Mystic Pizza

Mystic Pizza at Fox Theatre - Detroit

Sometimes the best way to spend a Saturday afternoon is with a story about friends who don't have everything figured out. Mystic Pizza follows Kat, Daisy and Jojo as they navigate love, loyalty and growing up while working at a Connecticut pizza restaurant. Their hopes pull them in different directions, but the friendship holding them together gives the musical its heart. It's easy to recognize a little of yourself in at least one of them.

Mystic Pizza knows that the hardest fights happen inside the people we care about most. Sandy Rustin's stage adaptation follows three young women—Kat, Daisy and Jojo—whose shifts at a Connecticut pizza parlor become the backdrop for deeper collisions: between the futures they dream about and the people who need them now, between the courage to leave and the pull to stay. Every choice carries weight, and the musical doesn't soft-pedal the cost of growing up when loyalty and ambition refuse to align.

At 1:30 PM on January 23, Detroit's Fox Theatre presents the stage adaptation of the beloved 1988 film. Pop favorites including Hold On, Manic Monday and Hit Me With Your Best Shot bring a soundtrack many people already love, while the live performances give those songs a new context. Take the friend who has seen you through your own messy decisions. Browse seats for the matinee and make an afternoon of music, laughter and remembering what friendship can carry you through.