Southgate Community Players will present the comedy "Noises Off" at 8 p.m. today and tomorrow, as well as Feb. 16 and 17 at the Davidson Middle School auditorium, 15800 Trenton Road, Southgate.
Follow the on- and off-stage antics of an inept acting troupe as they stumble from bumbling dress rehearsal to disastrous closing night. Everything that can go wrong does, as actors desperately try to keep the show going on.
Tickets are $11 for adults, $10 for high school students and seniors. To reserve tickets, call 1-734-282-4727. For more information, visit www.scponstage.com.
Trenton native Kevin Moccia returns to his hometown for a one-night only performance of his "The Unicorn Salesman" at 8 p.m. next Friday at the Trenton Village Theatre, 2427 W. Jefferson.
Recently staged at The Vortex Theatre in Manhattan, Moccia describes his one-man show as being "about the journey of the soul" through this life and perhaps into eternity. Moccia refers to material from Emerson, Plotinus, Pascal, Homer, Hesiod and Plato.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at www.dypac.com or at the box office the night of the show.
Performance Network, 120 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, presents the world premiere of "Language Lessons" through Feb. 25.
Award-winning playwright Joseph Zettelmaier's story is about a 28-year-old Russian ballerina on her final tour who becomes a guest of a retired American diplomat. Over the course of a summer they unearth each other's long-buried secrets and learn how similar their worlds are.
Tickets range from $25 - $37. Senior, student rush and group rates available.Call 1-734-663-0681 or visit www.performancenetwork.org.
The Arab Theatrical Arts Guild and Water Works Theatre Company present the Midwest premiere of Heather Raffos' "9 Parts of Desire" at 8 p.m. today and tomorrow and 7 p.m. Sunday in Studio A at Dearborn's Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave.
This one-woman play is a powerful portrait of the ordinary lives and extraordinary experiences of Iraqi women. A free-spirited artist, a radical intellectual, doctors, exiles, wives, mothers and lovers share their voices: vivid, sophisticated, simple, emotional and moving. Together they tell a compelling story of what it means to be a woman in Iraq.
Tickets are $23 Wednesdays and Thursdays, and $29 Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and are available at the box office, by phone at 1-313-943-2354 or online at www.dearbornfordcenter.com.
The Hilberry Theatre, 4743 Cass, Detroit, continues its 44th season with "Amadeus," by Peter Shaffer, playing in rotating repertory through March 3 with "Side Man," by Warren Leight, and "On the Verge," by Eric Overmyer.
Tickets range from $15 - $28, with student rush tickets available the day of the performance for $10. Group discounts also are available. For tickets and information, call 1-313-577-2972 or visit www.hilberry.com.
The University Musical Society welcomes the Stephen Petronio Company modern dance troupe to the Power Center, 121 Fletcher St., Ann Arbor at 8 p.m. Feb. 17.
Tickets range from $18 - $40. Call 1-734-764-2538 or 1-800-221-1229 or visit www.ums.org.
Film star Morris Chestnut will make his stage debut in David E. Talbert's "Love in the Nick of Tyme" through Sunday at The Music Hall, 350 Madison Ave., Detroit.
It's a classic tale of relationships, challenges and dreams deferred. The story centers on smart and sexy salon owner, Tyme Prentice, who is doing her best to raise her 17-year-old son, while attempting to maintain a relationship with his father, Marcelles, who has never made Tyme a priority, but goes out of his way to make sure no one else does, either.
Tickets range from $39.50 to $59.50 and are available through Ticketmaster and at the Music Hall box office.
Plowshares Theatre Company presents "King Hedley II" tomorrow through March 4 at the City Theatre, 2301 Woodward, Detroit.
August Wilson's play is about an ex-con in 1980's Pittsburgh recently released from prison and determined to rebuild his life.
Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 8 p.m. Saturdays (6 p.m. Feb. 10), with matinees at 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Tickets for evening performances range from $21-$25, matinees are $22.50.
Call 1-313-872-0279.
The Detroit Opera House welcomes the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company as it presents a brand new production, "Colorography," at 8 p.m. tomorrow and 2 p.m. Sunday.
The show celebrates the work of African-American painter Jacob Lawrence, with a visual feast of movement. The four-part program incorporates some of Lawrence's most famous works and choreography by four of today's most acclaimed African-American choreographers, Donald Byrd, Rennie Harris, Kevin Ward and Reggie Wilson.
