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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

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

April 2026

  • 16th – Interlochen in Town: Jazz Showcase, 7pm
  • 16th-18th – Traverse City Comedy Fest, Times TBA
  • 24th – Some Like it Yacht: Tribute to the Soft Rock Hits of the ’70s & ’80s, 7pm

 

May 2026

  • 8th – Rat Pack Together Again, 7:30pm
  • 9th – A Tribute to Bob Seger, 7:30pm
  • 13th – The Moth Mainstage: American Dreams, 7:30pm

 

July 2026

  • 18th – Simply Queen. Simply Spectacular.

 

August 2026

  • 15th – The Worlds Greatest Tribute to The Traveling Wilburys, 7:30pm
  • 23rd – A Symphonic Celebration of Home, 4pm
 
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.

April 2026

  • 17th – Guitar Romance, 7:30pm
  • 18th – World Ballet Company: Cinderella, 7pm
  • 23rd-24th – North Muskegon Choirs Present: Time for Norse 2026, 7:30pm
  • April 30th-May 3rd – Anastasia: The Musical, Friday/Saturday at 7:30pm & Sunday at 3pm

 

May 2026

  • April 30th-May 3rd – Anastasia: The Musical, Friday/Saturday at 7:30pm & Sunday at 3pm
  • 8th – West Michigan Symphony All-Star Finale, 7:30pm
  • 15th – The Lights, Lasers, and Music of Pink Floyd Presented by Dark Side of the Moon, 7:30pm
  • 16th – 4 Shades of Elvis: The Ultimate Elvis Experience, 7:30pm
  • 25th – Mona Shores Bands: An American Salute

 

September 2026

  • 19th – Solitary Man: Neil Diamond Tribute, 8pm
  • 30th – World Ballet Company: Swan Lake with LIVE Orchestra, 7pm

 

October 2026

  • 9th – Here Come the Mummies! 7:30pm
More About Frauenthal Center

Hart Community Performing Arts Series

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

April 2026

  • 24th – Mr. B’s Piano Showcase, 7:30pm

 

May 2026

  • 15th – Authentic Unlimited, 7:30pm
More Hart Community Performing Arts Series Info

Interlochen Center for the Arts

April 2026

  • 15th – Piano Department Recital, 7:30pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 15th – Brass Concert, 7:30pm at Corson Auditorium
  • 16th – Jazz Event, 7pm at City Opera House
  • 16th – Guitar Studio and Ensemble Recital, 7:30pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 18th – Interlochen Brass & Percussion Festival Showcase Recital, 1:30pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 18th – Interlochen Brass & Percussion Festival Guest Artist Recital, 7:30pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 19th – Showcase Recital, 2pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 22nd – Singer-Songwriter: Underground Uprising, 7:30pm at Corson Auditorium
  • 23rd – Spring Wind Symphony: Basler Memorial Scholarship Benefit, 7:30pm at Corson Auditorium
  • 24th – Spring Orchestra: Friends of the Interlochen Public Library Benefit , 7:30pm at Corson Auditorium
  • 24th-26th – Love’s Labour’s Lost at Harvey Theatre, Friday/Saturday at 7:30pm & Sunday at 2pm  
  • 26th – Showcase Recital, 2pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 26th – Percussion Ensemble, 4pm at Music Center 1010
  • 30th – Chamber Singers and Voice Area: Songs of Our Time, 7:30pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 30th – Music Recital, 7:30pm at Music Center 1010

 

