Best Theaters & Live Shows for Kids
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Detroit Opera House
Opulent performing arts venue. Ornate performing arts venue featuring ballet & musical productions, including the Michigan Opera.
Fox Theatre
Ornate, historic performing arts space. Grand theater with gilded, Asian-inspired decor hosts theater productions, musicians & comedians.
The Majestic Theatre
Venerable venue with bowling & music. Sprawling complex with 2 music venues, a cafe & a pizzeria, plus a longtime bowling center.
Fisher Theatre
Storied venue for Broadway plays. Redesigned in 1961, this historic, rosewood & brass theater hosts shows bound for Broadway.
Detroit Repertory Theatre
Diverse plays in a cozy, vintage venue. Historic 194-seat nonprofit regional playhouse featuring professional actors in alternative works.
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
Fitness center, pool & theater. Modern facility with a fitness center & indoor pool (fees), a 1,200-seat theater & an art gallery.
Michael A. Guido Theater
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Grosse Pointe Theatre
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Giant Screen Experience
Educational films shown at a museum. Giant-screen theater at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation showing educational films.
Players Guild of Dearborn Inc
Fixture for community theater & comedy. Community theater featuring live shows & musical comedy from troupe founded in 1927.
Royal Oak Music Theatre
Storied space for live comedy & music. Historic cinema turned performance venue with balcony seating hosts major music & comedy acts.
Emagine Royal Oak
Cinema with reserved seats & cocktails. Small multiscreen theater for new releases features roomy, reserved seats & alcoholic drinks.
Redford Theatre
Old-timey venue for iconic films & plays. This ornate, veteran performance space with a working pipe organ hosts classic films & stage plays.
Motor City Youth Theatre
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Inspire Theatre
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MJR Westland Grand Cinema 16
Movie theater with matinee deals. Local theater chain known for free soda & popcorn refills also offers discount matinee pricing.
The Riviera Cinema
Movie house with luxe seats & cocktails. This movie theater showing first-run films has reclining seats, a bar & an extended concession menu.
Phoenix Theatres State Wayne
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Emagine Canton
Cinema with reserved seats & cocktails. Small multiscreen theater for new releases features roomy, reserved seats & alcoholic drinks.
Phoenix Theatres Laurel Park Place
Mall cinema for first-run films & 3D. Cinema in an upscale mall offers 10 theaters including an extra-large 3D screen for first run films.
AMC Livonia 20
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Tipping Point Theatre
Intimate performance venue with plays. Small theater featuring plays ranging from comedies to dramas, plus acting classes & jazz concerts.
Northville Marquis Theater
Live shows for kids in a historic venue. Vintage theater in a restored Victorian building presenting musicals & plays geared toward families.
Village Theater at Cherry Hill
Multicultural & community event venue. The 400-seat performing/visual arts & education center offers theater, concerts, exhibits & classes.
Dreamland Theater
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Eastern Michigan University Theatre | Legacy/Sponberg Theatre
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Campbell Center for the Performing Arts
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Cinemark Ann Arbor 20 and IMAX
Movie theater with stadium seating. Chain of movie theaters, some with multiple screens, stadium seats & self-service ticketing kiosks.
Arthur Miller Theatre
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Shakespeare in the Arb
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Power Center for the Performing Arts
Sophisticated venue for student theater. Campus center featuring student theater performances in a roomy, modern interior with 1,300 seats.
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Cozy college venue for plays & recitals. Charming venue built in 1929 for plays, recitals & conferences at the University of Michigan.
The State Theatre
Enduring cinema for indie & classic film. Art deco cinema built in 1942, screens indie & classic films upstairs with retail on ground floor.
Michigan Theater
Restored theater for fine film & culture. Historical theater once a vaudeville & silent-movie hub now hosts diverse films & cultural events.
The Ark
Non-profit spot for accoustic music. Intimate non-profit venue presents acoustic folks & roots music, wine & beer sales to members-only.
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre
Community playhouse since 1929. Neighborhood performance venue presenting theatrical productions, educational programs & workshops.
Theatre Nova
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Emagine Saline
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Wild Swan Theater (offices)
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Young People's Theater
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The Encore Musical Theatre Company
Cozy local venue for musicals & concerts. Intimate theater staging classic & original musicals, plus tribute concerts & other live events.
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