Thanks to record-breaking attendance, Southgate Community Players' Young People's Theatre is presenting an encore weekend of its production of "High School Musical" at 7 p.m. Sept. 7 and 1 and 7 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Davidson Middle School auditorium, 13940 Leroy, Southgate.
Tickets are $10. Call 1-734-282-4727.
Southgate Community Players' summer series concludes with "Murder at the Howard Johnson's" Sept. 28 and 29 and Oct. 5 and 6 at the Corner Playhouse, 12671 Dix-Toledo Road, Southgate.
A love triangle gets suspenseful in a lighthearted way as everyone at a motor lodge is plotting to murder someone.
All shows start at 8 p.m., and tickets are $12. Call 1-734-281-3108.
"Escanaba in Love," a prequel to Jeff Daniels' "Escanaba in da Moonlight," will play at the Gem Theatre in Detroit Sept. 19 through Nov. 4, with preview performances Sept. 12 through 18.
As deer-hunting season arrives, the Soady men meet their biggest challenge, the camp's first female visitor, young Albert Soady Jr.'s impromptu bride, Big Betty Balou.
Tickets, $39.50 ($19.95 for preview week), are available by calling 1-313-963-9800, in person at the Gem Theatre and at all Ticketmaster locations.
Discounts for groups of 15 or more and dining packages at the Century Grille and Elwood Bar & Grill restaurants are available.
Meadow Brook Music Festival welcomes the return of its smash hit musical, "The Rocky Horror Show," for three shows only at 8 p.m. Thursday through Sept. 8.
Tickets, $32.50 and $25 pavilion only, are on sale at Palacenet.com, The Palace and DTE Energy Music Theatre box offices and all Ticketmaster locations.
A limited number of "Superfan" seats are available. All opening night seats are $20, with the exception of Superfan seating.
Charge tickets by phone by calling 1-248-645-6666. Special discounts are available for groups by calling 1-248-371-2055.
The Dearborn Recreation Department will present Robert Harling's "Steel Magnolias" at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13, at 8 p.m. Sept. 14, at 2 and 4 p.m. Sept. 15 and at 2 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn.
"Steel Magnolias" is the story of a group of close-knit women at Truvy's Beauty Salon, the unofficial hub of Chinquapin, La., who have lots of time to gossip. Their husbands — absent, depressed or dead — have made sure of that. Consequently, visitors to the salon get more than a wash and cut.
The show will be performed "in the round" in Studio A in The Center, providing an intimate experience for the audience.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students. To purchase tickets, call 1-313-943-2354.
Performance Network, 120 E. Huron, Ann Arbor, opens its 26th seasonwith Sarah Ruhl's "The Clean House," with previews beginning Thursday and its official run Sept. 14 through Oct. 21.
A doctor, her husband, his lover and their maid's lives change forever when one stops cleaning, one starts cleaning, and two find the love of their lives in this exotic, romantic comedy.
Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, with matinees at 3 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets range from $20 to $37, with Thursday a pay-what-you-can night.
Call 1-734-663-0681 or visit www.Performancenetwork.org for tickets.
The University Musical Society's 2007-08 season opens with Chinese choreographer Shen Wei's multidisciplinary work "Second Visit to the Empress" at 8 p.m. Sept. 28 and 29 and at 4 p.m. Sept. 30 at The Power Center, 121 Fletcher St., Ann Arbor.
This hybrid of ancient and modern influences incorporates a live Chinese orchestra, monumental backdrops and lush costumes in a 70-minute performance based on a 200-year-old Beijing Opera production.
Tickets range from $20 - $40. Call 1-734-764-2538, visit www.ums.org or purchase in person at the Michigan League ticket office, 911 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor.
Michigan Opera Theatre presents "The Nutcracker," featuring The Cincinnati Ballet and the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra, at the Fox Theatre Dec. 6 - 9.
Celebrate this colorful tradition of holiday spirit filled with dancing snowflakes, waltzing flowers, giant mice and brave toy soldiers who battle under a giant Christmas tree, and the unlikely romance between Marie and her cherished Nutcracker doll, who is transformed into a handsome prince.
