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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

Central Park Players

Central Park Place- 421 Columbus Ave., Grand Haven

July 2025

  • 17th-19th – Jungle Book Kids, nightly at 7:30pm & Saturday at 1:30pm
  • 24th-26th – Beetlejuice Jr., nightly at 7:30pm & Saturday at 1:30pm

 

October 2025

  • 17th-18th AND 24th-26th – I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, 7:30pm on all days but October 25th at 1:30pm

 

December 2025

  • 12th-13th AND 19th-21st – Let Nothing You Dismay, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm

 

February 2025

  • 27th-28th AND March 6th-8th – Marjorie Prime, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm

 

March 2025

  • 6th-8th – Marjorie Prime, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm

 

April 2025

  • 24th-25th AND May 1st-3rd – She Kills Monsters, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm

 

May 2025

  • 1st-3rd – She Kills Monsters, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm
More About the Central Park Players

City Opera House

106 E. Front St., Traverse City

July 2025

  • 17th – Landsharks: The Ultimate Jimmy Buffett Tribute, 7:30pm
  • 19th – Bar Time Stories Summer Comedy Tour, 7:30pm
  • 28th – The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, 7pm

 

August 2025

  • 1st – Silver Springs: A Fleetwood Mac Experience, 7:30pm
  • 14th-15th – Comedian Henry Cho: The Empty Nest Tour, 8pm
  • 28th – The Ultimate Chicago Tribute Night featuring Chicago Transit, 7:30pm
More Traverse City Opera House Info

Frauenthal Center

Performances take place on the Frauenthal Theatre Stage- 425 W. Western Ave. #401, Muskegon, unless otherwise noted.

October 2025

  • 1st – World Ballet Company presents The Great Gatsby Ballet, 7pm
  • 7th – La Jolla Agency presents Beatles vs Stones—A Musical Showdown, 7:30pm

 

November 2025

  • 15th – Grand Kyiv Ballet Presents – Snow Queen, 7pm
  • 21st – Pace Live Presents – A Celtic Christmas by A Taste of Ireland, 7:30pm

 

February 2026

  • 6th – CVH Entertainment Presents Turn to Stone: A Tribute to ELO, 7:30pm
More About Frauenthal Center

Hart Community Performing Arts Series

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

August 2025

  • 1st-3rd – Anne of Green Gables, Friday & Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 2pm
More Hart Community Performing Arts Series Info

Ludington Area Center for the Arts (LACA)

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

Wednesdays: June 18th-September 3rd, 2025

  • LACA Summer Concert Series at Waterfront Park- 300 W. William St., Ludington, 7-9pm

 

July 2025

  • 17th-20th – The Stage Left Theatre Company presents Firebringer, Thursday-Saturday at 7pm and Saturday/Sunday at 2pm
More About the Ludington Area Center for the Arts

Manistee Community Music

July 2025

  • 16th – Blockbusters at the Beach: Performance by the Manistee Community Band and Festival Chorus at First Street Beach Lions Pavilion- 100 S. Lakeshore Dr., Manistee, 7:30pm

 

August 2025

  • 18th – The Mozart Requiem performance by the Manistee Community Music Festival Chorus at the Manistee First Congregational Church- 412 4th St., Manistee, 7:30pm

 

September 2025

  • 17th – Performance by Manistee Community Band at the Manistee High School Auditorium- 525 12th St., Manistee, 7:30pm
Find More Information on the Manistee Community Music

Old Towne Playhouse

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

July 2025

  • 18th – Pan!, 6pm
  • 18th-19th – Pirates of Penzance Jr.; Friday at 1pm & 7pm, Saturday at 2pm & 7pm
  • 25th-26th – Beetlejuice Jr., Friday at 7pm & Saturday at 2pm and 7pm

 

August 2025

  • 1st-2nd – Studio Factory Double Feature, Friday at 7pm & Saturday at 2pm and 7pm
  • 9th, 16th, & 23rd – Frozen Kids, 2pm & 5pm
  • 21st-23rd – Prince of Egypt, Thursday & Friday at 7pm and Sunday at 2pm

 

December 2025

  • 5th-7th, 11th-14th, & 18th-20th – Matilda: The Musical; Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2pm

 

January 2026

  • 16th-18th & 22nd-24th – The Hobbit; Thursdays-Saturdays at 7pm and Saturdays & Sundays at 2pm
  • 30th-31st AND February 1st, 6th, & 7th – Whose Life is it Anyway, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm

 

Feburary 2026

  • 1st, 6th, & 7th – Whose Life is it Anyway, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm
  • 13th-15th & 19th-21st – Misery, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm & Sunday at 2pm

 

March 2026

  • 13th-15th – Paint Night, Friday-Saturday at 7:30pm & Sunday at 2pm
  • 26th-28th – The Giver, 7pm

 

April 2026

  • 17th-19th, 24th-26th, AND April 30th-May 2nd – The Drowsy Chaperone; See website for show times

 

May 2026

  • 1st-2nd – The Drowsy Chaperone; See website for show times
  • 15th-17th & 21st-23rd – Four Old Broads, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm & Sundays at 2pm

 

