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Detroit Performing Arts Calendar (Cont'd)

New Beginnings: A Jazz Benefit to Fight Leukemia

May 5, 2011  |  8:00 PM  |  Call for Ticket Prices  |  Orchestra Hall  | www.detroitsymphony.com

25 of Detroit's finest jazz artists - Music composed by Doug Halladay - Musical directors Buddy Budson and Keith Vreeland.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra Josefowicz Plays Prokofiev

May 5 - 7, 2011  |  $19.00 - $123.00  |  Orchestra Hall  | www.detroitsymphony.com

Mark Wigglesworth, conductor

Leila Josefowicz, violin

Showtimes: Thu 7:30 PM, Fri 8:00 PM, Sat 8:30 PM

Garrison Keillor A Prarie Home Companion

May 7, 2011  |  5:45 PM  |  $38.50 - $68.50  |  Fox Theatre  |  313.471.6611

Public radio station Michigan Radio (91.7 FM Ann Arbor/Detroit) and Olympia Entertainment will present a live performance of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor from Detroit on Saturday, May 7 at 5:45 p.m. The celebrated radio variety show, produced by Prairie Home Productions and presented and distributed by American Public Media, will take the stage at the historic Fox Theatre for a live, national broadcast.

A Prairie Home Companion performed at the Fox Theatre on February 27, 2010 with Detroit soul singers Bettye LaVette and Sir Mack Rice as featured guests. Last year’s show sold out in only one week.

This year’s A Prairie Home Companion show, on May 7, will feature live performances and comical skits by Keillor, the Prairie Home cast, and special guests (who have yet to be announced). Keillor will weave local humor into the show and share his signature monologue, “The News From Lake Wobegon,” with Detroit audiences.

A native Minnesotan, Garrison Keillor began working at Minnesota Public Radio in 1969. In the summer of 1974, he hosted the first live broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion, a program now heard weekly on over 580 public radio stations by over 4 million listeners. The program regularly airs Saturdays on Michigan Radio at 6 pm and is repeated Sundays at 12 pm. Keillor also hosts a daily five-minute radio program, The Writer’s Almanac, and is a frequent contributor to Time. He is the author of 13 books and winner of numerous awards for his broadcasting and literary work.

With Philip Brunelle, Keillor has performed with many orchestras, including the Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, and National symphonies. He has received numerous awards for his broadcast and literary work, including: membership in the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (2001); The National Humanities Medal (1999); and a Grammy Award for the recording of Lake Wobegon Days (1985).

Incorruptible by Michael Hollinger

May 12 - 21, 2011  |  $11.00 - $13.00  |  The Clarkston Village Players  | Website

It's 1125 AD and the Monastery of Priseaux, France is in financial difficulties. All may be lost until a larcenous one-eyed minstrel teaches the monks an outrageous new way to pay old debts.

A wonderfully funny look at the Middle Ages.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra Bolero

May 13 - 15, 2011  |  $19.00 - $70.00  |  Orchestra Hall  | www.detroitsymphony.com

Peter Oundjian, conductor

Jeremy Denk, piano

Showtimes: Fri 10:45 AM & 8:00 PM, Sat 8:30 PM, Sun 3:00 PM

Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi

May 14 - 22, 2011  |  Call for Ticket Prices  |  Detroit Opera House  | Website

Opera in three acts
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave
Premiere: Venice, 1851

Chicago by Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse

May 17 - 22, 2011  |  Call for Ticket Prices  |  Fisher Theatre  | Website

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!   There's never been a better time to experience CHICAGO, Broadway's razzle-dazzle smash.   This triumphant hit musical is the recipient of six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy and thousands of standing ovations.   A sensational tale of sin, corruption and all that jazz, CHICAGO has everything you could want in a musical: knockout dancing, an edge-of-your-seat story and one showstopper after another...

Showtimes Tuesday - Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday Evenings at 7:30 PM, Saturday and Sunday Matinees at 2:00 PM.

Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley

May 19 - June 25, 2011  |  Call for Ticket Prices  |  Tipping Point Theatre  |  www.tippingpointtheatre.com

Sisterhood is at the core of this dark comedy that won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics’ Award for Best American Play. Babe Magrath has shot her senator husband in the stomach and doesn’t want to tell her lawyer why. Despite being part of a family in which dysfunction and sometimes tragedy are the norm, Babe and her sisters, Lenny and Meg, reunite at the old family home in Hazlehurst, Mississippi during this latest turmoil to work through old rivalries, jealousies and disappointments and prove that even in the worst of times a girl can always count on her sisters to help pick up the pieces.

