Calendar

Every Sat. & Tues. Runners of all abilities invited to join a tempo (specifically paced) run of 5–7 miles (Tues.) or a 6-mile or more supported run (Sat.) with directional signs and water stops. Rain or shine. 8 a.m. (Sat.) & 6:30 p.m. (Tues.), PR Run Club, 326 W. Liberty, 769–5016. First two runs free; $3/run or $120 (students, $100) yearly membership thereafter. Prrunclub.com.

Every Fri.–Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows suitable for all ages. Did an Asteroid Really Kill the Dinosaurs? (11:30 a.m.) looks at cosmic collisions across the solar system including the 6-mile-wide asteroid that hit the earth 66 million years ago. The Sky Tonight (12:30 & 2:30 p.m.) is an exploration of the current night sky, with tips on how to find the cardinal directions, constellations, and planets on your own. Living in Balance (1:30 p.m.) explores native Anishinaabe stories of constellations and moons. Various times, U-M MNH, 1105 North University. $8 at the door. Limited capacity. 764–0478. 

Every Fri.–Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows suitable for all ages. Did an Asteroid Really Kill the Dinosaurs? (11:30 a.m.) looks at cosmic collisions across the solar system including the 6-mile-wide asteroid that hit the earth 66 million years ago. The Sky Tonight (12:30 & 2:30 p.m.) is an exploration of the current night sky, with tips on how to find the cardinal directions, constellations, and planets on your own. Living in Balance (1:30 p.m.) explores native Anishinaabe stories of constellations and moons. Various times, U-M MNH, 1105 North University. $8 at the door. Limited capacity. 764–0478. 

Fathom Events. 973–8424 (Ann Arbor 20), 316–5500 (Emagine). Tickets $11.50–$12.50 (except as noted) in advance at fathomevents.com/events and at the door. Ann Arbor 20 (4100 Carpenter) & Emagine (1335 E. Michigan Ave., Saline), various times.

Apr. 1 & 5: “Falstaff” Live (Sat.) & prerecorded (Wed.) broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Verdi’s comic masterpiece, a brilliantly balanced blend of bawdy humor and lyric beauty. Adapted from Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor, with a few additions from Henry IV, the story finds Shakespeare’s larger-than-life rogue wooing 2 married women for money while his own daughters steal kisses behind his back. The music, one of Verdi’s most bewitching scores, is sung in Italian, with English supertitles. 12:30 p.m. (Sat.) & 1 p.m. (Wed., Ann Arbor 20 only). 

Apr. 2-4 & 6: “The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli” (Gaetano Morbioli & Paolo Sodi, 2023). Spiritual documentary that follows world-renowned tenor Bocelli and his wife Veronica as they travel through beautiful Italian terrain on horseback to complete parts of the Via Francigena—a historical pilgrimage in which Christians journey to Rome to worship at grand cathedrals and visit revered burial sites of saints and apostles. 4 & 7 p.m. 

Apr. 12 & 13: “Beautiful Disaster” (Roger Kumble, 2023). College romance about a clean-cut freshman girl who loses a bet and has to live with a bad-boy brawler for a month. 7 p.m. 

Apr. 15 & 19: “Der Rosenkavalier” Live (Sat.) & prerecorded (Wed.) broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Richard Straus’s 1911 comic opera, a send-up of courtly love about an aging princess whose young lover falls for the daughter of a rich aristocrat. Noon. (Wed., Ann Arbor 20 only). 

Apr. 16 & 20: “The Big Lebowski” (Joel & Ethan Coen, 1998). 25th anniversary screening of this beloved comedy starring Jeff Bridges as an L.A. slacker who’s mistaken for a namesake who then commissions him to ransom the latter’s kidnapped trophy wife. 4 p.m. (Sun.) & 7 p.m. (Thurs.).

Apr. 18: “Mirando al Cielo” (Antonio Peláez, 2023). Historical drama about a 14-year-old boy who takes up arms against the Mexican government in the 1920’s Cristero Rebellion. Captured, he is taken to a village where his own godfather is the magistrate who must decide his punishment. Spanish, subtitles. 7 p.m. 

