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Best Spring 2014 Theater Productions In Detroit

Fisher Theatre
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It's easy to find a good theater production in Detroit. Check this list for the best shows coming to town in spring 2014.

We Will Rock You
Fisher Theatre
3011 W. Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 872-1000
www.broadwayindetroit.com

Date: April 1 - 13, 2014

"We Will Rock You" features the music of Queen and is celebrating its 11th year performing in London. Songs such as "Another One Bites the Dust," "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "We Are The Champions," "Bohemian Rhapsody," and "We Will Rock You" will be sung. The musical is about a future where everyone dresses and thinks the same, and the only way to break free of this is "an alliance of rebel Bohemians deep below Planet Mall, waiting for a hero to bring the power of Rock back to the people." The Fisher Theatre hosts this beloved musical, and free parking is available in a structure next door to the theater.

Bring It On: The Musical
Fox Theatre
2211 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48201
(855) 305-4873
www.foxtheatredetroit.net

Date: April 5-6, 2014

The Fox Theatre is a gorgeous venue to see a musical, and shouldn't disappoint with "Bring It On," based on the movie of the same name. The musical focuses on a cheerleading competition and includes aerial stunts, humor and "a high-flying journey through friendship, forgiveness, and determination." Music and lyrics are by Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights), Tom Kitt (Next to Normal) and Amanda Green (High Fidelity), and the production is directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler (In the Heights). Parking for the theater is available nearby or in private lots.

Rabbit Hole
Players Guild of Dearborn
21730 Madison St.
Dearborn, MI 48123
(313) 561-8587
www.playersguildofdearborn.org

Date: March 14-16 and 21-23, 2014

"Rabbit Hole," also a 2010 film with Nicole Kidman, is about couple Becca and Howie, who are trying to recover from the death of their son only a few months earlier. Becca's sister soon announces she is pregnant, as well, which doesn't help matters. The young man who accidentally killed their son also wants to meet with the couple, which sends Becca into a panic. Tickets are $15 and can be bought online. The Players Guild of Dearborn was started in 1927 by a University of Michigan alumnae group and the Men's Club of Christ Episcopal Church, and it has been located in Dearborn for the past 85 years.

Related: Best Community Theaters In Detroit

Arsenic and Old Lace
Avon Players Theatre
1185 Washington Road
Rochester, MI 48306
(248) 608-9077
www.avonplayers.org

Date: March 21-23, 28-30, April 4-5, 2014

"Arsenic and Old Lace" is a 1944 Cary Grant film, and the Avon Players are bringing it to the stage. Tickets range from $14 for matinees to $16 for non-matinees, and can be bought online or at the box office. The play is about a drama critic who discovers on the day of his wedding that his maiden aunts are "homicidal maniacs" and that their craziness runs in the family. The Avon Players were founded in 1947 by theater enthusiasts, and the playhouse, which they own, was built in 1965. The theater offers free parking and concessions on a donation basis, along with reasonable ticket prices.

Falling
Meadow Brook Theatre
Oakland University
207 Wilson Hall
Rochester, MI 48309
(248) 377-3300
www.mbtheatre.com

Date: March 19 - April 13, 2014

"Falling," by Deanna Jent, hosts its Michigan premiere at the Meadow Brook Theatre this March and April. The play follows a family that includes an autistic man, and when a relative comes to visit the family, complications ensue. Meadow Brook Theater is Michigan's largest professional theater that is also a nonprofit, and was founded in 1967 at Oakland University. Single ticket prices range from $25 to $41 and can be bought at the box office and on Ticketmaster.com, and memberships can also be purchased if you plan on seeing multiple shows at the theater.

Related: Best Theater For Kids In Detroit

Liz Parker is a freelance writer and a University of Michigan graduate with a degree in Creative Writing and Literature. Her work can be found at Examiner.com and yesnofilms.com.

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