Bouncing between horror and humor, Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s seminal novel is a thrilling play that questions who the true monsters are. Fierce, feminist, and frightening, Dracula is a revenge fantasy worth sinking your teeth into! The Wall Street Journal called this play “a fresh, theatrically potent spin on the novel … Hamill has given us a tremendously entertaining Dracula that has GREAT BIG HIT stamped all over it.”

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Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really

Music Hall Center

Let the sunshine in! With an iconic score that changed pop culture forever, HAIR is as relevant today as it was when it radicalized a generation in 1968. This revolutionary rock musical tells the story of a group of counter-culturalists whose worlds are shaken when one of them receives his draft notice for the Vietnam War. Exploring ideas of identity, free love, community, global responsibility, and peace, HAIR reminds us that history is never far away — and that our collective voice is a powerful tool for change.

Hair

Petrushka instantly drops us into another world; Stravinsky's orchestral classic is a wild torrent of vivid rhythms and charismatic vignettes, each more colorful than the last. Falla's delightful Three-Cornered Hat, on the other hand, introduces us to a hilarious love triangle. Celebrated cellist Joshua Roman plays a new concerto by Grammy Award-winning composer Mason Bates, who describes Roman as "beloved by just about everyone who meets him."

Stravinsky’s Petrushka

Orchestra Hall

Celebrated French conductor Fabien Gabel leads orchestral showstoppers direct from France, plus a world premiere by Michigan-born composer James Lee III. Shades of Unbroken Dreams honors the 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream"—a speech he famously delivered in Washington, DC in 1963, words that first rang out in Detroit, after a historic march down Woodward Avenue.

French Passions & Enduring Dreams

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The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

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The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

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Led by Grammy Award-nominated trumpeter, composer, and arranger Kris Johnson, the Paradise Theatre Big Band represents a multi-generational group of musicians who were raised in the Detroit traditions of versatility, mentorship, and innovation. Formed by the Detroit Symphony in 2022 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Paradise Theatre, this dynamic ensemble features some of the most talented musicians from the Detroit music scene and prides itself on innovative arrangements and hard-hitting, genre-bending performances.

Paradise Theatre Big Band

Pop and film music icon Vanessa Williams joins the DSO for Broadway hits, pop-star ballads, and movie score classics, including Sweetest Days, Colors of the Wind, Love Is, Dreamin’, and Save the Best for Last.

Vanessa Williams

Eight Nights follows the journey of Rebecca, a German Jewish Refugee who has survived the unthinkable. Set during the eight nights of Hanukkah, we travel with her as she builds a family and a diverse community of loved ones - always moving forward - daring only to touch the past for those she loves the most. Jennifer Maisel’s award-winning, lyrical play illuminates brutal cycles of oppression and erasure across time amongst Jewish, African American, Japanese American, and recent Middle Eastern refugee communities. Her powerful story simultaneously celebrates the resilience of the human spirit - continually striving for connection and seeking the very best of humanity even in the worst of times. Jennifer Maisel’s Eight Nights has “breathtaking emotional impact” says The Los Angeles Times and received 9 Ovation Award nominations in Los Angeles.

Eight Nights

Detroit Public Theatre

'Tis the season to join some of DPT's great musical theater performers and musicians for a festive evening of song celebrating life’s greatest gifts. Get ready to join us for a night filled with everyone’s favorite holiday & musical theatre classics. This show will warm your heart when it gets cold, dark, and snowy! So get holly, get jolly, and get tickets! 'The DPT Holiday Cabaret will be THE celebration of the season!

DPT’s Holiday Cabaret

Relive the magic of Jurassic Park on the big screen with a thrilling performance of John Williams’ iconic score by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. The action-packed adventure pits man against prehistoric predators in the ultimate battle for survival. Featuring visually stunning imagery and groundbreaking special effects, this epic film is sheer movie magic 65 million years in the making. Welcome… to Jurassic Park!

Jurassic Park™ In Concert

The newly remodeled Downtown Synagogue, Detroit’s only free-standing synagogue, will host a performance led by DSO Principal Bass, Kevin Brown, focusing on influences of Jewish musicians on the double bass at the time of the Synagogue’s 1920s birth.

Downtown Synagogue

Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue

Regarded as one of the top Soul, R& B, and jazz-Funk groups, and first known for the timeless instrumental hit Pick Up the Pieces, the band's future would lie in its diverse songwriting and unique approach to rhythm & blues. With multiple gold & platinum albums and three Grammy nominations on the legendary Atlantic label, they were the first Brits to simultaneously top the US Top 100 Singles, Albums and R&B charts, before going on to similar UK and international honors.

