U-M Faculty Win International Design Competition To Reimagine Detroit's Arts And Cultural District
by A.A. Cristi - June 10, 2019 Three University of Michigan faculty members are part of a team that won an international design competition that will unite 12 cultural and educational institutions located in Detroit's Midtown and change the way visitors and Detroiters experience the area.... 
Amber Ruffin's BIGFOOT, THE MUSICAL Premieres At Majestic
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2018 Majestic Repertory Theatre is proud to present the world premiere of Bigfoot, The Musical by Amber Ruffin (Late Night with Seth Myers and Comedy Central's Drunk History), Kevin Sciretta (iO Chicago), and David Schmoll (The Second City). The musical comedy offers the origination story of America's mo... 
The Second City's The Black History Month Show Announced
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2019 The Second City celebrates Black History Month by bringing you the most iconic sketches created by our African American alumni along with classic archive scenes reimagined with a new comedic spin. The Second City's Black History Month Show features Rich Alfonso, Jillian Ebanks, Jack Brian, Jordan St... 
Comedy Central Cancels DETROITERS After Two Seasons
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 11, 2018 Comedy Central has canceled “Detroiters” after two seasons, according to Variety.... 
Season Tickets on Sale Now to Clarence Brown Theatre's 2018/2019 Season
by Julie Musbach - February 05, 2018 Season tickets are on sale now to the Clarence Brown Theatre's 2018/2019 Season which includes a marvelous collaboration with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, a Margaret Atwood drama, David Sedaris comedy, new history play…and more! Season ticket holders enjoy several exclusive benefits, including ... 
Amber Ruffin to Contribute New Material for The Muny's THE WIZ
by Julie Musbach - May 14, 2018 The Muny announced today that Emmy and Writers Guild Award-nominated Amber Ruffin will provide new material for the script of The Muny's production of The Wiz, June 19 - 25. Ruffin has been working with The Wiz's original book writer, William F. Brown, on The Muny production, with the full support o... 
Eighth Annual Detroit Improv Festival Brings Big Names To Detroit
by A.A. Cristi - July 25, 2018 Metro Detroit will be the center of the comedy universe as top names in sketch and improvisational comedy arrive for the eighth annual Detroit Improv Festival August 8-12. Headlined by Paul F. Tompkins, this year's festival will take place over four venues in Ferndale with more than 60 improv troupe... 
BWW Review: ON THE EXHALE at Slipstream Theatre Initiative Confronts the Impossible Questions About School Shootings
by Stefani Chudnow - May 02, 2019 In the days since seeing playwright Martin Zimmerman's On the Exhale, which is running at Slipstream Theatre Initiative in Ferndale through May 19th, I have been thinking a lot about the 1999 Columbine shooting, the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, and the 2018 Parkland shooting. Slipstream's one-woman sho...
Mosaic's Detroit To Dakar Spotlights How Music Bridges The Gap Between Language, Culture, And Heritage
by Stephi Wild - April 26, 2019 Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit's Main stage singers and actors re-enact experiences from a 15-day cultural awakening exchange, traveling from Detroit to Dakar, Senegal in 2003. Detroit to Dakar exhibits the cultural, spiritual, and intuitive journey of youth from two different worlds forging a comm... 
Black And Brown Theatre Brings New Voices On And Off Stage
by A.A. Cristi - November 20, 2018 What would you do with $50,000? Black and Brown Theatre is elated to present their next production: The Ticket. The story of a young man who believes he has won the Pick 4 and can help his long-time girlfriend's family finally have a happy holiday season. But when he discovers the ticket has the wro...
5th Annual Sidewalk FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 2017 Opens 8/4
by A.A. Cristi - July 17, 2017 Sidewalk Festival is back for its 5th annual celebration of Detroit landscape and culture through innovative performance and interactive installation! For the first time, curated artists were invited to create original work around the theme, "Radical Moment(um)". Over the course of 2 days, Sidewalk ... 
Sheila Jordan To Receive The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation's 2018 Satchmo Award
by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2018 The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation proudly presents the 8th SATCHMO Award to: jazz vocalist and songwriter Ms. Sheila Jordan. LAEF is returning to the historic Alhambra Ball Room in Harlem, where swing dancers, big bands and jazz vocalists once reigned supreme – Friday October 12th 8:00 – 10... 
DETROITERS Returns for Season Two with Back-to-Back Episodes on Today
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2018 DETROITERS Returns for Season Two with Back-to-Back Episodes on 6/21... 
