Metro area theater companies are not wasting time getting 2026 in gear. Check out these productions hitting the boards this week …
• The music of Elvis Presley in the plays of William Shakespeare comes together in the just-opened “All Shook Up,” a stage comedy running through Feb. 1 at Meadow Brook Theatre. The show, written by Joe DiPietro, premiered on Broadway in 2005 and has since played around the world. At Wilson Hall, 378 Meadow Brook Road on the campus of Oakland University, Rochester Hills. 248-377-3300 or mbtheatre.com.
• The Birmingham Village Players opens its production of “Once Upon a Mattress” — the long-running stage musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea” — starting Friday, Jan. 9 and running through Jan. 25. Southfield’s Valencia Morgan stars as Princess Winifred, while Oak Park’s Jay Kaplan directs. The playhouse is located at 34660 Woodward Ave., Birmingham. 248-644-2075 or birminghamvillageplayers.com.
• The Detroit Repertory Theatre opens the late August Wilson’s 1987 play “The Piano Lesson,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning fourth entry in his celebrated “Pittsburgh Cycle,” on Friday, Jan. 9, running through March 15. 31103 Woodrow Wilson St., Detroit. 313-868-1347 or detroitreptheatre.com.
• The Macomb Center hosts three productions of “Annie” — at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11. 44575 Garfield Road, Clinton Township. 586-286-2222 or macombcenter.com.