Bill Charlap & Renee Rosnes

May 20, 2011  |  8:00 PM  |  $19.00 - $99.00  |  Orchestra Hall  | www.detroitsymphony.com

Grammy-nominated Blue Note artist, Bill Charlap is hailed as one of the most compelling mainstream jazz pianists of his generation. An acclaimed Gershwin interpreter and exponent of the Great American Songbook. Charlap will appear with his wife, the talented Canadian jazz pianist Renee Rosnes.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra featuring Cho-Liang Lin

May 20 - 22, 2011  |  $19.00 - $70.00  |  Orchestra Hall  | www.detroitsymphony.com

Leonard Slatkin, conductor

Cho-Liang Lin, violin

Showtimes: Fri 10:45 AM, Sat 8:30 PM, Sun 3:00 PM

Hairspray by Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan

May 20 - June 12, 2011  |  $18.00 - $20.00  |  Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre  | Website

Hairspray has delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out -- and change is in the air. Loveable plus-size heroine, Tracy Turnblad, has a passion for dancing, and wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show." Overnight she finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity. Can a larger-than-life adolescent manage to vanquish the program's reigning princess, integrate the television show, and find true love (singing and dancing all the while, of course!) without mussing her hair?

Detroit Symphony Orchestra Kern Plays Tchaikovsky

May 26 - 28, 2011  |  $19.00 - $123.00  |  Orchestra Hall  | www.detroitsymphony.com

Leonard Slatkin, conductor

Olga Kern, piano

Showtimes: Thu 7:30 PM, Fri 10:45 AM & 8:00 PM, Sat 8:30 PM

Detroit Symphony Orchestra A Night at the Cotton Club

June 2 - 5, 2011  |  $19.00 - $70.00  |  Orchestra Hall  | www.detroitsymphony.com

Smoky. Sultry. And swingin'. Your table is reserved, right near the band, at The Cotton Club. It's a salute to the "Hi De Ho" swing of Cab Calloway…the elegant "Satin Doll" sheen of Duke Ellington…and the blistering blast of Satchmo. This concert has so much energy, the legs on your seats will be tap dancing!

Jeff Tyzik, conductor

Showtimes: Thu 10:45 AM & 8:00 PM, Fri-Sat 8:30 PM, Sun 3:00 PM

Looking for the Pony by Andrea Lepico

June 2 - 26, 2011  |  $17.00 - $20.00  |  Detroit Repertory Theatre  | Website

The title of Ms. Lepcio’s play takes its name from an old joke about the child shown a pile of horse manure who happily starts digging because “there’s got to be a pony here somewhere.” In this case, the situation in which you have to dig deep to find a bright side is a battle with cancer.

When Lauren receives the diagnosis, she turns to her step sister, Eloisa, for support. That way, she theorizes, she can keep life with her husband and their children relatively normal.

When you are in the audience at a play about breast cancer, you don’t expect to laugh a lot. Or enjoy the sweet taste of victory. But in “Pony” spontaneous applause is apt to be frequent. These are nice and brave people.

Consider the Oyster by David MacGregor

June 16 - September 3, 2011  |  Call for Ticket Prices  |  Purple Rose Theatre Company  | Website

The Purple Rose Theatre Company presents this world premiere by David MacGregor.

Michael Jackson - The Immortal World Tour                    by Cirque Du Soleil

October 15, 2011  |  8:00 PM  |  $50.00 - $175.00  |  Joe Louis Arena  |  313.396.7901

The Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil announced today the official international launch of Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour- written and directed by Jamie King, the leading concert director in pop music today. This once-in-a-lifetime electrifying production will combine Michael Jackson music and choreography with Cirque du Soleil creativity to give fans worldwide a unique view into the spirit, passion and heart of the artistic genius who forever transformed global pop culture.

Who Cares? brings a bit of Broadway to the ballet. The lively George Gershwin score features beloved classics like 'The Man I Love' and 'I Got Rhythm.' An enchanting, fun-filled ode to the 1930's, Who Cares? sends audiences from the theater feeling energized.

A riveting fusion of visuals, dance, music and fantasy that immerses audiences in Michael's creative world and literally turns his signature moves upside down, Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour unfolds Michael Jackson's artistry before the eyes of the audience. Aimed at lifelong fans as well as those experiencing Michael's creative genius for the first time, the show captures the essence, soul and inspiration of the King of Pop, celebrating a legacy that continues to transcend generations.

THE IMMORTAL World Tour takes place in a fantastical realm where we discover Michael's inspirational Giving Tree-the wellspring of his creativity. The secrets of Michael's inner world are unlocked-his love of music and dance, fairy tale and magic, and the fragile beauty of nature.

The underpinnings of THE IMMORTAL World Tour are Michael Jackson's powerful, inspirational music and lyrics-the driving force behind the show-brought to life with extraordinary power and breathless intensity. Through unforgettable performances Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour underscores Michael's global messages of love, peace and unity.

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