Broadway is alive and well across the region during the coming musical theatre season. Note that the following list is not comprehensive, and it does not include any community theatre listings nor small venues, only professional theatre in full-sized houses. I have included UM and MSU seasons at the end. This includes Detroit musical theatre venues, as well as those within a short drive of Detroit. Particularly noteworthy this season is the pre-Broadway tryout of The Addams Family in Chicago this fall — starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth. Also noteworthy is this fall’s The Boys in the Photograph in Toronto, a reworking of the Andrew Lloyd Weber’s The Beautiful Game.
Support Broadway. Go see a Broadway show.
BROADWAY IN DETROIT 2009-2010
Ethel Merman’s Broadway (Gem Theatre) Sept 9 – Dec 31
Phantom of the Opera (Detroit Opera House) Sept 8 – Sept 27th
Legally Blond (Fisher) Oct 15 – Nov 01
Jersey Boys (Fisher) Dec 17 – Jan 23
The Wizard of Oz (Fisher) Jan 29-Feb 14
Young Frankenstein (Detroit Opera House) Feb 23 – March 14
Spring Awakening (Fisher) April 20 – May 09
OLYMPIA ENTERTAINMENT DETROIT (Fox) 2009-2010
101 Dalmations, The Musical Nov 17-22
Little House on the Prairie, The Musical Dec 1 – 5
Jesus Christ Superstar with Ted Neeley, Feb 14
STRANAHAN THEATRE TOLEDO 2009-2010
The Wedding Singer Oct 1 – 4
The Drowsy Chaperone Jan 14 – 17
The Rat Pack is Back Feb 25 – 28
Wicked March 31 – April 18
BROADWAY IN CHICAGO 2009-2010
Jersey Boys (Bank of America Theatre) Open ended run
Spring Awakening (Oriental Theatre) Aug 04 – 16
Cats (Cadillac Palace) Oct 13 – 18
Young Frankenstein (Cadillac Palace) Nov 3 – Dec 13
The Addams Family Pre-Broadway tryout (Oriental Theatre) Nov 13 – Jan 10
In the Heights (Cadillac Palace) Dec 15 – Jan 03
Dreamgirls (Cadillac Palace) Jan 19 – 31
Mamma Mia! Jan 19-24
Annie Jan 19-24
The 101 Dalmations Pre-Broadway tryout (Oriental Theatre) Feb 16 – 28
Billy Elliot (March 18 – this is a sit-down)
Beauty and the Beast (Mar 23 – Apr 4)
Shrek The Musical (Oriental Theatre) July 13 – Sept 5 (unconfirmed: this will be a sit-down)
MACOMB CENTER
Tap Dogs – Oct 24
Menopause the Musical – Jan 15-16
Camelot – Jan 30
A Year With Frog and Toad – Mar 7
Forbidden Broadway 25th Ann tour – Apr 17
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE BROADWAY IN CLEVELAND 2009-2010
Young Frankenstein (Palace) Oct 13-25
Chicago (Palace) Jan 12-24
In the Heights (Palace) Feb 9 – 21
Xanadu (Palace) March 2 – 14
Grease (Palace) May 11 – 23
Fiddler on the Roof (Palace) June 15-27
TORONTO MIRVISH and DANCAP 2009-2010
Jersey Boys (Toronto Centre for the Arts) Open ended run continues
The Sound of Music (Princess of Wales) Open ended run continues
The Boys in the Photograph (aka: The Beautiful Game) (Royal Alexandra) Sep 22 – Nov 1
Rock of Ages (April 20 – June 6)
Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Spring 2010 venue TBA)
Fiddler on the Roof (Dec 2009/Jan 2010 Venue TBA)
Young Frankenstein (Mar/Apr 2010 Venue TBA)
Little House on the Prairie The Musical (Jan/Feb 2010 venue TBA)
THE WHARTON CENTER AT MSU BROADWAY SEASON East Lansing (2009-2010)
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Dec 8-13)
Young Frankenstein (Feb 2 – 7)
A Chorus Line (April 6 – 11)
South Pacific (Lincoln Center version) April 27- May 2
The 101 Dalmations Pre Broadway Tryout )Jan 26-31)
Phantom of the Opera (May 19 – June 6)
MILLER AUDITORIUM (Kalamazoo) 2009-10 Season
The Wedding Singer (Oct 20-21)
Stomp (Jan 19-20)
Menopause The Musical (Jan 29-31)
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Feb 23 – 25)
Avenue Q (April 21-22)
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MUSICAL THEATRE PROGRAM
Evita (Lydia Mendelssohn) Oct 15 – 18
Ragtime (Power Center) April 15 – 18
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY THEATRE PROGRAM (Pasant Theatre)
The Rocky Horror Show (Sept 25 – Oct 4)
Rent (April 16 – 25)
Mostly Musical Theatre 