Complete with secret passageways, flickering lights and the blizzard of the century, this laugh-filled farce spoofs the great murder mystery movies of the 1940’s. As the murderous mayhem unfolds, an eccentric heiress has agreed to work with the New York police to solve a series of murders. She invites a group of theatre people to her home on the pretense of holding a backer’s audition for a new musical. The creative team for this new project had also been involved in Manhattan Musical, a production that closed abruptly when three of its showgirls were mysteriously murdered. It’s not long before bodies are dropping once again and everyone’s a suspect. Will the mystery of the Stage Door Slasher be untangled before it’s too late?
“…it’s hugely enjoyable.”
– The Village Voice
Time:
8:00pm
Venue:
York Arena Theatre: Gilmore Theatre Complex
Description:
A case of epic proportions is being investigated in this courtroom drama that tells the true story of Leopold and Leob. Never the Sinner digs deep into the minds of two rich young men who decide to plot the perfect crime. In the Chicago murder trial of the 1920’s that coined the phrase “crime of the century”, their attorney Clarence Darrow stated, "I can see sin in all the world. And I may well hate that sin, but never the sinner."
Time:
8:00pm
Venue:
York Arena Theatre: Gilmore Theatre Complex
Description:
A case of epic proportions is being investigated in this courtroom drama that tells the true story of Leopold and Leob. Never the Sinner digs deep into the minds of two rich young men who decide to plot the perfect crime. In the Chicago murder trial of the 1920’s that coined the phrase “crime of the century”, their attorney Clarence Darrow stated, "I can see sin in all the world. And I may well hate that sin, but never the sinner."
Time:
8:00pm
Venue:
The Civic Auditorium
Description:
Complete with secret passageways, flickering lights and the blizzard of the century, this laugh-filled farce spoofs the great murder mystery movies of the 1940’s. As the murderous mayhem unfolds, an eccentric heiress has agreed to work with the New York police to solve a series of murders. She invites a group of theatre people to her home on the pretense of holding a backer’s audition for a new musical. The creative team for this new project had also been involved in Manhattan Musical, a production that closed abruptly when three of its showgirls were mysteriously murdered. It’s not long before bodies are dropping once again and everyone’s a suspect. Will the mystery of the Stage Door Slasher be untangled before it’s too late?
“…it’s hugely enjoyable.”
– The Village Voice
Time:
8:00pm
Venue:
York Arena Theatre: Gilmore Theatre Complex
Description:
A case of epic proportions is being investigated in this courtroom drama that tells the true story of Leopold and Leob. Never the Sinner digs deep into the minds of two rich young men who decide to plot the perfect crime. In the Chicago murder trial of the 1920’s that coined the phrase “crime of the century”, their attorney Clarence Darrow stated, "I can see sin in all the world. And I may well hate that sin, but never the sinner."
Time:
8:00pm
Venue:
The Civic Auditorium
Description:
Complete with secret passageways, flickering lights and the blizzard of the century, this laugh-filled farce spoofs the great murder mystery movies of the 1940’s. As the murderous mayhem unfolds, an eccentric heiress has agreed to work with the New York police to solve a series of murders. She invites a group of theatre people to her home on the pretense of holding a backer’s audition for a new musical. The creative team for this new project had also been involved in Manhattan Musical, a production that closed abruptly when three of its showgirls were mysteriously murdered. It’s not long before bodies are dropping once again and everyone’s a suspect. Will the mystery of the Stage Door Slasher be untangled before it’s too late?
“…it’s hugely enjoyable.”
– The Village Voice
Time:
2:00pm
Venue:
York Arena Theatre: Gilmore Theatre Complex
Description:
A case of epic proportions is being investigated in this courtroom drama that tells the true story of Leopold and Leob. Never the Sinner digs deep into the minds of two rich young men who decide to plot the perfect crime. In the Chicago murder trial of the 1920’s that coined the phrase “crime of the century”, their attorney Clarence Darrow stated, "I can see sin in all the world. And I may well hate that sin, but never the sinner."
Time:
2:00pm
Venue:
The Civic Auditorium
Description:
Complete with secret passageways, flickering lights and the blizzard of the century, this laugh-filled farce spoofs the great murder mystery movies of the 1940’s. As the murderous mayhem unfolds, an eccentric heiress has agreed to work with the New York police to solve a series of murders. She invites a group of theatre people to her home on the pretense of holding a backer’s audition for a new musical. The creative team for this new project had also been involved in Manhattan Musical, a production that closed abruptly when three of its showgirls were mysteriously murdered. It’s not long before bodies are dropping once again and everyone’s a suspect. Will the mystery of the Stage Door Slasher be untangled before it’s too late?
“…it’s hugely enjoyable.”
