​April 2024
4/2-14 - 7:30pm Tue/Wed/Thu; 8pm Fri; 2pm & 8pm Sat; 1pm & 6:30pm Sun - Moulin Rouge! the Musical - Cobb Great Hall - WTN

4/5-14 - 8pm Fri; 2 & 8pm Sat; 2pm Sun, 7:30pm Wed-Thu - (NO 2pm show Sat. 4/6) Spring Awakening, by Steven Sater & Duncan Sheik, Dir./Choreographer Brad Willcuts, Music Dir. Adam Yankowy - Wharton Center Pasant Stage - MSU

4/5-6 & 12 - 7pm; 4/6 & 13 - 2pm (2 shows on 4/6) - My Emperor’s New Clothes by Larry Shue, a musical play for children from a story by Hans Christian Anderson, Director Paige Tufford - Dart Auditorium - LCC

4/11-5/19 - Thu-Fri-Sat 8pm; Wed-Sat-Sun 2pm - Bright Half Life, Director Megan Buckley-Ball; Sat. matinees begin 4/20; Wed. matinees: 5/8 & 15 - WT

4/11-14 & 18-21 - 7pm Thur/8pm Fri/Sat/2pm Sun - Moonglow by Kim Carney, Director Emily Clark - Black Box stage - RWT

4/13-14 - Sat. 6pm dessert, 6:30 pm show; Sun. 2:30 pm dessert, 3:00 pm show;  Singers on the Grand Vintage Vinyl: hits from1950s-1980s Grand Ledge Opera House  121 S. Bridge St. Grand Ledge, MI 48879 - $22, includes dessert and coffee. General seating, table reservations of 8 available. (Saturday evening only: bring your own wine or beer) Tickets: https://gloperahouse.com/ 


4/18-21 & 25-28, - 7pm;  2pm Sundays -Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones, Director Heath Sartorius - PCTC

4/19-21, 7pm Fri/2 & 7pm Sat/2pm Sun - Cinderella, at Fowlerville High School, 700 N Grand Ave, Fowlerville - Tickets at: https://bit.ly/FCT-BoxOffice-2022    FCT

4/22-4/23 Mon/Tue - 6:30-9:30 p.m. - Auditions - As You Like It - Director: Mary Job - Black Box Theatre - LCC

4/19-28 - 7:30pm Fri & Sat; 2pm Sun  - Murder on the Orient Express - LEB

4/20 - 1:30 & 4pm - 123 Andrés, Act One Family, ages 3-12 - Pasant Stage - WTN 

4/26-28, 5/3-5 - 7pm Fri; 3pm Sat & Sun, Hannah Center - Wind in the Willows - AECT

Greater Lansing Ubiquitous Theatres

ALI - Alive Theatre -www.facebook.com/TheAliveTheatre  - Grace Bible Church, 1000 S. Canal Rd. Lansing, 48917

AECT - All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre - 
www.cityofeastlansing.com/allofus - 517-319-6957 - [email protected] - E.L. Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road East Lansing, MI 48823 

AAF - Audio Air Force - “radio shows” at E.L. Hannah Center - www.audioairforce.com - Dave Downing - 517-881-9746 

EVO - Evolve Theatrics - Stage One, 2200 Lake Lansing Rd., Lansing, MI  48912 - evolvetheatrics.com, [email protected], 517-490-4567 

IX - Ixion - ixiontheatre.com, [email protected], 
517-775-4246 - Stage One, 2200 Lake Lansing Rd., Lansing, MI  48912  

LCC - Lansing Community College Arts - Shows at LCC Black Box Stage 1422 Gannon Bldg (April 2024 show at renovated Dart Auditorium) www.lcc.edu/showinfo
517-483-1122 

LEB - Lebowsky Center for Performing Arts - 122 E. Main St., Owosso, MI - LebowskyCenter.com - 989-723-4003

MTC - Midway Theater Company - rehearses at Grace Bible Church, 1000 S. Canal Rd, Lansing, MI 48917 - show locations see website: midwaytheatercompany.org
517-316-5272

