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Tipping Point Theatre to Open Season With Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play DRIVING MISS DAISY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2023

Tipping Point Theatre will open its 16th theatrical season on October 4, 2023, with the 1988 beloved classic Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry and Directed by Southfield native Brian Sullivan Taylor. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Purple Rose Continues 31st Season With SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE GHOST MACHINE
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2022

The Purple Rose Theatre Company will continue their 31st season of plays with “Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine” a world premiere by David MacGregor. Tickets are on sale now.

BWW Review: SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE FALLEN SOUFFLE at Purple Rose Theatre Company Is An Intriguing Fresh Piece of Theatre!
by Brian Stanczak-Tuscany - Oct 23, 2019

Sherlock Holmes And The Adventure of The Fallen Souffle, running now through December 21st at The Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, is a brand new adaptation on the classic Sherlock Holmes stories that we know and love. A world premiere play written by David MacGregor, this show takes audiences through the interesting life of Sherlock Holmes and his acquaintances. The play is set the day before Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and her son, the playboy Prince of Wales, arrives at 221B Baker Street pursued by anarchist assassins. Coincidentally, the greatest chef in the world, Auguste Escoffier, also arrives at the same house, not knowing his career is about to be shattered by blackmail and scandal. This action-filled tale will provide Dr. Watson with the material for Sherlock Holmes' most bizarre and tastiest case.

Sherlock Holmes And Watson Return To The Purple Rose For Part II Of David MacGregor's Trilogy
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 31, 2019

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BWW Review: ALL MY SONS at Purple Rose Theatre Company Is A Dramatic Exploration Of Love And Loss
by Brian Stanczak-Tuscany - Apr 17, 2019

All My Sons, playing through June 1st at The Purple Rose Theatre Company, is a dramatic and intense adaptation of the Tony-Award winning play. The play follows the story of Joe Keller, a working man who desperately wants to secure the business he spent so many years constructing. He is ready to hand it down to his son, Chris. Joe's wife Kate is still waiting for their eldest son Larry to return from war, determined that he is alive and will marry the former neighbor girl from next door, Ann, who happens to be the daughter of Joe's former business partner. To complicate this family drama, Chris and Ann are in love and want to get married. All My Sons shows a post-war American family in a spiral of lies, greed, love, and loss.

Purple Rose Theatre Company Presents ALL MY SONS
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2019

The Purple Rose Theatre Company (PRTC) will continue its 28th season with "All My Sons", an American classic by Arthur Miller. Tickets are on sale now.

Purple Rose Theatre Company Gives Wings To WILLOW RUN
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 2, 2018

The Purple Rose Theatre Company will conclude its stellar 2017-2018 season with Willow Run, an original play featuring the women behind local World War II efforts who became known as Rosie the Riveters. Tickets are on sale now.

The Purple Rose Theatre Presents WILLOW RUN
by Julie Musbach - May 9, 2018

The Purple Rose Theatre Company will conclude its stellar 2017-2018 season with Willow Run, an original play featuring the women behind local World War II efforts who became known as Rosie the Riveters. Tickets are on sale now.

Jeff Daniels' FLINT Opens Tonight at The Purple Rose in Detroit
by BWW News Desk - Jan 26, 2018

The best plays shine a light on the human condition. This January, The Purple Rose Theatre Company will illuminate a powerful story of hope, abandonment and what happens when good, hard-working people scream for fairness in an unfair world. 'FLINT' is a world premiere by Purple Rose founder Jeff Daniels.

Purple Rose Stages World Premiere of FLINT by Jeff Daniels
by Julie Musbach - Dec 21, 2017

The best plays shine a light on the human condition. This January, The Purple Rose Theatre Company will illuminate a powerful story of hope, abandonment and what happens when good, hard-working people scream for fairness in an unfair world. FLINT is a world premiere by Purple Rose founder Jeff Daniels.

Jeff Daniels' FLINT to Make World Premiere at The Purple Rose Theatre This Winter
by BWW News Desk - Dec 13, 2017

The best plays shine a light on the human condition. This January, The Purple Rose Theatre Company will illuminate a powerful story of hope, abandonment and what happens when good, hard-working people scream for fairness in an unfair world. 'FLINT' is a world premiere by Purple Rose founder Jeff Daniels.

The Purple Rose Theatre Hits 100-Play Milestone with VINO VERITAS
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 13, 2017

The Purple Rose Theatre Company celebrates its 100-play milestone by bringing back an audience favorite,  "Vino Veritas," by Detroit playwright David MacGregor.

Dark Comedy SMART LOVE to Premiere This Month at Purple Rose Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Jan 27, 2017

The Purple Rose Theatre Company presents 'Smart Love,' a world premiere play by Grosse Pointe native Brian Letscher.

Dark Comedy SMART LOVE to Premiere This Month at Purple Rose Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Jan 19, 2017

The Purple Rose Theatre Company presents 'Smart Love,' a world premiere play by Grosse Pointe native Brian Letscher.

Dark Comedy SMART LOVE to Premiere This Month at Purple Rose Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Jan 3, 2017

The Purple Rose Theatre Company presents 'Smart Love,' a world premiere play by Grosse Pointe native Brian Letscher.

The Purple Rose Theatre Presents World Premiere 'Smart Love'
by BWW News Desk - Dec 13, 2016

The Purple Rose Theatre Company presents "Smart Love," a world premiere play by Grosse Pointe native Brian Letscher.

Purple Rose Theatre Company Sets 2016-17 Season
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 8, 2016

The Purple Rose Theatre Company continues its strong tradition of producing world premieres and theatrical favorites for its 2016-2017 season. Artistic Director Guy Sanville poses the question, "Do you ever wish you had a second chance to meet someone again for the first time? Our 26th season is an enchanting mix that will feature two world premiere comedies by Michigan playwrights, a revival and a Pulitzer prize-winning American classic, all of which explore this question with humor, magic, mayhem and heart."

Purple Rose Theatre to Present THE ODD COUPLE
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 14, 2015

The Purple Rose Theatre Company will ring in the new year with the second play of its 25th anniversary season, Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple.".

Purple Rose Theatre Ends 2014-15 Season with Zombie Thriller '2AZ', Beginning Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2015

The Purple Rose Theatre Company will end its 2014/15 season with the surefire summer sensation, world-premiere Zombie thriller, 2AZ by Michael Brian Ogden.

Purple Rose Theatre to Present Michael Brian Ogden's 2AZ
by Tyler Peterson - May 28, 2015

The Purple Rose Theatre Company (PRTC) has announced the 2015 / 2016, 25th Anniversary Season, which will feature a world premiere play by Purple Rose Founder, Emmy Award- winning actor & award-winning playwright, Jeff Daniels, a world premiere by PRTC Associate Artist, silverscreen & television sensation, Matt Letscher, and a Purple Rose take on two beloved classic comedies. The theatre company's 25th professional season will include: The Casting Session by Jeff Daniels, The Odd Couple by Neil Simon, Gaps in the Fossil Record by Matt Letscher, and Morning's At Seven by Paul Osborn.