Calendar of Events

Theater, Dance, and Opera

Thursday January 2009

"Follies": Ann Arbor Civic Theatre.

Jan. 8-11. Brian Hilligoss directs Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's musical about the reunion of follies showgirls in a vintage vaudeville theater, where they are haunted by the ghosts of their former lives. Favorites in the score include "I`m Still Here," "Broadway Baby," "Too Many Mornings," "Losing My Mind," and "Could I Leave You?" Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Tickets $20 (seniors, $17; students, $12; Thurs., $15) in advance and at the door. 971-2228.

"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead": Performance Network Professional Season.

Every Thurs.-Sun., Jan. 8-Feb. 8. John Seibert directs Tom Stoppard's black comedy inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet. It concerns 2 minor characters from the play, old school chums of the prince of Denmark, and depicts them as hapless pawns, vainly trying to make sense of their existence while impersonal political forces inexorably shape their fate. Stars Loren Bass & Malcolm Tulip. The Jan. 31 performance is a benefit for 826michigan. Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Preview tickets: whatever you can afford to pay (Jan. 8 & Jan. 17 matinee), $22 (Jan. 9, 11, & 15), and $30 (Jan. 10). Jan. 16 opening night tickets: $39 & $41 includes reception. After Jan. 16: $27 & $29 (Thurs.), $32 & $34 (Fri. & Sun.), $25 & $27 (Sat. matinee), $39 & $41 (Sat. eve.). $3 discounts available for seniors age 60 & over. Tickets available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. $10 student discounts available in advance, half-price student tickets at the door only. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696.

Friday January 2009

"Future Stars 2009": Pioneer High School.

Jan. 9, 10, & 17. (different programs). Ann Arbor high school students perform 4 different variety shows. The audience response determines the winners in each of the 4 categories, who compete in the Jan. 17 finale. Last year over 1,200 people attended this popular show. Tonight: "Now Showing: Current Broadway Shows" (7 p.m.) and "On My iPod" (9:30 p.m.). 7 & 9:30 p.m., PHS Schreiber Auditorium, 601 W. Stadium at Main. No students without ID from an area high school or college admitted to the 9:30 p.m. show. Tickets $6 on Jan. 9 & 10, $12 (students, seniors, & teachers, $8) on Jan. 17 at the door only. 994-2191.

"Walking the Dog": EMU Theater of the Young.

Jan. 9-11 . EMU drama professor Christine Tanner directs EMU drama students in the premiere of her new play about a 9-year-old girl having a hard time with the loss of her father, her move to Chicago, and her new responsibility to walk her dad's German shepherd. The action includes mime, circus tricks, and comic movement. Aimed at theatergoers age 6 & older . 7 p.m., Sponberg Theater, Ford St. (off Lowell from Huron River Dr.), EMU campus, Ypsilanti. Tickets $5 in advance and at the door. 487-1221.

"Follies": Ann Arbor Civic Theatre.

Jan. 8-11. Brian Hilligoss directs Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's musical about the reunion of follies showgirls in a vintage vaudeville theater, where they are haunted by the ghosts of their former lives. Favorites in the score include "I`m Still Here," "Broadway Baby," "Too Many Mornings," "Losing My Mind," and "Could I Leave You?" Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Tickets $20 (seniors, $17; students, $12; Thurs., $15) in advance and at the door. 971-2228.

"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead": Performance Network Professional Season.

Every Thurs.-Sun., Jan. 8-Feb. 8. John Seibert directs Tom Stoppard's black comedy inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet. It concerns 2 minor characters from the play, old school chums of the prince of Denmark, and depicts them as hapless pawns, vainly trying to make sense of their existence while impersonal political forces inexorably shape their fate. Stars Loren Bass & Malcolm Tulip. The Jan. 31 performance is a benefit for 826michigan. Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Preview tickets: whatever you can afford to pay (Jan. 8 & Jan. 17 matinee), $22 (Jan. 9, 11, & 15), and $30 (Jan. 10). Jan. 16 opening night tickets: $39 & $41 includes reception. After Jan. 16: $27 & $29 (Thurs.), $32 & $34 (Fri. & Sun.), $25 & $27 (Sat. matinee), $39 & $41 (Sat. eve.). $3 discounts available for seniors age 60 & over. Tickets available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. $10 student discounts available in advance, half-price student tickets at the door only. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696.

Rubberbandance Group: University Musical Society.

Jan. 9-11 (different programs). This 6-member Montreal dance company, led by L.A. b-boy Victor "Rubberband" Quijada and Canadian ballet dancer Anne Plamondon, performs a high-energy combination of hip-hop and classical dance. Tonight's program, Punto Ciejo, is an exploration of virtual reality that is influenced by ballet and break and incorporates video. Power Center. $16-$38 in advance at the Michigan League and ums.org, and at the door. To charge by phone, call 764-2538 or (800) 221-1229.

Saturday January 2009

"Walking the Dog": EMU Theater of the Young.

Jan. 9-11 . EMU drama professor Christine Tanner directs EMU drama students in the premiere of her new play about a 9-year-old girl having a hard time with the loss of her father, her move to Chicago, and her new responsibility to walk her dad's German shepherd. The action includes mime, circus tricks, and comic movement. Aimed at theatergoers age 6 & older . 7 p.m., Sponberg Theater, Ford St. (off Lowell from Huron River Dr.), EMU campus, Ypsilanti. Tickets $5 in advance and at the door. 487-1221.