Apr. 22 & 24: “Carol Burnett: A Celebration” (Mike Trinklein, 2023). This tribute to the prolific TV comedian, one of the 1st women to host a prime time variety show, features clips, memories, and interviews with Carl Reiner, Tim Conway, Vicki Lawrence, Betty White, Cloris Leachman, Tina Fey, Phyllis Diller, Barbara Eden, Jim Nabors, and more. 2 p.m. (Sat.) and 4 & 7 p.m. (Mon.). 

Apr. 23 & 27: “Spirited Away: Live on Stage” Screening of Tony-winning director John Caird’s 2022 stage adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki’s dazzling Oscar-winning animated fantasy about a young girl who discovers a secret world of strange spirits and sorcery. Features dazzling sets, captivating musical numbers, and wondrous puppets of beloved characters. Japanese, subtitles. 4 p.m. (Sun.) & 7 p.m. (Thurs.).

Apr. 29 & May 3: “Champion” Live (Sat.) & prerecorded (Wed.) broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of acclaimed contemporary composer Terence Blanchard’s 2021 opera about a young boxer who rises from obscurity to become a world champion, and his older self, still haunted by the ghosts of his past. 1 p.m. (Wed., Ann Arbor 20 only).

Every Fri.–Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows suitable for all ages. Did an Asteroid Really Kill the Dinosaurs? (11:30 a.m.) looks at cosmic collisions across the solar system including the 6-mile-wide asteroid that hit the earth 66 million years ago. The Sky Tonight (12:30 & 2:30 p.m.) is an exploration of the current night sky, with tips on how to find the cardinal directions, constellations, and planets on your own. Living in Balance (1:30 p.m.) explores native Anishinaabe stories of constellations and moons. Various times, U-M MNH, 1105 North University. $8 at the door. Limited capacity. 764–0478. 

Apr. 1, 15, & 29. All invited to participate in and learn about judgment-free improvisation. No experience necessary. 2 p.m., Riverside Arts Center Studio 1, 76 N. Huron St., Ypsilanti. Proof of vaccination required. $5 (spectators, free) in advance via PayPal or Venmo linked from meetup.com/Ypsi-Improv and in cash at the door.

Apr. 7-9, versus Nebraska. This month’s home schedule also includes single games vs. Butler (Apr. 11, 4 p.m.) & Toledo (Apr. 19, 4 p.m.), as well as 3-game series vs. MSU (Apr. 21, 4 p.m.; Apr. 22, 2 p.m., & Apr. 23, 1 p.m.) and Oklahoma State (Apr. 28, 4 p.m.; Apr. 29, 2 p.m., & Apr. 30, noon). 4 p.m. (Fri.), 2 p.m. (Sat.), & noon (Sun.), Ray Fisher Stadium, 1114 S. State. Tickets (price TBA) at mGOblue.com/tickets & at the gate. 764–0247.

 Apr. 7–9, versus Illinois. This month’s schedule also includes 3-game series vs. Northwestern (Apr. 21–23) & Indiana (Apr. 28–30) with game times at 6 p.m. (Fri.), 2 p.m. (Sat.), & noon (Northwestern) and 2 p.m. (Indiana) (Sun.), as well as a single game vs. MSU (Apr. 18, 6 p.m.). 5 p.m. (Fri.), 2 p.m. (Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Alumni Field, 1114 S. State. Tickets (price TBA) at mGOblue.com/tickets & at the gate. 764–0247.

Every Fri.–Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows suitable for all ages. Did an Asteroid Really Kill the Dinosaurs? (11:30 a.m.) looks at cosmic collisions across the solar system including the 6-mile-wide asteroid that hit the earth 66 million years ago. The Sky Tonight (12:30 & 2:30 p.m.) is an exploration of the current night sky, with tips on how to find the cardinal directions, constellations, and planets on your own. Living in Balance (1:30 p.m.) explores native Anishinaabe stories of constellations and moons. Various times, U-M MNH, 1105 North University. $8 at the door. Limited capacity. 764–0478. 

