m. m. Both are correct.
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AnonymousThe play starts / will start at 7:oo pm.The play starts at 7:00 pm. This states the appointed time.
AvangiThis is a prediction.Not necessarily. It may very well have the same meaning as the first. In fact, I imagine it normally would.