MICHIGAN INTERVIEWS

Coming to Grand Rapids, Michigan, on December 7th, 2025, for 2 shows at 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM, the multi-platinum rock group Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) returns with the exciting details of their highly anticipated 2025 Winter Tour. This year, the rock powerhouse will bring back their legendary ho...

LionHeart Productions is presenting Roald Dahl's Matilda.   Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, the Tony Award-winning Matilda is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination, and the inspiring story of a ...

LionHeart Productions is presenting Roald Dahl's Matilda.   Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, the Tony Award-winning Matilda is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination, and the inspiring story of a ...

Eight years into redefining what a holiday show can be, drag powerhouses Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme are once again decking the halls, and the patriarchy, with a brand-new production of The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show....

You know him and love him from his illustrious TV and Broadway roles. Morrison made his debut on Broadway in “Footloose” but his big break came when he was cast as heartthrob Link Larkin in the hit “Hairspray.” Morrison was later nominated for a Tony Award for his role in “The Light in the...

Farmers Alley Theatre is presenting Come from Away.  Come from Away is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. It is based on the events in the Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the September 11 attacks, when 38 planes, carrying approximately 7,00...

Farmers Alley Theatre is presenting Come from Away. We had the chance to interview an Actor from the show who plays Claude, and see what Curt Denham had to say, as well as his thoughts on Come From Away. Come From Away at Farmers Alley Theatre runs September 25th- October 26th, with an American Sig...

Broadway favorites come to life in Grand Rapids this summer with Tony Award-winning stars Sutton Foster and Kelli O’Hara, in a one night show with the Grand Rapids Symphony’s Picnic Pops Series: “A Night of Broadway with Sutton Foster and Kelli O’Hara”  The celebrated duo will pay homage ...

Farmers Alley Theatre is presenting Ride the Cyclone, a hilarious and outlandish story, in which the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to w...

Farmers Alley Theatre is presenting Ride the Cyclone, a hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a priz...

Chicago is returning to Wharton Center this week, from April 8-13. BroadwayWorld Michigan interviewed Connor Sullivan, who plays Billy Flynn....

Life of Pi, the new play based on the book of the same name, is being hosted at the Wharton Center from March 11th to 16th. Life of Pi opened in the West End in 2022, amassing 5 Olivier Awards (including Best New Play). It had a short stint on Broadway in 2023, where it ended up winning Best Scenic ...

East Lansing’s Wharton Center has officially announced their 2025-26 Broadway series. The season ticket package includes A Beautiful Noise, The Wiz, Back to the Future, Kimberly Akimbo, Clue & Juliet, Beauty and the Beast and Hadestown. ...

Avenue Q, the Tony-winning Best Musical in 2004, will be featured at National Broadway Theatre in Grand Rapids from November 22nd to December 1st....

On October 22nd, beloved stage and screen star Mandy Patinkin is performing his solo concert entitled Being Alive at East Lansing’s Wharton Center....

The ever-iconic musical Les Misérables is making its way back to Wharton Center this week only, October 8th to 13th. BroadwayWorld Michigan had the pleasure of speaking with Nick Cartell, who plays Jean Valjean in the current national tour of Les Misérables....

Ryan Noggle describes the core of Pete Rose's career highs and ultimate downfall: 'I loved the idea that what made Pete great was the same thing that made him crumble. Which was the desire never to give up and fight to the end.' It was his greatest asset and his biggest flaw.'...

Godspell, the Broadway musical written by Stephen Schwartz, is making its way to Flint this month in an exceptionally creative way....

GEARHEADS: The Musical, written by Michigan alumnus Dave Nettleman, is being showcased at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater from August 10-11th....

The Premier performance of GEARHEADS, playing at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre at the University of Michigan, is an original musical comedy, that follows the goings-on at an auto repair shop on a Saturday, when the shop’s owner and service manager are away, leaving the mechanics to run things. Wh...

FIM Flint Repertory Theatre season closer, Spring Awakening, will run from June 7 - 23. Read our interview with the director of this production, Derek Van Barham! ...

Have you ever wondered where the story of “Rent” or “Love Story” came from? Puccini’s classic opera has inspired generations with its true-to-life story of Rodolfo and Mimi — star-crossed lovers. With the romantic score and soaring melodies of Puccini, La Bohéme is the perfect opera for...

Wharton Center has officially announced their 2024-2025 Broadway series! It kicks off with Les Misérables, followed by Shucked, MJ, Life of Pi and Chicago. Add-on shows include Hamilton and The Book of Mormon....

From February 2nd to 18th, fortunate theatregoers can witness the world premiere of Into the Side of a Hill by award-winning playwright James Anthony Tyler at Flint Repertory Theatre....

From January 16th to 21st only, the iconic jukebox musical Mamma Mia! will be making its return to Michigan on its 25th Anniversary Tour....