Every Wed.–Sun., Apr. 21–June 3. Rhiannon Ragland directs the world premiere of Philadelphia-based African American playwright Quinn D. Eli’s drama about Melanie, a woman haunted by a voice in her head—the voice of her friend who was killed years ago. The friend was Black, Melanie is white, and questions about why the tragedy happened and who was to blame come into focus when Melanie is drawn into a new relationship. Adult language and content. Cast: Caitlin Cavannaugh, Rachel Keown, Rusty Mewha, Olivia Miller, Dez Walker. 3 p.m. (Wed., Thurs., & Sat.), 8 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St., Chelsea. Mask and proof of vaccination required. Tickets $34-$52 in advance at PurpleRoseTheatre.org and by phone, and (if available) at the door. Discounts available for students, seniors, teachers, military personnel, and groups. 433–7673.

Every Fri.–Sun., Apr. 21–May 14. Briana O’Neal directs the premiere of Hal Davis and Carla Milarch’s play about a seminarian who sneaks away from a party at the New York Museum of Modern Art to be alone. In the galleries, he encounters the ghost of Jackson Pollock, who challenges some of the man’s most fundamental beliefs. 7:30 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), 3 p.m. (Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Theatre Nova, 410 W. Huron St. Mask required. Tickets $22 (kids under 17, $10) in advance at theatre-nova.ticketleap.com and (if available) at the door. 635–8450.

Apr. 15, 22, & 29. Performances by the company’s improv troupes. Preceded at 6 p.m. by short-form improv games (pay what you can) open to audience members. 8 p.m., Ann Arbor Civic Theatre (A2CT) Studio, 322 W. Ann Street. $15 at the door only. 846-2492, civicimprov.org.

 Apr. 7–9, versus Illinois. This month’s schedule also includes 3-game series vs. Northwestern (Apr. 21–23) & Indiana (Apr. 28–30) with game times at 6 p.m. (Fri.), 2 p.m. (Sat.), & noon (Northwestern) and 2 p.m. (Indiana) (Sun.), as well as a single game vs. MSU (Apr. 18, 6 p.m.). 5 p.m. (Fri.), 2 p.m. (Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Alumni Field, 1114 S. State. Tickets (price TBA) at mGOblue.com/tickets & at the gate. 764–0247.

Apr. 27–29. A veteran of the national comedy circuit, this energetic Detroit native is known for his celebrity impressions. Preceded by 2 opening acts TBA. Alcohol is served. Thursday’s performance is a fundraiser for the Jewish Community Center of Ann Arbor. 7:15 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.) & 9:45 p.m. (Sat.), 212 S. Fourth Ave. $18 (Thurs., $36) reserved seating in advance at etix.com before 6 p.m. the night of the show; $20 (Thurs., $36) general admission at the door. 996–9080.

Apr. 28–30. Skyline students present Jessica Swale’s 2013 drama, set at Girton College, Cambridge in 1896, about the struggle of Cambridge's first women students to be allowed to graduate. 7:30 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), 2 p.m. (Sun.), SHS Auditorium, 2552 N. Maple. Mask required. Tickets $15 (students, $10) in advance only at skylinehstheatre.org/cart. 994–6515. skylinehstheatre@gmail.com.

Every Fri.–Sun., Apr. 29–May 7. Luke Mannikus directs high school students in the landmark 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, a sentimental love story set in Oklahoma Territory on the eve of statehood. The show’s many well-known songs include “I’m Just a Girl Who Can’t Say No,” “People Will Say We’re in Love,” “Surrey with the Fringe on Top,” and the rousing title chorus. 7:30 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), PHS Schreiber Auditorium, 610 W. Stadium. Tickets $20 (students, seniors age 65 & over, & PHS staff, $15) in advance showtix4u.com/events/ptg and at the door. 994–2191.