MSU - Michigan State University Department of Theatre - show locations see website: www.theatre.msu.edu  517-432-2000

MSUO - MSU Opera Theatre https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing?category=11 - Tickets available online at www.music.msu.edu or at 517-353-5340

PCP - Portland Civic Players - portlandcivicplayers.com Box Office: 517-647-4041 - 231 Maple St., PO Box 344, Portland, MI 48875 

PCTC - Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. - Stage One, 2200 Lake Lansing Rd., Lansing, MI  48912 www.peppermintcreek.org - 517-927-3016

RTT - Repertory Theater Troupe, East Lansing - Anne Marie Foley [email protected]

RWT - Community Circle Players at Riverwalk Theatre, 
www.RiverwalkTheatre.com, 228 Museum Drive
517-482-5700

STL - Starlight Dinner Theatre - 517-243-6040 - Waverly East Intermediate School - www.starlightdinnertheatre.com Wonderful Life only: Delta Presbyterian Church, 6100 W Michigan Ave 48917

WT - Williamston Theatre - 122 S. Putnam St. Williamston 48895 - 517-655-SHOW (7469) www.williamstontheatre.org 

WTN - Wharton Center for Performing Arts at MSU - 517-432-2000 or 1-800-Wharton or www.whartoncenter.com

​Today is “World Theatre Day” — I’d never heard of it but have resonated with RWT prez Brian Farnham’s Facebook celebrations of the synergistic community that theatre creates. 


GLUT is dedicated to this synergy, where ALL ages/types/talents can come together — and LIVE theatre persists and thrives despite all the “virtual” entertainment available.

So — CONTRIBUTE — $ if you can, and talent/effort volunteering if you will. I support Riverwalk because it has a lot of “infrastructure” to maintain — but ALL local theatres de$erve your $upport. 

I see now that I have to get webmaster Aaron to update my theatre list https://www.greaterlansingtheatre.net/theatres.html
But you probably know how to contact your fave theatre via Facebook or whatever.

Thanks for being a part of the Greater Lansing Ubiquitous Theatre community.

Ruhala Center Tech Position Opens Up 

Ruhala Center for Holistic Arts in East Lansing is looking for a theatre tech person to run sound and lights for our May performances of new musical revue called Brand New You in our studio theatre that seats 80. 

We have two digital Bose Tonematch T8S coupled for 16 channels. We use headset mics.

We run a ED 1 light board with 48 channels. 

Performances are May 4, May 11 & 12, and May 20 & 21.

Interested persons please reply at [email protected].

Here’s the latest Ripples from Riverwalk Theatre.
Amadeus opens this Thursday at 7pm — see you there?

There are still free tickets left for Chasten Buttigieg's March 16 appearance at MSU (Husband of Pete Buttigieg) Buttigieg is a theatre person himself (that was his major) and very much into education and the arts. His background includes working with kids with autism. He'll share his experiences with theatre at an event associated with "What If Wilhelmina," MSU's current kids play.

Reservations are required, but it is free.

https://cal.msu.edu/news/chasten-buttigieg-to-discuss-theatre-lgbtq-rights-and-representation-at-march-16-event/?fbclid=IwAR1xiqfAYXgFLGMvIR1wJZhEgQtm7a2SNT0IbsyeIqDoDl4kxa0QHfptmkI 


For free tickets to Buttigieg's presentation: https://www.whartoncenter.com/events/detail/can-we-talk-with-chasten-buttigieg

Buy tickets to the kids’ show What If Wilhelmina:
    • Friday, March 15, at 7 p.m.  

    • Saturday, Mar. 16, at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

    • Sunday, March 17, at 11 a.m.
https://www.whartoncenter.com/events/detail/what-if-wilhelmina

Wilhelmina tickets also can be purchased at the Arena Theatre Ticket Office, which will open one hour prior to each performance.

Join MSURA and MSU Friends of Theatre for a day trip to the Meadow Brook Hall mansion and Meadow Brook Theatre, on the campus of Oakland University on Sunday, June 2. 