June 2026

  • 5th-7th & 11th-13th – Once Upon a Mattress, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7pm & Saturdays-Sunday at 2pm
Find More Information on Events at Old Town Playhouse

Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee

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

July 2025

  • 18th – Mississippi Heat, 7pm
  • 25th – Bar Time Stories Summer Comedy Tour, 7:30pm

 

August 2025

  • 22nd – Outlaw Apostles, 7:30pm 
More About the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts

Stage Left Theatre Company

July 2025

  • 17th-20th – Firebringer at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts- 107 S. Harrison St., Ludington; Thursday-Saturday at 7pm and Saturday/Sunday at 2pm
More Events by the Stage Left Theatre Company

The Playhouse at White Lake

304 S. Mears Ave., Whitehall

July 2025

  • 20th – White Lake Music Society presents Peter & the Wolf and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, 1:45pm
  • 25th-27th & August 1st-3rd – Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm and Saturdays & Sundays at 3pm

 

August 2025

  • 1st-3rd – Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm and Saturdays & Sundays at 3pm
  • 8th-9th – Brandon Ogborn: A Cry for Help (comedy show), 7:30pm
  • 15th-17th & 22nd-24th – Noises Off, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm and Saturdays & Sundays at 3pm
More About the The Play House at White Lake

Traverse City Symphony Orchestra

July 2025

  • 21st – John Williams Movie Magic at the Civic Center Amphitheater- 1213 W. Civic Center Dr., Traverse City, 7pm
  • 28th – Beethoven 7 & Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto at the Civic Center Amphitheater, 7pm
More Traverse City Symphony Orchestra Event Info

West Michigan Symphony

Events are held at the Frauenthal Center- 425 West Western Ave., Muskegon or The Block- 360 W. Western Ave., 2nd floor, Muskegon

September 2025

  • 26th – Alvin Waddles Trio – Detroit Jazz Tradition at The Block, 7:30pm

 

October 2025

  • 3rd – The Music of ABBA with Direct from Sweden at the Frauenthal Center, 7:30pm
  • 17th – Alvin Waddles Trio – Detroit Jazz Tradition at The Block, 7:30pm
  • 24th – Dmitri Matheny Quintet – Jazz from the Silver Screen at The Block, 7:30pm

 

November 2025

  • 14th – Orchestra’s Greatest Hits Audience Choice Concert at the Frauenthal Center, 7:30pm
  • 15th – Charlie Albright – Classical Piano at The Block, 7:30pm

 

December 2025

  • 13th – Paul Keller Quintet – A Jazzy Christmas at The Block, 7:30pm
  • 19th – Home for the Holidays Around the World at the Frauenthal Center, 7:30pm

 

January 2026

  • 30th – Superheroes at the Symphony at the Frauenthal Center, 7:30pm

 

February 2026

  • 7th – Jordan VanHemert Quartet – Jazz Saxophone at The Block, 7:30pm
  • 13th – Robert Johnson & Friends – Baroque Chamber at The Block, 7:30pm
  • 27th – Gershwin’s Piano Concerto at the Frauenthal Center, 7:30pm
  • 28th – Michelle Cann – Classical Piano at The Block, 7:30pm

 

March 2026

  • 13th – House of Hamill – Celtic Fusion at The Block, 7:30pm
  • 20th – Fiesta Sinfónica at the Frauenthal Center, 7:30pm
  • 21st – Camille Zamora – Love in Song at The Block, 7:30pm

 

April 2026

  • 17th – Guitar Romance at the Frauenthal Center, 7:30pm
  • 18th – Varo String Quartet – Classical Chamber at The Block, 7:30pm

 

May 2026

  • 8th – All-Star Finale at the Frauenthal Center, 7:30pm
More About West Michigan Symphony Events

West Shore Community College Performing Arts Series

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

September 2025

  • 20th – Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo, 7:30pm

 

October 2025

  • 17th-19th, 24th-26th, AND November 1st-2nd – Into the Woods, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm and Saturday the 25th & Sundays at 2pm

 

November 2025

  • 1st-2nd – Into the Woods, Saturday at 2pm & 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm
  • 22nd – The Philharmonic, 7:30pm

 

December 2025

  • 6th-7th – A WSCC Holiday Rock Spectacular IV, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm and Sunday at 2pm & 6pm
  • 8th – WSCC Wind Symphony & Drum Line at the Manistee High School Auditorium- 525 Twelfth St., Manistee; 7:30pm
  • 16th – WSCC Concert Choir, 7:30pm
  • 18th – WSCC Jazz Ensemble I & II, 7:30pm

 

February 2025

  • 28th AND March 1st & 6th-8th – The Crucible, Saturdays at 7:30pm & Sundays at 2pm

 

March 2025

  • 1st & 6th-8th – The Crucible, Saturdays at 7:30pm & Sundays at 2pm
  • 21st – J2B2 (John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band), 7:30pm

 

April 2025

  • 6th – WSCC Wind Symphony & Drum Line at the Manistee High School Auditorium- 525 Twelfth St., Manistee; 7:30pm
  • 14th – WSCC Concert Choir, 7:30pm
  • 16th – WSCC Jazz Ensemble I & II, 7:30pm
More About West Shore Community College Performing Arts Events

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