Coming to Detroit: The Play That Goes Wrong
Attention Detroiters, this Sunday, November 18 tickets go on sale for The Play That Goes Wrong. Don\’t feel bad if you\’ve never heard of this show either, I am in the same boat. However it is said to be a hilarious Tony Award-winning Broadway comedy hit, and who couldn\’t use a good laugh in the middle of winter? The Play That Goes Wrong will be making its Detroit debut at the Fisher Threatre, February 12-24, 2019 and tickets will start at $44.
Co-written by Mischief Theatre company members Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, The Play That Goes Wrong is a riotous comedy about the theatre. The play introduces The ‘Cornley University Drama Society’ who are attempting to put on a 1920s’ murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong…does, as the accident-prone thespians battle on against all odds to get to their final curtain call.
Entertainment Weekly calls The Play That Goes Wrong “Hilarious! Non-stop pandemonium.” The Huffington Post calls it “The funniest play Broadway has ever seen!” And the New York Post says it’s “Broadway’s funniest and longest-running play! Nothing is as fall down funny. GO.”
The Broadway production of The Play That Goes Wrong opened at the Lyceum Theatre on April 2, 2017. The show, which was slated to close on Broadway in August of this year, will extend its run due to popular demand through January 6, 2019. By then, the Broadway production will have played 27 previews and 745 performances, making it the 2nd longest running show in the history of the Lyceum Theatre. The Play That Goes Wrong received a Tony Award for Best Set Design, Broadway.com’s Audience Choice Award for Best Play, and the Theater Fans Choice Award for Best Play.
Awarded the 2015 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, 2014 WhatsOnStage Best New Comedy and 2015 UK BroadwayWorld Best New Play Awards, The Play That Goes Wrong is now in its fourth year in the West End, is currently on a 30 week UK tour and playing on six continents. The producers have avoided Antarctica for fear of a frosty reception.
It is a remarkable rags-to-riches story for a play which started its life at a London fringe venue with only four paying members of the public at the first performance and has gone on to play to an audience of over 2 million people around the world.
Mischief Theatre, the Olivier Award-winning theatre company led by Artistic Director Henry Lewisand Company Director Jonathan Sayer, was founded in 2008 by a group of graduates of The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and began as an improvised comedy group. Mischief Theatre performs across the UK and internationally with improvised and original scripted work.
The Play That Goes Wrongtouris directed by Matt DiCarlo with original Broadway direction by Mark Bell,featuring set design by Nigel Hook, lighting design by Ric Mountjoy, sound design by Andy Johnson and costume design by Roberto Surace.
The Play That Goes Wrong is produced on Broadway by Kevin McCollum, J.J. Abrams, Kenny Wax, Stage Presence Ltd., Catherine Schreiber, Ken Davenport, Double Gemini Productions / deRoy-Brunish, Damian Arnold / TC Beech, Greenleaf Productions / Bard-Roth, Martian Entertainment / Jack Lane / John Yonover, and Lucas McMahon.
For more information, visitwww.BroadwayGoesWrong.comor follow The Play That Goes Wrongon Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: @BwayGoesWrong
Performance times for The Play That Goes Wrong appearing February 12 – 24, 2019 at the Fisher Theatre, located at 3011 West Grand Blvd., in Detroit are:
• Tuesday – Saturday evening performance at 8:00 p.m.
• Sunday evening performances at 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.
• Special open captioned performance on Sunday, February 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets for The Play That Goes Wrong start at $44 (includes facility and parking fees) and go on sale Sunday, November 18. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.broadwayindetroit.com or http://www.ticketmaster.com, and by phone at 800-982-2787. Starting Monday, November 19 tickets can also be purchased at the Fisher Theatre box office. A limited number of premium seats will be available through Ticketmaster and at the Fisher Theatre box office. For group sales (10 or more) please call 313-871-1132 or email groups@broadwayindetroit.com. Tickets for the open captioned performance may be purchased in person at The Fisher Theatre box office or by phone at 313-872-1000, ext. 0. Performance schedule, prices and cast are subject to change without notice.
