Farmers Alley Theatre News

Winners have been announced for the 2020 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards - which were back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! 

The phrase “I'll be Home for Christmas” has a new meaning this year, and Farmers Alley Theatre is  celebrating the season with an exciting musical event bringing together Homegrown Talent with some  fantastic local arts organizations in HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS – Streaming digitally on Broadway On  Demand from December 12th-24th. Hosted by Farmers Alley Founders Adam & Rob Weiner and Denene  Mulay Koch & Jeremy Koch, this 90-minute concert will feature favorite holiday classics, new seasonal  songs and a dose of Christmas magic delivered straight to your living room! 

Premiering November 19th and available through November 29th on the streaming platform Broadway On Demand, this this carefully curated concert will feature your favorite songs, scenes and never-before-seen archival footage from some of their most beloved productions.

BY REQUEST: A FARMERS ALLEY FUNDRAISER Premiering November 19th on the streaming platform Broadway On Demand, BY REQUEST: A  FARMERS ALLEY FUNDRAISER was compiled from votes made by the theatre's longtime fans and  patrons. Streaming thru November 29th this carefully curated concert will feature your favorite songs,  scenes and never-before-seen archival footage from some of our most beloved productions. There are  three different digital ticket packages that our patrons can choose from and each includes a ticket to  enjoy this event - straight from the comfort of their home via Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Roku,  smartphone, tablet or computer. 

Farmers Alley Theatre is determined to create moving and powerful art this fall and connect deeply with audiences in many new ways.  That all begins this October with the original one-woman show, The Conviction of Lady Lorraine, written and performed by Dwandra Nickole Lampkin.  

Farmers Alley Theatre, Face Off Theatre Company and The Black Arts and Cultural Center will partner together to present some awesome outdoor Theatre for Young Audiences, with the jammin' musical, Bob Marley's THREE LITTLE BIRDS.

Farmers Alley Theatre is bringing a little light to the world on Sunday, May 3rd at 8pm with a special online concert event, THE SUN IS GONNA SHINE: A fundraiser to support Bronson Health Foundation's Rapid Response Fund and Farmers Alley's COVID-19 Emergency Fund.

Due to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's' temporary ban on all large group events in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, theatres across the state are postponing and/or canceling performances. BroadwayWorld Detroit is doing its best to combine a list of those performances in one place for theatergoers. If a theatre or any information is missing, please email Katie.Laban@gmail.com for it to be added. *This is a developing story, with more information being added as it becomes available.

Farmers Alley Theatre presents its next Theatre for Young Audiences production, Balloonacy, running March 21st and 28th at 221 Farmers Alley.  Performed in an intimate 100-seat space, Farmers Alley Theatre is the perfect venue for kids to get up close to the action and really become enveloped in the joy and magic of live theatre. 

Farmers Alley Theatre is honoring the life of one of America's greatest playwrights, Neil Simon, with his Pulitzer Prize Winning masterwork, Lost in Yonkers, running March 13-29.  Farmers Alley Theatre is also pleased to announce that thanks in large part to several local organizations, we will be reinstating our Student Ticket Initiative for this production, which provided free student tickets to those who wish to attend the show (subject to availability). 

Take a look at some of the BTS and promo pictures for THE CAKE at Farmers Alley Theatre!  Photographer Kat Mumma shot the pictures on location at Sarkozy Bakery!  Written by Bekah Brunstetter, Head Writer OF NBC's Hit TV show 'THIS IS US'.

This February, Farmers Alley Theatre will present the West Michigan premiere of a delicious slice of American life, The Cake. Written by Bekah Brunstetter (writer and supervising producer of NBC's hit drama a?oeThis is Usa??), this ripped from the headlines story has been called a?oerefreshing and hearteninga?? by the Los Angeles Times. Directed by D. Terry Williams and starring Zoe Vonder Haar, The Cake runs February 7-23 at Farmers Alley Theatre, right in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo.

There's just one final week to submit votes for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Vote today to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!

We're heading into the final week of voting for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Vote today to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!

There's just two weeks left to vote for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! The people have spoken nominations are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!

There's just a few weeks left to make your voice heard and submit your votes for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! The people have spoken nominations are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!

It's December! Voting is now underway for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatres and performers are recognized. Check out the first set of stats below.

Voting is NOW OPEN and the first votes are in for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Detroit Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! The nominees are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatres and performers are recognized!

Farmers Alley Theatre will present their latest holiday offering as they put a new spin on an old classic with their presentation of It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play - running November 22nd thru December 22nd. This feel good story will be performed in their popular cabaret setting at tables and chairs, where they include dessert and coffee service with your ticket.

Fresh off the success of this summer's production of A Year with Frog and Toad, the Farmers Alley Theatre for Young Audiences program returns with the high-energy and full blast musical, NAKED MOLE RAT GETS DRESSED: THE ROCK EXPERIENCE.