Tickets range from $25 -$75 and are available at the Detroit Opera House ticket office, 1526 Broadway; by phone at 1-313-237-7464; online at www.MichiganOpera.org; and at all Ticketmaster outlets.
The Gem Theatre will open the new musical "Respect: A Musical Journey" Thursday, with preview performances through Wednesday.
Based on Dr. Dorothy Marcic's book, "Respect: Women and Popular Music," the show takes a historical, hysterical, high-energy look at women's changes from 1900 to today as illustrated by popular song, portrayed by a narrator and three singers, showing music's depiction of women, "Someone to Watch Over Me" to "I Will Survive" and beyond.
Tickets for shows through April 1 are on sale for $39.50. Half-price tickets for a preview show at 8 p.m. today also are available. Tickets are available by phone at 1-313-963-9800, through Ticketmaster at the Gem Theatre box office. Group discounts for 15 or more and dining packages at the Century Grille and Elwood Bar & Grill restaurants are available.
Calling all super heroes: "Sesame Street Live: Super Grover! Ready for Action!" comes to the Fox Theatre through Feb. 25.
When Super Grover loses his "superness," Sesame Street needs a hero. Never fear, Elmo, Zoe, Big Bird and friends are here, teaching lessons of healthy habits through song and dance. The "Sesame Street" friends will explore exercise, nutrition, sleep/energy and hygiene — all in a quest to get Super Grover ready for action.
Tickets are $12, $17, $22 and $32 and can be purchased at the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices and at all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-433-1515 or online at OlympiaEntertainment.com or Ticketmaster.com. Tickets are $10 (excluding premium) for the 7 p.m. performances Feb. 9, 14 and 22. Tickets for the Detroit Public Television Benefit Premiere Feb. 8 can be purchased by calling 1-248-305-3900. For more information, visit detroitpublictv.org.
Get set for a magical rainbow ride through biblical Egypt on the wings of the new national tour of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," coming to Toledo's Stranahan Theatre for six performances Thursday through Feb. 18.
Tickets range from $23 - $50 and are available at the Stranahan Theater box office, Ticketmaster outlets or by calling 1-419-474-1333.
"I Can't Stop Loving You — The Music of Ray Charles" will make its Detroit premiere at the Fisher Theatre, Tuesday through March 4.
Featuring a live orchestra, dancers and six singers, the show takes audiences on a musical review of Ray Charles' life and music, including "Georgia On My Mind," "Hit The Road Jack," "You Don't Know Me," "Shake A Tail Feather," "What'd I Say," "Bye Bye Love" and other timeless classics.
Tickets range from $ 32.50 - $67.50 and go on sale Sunday at the Fisher Theatre box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.NederlanderDetroit. com. Groups of 20 or more can receive a discount by calling 1-313-871-1132. For more information, call 1-313-872-1000.
Bonstelle Theatre, 3424 Woodward Ave., Detroit, presents August Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" March 2 - 4 and 9 - 11.
Set in 1911 Pittsburgh, Herald Loomis is searching with young daughter in tow for both the wife he lost and his place in the world after having been abducted and illegally pressed into labor for seven years by the notorious "Joe Turner."
Tickets are $14 and are available at the Wayne State Theatre box office, 4743 Cass Ave., or by phone at 1-313-577-2960. Tickets are also available at the door one hour before curtain. Tickets are $11 for students with ID, seniors (62 and over), and Wayne State University faculty, staff and Alumni Association members. Group discounts are also available. For more information, visit www.bonstelle.com.
Celtic mythology with Irish history weave together as one as "Riverdance" comes to Detroit's Fox Theatre at 8 p.m. March 16, at 2 and 8 p.m. March 17 and at 1 and 6:30 p.m. March 18.
Tickets range from $38 to $68 and can be purchased at the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices and at all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-433-1515 or online at OlympiaEntertainment.com or Ticketmaster.com. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
Michael Flatley's "Lord of the Dance" returns to The Palace of Auburn Hills for its 10th anniversary tour at 7:30 p.m. April 19 and 20.
Tickets are $29.50 and $49.50 reserved, $19.50 general admission and can be purchased at Palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations.
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