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Cover Photo: Lucas Wells, Garett Micheal Harris, Tobin Hissong, Rusty Mewha, Chip DuFord, Richard Marlatt, Katy Kujala and Ron Williams in ATOMIC, 2016 Coming Soon... Our Excing 9th Annual Saturday Children’s Series! NOV 11 - DEC 23, 2016 By Charles Dickens Adaptation and Original Staging by Charles Nolte Everyone’s favorite holiday classic captivates audiences for the 35th year with the tale of a mean-spirited miser and the ghosts that haunt him. OCT 5 - OCT 30, 2016 (MAD-CAP COMEDY) Get your deerstalker cap on—the play’s afoot! Comedic genius Ken Ludwig transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. To find their killer, Holmes and Watson must brave the desolate moors before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Watch as our intrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises, and deceit as five actors portray more than 40 characters. Michigan Premiere Mom’s Gift JAN 4 - JAN 29, 2017 (HEARTWARMING COMEDY) By Phil Olson In this comedy with a heart, Mom has been dead for 11 months and shows up at her husband’s birthday party as a ghost with a mission. Like Clarence in “It’s A Wonderful Life,” she has to accomplish a task to earn her wings. Only what the task actually is, is a mystery. The problem is complicated by the fact that the only person who can hear or see Mom is her daughter who has been ordered by the court to spend Dad’s birthday with him as part of her Anger Management Program. One by one the family’s secrets are peeled away revealing a shocking truth that surprises even our ghost. Michigan Premiere FEB 8 - MAR 5, 2017 (MUSICAL COMEDY) Book by Kevin Del Aguila Music and Lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker Conceived By Marc Kessler and Ken Davenport ALTAR BOYZ is a foot-stomping, rafter-raising, musical comedy about a fictitious Christian boy-band. The Boyz are five singing, dancing heartthrobs: Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham. As they perform their signature hits such as “Rhythm In Me,” “The Calling,” and “I Believe,” the Boyz question their loyalty to each other and ask whether or not faith is really holding them together. They finally deliver a message of unity, that “there is no star as bright as its constellation, no harmony in a single voice.” Irving Berlin’ s I Love a Piano APR 19 - MAY 14, 2017 (IRVING BERLIN MUSICAL) Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin Conceived By Ray Roderick and Michael Berkeley I LOVE A PIANO, the celebration of the music of Irving Berlin, follows the journey of a piano as it moves in and out of American lives. Along the way, the story comes to life with over sixty of Irving Berlin’s most beloved songs, including the classics “Blue Skies,” “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” “Cheek to Cheek,” “Always,”“God Bless America,” and, of course, “I Love a Piano.” Alternately heartbreaking and hilarious, rousing and reflective, and a fitting tribute to the man Jerome Kern famously said had “no place in American music - he is American music.” Why Do Fools Fall In Love? MAY 24 - JUNE 18, 2017 (1960S POP MUSICAL) Created by Roger Bean Millie’s getting married! At her impromptu bachelorette party, Millie and her best friends dive into age-old questions about love, marriage, and the overwhelming dating game. As the celebration picks up steam and the drinks flow, the girls reveal scintillating secrets about their love lives as they poke fun and challenge each other to take control of their lives. Featuring smash pop-hits from the 1960s such as “My Boy Lollipop,” “I Will Follow Him,” “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me,” and “Hey There Lonely Boy,” this uplifting show reaffirms that during life’s struggles, true friendship will unveil its everlasting strength—and often with a real rockin’ beat! Michigan Premiere The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin MAR 15 - APR 9, 2017 (POIGNANT DRAMA) By Steven Levenson Tom Durnin did the time for his white-collar crime. Now, he’s determined to win back the respect he believes he deserves—even if that means ripping apart the new life his family has so carefully put together in his absence. Tom’s son warily allows his father to camp out on his couch, hoping the man who let everyone down has finally turned a new page. After a lifetime of empty promises, can Tom find a place in a family that has worked so hard to move on without him? Michigan Premiere THE 2016-2017 SEASON FROM MEADOW BROOK THEATRE CELEBRATING 51 YEARS AS MICHIGAN’S ANSWER TO BROADWAY! Celebrating 35 years of holiday magic!
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Cover Photo: Lucas Wells, Garett Micheal Harris, Tobin Hissong, Rusty Mewha, Chip DuFord, Richard Marlatt, Katy Kujala and Ron Williams in ATOMIC, 2016
Coming Soon...Our Exciting 9th Annual
Saturday Children’s Series!
NOV 11 - DEC 23, 2016 By Charles Dickens Adaptation and Original Staging by Charles NolteEveryone’s favorite holiday classic captivates audiences for the 35th year with the tale of a mean-spirited miser and the ghosts that haunt him.
OCT 5 - OCT 30, 2016 (MAD-CAP COMEDY) Get your deerstalker cap on—the play’s afoot! Comedic genius Ken Ludwig transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. To find their killer, Holmes and Watson must brave the desolate moors before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Watch as our intrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises, and deceit as five actors portray more than 40 characters. Michigan Premiere
Mom’s GiftJAN 4 - JAN 29, 2017 (HEARTWARMING COMEDY)By Phil OlsonIn this comedy with a heart, Mom has been dead for 11 months and shows up at her husband’s birthday party as a ghost with a mission. Like Clarence in “It’s A Wonderful Life,” she has to accomplish a task to earn her wings. Only what the task actually is, is a mystery. The problem is complicated by the fact that the only person who can hear or see Mom is her daughter who has been ordered by the court to spend Dad’s birthday with him as part of her Anger Management Program. One by one the family’s secrets are peeled away revealing a shocking truth that surprises even our ghost. Michigan Premiere
FEB 8 - MAR 5, 2017 (MUSICAL COMEDY)Book by Kevin Del Aguila Music and Lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker Conceived By Marc Kessler and Ken Davenport ALTAR BOYZ is a foot-stomping, rafter-raising, musical comedy about a fictitious Christian boy-band. The Boyz are five singing, dancing heartthrobs: Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham. As they perform their signature hits such as “Rhythm In Me,” “The Calling,” and “I Believe,” the Boyz question their loyalty to each other and ask whether or not faith is really holding them together. They finally deliver a message of unity, that “there is no star as bright as its constellation, no harmony in a single voice.”