BUBBLE BOY Will Makes its New York Debut With 5th Floor Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - October 17, 2018 5th Floor Theatre Company, a nonprofit organization supporting emerging theatre artists in New York City as they build a foundation for their careers, will present Bubble Boy in its New York City production debut to conclude the Company's 2018 season.... 
John Mulaney, Ben Schwartz, & More Included in the New Announcement of CLUSTERFEST Appearances
by Macon Prickett - April 16, 2018 Comedy Central Presents Clusterfest, taking place in San Francisco June 1-3, 2018, announced today that an exciting array of top tier comedians and artists will be joining the festival's heavy hitting lineup. Talent additions include John Mulaney, Nick Kroll, Wu-Tang Clan, Jeff Ross, T-Pain, I AM RA...
Amber Ruffin to Contribute New Material for The Muny's THE WIZ
by Julie Musbach - May 14, 2018 The Muny announced today that Emmy and Writers Guild Award-nominated Amber Ruffin will provide new material for the script of The Muny's production of The Wiz, June 19 - 25. Ruffin has been working with The Wiz's original book writer, William F. Brown, on The Muny production, with the full support o... 
Comedy Series CHAMPAIGN ILL is Streaming Now on YouTube Premium
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 13, 2018 The YouTube Originals series CHAMPAIGN ILL -- a clever new comedy starring Adam Pally (Happy Endings, The Mindy Project), Sam Richardson (Veep, Detroiters) and guest starring Jay Pharoah (Saturday Night Live, Ride Along) -- is available NOW on YouTube Premium....
The Second City's The Black History Month Show Announced
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2019 The Second City celebrates Black History Month by bringing you the most iconic sketches created by our African American alumni along with classic archive scenes reimagined with a new comedic spin. The Second City's Black History Month Show features Rich Alfonso, Jillian Ebanks, Jack Brian, Jordan St... 
Detroit's Chene Park Amphitheatre Summer Concert Season Running Now through Labor Day Weekend
by Macon Prickett - May 29, 2018 Chene Park Amphitheatre, Detroit's premiere summer concert venue located along the Detroit River, fires up its summer season May 27, and runs through Labor Day weekend. The venue's summer concert season includes more than 25 shows featuring a diverse range of Jazz, R&B, Hip-Hop, Latin and 80s acts. ... 
VIDEO: Get A First Look At The Riveting & Timely New Play SKELETON CREW at Huntington Theatre Company
by Alan Henry - March 27, 2018 The Huntington Theatre Company presents the powerful drama Skeleton Crew, by Dominique Morriseau (Detroit '67 and Paradise Blue) and directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian (Nat Turner in Jerusalem at New York Theatre Workshop and The Convert at Underground Railway Theater). Skeleton Crew runs from March ... 
TBS' CONAN Heads to Ghana for All-New International Primetime Special
by Tori Hartshorn - June 14, 2019 TBS' CONAN will take the Emmy(R) winning CONAN without Borders series of specials internationally for the eleventh time in four years as Conan O'Brien travels to Ghana. The longest tenured host in late-night, currently celebrating 25 years on the air will embark on his trip Monday, June 17. Conan wi... 
Author Daniel J. Clark To Discuss Detroit's '1950s Prosperity Myth' At Margrove College
by A.A. Cristi - May 01, 2019 Marygrove College's Institute for Detroit Studies (IDS) will welcome author and Oakland University Associate Professor Daniel J. Clark for its 44th Defining Detroit event on May 14 at 7 p.m. Clark will present 'Disruption in Detroit: Challenging the 1950s Prosperity Myth,' continuing its nearly two-... 
Original Documentary Special DETROIT: COMEBACK CITY to Premiere on The History Channel July 1
by Macon Prickett - June 26, 2018 HISTORY® presents an original documentary special, “Detroit: Comeback City,” which recounts the saga of the rise, fall and rebirth of Detroit through the iconic Michigan Central Station. The special premieres Sunday, July 1 at 9pm ET/PT.... 
Jose Martinez and Larica Schnell to Play Star Cross'd Lovers in ROMEO AND JULIET at The Old Globe; Cast, Creatives Set!
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2017 The Old Globe today announced the cast and creative team for The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program presentation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.... 
Film Mode Entertainment Announces the Cannes World Market Premiere of BAILEY AND DARLA
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 15, 2019 Clay Epstein's Film Mode Entertainment is pleased to announce the Cannes World Market Premiere of Yale Production's romantic adventure, BAILEY AND DARLA.... |
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