Average White Band

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance uses the universal language of dance to honor the African diaspora, explore the human condition, and champion social justice. In an unforgettable collaboration, these movement artists will join forces with the incomparable New Orleans Jazz Orchestra for an electrifying tour that celebrates the rich cultural heritage, vibrant tapestry, and artistic diversity of America.

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance with New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

Michael Flatley's ground-breaking choreography for Riverdance was followed by massive global success with the hit show Lord of the Dance.

Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance

Keith Sweat is a Harlem, N.Y born songwriter/ record producer/ vocalist / actor/ radio personality, with a career that spans 24 years of record breaking and trail blazing contributions to the Pop and R&B genre. He is coined the genius behind the New Jack Swing phenomenon of the late 1980’s. Keith Sweat’s timely transition to the R&B mecca of Atlanta in 1992 added “label impresario” to his roster of talents. Keith has dominated the Pop and R&B worlds with an indefinable presence. His debut and now classic album Make It Last Forever sold more than three million copies, producing four R&B hit singles, including “I Want Her,” which also landed at #5 on the Pop charts. The album stats also include a nomination for the 1989 Soul Train Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Song of the Year award. Keith Sweat has delivered five straight #1 albums, selling a worldwide total of 25 million records. His self-titled 1996 effort, Keith Sweat, gained quadruple platinum status. His critically acclaimed collaboration with fellow superstars Gerald Levert and Johnny Gill on the double platinum LSG, was launched a decade after he first landed in the music business.

Keith Sweat

Experience unforgettable moments with your loved ones this holiday season by attending The Nutcracker. The timeless tradition is a captivating classic that will warm your heart. You'll be transported to a winter wonderland filled with vibrant characters and toy soldiers with the State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine's enchanting production. Tchaikovsky's iconic score includes instantly recognizable melodies like "Waltz of the Flowers," "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy," and "Waltz of the Snowflakes." This must-see performance is suitable for all ages, ensuring a magical experience for everyone.

The Nutcracker

Come join Peppa on an exciting camping trip in the woods with George and her school friends, including Pedro Pony, Suzy Sheep and Gerald Giraffe. With lunchboxes packed and Daddy Pig driving the bus, Peppa and friends are excited about their outdoor adventure, full of singing, dancing, games and surprises. Little piggies everywhere will love this 60-minute live musical experience!

Peppa Pig's Sing-A-Long Party

Fisher Theatre

Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to Detroit in an internationally acclaimed new hit musical critics call “wonderful, heart-warming, and laugh-out-loud funny” (Manchester Evening News) and “a feel-good, family-friendly comedy that delivers” (The Hollywood Reporter). Based on the beloved film and directed by four-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Zaks, MRS. DOUBTFIRE tells the hysterical and heartfelt story of an out-of-work actor who will do anything for his kids. It’s “the lovable, big-hearted musical comedy we need right now,” raves the Chicago Tribune – one that proves we’re better together.

Mrs. Doubtfire

From the producer of The Lion King and Aladdin, Frozen, the Tony®-nominated Best Musical, is now on tour across North America and the critics rave, “It’s simply magical!” (LA Daily News). Heralded by The New Yorker as “thrilling” and “genuinely moving,” Frozen features the songs you know and love from the original Oscar®-winning film, plus an expanded score with a dozen new numbers by the film’s songwriters, Oscar winner Kristen Anderson-Lopez and EGOT winner Robert Lopez. Oscar winner Jennifer Lee (book), Tony and Olivier Award winner Michael Grandage (director), and Tony winner Rob Ashford (choreographer) round out the creative team that has won a cumulative 16 Tony Awards. An unforgettable theatrical experience filled with sensational special effects, stunning sets and costumes, and powerhouse performances, Frozen is everything you want in a musical: It’s moving. It’s spectacular. And above all, it’s pure Broadway joy.

Frozen

Detroit Opera House

Fresh off her headline-making hosting appearance at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards, Grammy-nominated comedian, television host, best-selling author and advocate, Chelsea Handler comes to the Fisher Theatre December 1st as part of her 2023 Little Big Bitch Tour.
 
The Little Big Bitch Tour will give fans a retrospective look at what made her the person and comedian we all have grown to love. Handler shares, “Because it’s been so much fun returning to stand-up, I figure the more time I spend with my fans, the better. It’s time to give people a little insight into how I turned into who I am today.”

Chelsea Handler: Little Big Bitch

TOPDOG/UNDERDOG tells the story of Lincoln and Booth as they struggle with work, women, and abandonment. Lincoln, who works at an arcade as a whiteface Abraham Lincoln impersonator, lives with his brother, Booth. The latter dreams about hitting the big time as a Three-Card Monte hustler, a preoccupation Lincoln once excelled in. They dream and scheme for a better life, while the ghosts of their past haunt them. Winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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