The Penny Seats Presents ELEKTRA, 7/10-26
by Courtnie Mele - July 01, 2014 These words rang in my ears the other week when I crashed a rehearsal of The Penny Seats' summer production Elektra (as adapted by Ann Arbor's own Anne Carson) for a sneak peek of the glorious mayhem that is sure to delight audiences at the West Park Band Shell July 10 - 26....
Go Comedy! Sets End of Year Offerings
by Tyler Peterson - December 19, 2014 2014 will end with four special events at Go Comedy! On Tuesday, December 23, the theater will host a special fundraiser event for The Detroit Creativity Project. The following weekend, for the second year in a row, the theater will host a 24-hour improv marathon for charity, followed by a roast 2...
Planet Ant to Present INVASION!, 11/28-12/20
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2014 Planet Ant Theatre is set to present the Detroit premiere of Jonas Hassen Khemiri's critically acclaimed play Invasion! November 28 - December 20. Tickets ($10-$20) are on sale now at www.planetant.com. A complete performance schedule follows this release....
Planet Ant Theatre Opens HAMTOWN RACES, 9/21
by Kelsey Denette - August 31, 2012 Planet Ant Theatre is set to shine the spotlight on the colorful and diverse characters of Hamtramck in Hamtown Races opening Friday, September 21 and continuing through Saturday, October 13. Tickets ($20) go on sale Tuesday, September 4th online at www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Reservations are also a...
CANCER! THE MUSICAL Returns to Detroit 11/9
by Sierra Fox - October 15, 2012 Planet Ant Theatre will present a remounted production of the award-winning Cancer! The Musical from November 9 through December 15 at the Boll Theatre located inside the downtown Detroit Boll Family YMCA. Throughout the run, a portion of ticket sales will benefit Gilda's Club Metro Detroit....
Wilde Award Nominations Announced for 2014 Season
by Laura Meltzer - August 26, 2014 The Wilde Awards 2014 Ceremony will be taking place September 22nd and hosted by EncoreMichigan.com....
James Corden, Idris Elba Among Winners at RTS Programme Awards
by Caryn Robbins - March 19, 2014 The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain's leading forum for television and related media, has announced the winners of the RTS Programme Awards 2013....
Planet Ant to Open 2015-16 Season with SEANCE 13
by Tyler Peterson - September 03, 2015 Planet Ant Theatre will kick off its 2015-16 season September 25 with a new original comedy sequel Seance 13 featuring the original cast & crew from the 2011 hit Seance 4 in an all new horror spoof. The season continues through July 2016 with more original comedy, award winning published works and s...
Planet Ant to Present FAST TIMES AT NAZARETH HIGH, 11/22-12/14
by Tyler Peterson - November 14, 2013 The holidays are rapidly approaching and Planet Ant will make sure they are fast and hilarious in their latest original comedy, Fast Times at Nazareth High opening November 22 and playing through December 14. A complete schedule follows this release....
SEE YOU NEXT DOOMSDAY Begins 4/10 at Planet Ant
by Tyler Peterson - March 25, 2015 Doomsday comes to Hamtramck April 10 at Planet Ant when the original comedy See You Next Doomsday premieres for a four week run. Tickets ($10-$20) are on sale now at www.planetant.com. A complete performance schedule follows this release....
Horn Rim Productions Presents THOM PAIN and LADY GREY by Will Eno This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2014 The Mix Studio Theater is set to present Horn Rim Productions' staging of two new plays by Will Eno: Thom Pain (based on nothing), with Peter Knox as Thom Pain, and Lady Grey (in ever lower light), with Kristin Beckett as Lady Grey. Both plays are directed by Ron Miller....
Photo Flash: Planet Ant Theatre Opens CANCER! THE MUSICAL Tonight, 11/9
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2012 In addition to Planet Ant's regular schedule, the theatre will produce and present a remount of the 2006 Wilde Award winning satirical comedy, Cancer! The Musical, tonight, November 9 through December 15 at the Boll Theatre inside the downtown Detroit Boll Family YMCA. Get a first look at the produc...
