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“God Kinda Looks Like Tupac” at Theatre Nova

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Theatre NOVA, Ann Arbor’s resident nonprofit professional theatre, wraps up its 2021-22 season of in-person productions with “God Kinda Looks Like Tupac” by Emilio ...

Detroit Teacher is Awarded National Mentorship for Acting Dream

Shaun Manning

Detroit native Donnevan Tolbert has been acting since elementary school, and has recently landed an opportunity that may take his performing career to the...

The Fantasticks Reimagined with an LGBTQIA+ Take

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This June, the theatre has reimagined The Fantasticks with an LGBTQIA+ take on the world’s longest-running musical. The Fantasticks, the world’s longest-running musical, is being...

Ypsilanti Youth Perform a Multigenre Production

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A cohort of young artists will put on a multigenre production of their own making, “Spoke From the Soil: When Love is a Thing...

Howell High Grad Feels Blessed and Overwhelmed to be in CATS

Kurt Anthony Krug

By Kurt Anthony Krug Howell native Aiden Pressel grew up seeing shows at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, located on the campus of Michigan...

Theatre Nova Presents, “An Almost British Christmas”

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Running 12/3/21 - 1/2/22 By Amelia Roberts If you’re looking to get into the holiday spirit and get a little more Christmas cheer in your life,...

A Very Golden Girls Christmas

Taylor Viers

The Ringwald in Ferndale, MI will present the highly anticipated A Very Golden Girls Christmas, vol. 2: An Unauthorized Parody after Thanksgiving! The show...

Interactive & Innovative – Local Live Theater Returns

Taylor Viers

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) is bringing back 600 Highwaymen’s A Thousand Ways. The show is...

Lights, Camera, Action: Local Theatres Return with These Showings

Sue Pais

There’s nothing quite like live performances — where audiences immerse within worlds of characters, music, and storylines on-stage. Whether presented by community theatre groups,...

University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, & Dance Announce Upcoming Live, In-Person Performances

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The University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre, & Dance have announced their upcoming schedule for live performances.

The Encore Musical Theatre Kicks Off Back to Broadway Summer Series with “Some Enchanted Evening”

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Come enjoy an evening of theatre safely in person for the first time in a year with “Some Enchanted Evening” by Encore Musical Theatre Company

Theatre NOVA’s “Mortal Fools” Asks Engaging Questions About Love, Loyalty, and Doing the Right Thing

Emily Slomovits

In “Mortal Fools”, the latest installment in Theatre Nova’s “Play of the Month” series, the characters – and we – reflect on the things we’ve done for love.