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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

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Instrumental Music & Sound

Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra

October 2023

  • 9th – Performance by violinist Tina Chang Qu, 4pm with location TBA

Central Park Players

Central Park Place- 421 Columbus Ave., Grand Haven

October 2023

  • 13th-14th AND 20th-22nd – Wait Until Dark, Fridays/Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sunday at 2:30pm

December 2023

  • 8th-9th AND 15th-17th – Parfumerie, Fridays/Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sunday at 2:30pm

March 2024

  • 8th-9th AND 15th-17th – Half Baked, Fridays/Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sunday at 2:30pm

May 2024

  • 10th-11th AND 17th-19th – School House Rock, Fridays/Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sunday at 2:30pm

City Opera House

106 E. Front St., Traverse City

October 2023

  • 13th – The Ultimate Variety Show, 7pm

November 2023

  • 11th – Lewis Black, 8pm

May 2024

  • 12th – The Traverse City Symphony Orchestra presents Broadway Spectacular, 3pm

Hart Community Performing Arts Series

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

October 2023

  • 2nd – Western Michigan Symphony Orchestra, 7:30pm
  • 27th – Empire Wild, 7:30pm

November 2023

  • 17th – Mile Twelve, 7:30pm

January 2024

  • 28th – Sergio & Clarice Assad, 3pm

February 2024

  • 18th – Tom Knific Quintet, 3pm

March 2024

  • 10th – Mr. B, 3pm

April 2024

  • 12th – Eisenhower Dance Detroit, 7:30pm

May 2024

  • 10th – Alexis Cole Quartet featuring Pasquale Grasso, 7:30pm

Ludington Area Center for the Arts (LACA)

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

September 2023

  • 28th & 30th AND October 3rd-5th – Manhattan Short Film Festival, 28th at 6pm; 30th at noon, 3rd & 5th at 1pm, and 4th at 5pm
  • 30th-October 1st – Like a Mother Musical Revue, Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm

October 2023

  • September 30th-October 1st – Like a Mother Musical Revue, Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm
  • 18th – Short Notice performs the songs of Patsy Cline, 7pm

Manistee Community Band

Stay tuned for upcoming events from the Manistee Community Band!

Muskegon Civic Theatre

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

October 2023

  • 6th-21st – Little Shop of Horrors, Times TBA

November 2023

  • 17th-30th (and December 1st-3rd) Calendar Girls, Times TBA

December 2023

  • 1st-3rd – Calendar Girls, Times TBA

January 2024

  • 12th-20th – The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, Time TBA

February 2024

  • 9th-24th – The Glorious World Of Crowns, Kinks & Curls, Times TBA

April 2024

  • 12th-20th – Tony ‘N’ Tina’s Wedding

May 2024

  • 2nd-5th – Ragtime, Times TBA

Old Towne Playhouse

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

September 2023

  • 29th-30th AND October 1st, 5th-8th, 13th-14th – Rip Cord, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm, Special Matinee on October 8th at 2pm

October 2023

  • (September 29th-30th) 1st, 5th-8th, 13th-14th – Rip Cord, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm, Special Matinee on October 8th at 2pm
  • 27th-29th AND November 3rd-5th – Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm & Sundays at 2pm

November 2023

  • (October 27th-29th) 3rd-5th – Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm & Sundays at 2pm
  • 24th-26th AND 30th, & December 1st-3rd and 8th-9th – The Christmas Schooner, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm, Special Matinee on December 9th at 2pm

December 2023

  • (November 24th-26th AND 30th) 1st-3rd and 8th-9th – The Christmas Schooner, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm, Special Matinee on December 9th at 2pm
  • 15th-17th – Holiday Cabaret, Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm & Sundays at 2pm

January 2024

  • 12th-14th AND 18th-20th – Puffs, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7pm, Sundays at 2pm, Special Matinee on January 20th at 2pm
  • 26th-28th AND February 2nd-4th – Circle Mirror Transformation at the Grand Traverse Event Center- 738 S. Garfield Ave., Traverse City, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm & Sundays at 2pm

February 2024

  • (January 26th-28th) 2nd-4th – Circle Mirror Transformation at the Grand Traverse Event Center- 738 S. Garfield Ave., Traverse City, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm & Sundays at 2pm
  • 23rd-25th AND 29th, & March 1st-3rd, 7th-10th, 15th-16th – Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm, Special Matinee on March 16th at 2pm

March 2024

  • (February 23rd-25th AND 29th,) 1st-3rd, 7th-10th, 15th-16th – Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm, Special Matinee on March 16th at 2pm

April 2024

  • 5th-7th AND 11th-13th – Radium Girls, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm, Special Matinee on April 13th at 2pm

