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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

Stay tuned for upcoming performances by the Central Park Players!

More About the Central Park Players

City Opera House

106 E. Front St., Traverse City

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.

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 

Stay tuned for shows scheduled for the Hart Community Performing Arts Series!

More Hart Community Performing Arts Series Info

Interlochen Center for the Arts

June 2026

  • 19th – Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country & Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, 7:30pm at Corson Auditorium- 4000 M-137, Interlochen
  • 30th – A.J. Croce Presents CROCE PLAYS CROCE, 7pm at Corson Auditorium- 4000 M-137, Interlochen

 

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)

Summer 2026

  • Tuesdays & Saturdays, June-August at 7pm – LACA Summer Concert Series at Waterfront Park- 300 W. William St., Ludington

 

July 2026

  • 16th-19th – The Stage Left Theatre Company presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again], Thursday-Saturday at 7pm & Sunday at 2pm
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)

Stay tuned for upcoming performances at the Old Towne Playhouse!

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

June 2026

  • 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

July 2026

  • 16th-19th – The Stage Left Theatre Company presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again], Thursday-Saturday at 7pm & Sunday at 2pm
More Events by the Stage Left Theatre Company

The Playhouse at White Lake

304 S. Mears Ave., Whitehall

June 2026

  • 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

July 2026

  • 25th – TCDP Summer Tour: Railroad Square Pavilion-107 Elm St., Kalkaska, 3-5:15pm
  • 26th – TCDP Summer Tour: Shorts Brewing Company- 121 N. Bridge St., Bellaire, 6:30-9pm
  • 28th – TCDP Summer Tour: The Garden Theater- 301 Main St., Frankfort, 7-9pm
  • 30th – TCDP Summer Tour: Odmark Performance Pavilion- 400 Bridge St., Charlevoix, 6:30-9pm

 

August 2026

  • 1st – TCDP Summer Tour: Open Space- 111 E. Grandview, Traverse City, 6:30-9pm 
  • 2nd – TCDP Summer Tour: Great Lakes Center for the Arts- 800 Bay Harbor Dr., Bay Harbor, 6:30-9pm
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

October 2026

  • 3rd – A Night in Vegas with Dominic Fortuna and Joan Ellison, 7:30pm
  • 25th – Beethoven: Symphony 7 + ‘Emperor’ Concerto with Sean Chen at Corson Auditorium- 4000 M-137, Interlochen; 3pm

 

September 2026

  • 18th-19th – Laugh out Loud: A Comedy Cabaret with Kevin Rhodes & Friends, 7:30pm

 

November 2026

  • 15th – Mendelssohn 4, Rorem Concerto with Kyle Stachnik at Milliken Auditorium- 1410 College Dr., Traverse City; 3pm

 

December 2026

  • 19th-20th – Home for the Holidays: Let it Swing! with Lonnie Klein at Corson Auditorium, Saturday at 7:30pm & Sunday at 3pm

 

January 2027

  • 23rd-24th – From Mozart to Dvořák with the Interlochen Piano Trio: Tina Chang Qu, violin | Patrick Owen, cello | TJ Lymenstull, piano; Saturday at 7:30pm & Sunday at 3pm

 

February 2027

  • 27th-28th – Sheng Cai: Power & Poetry, Saturday at 7:30pm & Sunday at 3pm

 

April 2027

  • 18th – Tchaik Serenade + Vivaldi 4 Seasons with Tina Chang Qu at Corson Auditorium, 3pm

 

May 2027

  • 1st-2nd – The Great American Songbook with Kevin Rhodes & Friends, Saturday at 7:30pm & Sunday at 1pm
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

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)

Stay tuned for information on upcoming performances at West Shore Community College!

More About West Shore Community College Performing Arts Events

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