Meadow Brook Hall is a National Historic Landmark and  is listed on the National and State Register of Historic Places. The home was built by Matilda Dodge Wilson and her second husband, Alfred Wilson, between 1926 and 1929. The home represents one of the finest examples of Tudor-revival architecture in the United States. The group will tour the house and have lunch there.


Meadow Brook Theatre is a unique performing arts theatre almost exclusively showing their own original musicals and plays. The performance on June 2 is Ella, First Lady of Song.
Ella, First Lady of Song traces the 60-year career of the woman Mel Torme called “the best singer on the planet.” From the Apollo Theater to the CÔte d’Azur, this jazz musical covers Ella Fitzgerald’s hardscrabble childhood to her enduring legacy in the music world. Songs include “Sweet Georgia Brown,” “A Tisket-A-Tasket,” and “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)”.
Two MSU theatre faculty have a  part in this exciting production. 

Kirk Domer, Professor of Scene Design and the Director of Arts, Cultural Management & Museum Studies at Michigan State University is the set designer for this show. As a member of United Scenic Artists, he has designed scenery, projections, and props throughout the country. 

Karen Kangas-Preston, Senior Academic Specialist, instructor of costume design and technology, and MFA Design program director at Michigan State University is the costume designer for Ella. She has won numerous awards for her costume designs.
 
Trip Includes:


Roundtrip transportation by Dean Trailways Motorcoach 
1.5 hour tour of Meadow Brook Hall (handicap accessible via  elevator)
Lunch at Meadow Brook Hall - Citrus Chicken Pan roasted breast of chicken served with wild rice pilaf and poached French beans with apple pie dessert (coffee, tea and water). Vegetarian and gluten free option available with advance notice on reservation form.
Ticket to Ella, First Lady of Song
Lunch and bus driver tips are included


Cost: $120
Checks should be made out to MSU Retirees Association.
DEADLINE TO REGISTER: APRIL 25, 2024 


Past trips have filled quickly, so please send in your reservation as soon as possible. This also helps us confirm the number of attendees with our various hosts. 


Mail reservations to: MSU Retirees Association, Suite 22, 1407 S. Harrison Rd.
East Lansing, MI 48823-5239.  ATT: Meadowbrook Tour


Tentative Schedule
8:30 AM DEPART MEIJER PARKING LOT ON LAKE LANSING
10:30 AM TOUR OF MEADOWBROOK HALL Mansion
NOON LUNCH AT MEADOWBROOK HALL
1:00 PM BUS DEPARTS FOR MEADOWBROOK THEATRE
2:00 PM PERFORMANCE OF ELLA, FIRST LADY OF SONG
5:00 PM BUS DEPARTS BACK TO EAST LANSING
6:30 PM ARRIVAL BACK AT MEIJER PARKING LOT ON LAKE LANSING
LINK TO REGISTRATION:
https://retirees.msu.edu/meadowbrook_trip.pdf


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Comedy Murder Mystery Director & Actors Needed on The Michigan Princess!

Join us aboard The Michigan Princess, Lansing's premier three-deck riverboat cruising the Grand River, for a unique entertainment experience! Our vessel features a full kitchen and bar, setting the stage for memorable events from April to November.
What We're Looking For:

    • A talented director and a dynamic team of actors for our Comedy Murder Mystery Cruise. The exact number of actors will be determined based on our guest capacity and will be discussed further.

    • Actors who are ready to lead the show for entertainment purposes with minimal guest engagement, such as answering questions and assisting in solving the mystery.


Event Details:

    • Frequency: Monthly, April to November.

    • Duration: 2-hour performance, plus time for dinner service (dinner is provided for actors).

    • Schedule: Boarding at 6:00 PM, Cruise from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, Disembark by 9:00 PM.


Offer:

    • This is a paid opportunity, promising not just financial compensation but also a chance to be part of a unique entertainment experience on our beautiful riverboat! 

For further information contact:


Sara Faggion
General Manager 
Michigan Princess
(517)214-3543
[email protected]