May 2024

  • 3rd-5th, 9th-12th, 16th-19th, AND 23rd-25th – The Wedding Singer: The Musical Comedy, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm & Sundays at 2pm

June 2024

  • 7th-9th AND 13th-15th – Disney’s Finding Nemo Jr., Thursdays-Saturdays at 7pm & Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm

Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee

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

September 2023

  • 23rd – Manistee Civic Players present Ramsdell’s Folly 7:30pm
  • 29th – Two Friends Return: Crispin Campbell & Paul Sullivan, 7:30pm

October 2023

  • 21st – The Met Opera presents Dead Man Walking, 1pm

November 2023

  • 18th – The Met Opera presents X: The Life & Times of Malcolm X, 1pm

December 2023

  • 9th – The Met Opera presents Florencia En El Amazonas, 1pm
  • 14th-17th – Manistee Civic Players present Nuncrakers, Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm and Saturday-Sunday at 2pm

January 2024

  • 6th – The Met Opera presents Nabucco, 1pm
  • 27th, The Met Opera presents Carmen, 1pm

March 2024

  • 9th – The Met Opera presents La Forza Del Destino, 12pm
  • 23rd – The Met Opera presents Romeo Et Juliette, 1pm

April 2024

  • 12th – The Met Opera presents La Rondine, 1pm

May 2024

  • 11th – The Met Opera presents Madame Butterfly, 1pm

Stage Left Theatre Company

October 2023

  • 20th-21st – Murder at the Moon: “Boo!” Goes the Bride Dinner Theatre at The Blu Moon Bistro- 125 S. James St., Ludington; Dinner from 6:15-7:15pm, performance at 7:30pm

The Garden Theater

301 Main St., Frankfort

October 2023

  • 6th-8th – Manhattan Film Festival

The Playhouse at White Lake

304 S. Mears Ave., Whitehall

October 2023

  • 6th – Performance by Rachel Davis, 7:30pm

November 2023

  • 3rd – Performance by Third Coast Swing, 7:30pm

December 1st 2023

  • 1st – Performance by The Ragbirds, 7:30pm

Traverse City Symphony Orchestra

Performances are held at Corson Auditorium- 4000 M-137, Interlochen; unless otherwise noted.

October 2023

  • 22nd – Beethoven, 3pm

November 2023

  • 11th-12th – Pianist Spencer Myer at the Cathedral Barn- 1500 Red Dr., Traverse City, Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm 

December 2023

  • 16th-17th – Home for the Holidays- Let it Swing! at Lars Hockstad Auditorium- 301 Seventh St., Traverse City, Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm

January 2024

  • 21st – French Fantasy, 3pm

February 2024

  • 11th – The Sleeping Beauty Ballet, 3pm
  • 17th-18th – Pianist Sarah Davis Buechner at the Cathedral Barn- 1500 Red. Dr., Traverse City, Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm

March 2024

  • 17th – Bach: The Best of the Brandenburg Concertos, 3pm

April 2024

  • 14th – Messiah, 3pm

May 2024

  • 12th – Broadway Spectacular at City Opera House- 106 E. Front 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)

October 2023

  • 20th – The Millennium Brass featuring Scottville native tubist Marty Erickson, 7:30pm

November 2023

  • 9th-12th – Charlotte’s Web, 9th-11th at 6:30pm AND 11th-12th at 2pm

December 2023

  • 2nd-3rd – A WSCC Holiday Music Spectacular III, 2nd-3rd at 2pm AND 2nd at 8pm
  • 7th – WSCC Jazz Ensemble I & II Performance, 7:30pm
  • 11th – WSCC Wind Symphony & Drum Line at Manistee High School Auditorium- 525 12th St., Manistee; 7:30pm
  • 19th – WSCC Concert Choir, 7:30pm

January 2024

  • 19th – Western Michigan University’s Gold Company, 7:30pm

February 2024

  • 29th through March 3rd AND March 8th-10th – Fun Home, February 29th-March 2nd & March 8th-9th at 6:30pm, also March 3rd and 10th at 2pm

March 2024

  • February 29th through March 3rd AND March 8th-10th – Fun Home, February 29th-March 2nd & March 8th-9th at 6:30pm, also March 3rd and 10th at 2pm

April 2024

  • 4th – WSCC Jazz Ensemble I & II Performance, 7:30pm
  • 13th – The Kenny Rogers Band present Through the Years featuring Don Gatlin wsg Edgar Struble, 2pm & 7:30pm 
  • 15th – WSCC Wind Symphony & Drum Line at Manistee High School Auditorium- 525 12th St., Manistee; 7:30pm
  • 23rd – WSCC Concert Choir, 7:30pm

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