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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

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

September 2024

  • 21st – Still Within the Sound of My Voice: Elizabeth Ward Land, 7:30pm
  • 27th – Up North Pride Comedy Night, 8pm

 

October 2024

  • 5th – Jenene Caramielo: Gilded, 8pm
  • 11th – Tony Danza: Standards & Stories, 7pm
  • 22nd – Candlelight: Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons & More, 6:15pm
  • 22nd – Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics, 8:45pm
  • 26th – The Pirates of Penzance in One Act, 7:30pm

 

November 2024

  • 2nd – The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, 8pm
  • 8th – Interlochen In Town: Jazz, 7pm
  • 15th – Buckets & Boards, 7:30pm
  • 16th – The Insiders: Tom Petty Wildflowers, 7:30pm

 

December 2024

  • 8th – Good Lovelies, 7pm
  • 12th – Candlelight: Holiday Special Featuring “The Nutcracker” & More, 6:15pm
  • 12th – Candlelight: A Tribute to Taylor Swift, 8:45pm
  • 14th – All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, 7pm

 

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
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
  • 26th-28th AND October 1st-2nd – Manhattan Short Film Festival; 7pm on the 26th, 1pm on the 27th & October 1st, the 28th at 11:30am, and the 2nd at 4:30pm 

October 2024

  • 11th – Michigan State University’s BeBop Spartans. 7:30pm
  • 12th – Musical performance by Brass Queens, 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)
Find More Information on Events at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts

Manistee Community Band

Stay tuned for upcoming performances by the Manistee Community Band!

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Muskegon Civic Theatre

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

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)

September 2024

  • 20th-22nd AND 26th-29th (AND October 4th-6th & 11th-12th) – Waitress, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays (AND October 12th) at 2pm

 

October 2024

  • 4th-6th & 11th-12th – Waitress, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays (AND October 12th) at 2pm

 

November 2024

  • 8th-10th, 14th-17th, & 22nd-23rd – Lend Me a Soprano, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays (AND November 23rd) at 2pm

 

December 2024 

  • 13th-15th – Holiday Cabaret; Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 2pm AND 6pm, & Sunday at 2pm

 

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
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

September 2024

  • 18th – Tango YES!—Music of Argentine composer Luis Jorge González, 7:30pm
  • 27th – Pianist Hyemin Kim, 7:30pm

 

October 2024

  • 5th – The Met Opera Live in HD presents Grounded (Tesori/Brant), 1pm
  • 19th – The Met Opera Live in HD presents Les Contes D’Hoffmann, 1pm
  • 19th – Ben Traverse & Nick Veine, 7:30pm

 

November 2024

  • 8th – Thornetta Davis, 7:30pm
  • 23rd – The Met Opera Live in HD presents Tosca (Puccini), 1pm

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
Find More Information on Events at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts

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

September 2024

  • 24th – Bands for the Brave Benefit for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 5:30-9:30pm
  • 28th – Dixon’s Violin, 8pm

 

October 2024

  • 4th – Edye & Mike Evans, 7:30pm
  • 5th-6th – A Hobbit’s Tale: There & Back Again, Saturday at 6pm & Sunday at 2pm

 

November 2024

  • 2nd – An Evening with the Legendary Peter Yarrow, 7:30pm
  • 9th – The Playhouse Family Fun Performance Series: Circus POP! The Giant Bubble Show, 6:30pm
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
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