On December 4, 1956, an auspicious twist of fate brought together four young musicians – Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley. Sam Phillips, the undisputed “Father […]

This is a MUSIC HALL CONTEMPORARY DANCE SERIES performance. Seamlessly blending illusion, acrobatics, magic and whimsy, MOMIX sends audiences flying down the rabbit hole in this new production inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic ‘Alice […]

Before Hamilton, before In the Heights, there was Freestyle Love Supreme. Now — direct from Broadway — the original hip-hop musical phenomenon from Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Anthony Veneziale arrives in Detroit. […]

From Nairobi to Newark, Kool & The Gang has performed longer than any R&B group in history, and their bulletproof funk and jazzy arrangements have made them the most sampled R&B  and of all […]

DETROT MUSIC WEEKEND IS BACK! -- JULY 2, 2022 FROM NOON – 10PM A BLUES FESTIVAL CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF JOHN LEE HOOKER! Launched in 2017 with a headline […]

Capturing the heartbeat of Detroit, Craig(Dj Cee) Martin is a local Detroit born and raise DJ with over 20 years of experience playing soul, r&b, pop, house and hip hop. […]

From Lincoln Center Theater that brought you The King & I and South Pacific, comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly), Lerner […]

"HASTINGS STREET explores the lives of the Carson family as they fight for the city they while navigating being uprooted on a personal and community-wide basis. It’s the summer of 1949 and Detroit is electric with anticipation. Congress had just passed the Housing Act, a law that ushers in a nationwide urban renewal initiative. Black Bottom, Detroit's […]

Detroit Opera in partnership with Detroit Parks & Recreation presents our 2022 Opera In The Parks concert series! Enjoy a free one-hour performance from members of our Touring Ensemble, including an accessible mix of favorites from Opera, Broadway and the American Songbook!

Boyz II Men remains one of the most truly iconic R&B groups in music history. The group redefined popular R&B and continues to create timeless hits that appeal to fans across all generations, the band has penned and performed some of the most celebrated classics of the past two decades. The group’s 4 Grammy Awards […]

Born Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940, in East Orange, New Jersey, Dionne Warwick has enjoyed a tremendously long career as a singer. She comes from a gospel musical background as the daughter of a record promoter and a gospel group manager and performer. As a teenager, Warwick started up her group, the Gospelaires, […]