In the spotlight

LISTEN TO THE WHOLE EPISODE ON WEMU “Jurassic World: Rebirth” — NOW PLAYING AT THE MULTIPLEX A team of skilled operatives to the most dangerous place on Earth, an island research facility for the original Jurassic Park. Their mission is to secure genetic material from dinosaurs whose DNA can provide life-saving benefits to mankind. From director Gareth […]

Art House Theater Day (AHTD) is an annual program of AHC that brings audiences together to celebrate all that art house theaters – and independent film – contribute to our cultural landscape: ambitious and innovative art that provokes, challenges, entertains, and inspires. 2025 marks the sixth Art House Theater Day, which launched in 2016 in […]

Cinetopia 2025 Brings Locally-Made Films & Global Festival Favorites to Ann Arbor Forget your streaming apps—this May, the only way to see some of the world’s most exciting new films is to grab a seat at Cinetopia. Running May 15–18 in downtown Ann Arbor, Cinetopia 2025 features an exclusive lineup of festival-circuit gems and locally-created works that can’t […]

Michigan Theater will kick off the New Year celebrating four arts exemplars; Sun., Jan. 5th, at 4:00 pm  97TH Anniversary: Michigan Theater, Chaplin’s “The Circus” / Bon Voyage: Russ Collins and Deb Polich ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN – January 2025, marks the 97th anniversary of the Michigan Theater and Charlie Chaplin’s Academy Award-Winning cinema classic “The […]

Molly Rowan-Deckart Brings her Arts and Cinema Passion to Ann Arbor. She is the first female CEO of the Michigan Theater in nearly 100 years. Ann Arbor, MI, November 1, 2024 – The Michigan and State Theaters will welcome a new leader in the New Year. The governing Board of this community-based, mission driven non-profit […]

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN – Sasha Velour, a world-renowned drag performer, will serve up 90 minutes of dramatic, thought-provoking, and earth-shaking reveals in The Big Reveal Live Show! The performance will take place on January 17 at 8 pm at the Michigan Theater’s historic Main Auditorium. Ticket prices range from $27-$92. Upgrades for $50 per person are available for […]

Collins Concludes a 4+ decade tenure as Executive Director/CEO at the end of 2024 Ann Arbor, MI, July 29, 2024 – Russell B. Collins, long-time Executive Director of the Michigan Theater Foundation (now known as Marquee Arts), will retire in December 2024. Since 1982, he has led the theater from its origins as a fledgling […]

Our new name, Marquee Arts, is one of several company names which over decades have been connected to the Michigan and State Theater’s management organization…

In the realm of cultural institutions, few names resonate as profoundly in Ann Arbor as the State and Michigan Theaters. For decades, our theaters have served as beacons of artistic expression…