Every Fri.–Sun., Apr. 21–May 14. Briana O’Neal directs the premiere of Hal Davis and Carla Milarch’s play about a seminarian who sneaks away from a party at the New York Museum of Modern Art to be alone. In the galleries, he encounters the ghost of Jackson Pollock, who challenges some of the man’s most fundamental beliefs. 7:30 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), 3 p.m. (Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Theatre Nova, 410 W. Huron St. Mask required. Tickets $22 (kids under 17, $10) in advance at theatre-nova.ticketleap.com and (if available) at the door. 635–8450.

Two acclaimed musicians, Musical Institute of Chicago violin professor Jasmine Lin, and EMU cello professor Deborah Pae, perform together as part of KCH’s “Classical Salon” series. 7:30 p.m., KCH, 415 N. Fourth Ave. Masks encouraged. Tickets $29–$50 (students, $19) in advance at kerrytownconcerthouse.com and at the door. 769–2999.

Every Wed.–Sun., Apr. 21–June 3. Rhiannon Ragland directs the world premiere of Philadelphia-based African American playwright Quinn D. Eli’s drama about Melanie, a woman haunted by a voice in her head—the voice of her friend who was killed years ago. The friend was Black, Melanie is white, and questions about why the tragedy happened and who was to blame come into focus when Melanie is drawn into a new relationship. Adult language and content. Cast: Caitlin Cavannaugh, Rachel Keown, Rusty Mewha, Olivia Miller, Dez Walker. 3 p.m. (Wed., Thurs., & Sat.), 8 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St., Chelsea. Mask and proof of vaccination required. Tickets $34-$52 in advance at PurpleRoseTheatre.org and by phone, and (if available) at the door. Discounts available for students, seniors, teachers, military personnel, and groups. 433–7673.

Every Thurs.–Sat., Apr. 7–22. Craig Ester directs Christian St. Croix’s award-winning 2021 drama about a gay Black man whose husband dies, leaving him both the owner of a drive-in movie theater and a caregiver to his late husband’s straight, white teenage son. United by their love of classic American monster movies, the 2 have strong bond—until peer pressure and homophobia come between them. Suitable for ages 15 & up (strong language). 8 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.), Stone Chalet Inn, 1917 Washtenaw Ave. Tickets $20 (seniors, $18), in advance at PennySeats.org and (if available) at the door. 926–5346.

Apr. 29 & 30. Corey Douglas Smith directs community members in the world premiere of U-M Brehm Prize-winning NYC-based composer Karl Ronneburg’s “abstract chamber-rock opera” in four acts, with music and text by Grey Grant and Ronneburg. The work explores “how to be a person” and the concept of irreversible change represented by “the precipice.” Stars Karl Ronneburg and Grey Grant. Daniel Johnson conducts a band that includes clarinetist Eric Schweizer, pianist Melissa Coppola, percussionist Chris Sies, bassist Ben Willis, with Alison Prost, Jeremy Esquer, Taylor Tookes, and Julia Knowles on violin, cello, and electric guitar. 8 p.m. (Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Riverside Arts Center, 76 N. Huron, Ypsilanti. Tickets $10–$60 (pay what you want) in advance at bit.ly/5thwallprecipice or at the door. fifthwallperformingarts.com. FifthWallPerformingArts@gmail.com.

Apr. 15, 22, & 29. Performances by the company’s improv troupes. Preceded at 6 p.m. by short-form improv games (pay what you can) open to audience members. 8 p.m., Ann Arbor Civic Theatre (A2CT) Studio, 322 W. Ann Street. $15 at the door only. 846-2492, civicimprov.org.

Apr. 27–29. A veteran of the national comedy circuit, this energetic Detroit native is known for his celebrity impressions. Preceded by 2 opening acts TBA. Alcohol is served. Thursday’s performance is a fundraiser for the Jewish Community Center of Ann Arbor. 7:15 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.) & 9:45 p.m. (Sat.), 212 S. Fourth Ave. $18 (Thurs., $36) reserved seating in advance at etix.com before 6 p.m. the night of the show; $20 (Thurs., $36) general admission at the door. 996–9080.