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Saturday, January 13, 2024

SHREK THE MUSICAL

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Broadway in Detroit is bringing everyone's favorite ogre to town this summer! An all-new version of SHREK THE MUSICAL is embarking on a cross-country national tour that includes a stop at Detroit’s Fisher Theatre August 2 – 4, 2024. Audiences can expect a SHREK that feels both familiar and refreshingly new, inviting everyone to “fall in love all ogre again.” 

Tickets for SHREK THE MUSICAL will go on sale on Friday, January 26, 2024 and start at $39. Tickets can be purchased online at BroadwayInDeroit.com and in person at the Fisher Theatre box office starting at noon.

Based on the hit DreamWorks animated film, SHREK THE MUSICAL is a hilarious fairy tale adventure with a cast of vibrant characters and a ‘shrek-tacular’ score that’s perfect for the young and the young-at-heart! Our unlikely hero finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and the feisty Princess Fiona who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude, and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you've got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there's one on hand...and his name is Shrek. It’s not easy being green, but this irreverently fun musical proves that beauty is truly in the eye of the ogre!


The tour cast features Nicholas Hambruch (Shrek), Cecily Dionne Davis (Fiona), Naphtali Yaakov Curry (Donkey), Timmy Lewis (Lord Farquaad), Jamir Brown (Pinocchio), Tori Kocher (Dragon), Kelly Prendergast (Gingy/US Fiona), Hope Schafer (Mama Ogre/Wicked Witch/Blue Bird), Riley Johnston (Pig/Knight/2nd Shrek US), Katherine Paladichuk (Teen Fiona/Peter Pan), Sage Jepson (Wolf/Shrek US), Cynthia Ana Rivera (Mama Bear/ Dragon US), Carson Zoch (Pig/Pinocchio Cover), Demetrio Alomar (Papa Ogre/Papa Bear), Ally Choe (Young Fiona/Ugly Duckling/Gingy US), Leon Ray (Pig), Casey Lamont (Female Swing), and John Cardenas (Male Swing). Harrison Roth is music director.

Performance schedule times for SHERK THE MUSICAL appearing August 2 – 4, 2024 at the Fisher Theatre located at 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit MI are:  
  • Friday & Saturday evening performance at 7:30 p.m. 
  • Saturday matinee performance at 2:00 p.m. 
  • Sunday matinee performance at 1:00 p.m. 
  • Sunday evening performance at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

BROADWAY IN DETROIT PRESENTS LES MISÉRABLES AT HISTORIC FISHER THEATRE

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Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES, will go on sale August 12 at 10:00 a.m. for its engagement at Detroit’s Fisher Theatre December 20, 2022 – January 8, 2023. Tickets will be available online at Ticketmaster.com, BroadwayinDetroit.com, charge by phone (800) 982-2787, and in person at the Fisher Theatre Box Office. 

Performance times for LES MISÉRABLES appearing December 20, 2022- January 8, 2023 at the Fisher Theatre located at 3011 W. Grand Blvd., in Detroit are: 

  • Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. 
  • Wednesday, December 21, 2022 matinee at 1:00 p.m., evening at 8:00 p.m. 
  • Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. 
  • Friday, December 23, 2022 matinee at 1:00 p.m., evening at 8:00 p.m. 
  • Saturday, December 24, 2022 matinee at 1:00 p.m. 
  •  No show on Christmas Day 
  • Monday, December 26, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. 
  • Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. 
  • Wednesday, December 28, 2022 matinee at 1:00 p.m., evening at 8:00 p.m. 
  • Thursday, December 29, 2022 matinee at 1:00 p.m., evening at 8:00 p.m. 
  • Friday, December 30, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. 
  • Saturday, December 31, 2022 matinee at 1:00 p.m., evening at 6:30 p.m. 
  •  No show on New Year’s Day or January 2 
  • Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. 
  • Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. 
  • Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. 
  • Friday, January 6, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. 
  • Saturday, January 7, 2023 matinee at 1:00 p.m., evening at 8:00 p.m. 
  • Sunday, January 8, 2023 matinee at 1:00 p.m., evening at 6:30 p.m.
Recommended for ages 12 and up. | Run time is 2 hours 55 minutes.

Tickets for Les Misérables start at $45 (includes facility and parking fee) and will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 12. Tickets can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-982-2787, and in person at the Fisher Theatre Box Office. A limited number of premium seats will be available through Ticketmaster and at the Fisher Theatre Box Office. 

