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Source for casting information celebrates seventh birthday
CCO1 [no art ] ANN ARBOR – A web-based service that provides performing arts producers and performing artists with a central location where they can find out about productions currently looking for artists across a wide region of Southeast Michigan [...]
Sweet Charity' rocks Wharton Center
EAST LANSING — NETworks Presentations launched the National Tour of the musical comedy hit, "Sweet Charity," starring film and television star Molly Ringwald and directed by Scott Faris and choreographed by Tony Award winner, Wayne Cilento. "Sweet [...]
AntiGravity: The Tour' explodes onto stage at the Macomb Center
CLINTON TOWNSHIP n Wednesday, April 11 will be a memorable evening for those in attendance at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts as "AntiGravity: The Tour" explodes onto the stage at 7:30 p.m. From their trademark AntiGravity boots, to [...]
Bravo's James Lipton to receive Emmy for lifetime achievement
NEW YORK – The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to James Lipton, creator, executive-producer, writer and host of the 12-time Emmy-nominated Bravo series, "Inside the Actors Studio." From [...]
Avon Players Presents 'Black Patent Leather Shoes'
ROCHESTER – Avon Players presents the final production of its 2006-2007 season, "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?," with book by John R. Powers and music and lyrics by James Quinn and Alaric Jans, based on the novel by John R. [...]
Casino La Grand' to benefit Broadway Theatre Guild
GRAND RAPIDS – Broadway Theatre Guild will recreate the ambience of a 1960s Las Vegas casino at Casino La Grand for its gala fund-raiser on Friday, April 13 in the Grand Gallery at DeVos Place. The event wraps around the performance of "The Rat Pack [...]
Detroit's premier social event returns to Detroit Opera House
DETROIT – An extraordinary evening of food, spirits, fun and entertainment in support of one of Detroit's premier cultural attractions, "BravoBravo!" returns to the Detroit Opera House on May 4 from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., presented by Lexus, Greektown [...]
Boogie Stomp!' to heat up the BoarsHead theater stage
LANSING – Join the BoarsHead in April for "Boogie Stomp!" by Bob Seeley & Bob Baldori, a sizzling show featuring two phenomenal performers playing tunes that have grown from the backbone of American music traditions. "Boogie Stomp!" is a unique [...]
Fairy tales come to life in 'Into the Woods'
DETROIT – The Bonstelle Theatre brings classic fairy tale characters to life in the award-winning musical "Into the Woods," opening at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 20. Combining the music and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim with the text of James Lapine, [...]
Get carried away with 'Pirates of Penzance' at The Whiting
FLINT – The Whiting proudly hosts the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players presenting "Pirates of Penzance" on Friday, April 13 at 8 p.m. This New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players production is your chance to get carried away by "Pirates." Join [...]
Cactus Flower' is blooming at Ann Arbor Civic Theatre
ANN ARBOR – Ann Arbor Civic Theatre presents the zany sixties-era comedy, "Cactus Flower," April 19-22 at Washtenaw Community College's Towsley Auditorium. Performances are Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. "Cactus Flower" revolves [...]
Call for Entries: The 2007 Planet Ant Film & Video Festival
HAMTRAMCK – Planet Ant Theatre is making a CALL FOR ENTRIES for the fifth annual Planet Ant Film & Video Festival. This year's festival will take place June 13-16 in Hamtramck and Detroit. The 2007 Planet Ant Film & Video Festival is a [...]