Stand Up Comedy Returns To The Ohio Theatre Lima In May
Coming up on May 4th is the Ohio Theatre Lima's very first Stand Up Comedy Night featuring six comedians from Fort Wayne on the Stage Door Canteen Cabaret Stage. Join Host Ken Carlson, Kay Banks, Stephen Hinkle, Stacey Stark, Jared Scott and headliner Cam Cooper for a night of great comedy!
The Haus of Planet Ant Presents GENDER BENDER Drag Show
The Gender Bender house cast and some special guests will play the game LIVE for Black Box audiences! Featuring the local drag talents of Alex Knows It All, BaHa! Blast, iT, Jezebel, Lavender Scare, Remy LaLa, and Rose Ritz. The Snatch Game is a special blend of impersonation, improvisation, and character acting in the fashion of live game shows shot with a studio audience. The show will run February 21st and 22nd in The Planet Ant Black Box Theatre starting at 10 pm. This is one of the first special edition shows produced by Gender Bender.
Planet Ant Theatre to Present World Premiere of DANCING
Can you really love someone if you never know their name? Does love last longer if you don't know each other's history? Planet Ant Theatre is proud to present the third World Premiere of its 2019/2020 Theatrical Season: Dancing, by local playwright and Wilde Award winner, Maxim Vinogradov (Night of Stars, Lost in Three Pines, My Dad Was Fifteen Feet Tall) will play in the Planet Ant Black Box Theater, December 6-22. Directed by Kaitlyn Valor Bourque, Dancing tells the story of two lost young people, who accidentally find each other while searching for themselves.
Live Out Fest Comes to Planet Ant
For the second year in a row, Planet Ant Theatre proudly recognizes National Coming Out Day with the Second Annual Live Out Fest: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Identity & Freedom. The four-day festival takes place October 10a?"13, 2019 across Planet Ant's performance venues in Hamtramck, MI: The Planet Ant Black Box Theater, Ant Hall, and Ghost Light Bar.
Planet Ant Theatre Launches New Black Box Theatrical Season & Comedy Series this September
This September, Planet Ant launches a new season in its original Black Box Theater with a redesign of both the physical space itself and overall production model, in which the Theatrical Season and Sketch Comedy Series operate under the Direction of Kaitlyn Bourque (Artistic Director) and Shawn Handlon (Creative Director of Sketch Program). Reflecting Planet Ant's mission to establish a self-sustaining creative arts hub that comprehensively represents the current community, a new artistic director will be appointed at the end of every season to reimagine the Black Box theatrical landscape.
Holiday State's STEAL THE THUNDER Premieres
Fresh off the release of their debut single last month, pop-country band of brothers Holiday State have released another infectious summer song, “Steal The Thunder” (download here). Produced and co-written by Andy Sheridan (Hunter Hayes), with co-writers Josh Mirenda (“Somewhere on a Beach”) and Jared Scott, “Steal The Thunder'” fuses modern experimental country sounds into the setting of a classic country love song. Paying homage to a summer showstopper, Holiday State is keeping the summer vibes going in preparation for the release of their forthcoming EP. Their debut single, “Friday Feelin'” was released in May and was featured on Spotify's New Music Nashville playlist and Taste of Country.
BWW Review: 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL at ENCORE THEATRE Thru Aug 27
Now on stage at the Encore Theatre is the musical '9 to 5.' I'd love to invite you to enjoy seeing this show, but due to its overwhelming popularity, it's completely sold out. The only possible way to get tickets is if there are cancellations. This is a smash hit for Encore Theatre, and of course, everything they do is performed to perfection. You are best off buying a season ticket so you can always see their shows.
BWW Review: Disney's MARY POPPINS Musical Wows Audiences at the Norris Theatre
The beloved Mary Poppins character has been on a journey with children of all ages since 1934, first as a popular children's book series by P.L. Travers, then as the 1964 Academy Award-winning and most popular Disney film of all time (after Walt Disney managed to convince the author to allow him to adapt her book), and finally as a hit stage musical which is now wowing audiences at the 450-seat Norris Theatre on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. With brand new breath-taking musical numbers and amazing flying and graphic effects, this spectacular production deserves the only word I can think of to describe it: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!