As they prepare to head to Pittsburgh for the annual Regional Dance America Festival, Ballet Americana wants to show the home crowd their newest moves, and they'll do so with a performance at 7 p.m. April 21 at the Flat Rock Community Auditorium, 25600 Seneca.
The program will include three new works, choreographed by Leif Lorenz and Bill Evans: "Swan Lake Excerpts," "Salute," and "Sunset Gathering," their performance piece for the festival.
Tickets are $12, and can be purchased in advance by phone, using Visa or MasterCard, at 1-734-374-3904, from 5 to 8 p.m. weekdays, noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
Creative Characters, youth theater of Allen Park, will be performing "How to Eat Like A Child And Other Lessons in Not Being A Grown Up" at the Allen Park Presbyterian Church, 7101 Park St., at 7:30 p.m. next Friday and April 21 and 3 p.m. April 22.
Tickets are $6. For more information or to purchase tickets, 1-313-382-3340.
Ecorse Community High School students will perform a one-hour presentation of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" at 8 p.m. April 28 at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 3120 Fairlane Drive, Allen Park.
The performance will open the store's weeklong "Spring Media Specialist/ Educator" event. It is free to the general public.
Large groups such as schools that would like to attend are asked to call the store at 1-313-271-0820.
For more about the performance, call 1-313-294-0820.
Wyandotte Community Theatre presents the rock musical "Godspell" in the Wilson Middle School auditorium, 1275 15th St., Wyandotte, at 7:30 p.m. May 4, 5, 11 and 12.
Tickets are $12 for adults, $11 for seniors and students and $8 for children ages 5-12. Call 1-313-842-8810 or visit www.wctspotlights.org.
The Southgate Community Players will close their 50th anniversary season in royal fashion with Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida" at 8 p.m. May 4, 5, 11 and 12 at the Davidson Middle School auditorium 15800 Trenton Road, Southgate.
In the midst of a war between their two countries, two lovers must make a choice between what they want and what they must do.
Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for students and seniors. To reserve tickets, call 1-734-282-4727 or visit www.scponstage.com.
ShowBiz Starz will present the musical "Little Shop of Horrors" at 8 p.m. May 18, 19, 25 and 26 at the Royal Majestic Theater at Trillium Academy, 15740 Racho Road, Taylor.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $7 for children and seniors. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 1-734-934-7086.
The Hilberry Theatre, 4743 Cass, Detroit, continues its 44th season with "The Elephant Man," by Bernard Pomerance, playing in rotating repertory through May 3 with "On the Verge," by Eric Overmyer, and "Translations," by Brian Friel.
Tickets range from $15 to $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.
Performance Network Theatre, 120 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, presents George Bernard Shaw's "Candida" through Sunday.
What is more tempting for a beautiful woman, romantic sentiment or financial security? Find out in this story filled with satire and hilarious social commentary.
From April 26 - June 10, Performance Network will present Peter Schaffer's "Amadeus."
Evening performances are at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, with matinees at 3 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $20 Thursdays, $30 Fridays and matinees, $37 for Saturdays and opening nights. Special rates are available for preview week and for groups. Rush tickets are available for seniors and students.
Call 1-734-663-0681 or visit www.Performancenetwork.org for tickets or information.
The Henry Ford Community College Theatre for Young Audiences program will present "The Jungle Book" today through Sunday, as well as April 20 - 22 and April 27 - 29 in the Adray Auditorium, inside the MacKenzie Fine Arts building on the HFCC main campus, 5101 Evergreen Road, Dearborn.
This 70-minute show is designed for kindergartners through seventh-graders and includes audience participation, slapstick song and dance.
Performances are at 7 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for children younger than 18. Groups of 10 or more can get tickets at $4 per seat. Call 1-313-845-9817 for tickets or information.
The Gem Theatre presents the new musical "Respect: A Musical Journey."
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 are on sale for $39.50. 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.
Veteran actor Michael York wields Excalibur as King Arthur in "Camelot" at the Fisher Theater through April 29.
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Michael York makes his North American touring debut in the Lerner and Loewe masterpiece "Camelot" at the Fisher Theater through April 29.
This production is being billed as a "daring restaging of the original script, adapted with an edgy new concept" by Alan Jay Lerner's son and daughter.
Tickets range from $28 to $78 and are available at the Fisher Theater box office, all Ticketmaster locations or online at www.BroadwayinDetroit.com.
For groups of 20 or more, call 1-313-871-1132.
Meadow Brook Theatre presents "The Sisters of Swing: The Story of the Andrews Sisters" at 8 p.m. April 28 though May 20, with previews April 25 - 27
Ticket range from $22 - $38 and are available at the MBT box office, by phone at 1-248-377-3300 and www.ticketmaster.com. For group sales, call 1-248-370-3316.
"Go, Diego, Go Live! The Great Jaguar Rescue" comes to the Fox Theatre Wednesday through April 22.
Follow Diego, his sister, Alicia, and cousin, Dora, on an action-packed, special mission to get Baby Jaguar's growl back from the Bobos. They'll need the audience's help to rescue animals, navigate through the rainforest and pass a giant waterfall to get to the Animal Carnivale. Featuring the familiar songs and characters from the award-winning television show that fans have come to love, this live action theatrical will take preschoolers on an interactive, high-stakes journey inspired by the rich environments of Latin America and by the animals that make their homes in those habitats.
Tickets are $18.50, $23.50, $29.50 and $40.50 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.
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