May 2026

  • 1st-3rd – Ghost Sonata at Phoenix Theatre, Friday/Saturday at 7:30pm & Sunday at 2pm 
  • 1st – Horn Studio Recital, 7:30pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 2nd – Interlochen Woodwind Festival Showcase Recital, 1:30 pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 6th – Enea: A Chamber Opera in Two Scenes, 7pm at Music Center 1008
  • 8th – Singer-Songwriter: Lo-Fi Live, 7:30pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 8th-10th – The Who’s Tommy at Corson Auditorium, Friday & Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm
  • 13th – Piano Department Recital, 7:30pm
  • 15th – Contemporary Music Showcase Recital, 7:30pm at Fine Arts Building
  • 20th – Brass Honors Recital, 3pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 20th – Guitar Recital, 4pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 20th – Composition Recital, 6pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 20th – Spring Dance Recital, 6pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 20th – Woodwinds Honors Recital, 7:30pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 20th – Singer-Songwriter Recital, 8pm at Kresge Auditorium
  • 21st – Jazz Combos: New Works by Interlochen Jazz Students, 10am at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 21st – Shakespeare Showcase, 10am at Harvey Theatre
  • 21st – Spring Dance Recital, 11am at Corson Auditorium
  • 21st – Harp Recital, 1pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 21st – Popular Music Ensemble, 1pm at Kresge Auditorium
  • 21st – Chamber Music Recital, 2pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 21st – Choir: All Together We Are Love, 3pm at Corson Auditorium
  • 21st – Orchestra, 7pm at Corson Auditorium
  • 21st – Wind Symphony, 8:15pm at Corson Auditorium
  • 22nd – Organ Recital, 9:30am at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 22nd – Percussion Ensemble, 9:30am at Music Center 1010
  • 22nd – Chamber Music Recital, 11am at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 22nd – Jazz Orchestra, 12:30pm at Corson Auditorium
  • 22nd – Voice Area Recital, 1pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
  • 22nd – Musical Theatre Showcase, 3pm at Corson Auditorium
  • 22nd – Piano Recital, 3pm at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall

 

June 2026

  • 19th – Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country & Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, 7:30pm at Corson Auditorium
  • 30th – A.J. Croce Presents CROCE PLAYS CROCE, 7pm at Corson Auditorium

 

July 2026

  • 10th – David Foster & Katharine McPhee: Premier Parking, 5:30 & 7:30pm at Kresge Auditorium
  • 23rd – Emmylou Harris & Graham Nash: Premier Parking, 5:30 & 7:30pm at Kresge Auditorium
  • 24th – Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit: Premier Parking, 5:30 & 7:30pm at Kresge Auditorium
  • 27th – BRIT FLOYD The Wall, The Moon and Beyond: Premier Parking, 5:30 & 7:30pm at Kresge Auditorium
  • 29th – Jefferson Starship – Runaway Again Tour: Premier Parking, 5 & 7pm at Kresge Auditorium

 

August 2026

  • 8th – Renée Fleming – Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene, 7:30pm at Kresge Auditorium
  • 11th – Stray Cats: Premier Parking, 5 & 7pm at Kresge Auditorium
  • 12th – THE “HAPPY TOGETHER” TOUR 2026: Premier Parking, 5:30 & 7:30pm at Kresge Auditorium
  • 13th – The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA, 5:30 & 7:30pm at Kresge Auditorium
  • 14th – Joe Bonamassa and Gov’t Mule: Premier Parking, 5:30 & 7:30pm at Kresge Auditorium
  • 30th – The Rock Orchestra: Arena of Fire, 5:30 & 7:30pm at Kresge Auditorium

 

July 2027

  • 8th – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, 7:30pm at Kresge Auditorium
  • 8th – 100th “Les Préludes”, 7:30pm at The Interlochen Bowl

 

July 2028

  • 1st – Centennial Celebration Orchestra, 7:30pm at Kresge Auditorium
More Interlochen Center for the Arts Info

Ludington Area Center for the Arts (LACA)

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

April 2026

  • 18th – Girls Rock, 6:30pm
  • 28th – Ludington Youth Chorus Spring Concert, 5:30pm

 

May 2026

  • 2nd – Brian Oberlin Album Release Concert, 7pm
  • 14th – Dixon’s Violin, 7pm
More About the Ludington Area Center for the Arts

Manistee Community Music

June 2026

  • 25th – Community Band & Festival Chorus presents Patriotic Pops, 7:30pm at the Lions Pavilion- First Street Beach

 

July 2026

  • 23rd – Community Festival Chorus presents Choir in the Cathedral, 7pm at First Congregational Church- 412 4th St., Manistee
  • 30th – Community Band presents Community Band Classics, 7pm at MMHS Auditorium- 525 Twelfth St., Manistee
Find More Information on the Manistee Community Music

Old Towne Playhouse

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

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

April 2026

  • 25th- Crowns & Capes, 1pm

 

