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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

LACA
Instrumental Music & Sound

Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra

August 2024

  • 18th – Passionate Piano wsg Hyemin Kim, Piano at Corson Auditorium- 4000 M-137, Interlochen; 4pm

 

October 2024

  • 6th – Bohemian Rhapsody wsg Patrick Owen, Piano at Benzie Central High School Auditorium- 9222 Homestead Rd., Benzonia; Time TBA
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Central Park Players

Central Park Place- 421 Columbus Ave., Grand Haven

October 2024

  • 4th-5th AND 11th-12th – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 7:30pm with 1:30 matinee on 10/12

 

December 2024 

  • 6th-7th AND 13th-14th – Miracle on 34th Street, 7:30pm with 1:30 matinee on 12/14

 

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
Find More Information on Events by the Central Park Players

City Opera House

106 E. Front St., Traverse City

August 2024

  • 8th – Hail! Hail! The Gang’s All Here! Variety Show, 7pm
Find More Information on Events by the Traverse City Opera  House

Hart Community Performing Arts Series

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

October 2024

  • 4th – Seraph Brass Quintet, 7:30pm

 

November 2024

  • 1st – Xavier Davis, 7:30pm

 

December 2024

  • 7th – Creole Du Nord, 7:30pm

 

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
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Ludington Area Center for the Arts (LACA)

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

September 2024

  • 14th – Musical performance by Dixon’s Violin, 7pm

 

October 2024

  • 12th – Musical performance by Brass Queens, 7:30pm
Find More Information on Events at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts

Manistee Community Band

August 2024

  • 7th – Classics on the Coast in the Lions Pavilion on 1st Street Beach, 7pm (Rain Location: Manistee United Methodist Church- 387 1st St., Manistee)
Find More Information on the Manistee Community Band

Muskegon Civic Theatre

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

September 2024

  • 7th-8th – Beauty & the Beast, Jr., Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm

 

October 2024

  • 11th-26th – Epic Proportions in the Beardsley Theater with Frauenthal Center- 425 W. Western Ave. #200, Muskegon; Times TBA

 

November 2024

  • 15th-December 1st – A Christmas Carol at the Beardsley Theatre, Times TBA

December 2024

  • November 15th-December 1st – A Christmas Carol at the Beardsley Theatre, Times TBA

 

January 2025

  • 10th-28th – Silent Sky, Times TBA

 

February 2025

  • 7th-22nd – Godspell at the Black Box Theatre with Frauenthal Center, Times TBA

 

May 2025

  • 1st-4th – Guys & Dolls, Times TBA
Find More Information on the Muskegon Civic Theatre

Old Towne Playhouse

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

July 2024

  • 26th-27th – Ride the Cyclone Highschool Edition, Friday at 6pm and Saturday at 2pm & 6pm

 

August 2024

  • 2nd-3rd – Classic Stories Double Feature, Friday at 6pm and Saturday at 2pm & 6pm
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 2024

  • 26th-28th & August 2nd-4th – Dying for Theatre, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Sundays at 2pm

 

August 2024

  • 2nd-4th – Dying for Theatre, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Sundays at 2pm
  • 13th – Musical performance by Quintago, 7:30pm
  • 16th – Back to Bacharach: An Evening with Karen Curlee & Mark Stewart, 7:30pm
  • 23rd – Landsharks Band: Jimmy Buffet Tribute Band, 7:30pm

 

September 2024

  • 27th – Pianist Hyemin Kim, 7:30pm
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Stage Left Theatre Company

November 15th-17th & 22nd-24th, 2024

  • Murder at the Moon at The Blu Moon Bistro- 125. S. James St., Ludington
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The Playhouse at White Lake

304 S. Mears Ave., Whitehall

July 2024

  • 19th-21st AND 26th-28th – Nunsense; Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays and July 27th at 2pm

 

August 2024

  • 3rd – An Evening with the Legendary Peter Yarrow with Mustard’s Retreat
  • 9th-11th – The Foursome, Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm & Saturday and Sunday at 2pm
  • 16th-18th – Til Beth Do Us Part, Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm & Saturday and Sunday at 2pm
Find More Information on Events by the The Play House at White Lake

Traverse City Symphony Orchestra

September 2024

  • 15th – Trumpets Through Time at Corson Auditorium- 4000 M-137, Interlochen; 3pm
  • 29th – Rossini & Mozart Overtures at Lars Hockstad Auditorium- 301 Seventh St., Traverse City; 3pm

 

October 2024

  • 12th-13th – Pianist Kevin Rhodes at Traverse City Philharmonic Center- 300 E. Front St., #230, Traverse City; Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm
  • 20th – Musical performance of Lyricism Made Manifest at Corson Auditorium- 4000 M-137, Interlochen; 3pm

 

November 2024

  • 9th-10th – MSU Faculty All Stars at Traverse City Philharmonic Center- 300 E. Front St., #230, Traverse City; Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm

 

December 2024

  • 21st-22nd – Musical performance of Home for the Holidays at Corson Auditorium- 4000 M-137, Interlochen; Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm

 

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
Find More Information on Events by the the Traverse City Symphony Orchestra

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)

October 2024

  • 11th – BeBop Spartans at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts- 107 S. Harrison St., Ludington, 7:30pm
  • 24th-27th, November 1st-3rd AND 8th-1oth – Beauty & the Beast: The Broadway Musical, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm AND Saturdays-Sundays at 2pm

 

November 2024

  • 1st-3rd AND 8th-1oth – Beauty & the Beast: The Broadway Musical, Fridays-Saturdays at 7:30pm AND Saturdays-Sundays at 2pm
  • 23rd – The Petersens at Peterson Auditorium- 508 N. Washington Ave., Ludington, 7:30pm

 

December 2024

  • 9th – WSCC Wind Symphony & Drumline at Manistee High School- 525 12th St., Manistee, 7:30pm
  • 10th – WSCC Concert Choir, 7:30pm
  • 19th – WSCC Jazz Ensemble I & II, 7:30pm

 

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
Find More Information on West Shore Community College Performing Arts Events

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