– The Village Voice
Time:
8:00pm
Venue:
The Civic Auditorium
Description:
Complete with secret passageways, flickering lights and the blizzard of the century, this laugh-filled farce spoofs the great murder mystery movies of the 1940’s. As the murderous mayhem unfolds, an eccentric heiress has agreed to work with the New York police to solve a series of murders. She invites a group of theatre people to her home on the pretense of holding a backer’s audition for a new musical. The creative team for this new project had also been involved in Manhattan Musical, a production that closed abruptly when three of its showgirls were mysteriously murdered. It’s not long before bodies are dropping once again and everyone’s a suspect. Will the mystery of the Stage Door Slasher be untangled before it’s too late?
“…it’s hugely enjoyable.”
– The Village Voice
Time:
2:00pm
Venue:
Miller Auditorium
Description:
Gold Company puts their unique and fun spin on the songs that have taken home the Oscar! Recognized as one of the most successful collegiate vocal groups in the world, and having appeared through the US, Canada and Europe, Gold Company is sure to thrill audiences with a walk throuh time remembering the award winning songs of the Silver Screen.
Time:
8:00pm
Venue:
Miller Auditorium
Description:
Gold Company puts their unique and fun spin on the songs that have taken home the Oscar! Recognized as one of the most successful collegiate vocal groups in the world, and having appeared through the US, Canada and Europe, Gold Company is sure to thrill audiences with a walk throuh time remembering the award winning songs of the Silver Screen.
Time:
8:00pm
Venue:
The Civic Auditorium
Description:
Complete with secret passageways, flickering lights and the blizzard of the century, this laugh-filled farce spoofs the great murder mystery movies of the 1940’s. As the murderous mayhem unfolds, an eccentric heiress has agreed to work with the New York police to solve a series of murders. She invites a group of theatre people to her home on the pretense of holding a backer’s audition for a new musical. The creative team for this new project had also been involved in Manhattan Musical, a production that closed abruptly when three of its showgirls were mysteriously murdered. It’s not long before bodies are dropping once again and everyone’s a suspect. Will the mystery of the Stage Door Slasher be untangled before it’s too late?
“…it’s hugely enjoyable.”
– The Village Voice
Time:
8:00pm
Venue:
Shaw Theatre: Gilmore Theatre Complex
Description:
Through the music of Aaron Copland, The Tender Land tells the picturesque story of a soon-to-be graduate falls in love with an ill-reputed drifter staying with her family. Searching for freedom, commitment, and adventure, both yearn to be together, but delicate circumstances loom close as this coming-of-age tale unfolds in the heartland of America. This production marks a returning collaboration between The WMU School of Music and The WMU Department of Theatre.
Time:
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Venue:
Epic Theatre
Description:
The Black Arts & Cultural Center’s (BACC) theater troupe "Ali Players" presents, "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf". Structurally, the play is a series of poems, collectively called a "choreopoem”, written by Ntozake Shange. Shange’s poetry expresses the many struggles and obstacles that African-American women face throughout their lives. It is performed by a cast of seven women characters, each of whom is known only by a color: "Lady in Yellow," "Lady in Purple," etc. The poems deal with love, abandonment, the power of womanhood and a host of issues that women deal with in general. Tickets are $15 each or $12 for BACC members/seniors/students. Call 269-349-1035 for group rates or more information. The play contains adult language and themes.
Sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
Time:
8:00pm
Venue:
Shaw Theatre: Gilmore Theatre Complex
Description:
Through the music of Aaron Copland, The Tender Land tells the picturesque story of a soon-to-be graduate falls in love with an ill-reputed drifter staying with her family. Searching for freedom, commitment, and adventure, both yearn to be together, but delicate circumstances loom close as this coming-of-age tale unfolds in the heartland of America. This production marks a returning collaboration between The WMU School of Music and The WMU Department of Theatre.
Time:
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Venue:
Epic Theatre
Description:
The Black Arts & Cultural Center’s (BACC) theater troupe "Ali Players" presents, "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf". Structurally, the play is a series of poems, collectively called a "choreopoem”, written by Ntozake Shange. Shange’s poetry expresses the many struggles and obstacles that African-American women face throughout their lives. It is performed by a cast of seven women characters, each of whom is known only by a color: "Lady in Yellow," "Lady in Purple," etc. The poems deal with love, abandonment, the power of womanhood and a host of issues that women deal with in general. Tickets are $15 each or $12 for BACC members/seniors/students. Call 269-349-1035 for group rates or more information. The play contains adult language and themes.
Sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
Time:
8:00pm
Venue:
Shaw Theatre: Gilmore Theatre Complex
Description:
Through the music of Aaron Copland, The Tender Land tells the picturesque story of a soon-to-be graduate falls in love with an ill-reputed drifter staying with her family. Searching for freedom, commitment, and adventure, both yearn to be together, but delicate circumstances loom close as this coming-of-age tale unfolds in the heartland of America. This production marks a returning collaboration between The WMU School of Music and The WMU Department of Theatre.
Time:
2:00pm
Venue:
Shaw Theatre: Gilmore Theatre Complex
Description:
Through the music of Aaron Copland, The Tender Land tells the picturesque story of a soon-to-be graduate falls in love with an ill-reputed drifter staying with her family. Searching for freedom, commitment, and adventure, both yearn to be together, but delicate circumstances loom close as this coming-of-age tale unfolds in the heartland of America. This production marks a returning collaboration between The WMU School of Music and The WMU Department of Theatre.