May 2026

  • 2nd – MET Opera Live in HD: Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky, 12pm
  • 29th – The Mad Angler Trio, 7:30pm
  • 30th – MET Opera Live in HD: El Último Sueno de Frida Y Diego by Gabriela Lena Frank & Libretto by Nilo Cruz, 12pm

 

June 2026

  • 5th – The Spectral Silhouette Radio Show, 7:30pm
  • 26th – The Glenn Miller Orchestra, 7:30pm

 

July 2026

  • 2nd – Kanin Wren: The Taylor Swift Experience, 7:30pm
  • 10th – Outlaw Apostles, 7:30pm
  • 17th – Some Like It Yacht, 7:30pm

 

August 2026

  • 14th – Greggie & the Jets, 7:30pm
More About the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts

Stage Left Theatre Company

April 2026

  • 25th – Shakespeare’s Birthday Party & Fundraiser at KRAVE Frozen Yogurt & Drink Shoppe- 103 E. Ludington Ave., Ludington; 1-3pm

 

October 2026

  • 9th-11th & 16th-17th – Murder at the Moon 3
More Events by the Stage Left Theatre Company

The Playhouse at White Lake

304 S. Mears Ave., Whitehall

April 2026

  • 17th-18th – Brandon Ogborn’s Cry for Help:
    Life and Death as a Stay-At-Home Dad, 7:30pm
  • 24th – Peter Antoniou—Psychic Comedian, 7:30pm

 

June 2026

  • 12th – Helen Welch: Carpenters… The Songs, The Stories; 7:30pm
  • 13th – Helen Welch: First Ladies of Song
  • 26th – Shivaree, 7:30pm
  • 27th – A Year with Frog and Toad, 3pm

 

July 2026

  • 10th-12th & 17th-18th – The Odd Couple Female Version, Fridays/Saturdays at 7:30pm & Saturdays/Sundays at 3pm
  • 19th – White Lake Music Society presents The Story of Babar the Elephant & Paddington Bear’s First Concert, 3pm
  • July 24th-26th & August 1st-2nd – HERStory of Animation: A Musical Celebration, Fridays/Saturdays at 7:30pm & Saturdays/Sundays at 3pm

 

August 2026

  • July 24th-26th & August 1st-2nd – HERStory of Animation: A Musical Celebration, Fridays/Saturdays at 7:30pm & Saturdays/Sundays at 3pm
  • August 7th-9th & 14th-16th – Always … Patsy Cline, Fridays/Saturdays at 7:30pm & Saturdays/Sundays at 3pm
More About the The Playhouse at White Lake

Traverse City Dance Project

Events are held at the Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center- 1410 College Dr., Traverse City

Stay tuned for upcoming performances by the Traverse City Dance Project!

More Traverse City Dance Project Event Info

Traverse City Symphony Orchestra

Events are held at the Traverse City Philharmonic Center- 1724 S. Garfield Ave., Traverse City, unless otherwise noted

April 2026

  • 25th-26th – Tina & Kevin, Saturday from 7:30-9:30pm & Sunday from 3-5pm

 

May 2026

  • 8th – Kevin Rhodes Plays it Forward, 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

April 2026

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

 

May 2026

  • 1st – Stéphane Wrembel Trio- Gypsy Jazz at The Block, 7:30pm
  • 8th – All-Star Finale at the Frauenthal Center, 7:30pm

 

October 2026

  • 2nd – Music of The Beach Boys with Endless Summer, 7:30pm at the Frauenthal Center

 

November 2026

  • 13th – Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, 7:30pm at the Frauenthal Center

 

December 2026

  • 18th – Home for the Holidays, 7:30pm at the Frauenthal Center

 

January 2027

  • 29th – Beethoven & Blue Jeans, 7:30pm at the Frauenthal Center

 

February 2027

  • 26th – Wild Wild WMS, 7:30pm at the Frauenthal Center

 

March 2027

  • 19th – Celtic Spirit with fiddler Eileen Ivers, 7:30pm at the Frauenthal Center

 

April 2027

  • 16th – Water Reflections, 7:30pm at the Frauenthal Center

 

June 2027

  • 4th – Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky, 7:30pm at the Frauenthal Center
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)

April 2026

  • 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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