Irving Berlin’s I Love a Piano APR 19 - MAY 14, 2017 (IRVING BERLIN MUSICAL)Music and Lyrics by Irving BerlinConceived By Ray Roderick and Michael Berkeley I LOVE A PIANO, the celebration of the music of Irving Berlin, follows the journey of a piano as it moves in and out of American lives. Along the way, the story comes to life with over sixty of Irving Berlin’s most beloved songs, including the classics “Blue Skies,” “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” “Cheek to Cheek,” “Always,”“God Bless America,” and, of course, “I Love a Piano.” Alternately heartbreaking and hilarious, rousing and reflective, and a fitting tribute to the man Jerome Kern famously said had “no place in American music - he is American music.”
Why Do Fools Fall In Love?MAY 24 - JUNE 18, 2017 (1960S POP MUSICAL)Created by Roger BeanMillie’s getting married! At her impromptu bachelorette party, Millie and her best friends dive into age-old questions about love, marriage, and the overwhelming dating game. As the celebration picks up steam and the drinks flow, the girls reveal scintillating secrets about their love lives as they poke fun and challenge each other to take control of their lives. Featuring smash pop-hits from the 1960s such as “My Boy Lollipop,” “I Will Follow Him,” “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me,” and “Hey There Lonely Boy,” this uplifting show reaffirms that during life’s struggles, true friendship will unveil its everlasting strength—and often with a real rockin’ beat! Michigan Premiere
The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom DurninMAR 15 - APR 9, 2017 (POIGNANT DRAMA) By Steven LevensonTom Durnin did the time for his white-collar crime. Now, he’s determined to win back the respect he believes he deserves—even if that means ripping apart the new life his family has so carefully put together in his absence. Tom’s son warily allows his father to camp out on his couch, hoping the man who let everyone down has finally turned a new page. After a lifetime of empty promises, can Tom find a place in a family that has worked so hard to move on without him? Michigan Premiere
THE 2016-2017 SEASON FROM MEADOW BROOK THEATRE
CELEBRATING 51 YEARS AS MICHIGAN’S ANSWER TO BROADWAY!
Celebrating 35 years of holiday magic!
Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat SunNov 118:00 $16
Nov 122:00 $166:30 $16
Nov 132:00 $16
Nov 14 Nov 15 Nov 16 Nov 17 Nov 188:00 $28
Nov 192:00 $286:30 $28
Nov 202:00 $28
Nov 21 Nov 22 Nov 23 Nov 24 Nov 258:00 $37
Nov 262:00 $336:30 $37
Nov 272:00 $336:30 $31
Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 17:00 $31
Dec 28:00 $37
Dec 32:00 $336:30 $37
Dec 42:00 $336:30 $31
Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 72:00 $31
Dec 87:00 $31
Dec 98:00 $37
Dec 102:00 $336:30 $37
Dec 112:00 $336:30 $31
Dec 12 Dec 137:00 $31
Dec 147:00 $31
Dec 157:00 $31
Dec 168:00 $37
Dec 172:00 $336:30 $37
Dec 182:00 $336:30 $31
Make A Day Of It!Try one of these delicious Theatre/Meal packages on Wednesday matinees. Not Available for A Christmas Carol.
One Call Does It All! We will make and confirm your reservations at any of the following restaurants/venues of your choice and send you their menu. Group Rate Per Person Hot Winter Discounts!
Alfoccino $45.00 $37.00Castle Grille $44.00 $36.00Kruse & Muer on Main $47.00 $39.00Lelli’s of Auburn Hills $60.00 $52.00Loccino $45.00 $37.00Meadow Brook Hall* $55.00 $47.00Mitchell’s Fish Market $45.00 $37.00O’Malley’s at the Crowne Plaza $40.50 $32.50
These prices include your full lunch (as indicated on the menu), tax and tip, theatre tickets and the pleasant companionship of your group.
*Meadow Brook Hall - Minimum group size 20. 1 free for every 20 paid. Includes tour of mansion.
More restaurant options could be available, ask the group sales office today!
Group Perks... •GENEROUSDISCOUNTStogroupsof8ormore. •MATINEEANDEVENINGperformances. •OneCOMPLIMENTARYticketforeach15purchased. •RESERVATIONSacceptedforPRIORITYseating. •CONFIRMATIONsent showing payment due date (due one month prior to performance.) •INTIMATEtheatre experience (584 seats) with modified stadium seating. •ACCESSIBLE:Handicapped seating. Please advise about mobility concerns. •FREEPARKING,excellentlighting.
To Order: PHONE:248-370-3316FAX: 248-370-3344EMAIL: [email protected]
Office hours Monday - Friday, 9 am to 5 pmPlease no children under 5 in the theatre.
Program subject to change. Tickets based on availability. NOEXCHANGESORREFUNDS
1 Free Seat for every 15 paid!Call 248-370-3316
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