Avon Players is located at 1185 Washington Road, one mile east of the intersection of Tienken and Rochester Roads in Rochester Hills.
Avon Players Presents “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” a drama by Edward Albee.
Avon Players presents the third production of its 2008-2009 season, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” adapted by Edward Albee. One literate and profane night in the pathological marriage of two tortured souls, a middle-aged New England professor and his carping wife. A harrowing descent into the private lives and painful secrets of two couples thrown together for an evening. The 1963 Tony Award winner for Best Play, adapted into an Elizabeth Taylor film nominated for 13 Academy Awards.
The show features Lesa Bydalek of Shelby Twp. as Martha, Hobart Reynolds of Gross Pointe Farms as George, Melissa Miller Farr of Bloomfield Hills as Honey, and Rick Christenhusz of Eastpointe as Rick. The director is Chuck Thompson of Shelby Twp. and the producer is Mary Murphy of Rochester.
Show dates are January 16-18, 23-25, and 30-31, 2009. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 8:00 p.m.; Sunday matinee begins at 2:00 p.m.
“Jekyll & Hyde,” a musical by Leslie Bricusse and Frank Wildhorn.
Directed by Lesa Bydalek of Shelby Twp. May 29-31, June 5-7, 12-13, 2009.
Friday and Saturday performances start at 8:00 pm
Sunday matinees begin at 2:00 pm
Tickets can be reserved by calling (248) 608-9077.
20300 Civic Center Drive, Suite 100
Southfield, MI 48076-4166
Phone: 248-559-2095 www.detroitchamberwinds.org
Golden Rain Percussion Ensemble
A spectacular program of multiple percussionists, featuring music spanning the globe, from Ghana to Brazil to Mexico. May 8
GREAT LAKES CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL Saturday, June 20, 8:00 p.m. Seligman Performing Arts Center
The season concludes with a magnificent concert bringing together DCWS musicians and world-class artists from the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival. Preview: 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday at 7:30pm.
Wednesday at 1:00pm.
Thursday - Saturday at 7:30pm.
Sunday Evening at 6:30pm.
Saturday Matinee at 2:00pm.
Sunday Matinee at 1:00pm.
Leapin lizards! ANNIE is coming to the Fisher Theatre!
The timeless tale of Little Orphan Annie is back, giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope. Boasting one of Broadways most memorable scores, including Its the Hard-Knock Life, Easy Street, N.Y.C. and the ever-optimistic Tomorrow, ANNIE is a delightful theatrical experience for the entire family. Dont miss this all-new production that Variety calls a winner!
Jersey Boys
December 17, 2009 - January 23, 2010
"TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE! raves the New York Post for JERSEY BOYS, the 2006 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide all before they were 30! JERSEY BOYS, winner of the 2006 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album, features their hit songs Sherry, Big Girls Dont Cry, Rag Doll, Oh What a Night and Cant Take My Eyes Off You. IT WILL RUN FOR CENTURIES! proclaims Time Magazine.
The JERSEY BOYS creative team comprises two-time Tony Award®-winning director Des McAnuff, bookwriters Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, composer Bob Gaudio, lyricist Bob Crewe and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.
The Phantom of the Opera
September 08, 2009 - September 27, 2009
Andrew Lloyd Webbers international award-winning phenomenon directed by Harold Prince has woven its magical spell over standing room audiences in more than 100 cities worldwide. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, the longest running show in Broadway history, now comes/returns to Detroit to take your breath away. Its a timeless story of seduction and despair and the one show The London Sunday Times called Gods gift to the musical theatre.
Grease
June 09, 2009 - June 28, 2009
Tuesday - Saturday at 8:00pm
Sunday Evenings at 7:30pm
Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00pm
Weekday matinee on June 11 at 1:00pm
GREASE starring "American Idol" Winner Taylor Hicks as "Teen Angel"
Take a trip to a simpler time of poodle skirts, drive-ins, and T-birds. Bad boy Danny and the girl next door Sandy fall in love all over again to the tune of your favorite songs: Summer Nights, Greased Lightnin and We Go Together as well as additional songs from the hit movie: Grease Is the Word, Hopelessly Devoted to You and Youre the One That I Want.
So throw your mittens around your kittens and Hand Jive the night away with the show thatll make you want to stand up and shout, A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop, a-wop-bam-boom! GREASE.
By Jeeves
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Book and Lyrics by Alan Ayckbourn
Apr 22 May 17, 2009
Based on the Jeeves stories by P.G. Wodehouse, Webber and Ayckbourn present us with a day in the life of Bertie Wooster who is looking forward to enlivening a charity benefit at a church hall when his beloved banjo mysteriously goes missing. Assisted by his unflappable manservant Jeeves, he instead entertains the audience by improvising a musical with mistaken identities, forbidden loves and a rollicking finale.
Stagecrafters, a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit community theatre, is in its 53rd year of providing opportunities for members of the community to develop their talents and to volunteer their time to create an enriching, quality theatrical experience through its Main Stage, 2nd Stage, and Youth Theatre productions. Stagecrafters has been at the Baldwin Theatre for the last twenty-three years.
Twelve Angry Men
May 1-3, 7-10, 2009
A Drama by Reginald Rose
A teen awaits the verdict after standing trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. Although it looks like an open and shut case for a guilty verdict, one of the jurors believes there is "reasonable doubt." He insists the others take a closer look at the facts. They become frustrated at the delay in a quick verdict. As tempers flare and tensions rise, the true character and preconceived notions of the other jurors become apparent. Twelve Angry Men runs the gamut of emotions, not only of the characters, but all who experience it.
Miss Saigon May 29-31, Jun 4-7, 11-14, 19-21, 2009
A Vietnamese girl and an American soldier fall in love during the Vietnam War. At the fall of Saigon, the two become separated and struggle to find each other over the ensuing years. The grand, sweeping score with a pop flavor includes such showstoppers as The Movie in My Mind and The American Dream. Compelling, moving and thoroughly entertaining, Miss Saigon is an intensely personal story of the losses we suffer and the sacrifices we make in a world gone mad.
Sunday, May 17 The Color of Music - 3:00 P.M.
Ward Presbyterian Church
40000 6 Mile Rd
Northville
Tuesday, May 26 Outreach Concert - 7:00 pm
Guest Soloist Ken Thompkins of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Lamphere High School
610 W 13 Mile Rd
Madison Heights
Wednesday, June 17 Southfield Gazebo Burgh Park
Burgh Rd & Civic Center Dr
Southfield
Thursday, June 25 Village of Milford Concerts in the Park - 7:00 pm Central Park
N Main & Canal St
Milford
Tuesday, July 14 A Little Night Music - 7:30 pm
OCC Highland Lakes Campus
7350 Cooley Lake Rd
Waterford
Tuesday, August 4 Redford Concert in the Park - 7:30 pm Capitol Park
26590 Capitol
Redford
Monday, August 10 St. Thomas Lutheran Church - 7:00 pm 8771 E. Fifteen Mile Rd
Sterling Hts
Sunday, September 20
SS. Peter and Paul - 4:00 pm
7685 Grandville Ave.
Detroit
Sunday, November 15 Saginaw Valley Concert Association - 3:00 pm
Location TBA
Saginaw
Sunday, December 6 Harmony in the Hills
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
620 Romeo Rd
Rochester
