical, takes the stage Thursday, January 28, at 7 p.m. at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts in Clinton Township.

Clinton Township

Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

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Jan 28, 2027

Accomplice at the Farmers Alley Theatre in Kalamazoo

Accomplice takes the stage at the Farmers Alley Theatre, 221 Farmers Alley in Kalamazoo, on Thursday, January 28, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. With ten performances in the run, you won't be short on dates.

Kalamazoo

Farmers Alley Theatre

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Where Words Once Were: a 1,000-word world at Detroit's Mosaic Blackbox Theater — Organizer image — Organizer image · Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit

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Feb 5, 2027

Where Words Once Were: a 1,000-word world at Detroit's Mosaic Blackbox Theater

What if only 1,000 words were allowed? Where Words Once Were plays the Mosaic Blackbox Theater, 2251 Antietam Avenue in Detroit, on Friday, February 5, 2027, at 10 a.m.. Two young people dare to share the words that matter most in a thrilling story about censorship, courage and the power of language.

Detroit

Mosaic Blackbox Theater, 2251 Antietam Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48207, United States

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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf at the Old Town Playhouse — Organizer image — Organizer image · Old Town Playhouse

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Feb 5, 2027

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf at the Old Town Playhouse

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf takes the stage at the Old Town Playhouse, 148 East Eighth Street in Traverse City, on Friday, February 5, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. This groundbreaking “choreopoem” weaves vivid prose and free verse stories about, and performed by, Black women. Five performances.

Traverse City

Old Town Playhouse

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Feb 12, 2027

The Bucket List Of Booze Club: Stagecrafters at Royal Oak's Baldwin Theatre

The title alone sounds like a toast. Stagecrafters puts The Bucket List Of Booze Club on stage at the Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette Ave. in Royal Oak, on Friday, February 12, 2027, at 7:30 p.m..

Royal Oak

Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre

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Feb 12, 2027

Out of Sight, Out of Murder at the Farmington Players Barn Theater

Out of Sight, Out of Murder takes the stage at the Farmington Players Barn Theater, 32332 West Twelve Mile Road in Farmington Hills, on Friday, February 12, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. There's murder right in the title, and with nine performances in the run, there's plenty of time to catch it.

Farmington Hills

Farmington Players Barn Theater

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Feb 17, 2027

Polishing Shakespeare: the Bard gets a shine at Rochester's Meadow Brook Theatre

Shakespeare, freshly buffed? Polishing Shakespeare plays Meadow Brook Theatre in Rochester on Wednesday, February 17, 2027, at 7:30 p.m., in Wilson Hall on the Oakland University campus.

Rochester

Meadow Brook Theatre

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Dance Theatre of Harlem at the Wharton Center — Organizer image — Organizer image · Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Ballet & dance

Feb 17, 2027

Dance Theatre of Harlem at the Wharton Center

Dance Theatre of Harlem performs at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Wednesday, February 17, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. Ballet and theater from a company with Harlem in its name, for one night only.

East Lansing

Wharton Center for Performing Arts

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Tribute: Michael Jackson at The Encore Musical Theatre Company in Dexter

Dear Evan Hansen: Stagecrafters at Royal Oak's Baldwin Theatre

25th Annual Putnam Co. Spelling Bee at the Birmingham Village Players

Macbeth: prophecy, ambition and a throne at the Old Town Playhouse

The Lifespan of a Fact: facts versus truth on the Frauenthal Theater's Black Box stage

The Weaver Who Wove Dreams: a West African folk tale from Mosaic's Junior Ensemble

Mildred Whiskey: a fog-bound Detroit bar at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea

Mystic Pizza: the Julia Roberts film becomes a hit-packed musical at the Fox Theatre

A Streetcar Named Desire at the Ridgedale Players in Troy

Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Theater: one night at the Detroit Opera House

Guys On Ice: The Ice-Fishing Musical 26-27

Accomplice at the Farmers Alley Theatre in Kalamazoo

Where Words Once Were: a 1,000-word world at Detroit's Mosaic Blackbox Theater

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf at the Old Town Playhouse

The Bucket List Of Booze Club: Stagecrafters at Royal Oak's Baldwin Theatre

Out of Sight, Out of Murder at the Farmington Players Barn Theater

Polishing Shakespeare: the Bard gets a shine at Rochester's Meadow Brook Theatre

Dance Theatre of Harlem at the Wharton Center

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