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AUGUST
“Heroes” (Stormfield Theatre): Tom Stoppard’s adaptation of French playwright Gerald Sibleyras’ darkly comic story of a trio of World War I veterans plotting an escape from a military hospital. Aug. 31-Sept. 18. (517) 372-0945. www.stormfieldtheatre.org
SEPTEMBER
“Phineas and Ferb: The Best Live Tour Ever” (Wharton Center): Musical based on the Disney Channel series. Sept. 4. (800) WHARTON. www.www.whartoncenter.com
“Annie” (Riverwalk Theatre): An orphan (Brianna Rucinski) finds a dog and her own Daddy Warbucks (Robin Harris) at the height of the Depression in the evergreen musical. Sept. 8-11, 15-18. (517) 482-5700. www.riverwalktheatre.com
“The Divine Sister” (Lansing Civic Players): Direct from off-Broadway, a raucous take on Hollywood’s depiction of nuns by Charles Busch (“The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife”). Sept. 15-25. (517) 484-9115. www.lansingcivicplayers.org
“Two 9/11 Plays” (MSU Theatre): One dramatic performance poem and one series of testimonials based on 9/11 statements from survivors and their loved ones. Sept. 20-21, 23-25, Sept. 27- Oct. 1. (800) WHARTON. theatre.msu.edu
“Blackbird” (Peppermint Creek Theatre Co.): Doak Bloss and Angela Mishler star in an account of the meeting between a young woman and middle-aged man, years after their initial romantic encounter when she was a minor. Sept. 22–25, Sept. 29–Oct. 1. (517) 927-3016. www.peppermintcreek.org
“The Gingerbread House” (LCC Theatre): A dark comedy exploring the flipside of American parenting: What if parents could unload their kids for a price? Sept. 23-24, Sept. 30-Oct. 1. (517) 483-1012. www.lcc.edu/cma/events
“Jersey Boys” (Wharton Center): Tony-winning Broadway musical looks back on the rise to stardom of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Sept. 28-Oct. 16. (800) WHARTON. www.whartoncenter.com
“The Dead Guy” (Williamston Theatre): A dark satire of reality television, in which the lead character stands to win fame and fortune — at the expense of his life. Sept. 29–Oct. 30. (517) 655-7469. www.williamstontheatre.com
October
“Terra Nova” (Riverwalk Theatre): Historical drama about the first expedition to reach the South Pole. Oct. 7-9, 13-15. (517) 482-5700. www.riverwalktheatre.com
“The Man With the Camera” (Mid Michigan Family Theatre): Historical drama examining the life of photographer Lewis Hine, whose work for the National Children’s Labor Commission helped to improve work and living conditions for children. Oct. 7-9, 14-16 (517) 339-2145. www.mmft.net
“Arsenic and Old Lace” (Lansing Civic Players): The venerable black comedy about a pair of deadly spinsters bent on cooking up mayhem. Oct. 13-23. (517) 484-9115. www.lansingcivicplayers.org
“The Odd Couple” (Starlight Dinner Theatre): Neil Simon’s culture-clash comedy about miserably mismatched roommates Oscar and Felix. Oct. 14-15, 21-22. (517) 243-6040. www.starlightdinnertheatre.info
“A Streetcar Named Desire” (MSU Theatre): Earthy, blue-collar Stanley and eccentric, delusional Blanche clash in old New Orleans in Tennessee Williams’ landmark drama. Oct. 14-16, 18-23. (800) WHARTON. theatre.msu.edu
“Conspiracy” (Riverwalk Theatre): Drama depicting the private meetings held by top officers of the Third Reich to determine the fate of the millions under Nazi rule. Oct. 20-23, 27-30. (517) 482-5700. www.riverwalktheatre.com
“Imaginocean” (Wharton Center): A trio of fish embarks on a treasure hunt in a black-light puppet show. Oct. 23. (800) WHARTON. www.whartoncenter.com
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (Mid Michigan Family Theatre): Halloween tales of a headless horseman and a scientist with a scary split personality. Oct. 28-29. (517) 339-2145. www.mmft.net
“Dracula: The Vampire Play” (All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre): Bats will fly and fangs will be bared in this youth adaptation of Bram Stoker’s iconic chiller. Oct. 28-29, Nov. 4-5. www.allofusexpress.org
November
“Race” (Stormfield Theatre): David Mamet’s legal drama follows a trio of lawyers handling a racially charged case; a “Stages of the Law” theater festival production. Nov. 2-20. (517) 372-0945. www.stormfieldtheatre.org
“God of Carnage” (Peppermint Creek Theatre Co.): Tensions flare when two sets of parents meet to discuss a playground altercation between their young children. Nov. 3-6, 10-12. (517) 927-3016. www.peppermintcreek.org
“The Shrike” (LCC Theatre): Melodrama about a man trapped in a mental asylum who finds himself at the mercy of institutional law; a “Stages of the Law” theater festival production. Nov. 4-6, Nov. 11-12. (517) 372-0945. www.lcc.edu/cma/events
“Butterfly: The Story of a Life Cycle” (Wharton Center): The Japanese Bunraku style of puppetry tells the story of a caterpillar’s journey to become a Monarch Butterfly. Nov. 6. (800) WHARTON. www.whartoncenter.com
“West Side Story” (Wharton Center): Tony, Maria, the Sharks and the Jets return in a revival of the Stephen Sondheim/Leonard Bernstein musical about ethnic tensions in 1950s New York. Nov. 8-13. (800) WHARTON. www.whartoncenter.com
“The Beaux’ Stratagem” (MSU Theatre): Restoration comedy about two men out to bilk heiresses out of their fortunes. Nov. 11-13, 17-20. (800) WHARTON. theatre.msu.edu
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” (Lansing Civic Players): Edward Albee’s profile of the volatile relationship between a professor and his wife on the campus of a small New England college. Nov. 3-13. (517) 484-9115. www.lansingcivicplayers.org
“This Wonderful Life” (Williamston Theatre): Revival of the popular, Pulsar-winning one-man retelling of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” starring John Lepard. Nov. 25-Dec. 23. (517) 655-7469. www.williamstontheatre.com
“The Surprising Story of the Three Little Pigs” (Riverwalk Theatre): Children’s literature favorites decide it”s time to rewrite their stories. Nov. 25-27, Dec. 2-4. (517) 482-5700. www.riverwalktheatre.com
December
“The Goblins and the Gravedigger” and “The Christmas Coat” (Mid Michigan Family Theatre): A trio of goblins brighten the holiday for a lonely man; a fable about a special gift. Dec. 2-4, 9-11. (517) 339-2145. www.mmft.net
“A Christmas Carol” (Lansing Civic Players): A musical take on Charles Dickens’ story of the miserly Scrooge, who learns the true meaning of Christmas. Dec. 8-18. (517) 484-9115. www.lansingcivicplayers.org
“Julius Caesar” (LCC Theatre): William Shakespeare’s chronicle of political intrigue and betrayal in ancient Rome. Dec. 9-11. (517) 483-1012. www.lcc.edu/cma/events
“Rock of Ages” (Wharton Center): Big hair, big guitars and big power-ballads — jump back to the 1980s for a hard-rocking musical loaded with Top 40 favorites ranging from “I Want to Know What Love Is” to “Pour Some Sugar on Me.” Dec. 13-18. (800) WHARTON. www.whartoncenter.com
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