Time:
7:30pm
Venue:
Miller Auditorium
Description:
BLAST! winner of the 2011 Tony Awards® for Best Special Theatrical Event and the 2001 Emmy Award for Best Choreography, is comprised of 35 brass, percussion and visual performers brought together in a unique explosion of music and theatre. According to Bruce McCabe of the Boston Globe: "BLAST! is an exuberant 15-number show that doesn't falter while bridging the categories of classical, blues, jazz, rock'n roll and techno-pop music. BLAST! stands, blows, pounds, marches and whirls with panache. It sent a full house into repeated bursts of cheering and applause."
Time:
7:30pm
Venue:
Nelda K. Balch Playhouse
Description:
Act One takes place in British colonial Africa and features a man playing the mistress of the household, a white actor playing a black servant, and a doll playing the well-behaved daughter. Act Two is 100 years later in London, but the characters have only aged 25 years, as they explore their sexual identities through everything from heterosexual adultery to bisexual incest. This is Caryl Churchill’s outrageous satirical farce, one of the sharpest, politicized and funniest plays ever written. While The New York Times called the original Broadway production “ an evening of inspired lunacy,” Caryl Churchill has emerged of one of the most successful, respected and insightful playwrights of her – or any – generation.
Time:
8:00pm
Venue:
Nelda K. Balch Playhouse
Description:
Act One takes place in British colonial Africa and features a man playing the mistress of the household, a white actor playing a black servant, and a doll playing the well-behaved daughter. Act Two is 100 years later in London, but the characters have only aged 25 years, as they explore their sexual identities through everything from heterosexual adultery to bisexual incest. This is Caryl Churchill’s outrageous satirical farce, one of the sharpest, politicized and funniest plays ever written. While The New York Times called the original Broadway production “ an evening of inspired lunacy,” Caryl Churchill has emerged of one of the most successful, respected and insightful playwrights of her – or any – generation.
Time:
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Venue:
Epic Theater
Description:
The Black Arts & Cultural Center’s (BACC) theater troupe "Ali Players" presents, "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf". Structurally, the play is a series of poems, collectively called a "choreopoem”, written by Ntozake Shange. Shange’s poetry expresses the many struggles and obstacles that African-American women face throughout their lives. It is performed by a cast of seven women characters, each of whom is known only by a color: "Lady in Yellow," "Lady in Purple," etc. The poems deal with love, abandonment, the power of womanhood and a host of issues that women deal with in general. Tickets are $15 each or $12 for BACC members/seniors/students. Call 269-349-1035 for group rates or more information. The play contains adult language and themes.
Sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
Time:
8:00pm
Description:
IN THE HEIGHTS, winner of four 2008 Tony Awards® including BEST MUSICAL!, is a sensational new show about chasing your dreams and finding your true home.
With an amazing cast, incredible Tony Award-winning dancing and a thrilling Tony Award-winning score, IN THE HEIGHTS is an exhilarating journey into a vibrant Manhattan community—a place where the coffee is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music.
Time:
8:00pm
Venue:
Nelda K. Balch Playhouse
Description:
Act One takes place in British colonial Africa and features a man playing the mistress of the household, a white actor playing a black servant, and a doll playing the well-behaved daughter. Act Two is 100 years later in London, but the characters have only aged 25 years, as they explore their sexual identities through everything from heterosexual adultery to bisexual incest. This is Caryl Churchill’s outrageous satirical farce, one of the sharpest, politicized and funniest plays ever written. While The New York Times called the original Broadway production “ an evening of inspired lunacy,” Caryl Churchill has emerged of one of the most successful, respected and insightful playwrights of her – or any – generation.
Time:
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Venue:
Epic Theater
Description:
The Black Arts & Cultural Center’s (BACC) theater troupe "Ali Players" presents, "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf". Structurally, the play is a series of poems, collectively called a "choreopoem”, written by Ntozake Shange. Shange’s poetry expresses the many struggles and obstacles that African-American women face throughout their lives. It is performed by a cast of seven women characters, each of whom is known only by a color: "Lady in Yellow," "Lady in Purple," etc. The poems deal with love, abandonment, the power of womanhood and a host of issues that women deal with in general. Tickets are $15 each or $12 for BACC members/seniors/students. Call 269-349-1035 for group rates or more information. The play contains adult language and themes.
Sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
Time:
2:00pm
Venue:
Nelda K. Balch Playhouse
Description:
Act One takes place in British colonial Africa and features a man playing the mistress of the household, a white actor playing a black servant, and a doll playing the well-behaved daughter. Act Two is 100 years later in London, but the characters have only aged 25 years, as they explore their sexual identities through everything from heterosexual adultery to bisexual incest. This is Caryl Churchill’s outrageous satirical farce, one of the sharpest, politicized and funniest plays ever written. While The New York Times called the original Broadway production “ an evening of inspired lunacy,” Caryl Churchill has emerged of one of the most successful, respected and insightful playwrights of her – or any – generation.