Planet Ant to Present ARMCHAIR DATING, Begin. 1/30
by Tyler Peterson - January 19, 2015 Just in time for Valentine's Day, Planet Ant offers an original romantic comedy by award-winning playwright Margaret Edwartowski. Armchair Dating will make its premiere at Planet Ant Friday, January 30 for a three week engagement, ending on Valentine's Day. Tickets ($10) are on sale now at www.plane...
BWW's Top Detroit Theatre Stories of 2012
by BWW Special Coverage - December 26, 2012 BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Detroit in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!...
Photo Flash: First Look at Planet Ant Theatre's CANCER! THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2012 In addition to Planet Ant's regular schedule, the theatre will produce and present a remount of the 2006 Wilde Award winning satirical comedy, Cancer! The Musical, November 9 through December 15 at the Boll Theatre inside the downtown Detroit Boll Family YMCA. Get a first look at the production in t...
Planet Ant's ARMCHAIR DATING Begins Today
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2015 Just in time for Valentine's Day, Planet Ant offers an original romantic comedy by award-winning playwright Margaret Edwartowski. Armchair Dating will make its premiere at Planet Ant today, January 30 for a three week engagement, ending on Valentine's Day. Tickets ($10) are on sale now at www.planet...
Magenta Giraffe Announces 2013-14 Season - SAINT JOAN, LOVE IS STRANGE and More!
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2013 Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company of Detroit has announced its sixth season of productions and projects, in residence at the Abreact Performance Space in Detroit. Following its popular and critically acclaimed past five seasons, the company is finding new ways to enhance and enrich the community throu...
James Corden, Idris Elba Among Winners at RTS Programme Awards
by Caryn Robbins - March 19, 2014 The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain's leading forum for television and related media, has announced the winners of the RTS Programme Awards 2013....
Planet Ant Kicks Off Colony Fest Registration with Special Event with Improv & More Today
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2013 Planet Ant Theatre will kick off registration for its annual Colony Fest with a registration party for area improv troupes today, June 29 at 7:30 p.m. This special event will include performances from past Colony Fest winners, a new improv troupe featuring members of Planet Ant's Improv Colony, and ...
Michigan Shakespeare's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST and More Top 2014 Wilde Awards; Winners Announced!
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2014 Michigan's 2013-14 professional theater season was a tempestuous one, an even more unsettled year than usual for the state's theaters. So perhaps it was appropriate that this year's Wilde Awards were the 13th annual edition....
Planet Ant to Present Original Plays as Part of DARK NIGHT, Begin. 4/4
by Tyler Peterson - March 31, 2014 Planet Ant will bring works by five local playwrights to the stage this April in Dark Night, an anthology of the best scripts from the theatre's Ant Farm series. Tickets ($10) are on sale now for performances April 4-19. A complete schedule follows this release....
Planet Ant's HAMTOWN RACES brings Hamtramck's changing culture to life from 9/21 to 10/13
by Katie Laban - September 17, 2012 Planet Ant Theatre opens their season this year with Hamtown Races, a play by local playwright Margaret Edwartowski of Harper Woods. This original production is about the changing demographics in Hamtramck, Michigan and takes places at a local diner owned by Lebanese immigrants that has many differe...
Planet Ant's GOOD MEN AND TRUE Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2015 What happens when characters from Shakespeare's Merchant Of Venice, As You Like It and Twelfth Night come together during a violent tempest at sea? The answer will be found in the original Shakespearean play Good Men And True by Marty Shea and Ian Bonner making its debut at Planet Ant tonight, March...
BABY NEW YEAR to Return to Planet Ant, 12/26-31
by Tyler Peterson - December 17, 2014 Planet Ant Theatre will celebrate the new year with a 4-performance return of the critically acclaimed, popular show Bringing Up Baby New Year December 26, 27, 29 and 31. Tickets ($10) are on sale now at www.planetant.com....
Planet Ant to Present THE ALGORITHM, 1/31-2/16
by Tyler Peterson - January 24, 2014 Planet Ant Theatre will welcome the 2013 winner of Box Fest Detroit, Kennikki Jones-Jones to direct its next Late Night Series production The Algorithm, an original one-act play debuting Friday, January 31 with performances Friday and Saturday evenings at 9:00pm and Sunday afternoons at 2:00pm thro... |