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Nutcracker and Holiday Stage Shows in Southeast Michigan

Celebrate the 2012 holiday season with the kids and the family at one of these performances in Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties

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From the classic Nutcracker ballet and holiday concerts to stage adaptations of your favorite Christmas movies, the metro Detroit and Ann Arbor areas offer tons of opportunities to catch live performances all season long. Metro Parent has your roundup of holiday shows throughout southeast Michigan!

A Night to Remember at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center

Nov. 2, 2012

  • Address: 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Tickets: $22-$32
  • Phone: 800-993-7464

Concert Ministries, Inc. – the 250-person choir – mixes music, special effects and lighting for this annual holiday production, which is now in its 40th year.

A Christmas Carol at Meadow Brook Theatre

Nov. 16-Dec. 23, 2012

  • Address: 207 Wilson Hall, Oakland University, Rochester
  • Times: 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 6:30 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays
  • Tickets: $24-$39
  • Phone: 248-377-3300

Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge learns a lesson from Christmas ghosts that has him mending his ways.

The Nutcracker, BalletMet Columbus at Detroit Opera House

Nov. 23-25, 2012

  • Address: 1526 Broadway St., Detroit
  • Times: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday
  • Tickets: $25-$65, add $10/lunch (weekend only)
  • Phone: 313-237-7464

From the dazzling choreography to the beautiful music – this annual holiday production is sure to delight theatergoers of all ages. Catch the BalletMet Columbus production of this show – live in the D.

Channel 955's Jingle Ball at Fox Theatre

Nov. 24, 2012

  • Address: 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Tickets: $29.50-$75
  • Phone: 800-745-3000

For teens and parents. If you love this local radio station, you're sure to enjoy this live show, which welcomes special guest Flo Rida.

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