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Performances in West Michigan

Everyone enjoys a good play or concert, and our communities along Lake Michigan are blessed with talented actors and musicians that entertain us throughout the year. Center Stage Theater at West Shore Community College is the venue for many interesting plays and performances, plus they have their very own wind symphony, jazz band, and concert choir. The Historic Ramsdell Theatre at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, in downtown Manistee and the Ludington Area Center for the Arts in downtown Ludington, offer a variety of performances. The Stage Left Theatre Company offers a variety of shows at different venues each year. And this is just to name a few of the venues West Michigan has to offer.

Performance Locations

Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra

Stay tuned for information on upcoming performances by the Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra!

Central Park Players

Central Park Place- 421 Columbus Ave., Grand Haven

March 2025 

  • 7th-8th AND 14th-15th – Talking With…, 7:30pm with 1:30 matinee on 3/15

 

May 2025

  • 9th-10th AND 16th-17th – Harvey, 7:30pm with 1:30 matinee on 5/17

City Opera House

106 E. Front St., Traverse City

February 2024

  • 2nd – Hollywood Revisited, 4pm
  • 6th – Interlochen in Town: Singer-Songwriter Showcase, 7pm

 

March 2024

  • 8th – Total Eclipse of the Harp, 7pm
  • 15th – The Moanin’ Frogs, 7pm

 

April 2024

  • 25th – Elton, Billy & Barry: They Write the Songs, 7pm

Hart Community Performing Arts Series

All performances are held at Hart Middle School Auditorium- 308 Johnson St., Hart 

January 2025

  • 19th – Horszowski Trio, 3pm

 

February 2025

  • 16th – Annie & Rod Capps Quartet, 3pm

 

April 2025

  • 11th – Ehud Asherie Swing Quartet ft. Harry Allen & Jon Erik Kellso, 7:30pm

 

May 2025

  • 16th -Midtown Quartet, 7:30pm

Ludington Area Center for the Arts (LACA)

Events are held at LACA- 107 S. Harrison St., Ludington (unless otherwise noted)

January 2025

  • 31st – Full Cord, 7:30pm

 

April 2025

  • 11th-13th – 10-Minute Play Festival, Friday & Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm (Submissions being accepted until December 1st, 2024, submit a play at ludingtonartscenter.org)

Manistee Community Band

Stay tuned for upcoming performances by the Manistee Community Band!

Muskegon Civic Theatre

Frauenthal Theatre- 425 W. Western Ave. #401, Muskegon

January 2025

  • 10th-12th & 16th-19th – Silent Sky, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm & Sundays at 3pm

 

February 2025

  • 7th-9th, 13th-16th, & 20th-22nd – Godspell, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm & Sundays at 3pm

 

May 2025

  • 1st-4th – Guys & Dolls, Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm & Sunday at 3pm

Old Towne Playhouse

Performances take place at 148 E. Eighth St., Traverse City (unless otherwise noted)

January 2025

  • 17th-19th AND 23rd-25th – The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe; Thursdays-Fridays at 7pm, Saturdays at 2pm AND 7pm, Sunday at 2pm

 

February 2025

  • 21st-23rd, 27th-28th (AND March 1st-2nd, 7th-9th, & 14th-15th) – The Addams Family, Fridays-Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays (AND March 15th) at 2pm

 

April 2025

  • 17th-19th – The Man She Was, 7pm
  • 25th-27th (AND May 1st-4th, 9th-11th, & 16th-17th) – A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love & Murder, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays (AND May 17th) at 2pm

 

June 2025

  • 6th-8th AND 12th-14th – The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition; Thursdays-Fridays at 7pm, Saturdays at 2pm AND 7pm, Sunday at 2pm

Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee

Events are held at the Ramsdell Theatre- 101 Maple St., Manistee

January 2025

  • 25th – The Met Opera Live in HD presents Aida (Verdi), 12:30pm

 

March 2025

  • 15th – The Met Opera Live in HD presents Fidelio (Beethoven), 1pm

 

April 2025

  • 26th – The Met Opera Live in HD presents Le Nozze De Figaro (Mozart), 1pm

 

May 2025

  • 17th – The Met Opera Live in HD presents Salome (Strauss), 1pm
  • 31st – The Met Opera Live in HD presents Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (Rossini) , 1pm

Stage Left Theatre Company

Stay tuned for upcoming performances by the Stage Left Theatre Company!

The Playhouse at White Lake

304 S. Mears Ave., Whitehall

January 2025

  • 25th – Stage and Savor: January Sips & Soups Onstage, 4-7pm

 

February 2025

  • 22nd – Stage and Savor: February Sips & Sweets Onstage, 4-7pm

 

March 2025

  • 15th – Kennedy’s Kitchen: Irish Kitchen Music from the Home, the Hearth, and the Heart; 7:30pm
  • 22nd – Stage and Savor: March Brews & Bowls Onstage, 4-7pm

 

May 2025

  • 17th – Michigan Mandolin Orchestra, 7:30pm

Traverse City Symphony Orchestra

January 2025

  • 19th – Violin Virtuosity with Jeremy Cohen at Corson Auditorium- 4000 M-137, Interlochen; 3pm

 

February 2025

  • 16th – Swan Lake Ballet at Corson Auditorium- 4000 M-137, Interlochen; 3pm

 

March 2025

  • 16th – Three Amigos Visit Spain at Corson Auditorium- 4000 M-137, Interlochen; 3pm
  • 29th-30th – Rhodes & Stagnitta at Traverse City Philharmonic Center- 300 E. Front St., #230, Traverse City; Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm

 

April 2025

  • 13th – For the Love of Nature at Corson Auditorium- 4000 M-137, Interlochen; 3pm

 

May 2025

  • 11th – Jazz Cantatas at Lars Hockstad Auditorium- 301 Seventh St., Traverse City; 3pm

West Shore Community College Performing Arts Series

Events are held at the West Shore Community Center Stage Theatre- 3000 N. Stiles Rd., Scottville (unless otherwise noted)

February 2025

  • 27th-28th, March 1st-2nd AND 7th-9th – Steel Magnolias, Fridays-Saturdays at 7:30pm AND Sundays at 2pm

 

March 2025

  • 1st-2nd AND 7th-9th – Steel Magnolias, Fridays-Saturdays at 7:30pm AND Sunday at 2pm

 

April 2025

  • 7th – WSCC Wind Symphony & Drumline at Manistee High School- 525 12th St., Manistee, 7:30pm
  • 11th – Sierra Hull at the Ramsdell Theatre- 101 Maple St., Manistee, 7:30pm
  • 15th – WSCC Concert Choir, 7:30pm
  • 17th – WSCC Jazz Ensemble I & II, 7:30pm

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West Michigan Activities & Attractions

The Pentwater River

The Pentwater River provides opportunities to experience a paddle sport for the first time or take on a challenge for those more experienced.

North Country Trail

Created in 1980, this trail has 1,000 miles running through Michigan, which also runs through the Huron-Manistee National Forest.