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Holiday Hostess Gift
Can you believe the holidays are just around the corner? Typically the holiday season means spending time with friends and family, which means finding yourself at plenty of gatherings. One thing I was taught when I was younger was to never show up to someones home empty handed. I never know who will be inviting me over during the holidays, therefore I always make sure I have something I can easily grab and bring over. For me giving something Made in Michigan is very important to me, and that\’s why I am giving everyone Grand Rapids Popcorn this year. The Employee Favorite Box is $25.00 and comes with a bag of Cheddar Gold, Caramel Corn, White Salted and Monster Munch. The holidays are the perfect time to watch movies (hello Hallmark Channel) with friends and family which makes popcorn the perfect gift to give to anyone. What\’s your go-to gift?
Review: Home Chef Express at Kroger
This post is sponsored by Kroger, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
If you’ve been following along for a while you know that my boyfriend and I became huge fans of Kroger’s Prep+Pared Meal Kits. These kits were like the ones you order online that come with everything you need to make a gourmet meal at home, except you could buy them right as you walked into your Kroger store. It was extremely convenient for us, not to mention we were able to make restaurant quality at home for under $20.
Unfortunately, Kroger has decided to discontinue their Prep+Pared Meal Kits – you have no ideas how heartbroken I was when I found this out. However, they did replace them with Home Chef Express Meal Kits. Home Chef has been doing meal kits better than anyone else in the business, and Kroger decided to partner with them and offer better than ever kits. I was invited to attend the launch event of the Home Chef Express Kits and try them out. My boyfriend was just getting back in town and was unable to go with me so I took my mum instead to give the new meals a try. For those of you that do not know my mum, she eats like a bird and is incredibly picky – thankfully they had a kit that she was actually willing to try which was the Chicken Fajitas with cheese and sour cream. This kit said it would be ready in 15 minutes, serves two and had a price point of $16.99. We began our cooking, and in fact it did take us 15 minutes to complete the meal, and it was absolutely delicious – even my ridiculously picky mother enjoyed it and said she would be buying kits…yay! The one thing that these kits do not have is a little something on the side, with the fajitas I would of liked to have some rice to go with it. So you’d have to buy a side dish to go with it, since most people will want a little something with their main course.
Christopher Robin Tea Party
Have you ever attended a tea party before? This weekend I had my first tea party experience and I am completely hooked. Aside from being an amazing blogger, my friend Becky is also an urban beekeeper, and Disney asked her to host a tea party in honor of the Bluray release of the movie Christopher Robin. The tea party was held at Tonia’s Victorian Rose Tea Room in the heart of downtown Rochester, and presented the cutest location for the event. Each table was adorn with mismatched tea cups and teapots, earl grey cookies to look like Winnie the Pooh characters as well as sugar cookie balloons. The teas at the table were earl grey and passion peach (my favorite). Becky spoke about beekeeping, which I found to be absolutely fascinating. So what do you have with tea? Sweet and savory items of course! We had ham and cheddar (cut out like a rabbit – so cute!) as well as cucumber tea sandwiches and spinach quiche. For the sweets there was an English scone shaped like a honey pot, dark chocolate raspberry torte, lemon curd tart and fresh fruit. All-in-all I had an absolutely amazing time at my very first tea party.
Friendsgiving
When it comes to the holidays, getting together with family and friends is something I always look forward to. Plus, it provides the perfect opportunity to attend pretty parties. Recently, Anne invited me to attend Friendsgiving at her house. Anne lives in a beautiful (serious house envy) old stone house that presented the most gorgeous location for a Friendsgiving get-together. The dining table was beautifully set with coordinating dishes and stunning tablescape made with items found at Hobby Lobby. Anne even wrote each of names at our place setting. The whole design was chic and rustic. There was a bar cart with a spiced wine (I don’t drink – but everyone said it was amazing). Now let’s talk about the food… ham, mac and cheese, green beans and sweet potatoes were provided by Honey Baked Ham. A delicious salad came from The Big Salad and dessert was from Nothing Bundt Cakes. My favorite part of the meal was the smashed sweet potatoes, oh my word so good, aside from the yummy cakes of course. The Friendsgiving was sponsored by Novi Town Center, and all the food and tablescape pieces were courtesy of stores in the Novi Town Center.
Fashion meets Food 