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Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, LES MISÉRABLES tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. This epic and uplifting story has become one of the most celebrated musicals in theatrical history. 

Boublil & Schönberg’s magnificent score of LES MISÉRABLES includes the classic songs “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” “Bring Him Home,” “Do You Hear The People Sing?,” “One Day More,” “Master of the House” and many more. Seen by over 130 million people worldwide in 53 countries and 22 languages, LES MISÉRABLES is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals.


All ticket purchasers will receive a Broadway in Detroit Health & Safety Guide via email in the days prior to their performance. This guide will also be posted on the company’s website (BroadwayInDetroit.com) and available at the Fisher Theatre box office. It will have the latest information on the company’s health and safety protocols as well as information on what to expect when you arrive at the theatre.

For more information about upcoming productions, follow @BroadwayDetroit on Twitter. And if you are a Tweeter make sure to be following @Geekdad248 too! Let's give a Woot! Woot! to LES MISÉRABLES coming to Detroit!

Friday, February 18, 2022

BROADWAY IN DETROIT 2022 SHOWS

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Eight top notch theatrical performances are coming to the Opera House and the grand theatre situated under the golden dome of the historic Fisher Building skyscraper in 2022 for the 60th year of Broadway in Detroit. This year's new theater season which runs from June 2022 through February 2023 and its exciting slate of shows has just been announced. Productions coming to Detroit range from spooky to spectacular:

Mean Girls at the Fisher Theatre, June 2022; 
My Fair Lady at the Detroit Opera House, July 2022; 
Ain’t Too Proud, at the Detroit Opera House, August 2022; 
Dear Evan Hansen at the Fisher Theatre, September – October, 2022; 
Hamilton at the Fisher Theatre, November - December 2022;
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical at the Detroit Opera House, December, 2022; 
Beetlejuice at the Detroit Opera House, January – February, 2023; 
Jagged Little Pill at the Fisher Theatre, February 2023. 

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Broadway in Detroit subscribers can renew now for the 2022-23 Broadway In Detroit Subscription Season by visiting www.BroadwayInDetroit.com/MyBID or by calling Broadway In Detroit at (313) 872-1000, ext. 0. Current subscribers must renew by April 15 if they wish to keep their same seats. New subscriptions will be available for purchase beginning March 21. All subscribers will have the first opportunity to purchase Hamilton tickets with their 2022-23 season subscription. Single show ticket availability will be announced at a later date.

Mean Girls

Direct from Broadway, Mean Girls is the hilarious hit musical from book writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), composer Jeff Richmond (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and director Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon). The story of a naïve newbie who falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies.

From Lincoln Center Theater and director Bartlett Sher comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly), Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Boasting such classic songs as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “The Rain in Spain,” and “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady.” But who is really being transformed?

My Fair Lady

Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations
is the electrifying new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Nominated for 12 Tony® Awards and the winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Choreography, it’s a thrilling story of brotherhood, family, loyalty, and betrayal during a decade of civil unrest in America. Set to the beat of the group’s treasured hits, including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Get Ready,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” Ain’t Too Proud tells the unforgettable story of the legendary quintet that Billboard Magazine named the greatest R&B group of all time.

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Winner of six Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theatre Album, Dear Evan Hansen is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it.

Broadway in Detroit

Hamilton
is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre — a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography. It has won Tony®, Grammy®, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

Hamilton

Her voice is undeniable. Her fire is unstoppable. Her triumph is unlike any other. Tina: The Tina Turner Musical reveals a comeback story like no other, of a woman who dared to defy the bounds of racism, sexism and ageism to become the global Queen of Rock n’ Roll. Tina: The Tina Turner Musical is a celebration of resilience and an inspiration of triumph over adversity. One of the world’s best-selling artists of all time, Tina Turner has won 12 Grammy Awards and her live shows have been seen by millions, with more concert tickets sold than any other solo performer in music history. Featuring her much loved songs, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical is written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall and directed by the internationally acclaimed Phyllida Lloyd.

Tina Turner

Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film Beetlejuice, this hilarious new musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that’s out of this Netherworld.

beetlejuice

Some shows you see. This show you feel. Joy, love, heartache, strength, wisdom, catharsis, LIFE—everything we’ve been waiting to see in a Broadway show— is here in the exhilarating, fearless new musical Jagged Little Pill based on Alanis Morissette’s world-changing music.

Jagged Little Pill