The fall season of theater, dance in Metro Detroit
Fall Schedule 2016
Here is a partial list of the schedule of shows and performances at many area theaters in Metro Detroit:
Avon Players
1185 Washington, Rochester
(248) 608-9077, avonplayers.org
“Assassins,” Sept. 9-24
“Forever Christmas,” Nov. 25-Dec. 10
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre
Arthur Miller Theatre
1226 Murfin, Ann Arbor
(734) 764-2538
“Othello,” Oct. 27-30
Baldwin Theater
(Stagecrafters)
415 S. Lafayette, Royal Oak
(248) 541-6430, stagecrafters.org
“Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” Sept. 9-Oct. 2
“Trevor” (second stage), Oct. 14-16, 20-23
“The Best Man,” Nov. 4-6, 10-13, 17-19
Barefoot Productions
240 N. Main, Plymouth
(734) 404-6889, justgobarefoot.com
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” Sept. 23-25
“The Bucket List of Booze Club,” Oct. 21-23, 28-30
“Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells,” Dec. 2-4, 9-11
Bonstelle Theatre
3424 Woodward, Detroit
(313) 577-2960
“Alice in Wonderland,” Oct. 7-16
“A Christmas Carol,” Dec. 2-18
City Theatre
2301 Woodward, Detroit
(313) 471-3465
“Evil Dead: The Musical,” Sept. 29-Oct. 29
“Twas A Girls Night Before Christmas: The Musical,” Dec. 1-4
“Hasan Minhaj, Homecoming King,” Dec. 9
“Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas,” Dec. 16-18
Detroit Repertory Theatre
13103 Woodrow Wilson, Detroit
“The Realization of Emily Linder,” Nov. 3-Dec. 23
Farmington Players Barn
32332 W. 12 Mile, Farmington Hills
(248) 553-2955, farmingtonplayers.org
“The Vast Difference,” Sept. 23-Oct. 15
“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” Dec. 2-18
Fisher Theatre
3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit
(313) 872-1000, broadwayindetroit.com
“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” Oct. 4-16
“The Book of Mormon,” Nov. 1-13
“Fun Home,” Nov. 29-Dec. 11
“Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” Dec. 13-Jan. 8
Fox Theatre
2211 Woodward, Detroit
(313) 396-7901, olympiaentertainment.com
“Love Jones The Musical,” Oct. 7-8
“Elf The Musical,” Nov. 15-20
“Cirque Dreams Holidaze,” Nov. 22-26
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical,” Dec. 3-4
“The Hip Hop Nutcracker,” Dec. 11
“Mannheim Streamroller Christmas,” Dec. 16
“A Christmas Carol Story, The Musical,” Dec. 20-24
Grosse Pointe Theatre
(Performances are held at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial
32 Lake Shore, Grosse Pointe)
(313) 881-4004, gpt.org
“Singin’ in the Rain,” Sept. 18, 22-25, 29-30, Oct. 1
“The Sunshine Boys,” Nov. 6, 10-13, 17-19
Hilberry Theatre
4743 Cass, Detroit
(313) 577-2972, theatreanddance.wayne.edu
“You Can’t Take It With You,” Sept. 16-Oct. 2
“Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” “Oct. 21-Nov. 6
“A Christmas Carol,” Dec. 2-18
Jewish Ensemble Theatre
6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield Township
(248) 788-2900, jettheatre.org
“Rights of Passage,” Oct. 20-Nov. 13
“Handle with Care,” Dec. 1-24
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts
44575 Garfield, Clinton Township
(586) 286-2222
“Mamma Mia!,” Oct. 11-13
Marquis Theatre
135 E. Main, Northville
(248) 349-8110, northvillemarquistheatre.com
“Rapunzel,” Sept. 24, 25
“Annabella Broom,” Oct. 8-9, 15-16, 21-23, 28-30
Matrix Theatre Company
2730 Bagley, Detroit
(313) 967-0999, matrixtheatre.org
“Sizwe Bansi is Dead,” Sept. 23-Oct. 16
Meadow Brook Theatre
207 Wilson Hall, Rochester
(248) 377-3300, mbtheatre.com
“Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,” Oct. 5-30
Monroe Community Players
44 S. Monroe, Monroe
(734) 241-7900, monroecommunityplayers.org
“Arsenic and Old Lace,” Oct. 14-16
“Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” Dec. 2-4
Music Hall
350 Madison, Detroit
(313) 887-8501, musichall.org
“For colored girls...,” Nov. 17-20
“The Roland B. Hayes Story: First of His Kind,” Dec. 3
“A Very Electric Christmas,” Dec. 11
Northville Marquis Theatre
135 E. Main, Northville, northvillemarquistheatre.com
“Rapunzel,” Sept. 10-11, 17-18, 24-25
“Annabella Broom,” Oct. 8-9, 15-16, 21-23, 28-30
“The Snow Queen,” Nov. 12-13, 19-20, 26-27, Dec. 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 26-28
Players Guild of Dearborn
“Two by Two,” Sept. 23-25, Sept. 30-Oct. 2
“Legally Blonde,” Nov. 11-13, 18-20, 25-27 and Dec. 2-4
Purple Rose Theatre
137 Park, Chelsea
(734) 433-7673, purplerosetheatre.org
“Morning After Grace,” Sept. 29-Dec. 17
PuppetArt Theatre
25 E. Grand River, Detroit
(313) 961-7777, puppetart.org
“Sleeping Beauty,” Sept. 10, 17, 18, 22, 24
“Firebird,” Oct. 1, 8, 15, 20, 29, 30
“Turtle Island,” Nov. 5, 12, 17, 19, 26, 27
“Snow Queen,” Dec. 3, 10, 15, 17, 18, 26-28
Ridgedale Players
205 W. Long Lake, Troy
“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” Sept. 9-25
Theatre Company at U of D Mercy
(313) 993-3270
(Performances are at the Marlene Boll Theatre, Boll Family YMCA, 1401 Broadway, Detroit.)
“Alabama Story,” Sept. 22-Oct. 9
“100 Saints You Should Know,” Nov. 3-6, 10-13, 17-20
Village Players of Birmingham
34660 Woodward, Birmingham
(248) 644-2075
“Mame,” Oct. 28-30, Nov. 4-6 and 11-13
Southgate Community Players
12671 Toledo, Southgate
(734) 282-4727, scponstage.com
“Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr.,” Sept. 23, 24
“Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” Nov. 11-12, 18-19
St. Dunstan’s Theatre
stdustanstheatre.com
400 Lone Pine, Bloomfield Hills
“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” Oct. 14-16, 21-23, 28-29
Theatre Nova
The Yellow Barn
410 W. Huron, Ann Arbor
Wild Swan Theatre
Towsley Auditorium (inside Morris Lawrence Bldg. on the
campus of Washtenaw Community College) Ann Arbor
4800 E. Huron River,
(734) 995-0530
“The Ugly Duckling,” Oct. 27-29
Dance
Fox Theatre
2211 Woodward, Detroit
(313) 396-7901, olympiaentertainment.com
“Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker,” Dec. 18
Maggie Allesee Dept. of Theatre and Dance
Wayne State University
4841 Cass, Midtown Detroit
(313) 577-3508, theatreanddance@wayne.edu
“December Dance Concert,” Dec. 9-10
“A ChristmasCarol,” Dec. 2-18
Music Hall Center
350 Madison, Detroit
(313) 887-8501, musichall.org
“Black Bottom Paradise,” Sept. 23
Compiled by Jocelynn Brown