Tickets ($25) are on sale now and can be purchased online at OlympiaEntertainment.com, the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge), at all Ticketmaster locations, Ticketmaster.com and at the City Theatre box office, located inside Hockeytown Cafe. To charge tickets by phone, call 1-800-745-3000. Groups of 8 or more receive a discount on select seats by calling 313-4713099. Fans also have the opportunity to purchase tickets for both Ernie and Mitch Albom’s Hockey The Musical at once and save 25 percent off each ticket by calling 313-471-3099.
Ernie’s seventh anniversary season will again feature the doubleheader experience with convenient showtimes to provide fans the ability to watch the play and catch a Tigers game in the same day. To take advantage of the “doubleheader”, patrons must present their Ernie show ticket stub at the Comerica Park Box Office. Fans can receive $5 savings on select seating and at select regular season home games. Game tickets will only be available for pick-up at the Comerica Park Box Office.
The show welcomes back local favorite TJ Corbett in his role as ‘The Boy’ along with veteran stage actor Peter Carey in the lead role of ‘Ernie’. Carey's uncanny portrayal of Harwell, the broadcasting legend, was hailed during his leading role during the play’s 2014 through 2016 seasons and as an understudy from 2011 through 2013.
Ernie is set on Harwell’s last night at Comerica Park in September of 2009, prior to his moving thank you speech to his adopted and beloved city of Detroit. Just before he walks onto the grassy field, he encounters an unusual boy who is eager to know all about him, coaxing Harwell into giving one final broadcast – the “broadcast of his life”.
The play features classic footage from historic baseball moments, supplied courtesy of Major League Baseball, and boasts many unmistakable Harwell calls. Tigers fans will get a glimpse of the time that Ernie met the Great Bambino and Ty Cobb. They’ll witness how he “recreated” games in his early days, and what was behind his broadcasts of the Tigers’ 1968 and 1984 World Series.
Performance schedule:
Thursday, June 8 8 p.m.
Friday, June 9 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 10 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 10 2 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 14 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Thursday, June 15 5:30 p.m.
Friday, June 16 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 17 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 18 5 p.m.
Wednesday, June 21 2 p.m.
Thursday, June 22 8 p.m.
Friday, June 23 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 24 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 25 2 p.m. & 5:30 p.m
Click here to win our 4-pack of tickets to the performance on Thursday, June 8th at 8 p.m.
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