"Future Stars 2009": Pioneer High School.

Jan. 9, 10, & 17. (different programs). Ann Arbor high school students perform 4 different variety shows. The audience response determines the winners in each of the 4 categories, who compete in the Jan. 17 finale. Last year over 1,200 people attended this popular show. Tonight: "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (7 p.m.) and "Love Stinks" (9:30 p.m.). 7 & 9:30 p.m., PHS Schreiber Auditorium, 601 W. Stadium at Main. No students without ID from an area high school or college admitted to the 9:30 p.m. show. Tickets $6 on Jan. 9 & 10, $12 (students, seniors, & teachers, $8) on Jan. 17 at the door only. 994-2191.

Rubberbandance Group: University Musical Society.

Jan. 9-11 (different programs). This 6-member Montreal dance company, led by L.A. b-boy Victor "Rubberband" Quijada and Canadian ballet dancer Anne Plamondon, performs a high-energy combination of hip-hop and classical dance. Today's program is a family-friendly version of Elastic Perspective Redux, a suite of 6 dances set to classical, hip-hop, and Latin music. Power Center. $16 (kids, $8) in advance at the Michigan League and ums.org, and at the door. To charge by phone, call 764-2538 or (800) 221-1229.

"Follies": Ann Arbor Civic Theatre.

Jan. 8-11. Brian Hilligoss directs Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's musical about the reunion of follies showgirls in a vintage vaudeville theater, where they are haunted by the ghosts of their former lives. Favorites in the score include "I`m Still Here," "Broadway Baby," "Too Many Mornings," "Losing My Mind," and "Could I Leave You?" Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Tickets $20 (seniors, $17; students, $12; Thurs., $15) in advance and at the door. 971-2228.

"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead": Performance Network Professional Season.

Every Thurs.-Sun., Jan. 8-Feb. 8. John Seibert directs Tom Stoppard's black comedy inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet. It concerns 2 minor characters from the play, old school chums of the prince of Denmark, and depicts them as hapless pawns, vainly trying to make sense of their existence while impersonal political forces inexorably shape their fate. Stars Loren Bass & Malcolm Tulip. The Jan. 31 performance is a benefit for 826michigan. Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Preview tickets: whatever you can afford to pay (Jan. 8 & Jan. 17 matinee), $22 (Jan. 9, 11, & 15), and $30 (Jan. 10). Jan. 16 opening night tickets: $39 & $41 includes reception. After Jan. 16: $27 & $29 (Thurs.), $32 & $34 (Fri. & Sun.), $25 & $27 (Sat. matinee), $39 & $41 (Sat. eve.). $3 discounts available for seniors age 60 & over. Tickets available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. $10 student discounts available in advance, half-price student tickets at the door only. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696.

Sunday January 2009

"Follies": Ann Arbor Civic Theatre.

Jan. 8-11. Brian Hilligoss directs Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's musical about the reunion of follies showgirls in a vintage vaudeville theater, where they are haunted by the ghosts of their former lives. Favorites in the score include "I`m Still Here," "Broadway Baby," "Too Many Mornings," "Losing My Mind," and "Could I Leave You?" Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Tickets $20 (seniors, $17; students, $12; Thurs., $15) in advance and at the door. 971-2228.

"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead": Performance Network Professional Season.

Every Thurs.-Sun., Jan. 8-Feb. 8. John Seibert directs Tom Stoppard's black comedy inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet. It concerns 2 minor characters from the play, old school chums of the prince of Denmark, and depicts them as hapless pawns, vainly trying to make sense of their existence while impersonal political forces inexorably shape their fate. Stars Loren Bass & Malcolm Tulip. The Jan. 31 performance is a benefit for 826michigan. Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Preview tickets: whatever you can afford to pay (Jan. 8 & Jan. 17 matinee), $22 (Jan. 9, 11, & 15), and $30 (Jan. 10). Jan. 16 opening night tickets: $39 & $41 includes reception. After Jan. 16: $27 & $29 (Thurs.), $32 & $34 (Fri. & Sun.), $25 & $27 (Sat. matinee), $39 & $41 (Sat. eve.). $3 discounts available for seniors age 60 & over. Tickets available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. $10 student discounts available in advance, half-price student tickets at the door only. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696.

Rubberbandance Group: University Musical Society.

Jan. 9-11 (different programs). This 6-member Montreal dance company, led by L.A. b-boy Victor "Rubberband" Quijada and Canadian ballet dancer Anne Plamondon, performs a high-energy combination of hip-hop and classical dance. Today's program is Elastic Perspective Redux, a suite of 6 dances set to classical, hip-hop, and Latin music. Power Center. $16-$38 in advance at the Michigan League and ums.org, and at the door. To charge by phone, call 764-2538 or (800) 221-1229.

"Walking the Dog": EMU Theater of the Young.

Jan. 9-11 . EMU drama professor Christine Tanner directs EMU drama students in the premiere of her new play about a 9-year-old girl having a hard time with the loss of her father, her move to Chicago, and her new responsibility to walk her dad's German shepherd. The action includes mime, circus tricks, and comic movement. Aimed at theatergoers age 6 & older . 7 p.m., Sponberg Theater, Ford St. (off Lowell from Huron River Dr.), EMU campus, Ypsilanti. Tickets $5 in advance and at the door. 487-1221.

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