Mystic Pizza

Mystic Pizza at Fox Theatre - Detroit

The songs you grew up with can bring back an entire chapter of your life in seconds. Mystic Pizza uses that power to tell a story about three young women finding their way through love, friendship and big decisions. Kat, Daisy and Jojo work at a Connecticut pizza shop, but their real work is figuring out who they want to become. The stage adaptation of the 1988 film lets familiar pop hits become part of that journey.

Music can illuminate the interior life of a character in ways dialogue alone never will. Mystic Pizza, the stage musical adapted from the 1988 film, uses pop hits including Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Hold On and Manic Monday to trace the hopes and heartbreaks of three young women working at a Connecticut pizza restaurant. Sandy Rustin's book and Jennifer Werner's direction and choreography give each song a narrative pulse, turning familiar radio staples into the soundtrack of Kat, Daisy and Jojo's search for love, friendship and self-identity. The familiar pop titles offer another route into the coming-of-age story.

Saturday, January 23 at 7:30 PM brings the musical to Detroit's Fox Theatre. Songs including Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Hold On and Manic Monday give the evening a recognizable soundtrack, while Sandy Rustin's book and Jennifer Werner's direction and choreography put the friendships at the center. Bring a partner for a nostalgic date night or a friend who remembers those songs as vividly as you do. Explore tickets and spend Saturday celebrating the messy, funny business of growing up.