Tickets range from $25-$100 and go on sale at 10 a.m. tomorrow at OlympiaEntertainment.com, the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices and all Ticketmaster locations. To charge tickets by phone, call 1-248-433-1515. Kids save $5 on select price levels. For group discounts, call 1-313-471-3099. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
The Players Guild of Dearborn, 21730 Madison, celebrates its 80th season in 2007-08.
It begins with Ira Levin's thriller comedy, "Deathtrap," Sept. 14-16, 21-23 and 28-30.
A once-popular playwright sees a possible break in his fortunes when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting. It is a potential Broadway hit and one that he would kill for.
Next is the musical "The Full Monty" Nov. 9-11, 16-18, 23-25 and Nov. 30,Dec. 1 and 2.
Seeing how much their wives enjoy watching male strippers during their girls' night out, unemployed steelworkers come up with a bold way to make some quick cash.
In the process, they find renewed self-esteem, the importance of friendship and the ability to have fun.
The new year begins with the comedy "Caught in the Net" Jan. 11-13, 18-20 and 25-27.
The play is about a bigamist taxi driver, John Smith, keeping his two families in different parts of London both happy and blissfully unaware of each other.
However, his teenage children, a girl and a boy from each wife, have met on the Internet and are anxious to meet each other in person because they have so much in common.
Spring comes early with the romantic comedy "Enchanted April" Feb. 29, March 1-2, 7- 9 and 14-16.
The story is about four dissimilar women in post-World War I England who leave dreary, rainy London to go on a holiday to a secluded coastal villa in Italy.
The four are able to find rejuvenation in the tranquil beauty of their surroundings.
The season concludes with the spring musical "Children of Eden," based on the first 9 1/2 chapters of the Book of Genesis. It is a joyous and inspirational musical about parents, children and faith.
It runs April 25-27, May 2-4, 9-11 and 16-18.
The complete five-show season ticket packages are available for $65. Individual show tickets also are available at $15 for non-musicals and $18 for musicals. Call 1-313-561-8587.
Season tickets are on sale for Detroit Repertory Theatre's 50th anniversary season.
The season begins with the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Doubt," Nov. 1 - Dec. 30.
Father Flynn is a charismatic priest, whose presence in an old Catholic school is an invigorating change. Sister Aloysius is a veteran nun and no fan of what she sees as loosening standards.
Inevitably, the two face off, as a charge of child molestation is raised.
The season continues with "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men," Jan. 10-March 16.
An aging family patriarch struggles to hold onto memories of his heyday while his daughter toils at a dead-end office job, his two hustling sons sell bootleg whiskey and engage in petty thievery, and a smooth-talking con artist runs numbers out of their decrepit barber shop.
"The Southern Comforts" follows, March 27-May 18. Gus, grouchy and set in his ways, has been a widower for sometime now. One day, Amanda, a widow and perky Southerner, comes knocking at his door.
When a sudden thunderstorm strands Amanda in Gus's living room, the two get better acquainted. Tiny little sparks begin to fly, and romance cautiously creeps into the room.
The season concludes with the world premiere of "Moonshine Alley," May 29-June 22.
Ava Adelman, once a suburban wife and mother, and Sir Farquhar, a claimant to English peerage, live in large cardboard boxes near several upscale restaurants.
They dine on gourmet scraps, competing with a rat named Ashley for the delicacies. The bane of their existence is Peggy Dinsmore, a social worker who is determined to rescue them by moving them to a homeless shelter.
All tickets are $17 in advance. Yearly subscriptions are available, starting at $50. Call 1-313-868-1347 for more information.
Tickets are available for the "So You Think You Can Dance" tour coming to Joe Louis Arena Nov. 3. The show will feature the top 10 finalists from the hit TV show performing their best routines in hip-hop, contemporary, ballroom, mambo, salsa and more, on stage.
Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are $37.50, $47.50 and $54.50 and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, the Joe Louis and Fox Theatre box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy and all Ticketmaster outlets. To charge by phone, call 1-248-645-6666. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
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