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Bay City Players

Bay City, MI 48708

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Photo Review: Hank Williams, Jr.

Photo Review: Hank Williams, Jr.

by Brian Hilbrand · August 16, 2026

Hank Williams, Jr.'s rescheduled tour stop this past Friday at the Acrisure Amphitheater was nothing short of impressive and worth the wait from the original date, which was moved due to wildfire smoke from Canada reducing the Air quality in Michigan, and making it not good to be outside for extend…

Review: ESCAPE TO MARGARETAVILLE at Cornwell’s Turkeyville

Review: ESCAPE TO MARGARETAVILLE at Cornwell’s Turkeyville

by Brian Hilbrand · July 29, 2026

Escape to Margaretaville has been one of my bucket list shows as long as I have known they made it a musical.   I was supposed to originally see it back in 2020, when it was part of a season ticket I had to the Broadway Grand Rapids season, but ultimately it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemi…

Review: “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC BIGGER & WEIRDER TOUR at Acrisure Amphitheater

Review: “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC BIGGER & WEIRDER TOUR at Acrisure Amphitheater

by Brian Hilbrand · July 9, 2026

“Weird Al” in true fashion sang a variety of spoofs from his original catalog, including hits like: “Tacky,” “Polkamania!,” 'It’s My World (and We’re All Living in It),” 'One More Minute,”“Another One Rides the Bus,” 'Amish Paradise,” 'Smells Like Nirvana,' and “Dare to B…

Review: DARIUS RUCKER'S SONGS OF SUMMER TOUR at Acrisure Amphitheater

Review: DARIUS RUCKER'S SONGS OF SUMMER TOUR at Acrisure Amphitheater

by Brian Hilbrand · June 29, 2026

I was fortunate enough to see and work a show when Darius first reintroduced himself as a Country artist at a small acoustic concert. Darius Rucker played the 107 MUS The Moose (WMUS) concert in Muskegon, Michigan, in 2013 shortly after he transitioned to country music, acting as a headliner for the…

Review: A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at Avon Players

Review: A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at Avon Players

by Emily Schenk · June 2, 2026

A production of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is only as strong as its many moving parts, and this cast delivered them with delicious precision. The women of the show were far more than romantic interests orbiting Monty’s schemes—they were a dazzling constellation all their own. Hosan…

Review: HAMILTON at The Fisher Theatre

Review: HAMILTON at The Fisher Theatre

by Emily Schenk · May 5, 2026

Hamilton is the room where it happens—a history remix that’s not throwing away its shot at dazzling you with rhyme, rhythm, and revolution. Founding fathers trade powdered wigs for mic drops as ambition rises faster than the tempo, and duels come with both pistols and punchlines. This production…

Review: THE LION KING at Broadway Grand Rapids

Review: THE LION KING at Broadway Grand Rapids

by Brian Hilbrand · April 21, 2026

The Lion King has been touring North America for more than 23 years, and during that time has welcomed over 25 million theatergoers, making it North America’s longest-running and most-attended Broadway tour. Having already played more than 10,000 performances in over 90 cities across North America…

Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Stagecrafters

Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Stagecrafters

by Emily Schenk · April 18, 2026

Fiddler on the Roof follows Tevye, a poor milkman in Anatevka, and his five daughters who choose love over arranged marriages, challenging Tevye’s beliefs about faith and family.…

Past Shows

35MM: A Musical Exhibition

35MM: A Musical Exhibition

Mar 8

Our 2019 AACTFEST team will be performing a cut version of the ground-breaking show 35MM:A Musical Exhibition which is a striking multimedia musical which demonstrates that, not only is a picture worth 1,000 words, it can even inspire a song! This a modern show with no dialogue...

Fun Home

Fun Home

Jul 26 – Jul 29, 2018

Winner of the 2016 Tony as Best Musical, FUN HOME is a fascinating journey through a woman’s life of discovery. Based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel memoir, you encounter Alison at three points in her life: as a girl, a young woman, and an adult. Raised in a fun(eral) home...

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

Mar 1 – Mar 10, 2013

Alfred Hitchcock directed one comedy in his long movie career. And this is not it. At least it wasn’t until Patrick Barlow got his hands on Hitchcock’s early mystery thriller THE 39 STEPS. Suddenly this early Hitchcock chase movie is joined with the off-the-wall comedy of Monty...

And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little

And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little

Jan 18 – Jan 27, 2013

Paul Zindel has written a fascinating play that almost defies definition by moving smoothly between serious ideas and comic personalities. Big shot sister Ceil wants sister Catherine to join with her in seeing sister Anna is institutionalized. But Catherine has no reason to aid...

It's a Wonderful Life Radio Show

It's a Wonderful Life Radio Show

Nov 30 – Dec 9, 2012

That favorite Christmas movie, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, comes alive on stage as a full-blown radio show. The same wonderful story of George Bailey, his angel friend Clarence, and what George’s life has really meant to the people of Bedford Falls will welcome the Christmas season...

Leading Ladies

Leading Ladies

Oct 5 – Oct 14, 2012

In this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo , two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of...

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