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A Very Kalamazoo Christmas
A Very Kalamazoo Christmas
11/20 - 12/14/2025


This hysterical comedy was written by a Michigan playwright and is full of Kalamazoo references! A holiday movie parody that will make your season bright!



First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Michigan Awards; NEWSIES THE MUSICAL Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Michigan Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

A VERY KALAMAZOO CHRISTMAS Opens in November at Farmers Alley Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - October 29, 2025

Farmers Alley Theatre will open its holiday season with A Very Kalamazoo Christmas, a new comedy by Michigan playwright Robert Hawlmark, beginning November 20, 2025. ...

Farmers Alley Theatre and Air Zoo to Host CONNOR FARRY: THE STORY BEHIND COME FROM AWAY


by A.A. Cristi - October 10, 2025

Farmers Alley Theatre and Air Zoo will host Connor Farry: The Story Behind COME FROM AWAY on October 18 at 2 p.m. in Portage, MI. The free community event features Farry, whose real-life experience as a child passenger diverted to Gander on 9/11 helped inspire the Tony-winning musical Come From Away...

Interview: Kathy Mulay of COME FROM AWAY at Farmers Alley Theatre


by Brian Hilbrand - September 23, 2025

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 7,000...

Interview: Curt Denham of COME FROM AWAY at Farmers Alley Theatre


by Brian Hilbrand - September 22, 2025

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...

COME FROM AWAY Opens In September At Farmers Alley Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - August 25, 2025

Farmers Alley Theatre opens its 18th season with Come From Away (Sept. 25–Oct. 12+). The hit musical tells the true story of Gander, Newfoundland, welcoming stranded travelers after 9/11. Directed by Kathy Mulay, with performances Thursdays–Sundays....

Video: BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Farmers Alley Theatre


by Emmy Rice - July 12, 2025

Farmers Alley Theatre will present Beautiful, the Carole King Musical from July 10-20 at the Nelda K. Balch Festival Playhouse on the campus of Kalamazoo College. See the trailer video here! ...

Video: Inside Rehearsals for BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Farmers Alley Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 28, 2025

Farmers Alley Theatre will bring Season 17 to a close as they present BEAUTIFUL, the Carole King Musical at the Nelda K. Balch Festival Playhouse on the campus of Kalamazoo College. Check out rehearsal footage here! ...

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Comes to Farmers Alley Theatre


by Stephi Wild - June 18, 2025

Farmers Alley Theatre will bring Season 17 to a close as they present BEAUTIFUL, the Carole King Musical at the Nelda K. Balch Festival Playhouse on the campus of Kalamazoo College. ...

Interview: Leonard Sullivan of RIDE THE CYCLONE at Farmers Alley Theatre


by Brian Hilbrand - May 27, 2025

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...

Past Shows

RIDE THE CYCLONE
5/29 - 6/15/2025


Farmers Alley Theatre will present the Kalamazoo premiere of Ride the Cyclone, a contemporary dark-comedy musical by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell. The story follows ...

A Jukebox for the Algonquin
4/3 - 4/27/2025


A Jukebox for the Algonquin is a new comedy by Paul Stroili set in a senior living community in the Adirondack region of New York. ...

School of Rock
School of Rock
7/17 - 7/28/2024


Hot on the heels of a wildly successful production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee , Farmers Alley Theatre is raising the roof ...

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee


Winning (and losing) isn’t everything! An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime while candidly disclosing hilarious and touching ...

Sondheim on Sondheim
Sondheim on Sondheim
4/25 - 5/12/2024


The music of Stephen Sondheim comes alive in this astounding revue featuring world class performers and exclusive interview footage of the maestro himself.

Skeleton Crew
Skeleton Crew
3/7 - 3/17/2024


Detroit, Michigan. 2008. What do you do when the industry that has supported you, your family, and your entire region threatens to close up and ...

Native Gardens
Native Gardens
1/25 - 2/4/2024


Farmers Alley Theatre presents a limited-engagement run of Native Gardens , a side-splitting new comedy by Karen Zacarias with a cast featuring Farmers Alley favorites ...

Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
11/30 - 12/17/2023


Farmers Alley Theatre presents the regional premiere of EVERY BRILLIANT THING, a must-see theatrical experience by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe, starring Steve McDonagh. “Ice ...

THE GREAT LEAP
THE GREAT LEAP
1/27 - 2/12/2023


THE GREAT LEAP by LAUREN YEE 1989. An American college basketball team travels from San Francisco to Beijing for a “friendship game” against a Chinese squad. Far ...

Videos


Scrooge in Rouge in Michigan Scrooge in Rouge
The Inspired Acting Company (12/5 - 12/21) Tracker
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 in Michigan Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
Power Center for the Performing Arts (4/16 - 4/19) Tracker
Disney's FROZEN in Michigan Disney's FROZEN
The Encore Musical Theatre Company (12/4 - 1/11)

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Step Afrika! in Michigan Step Afrika!
FIM Whiting Auditorium (3/13 - 3/13)
A Very Kalamazoo Christmas in Michigan A Very Kalamazoo Christmas
Farmers Alley Theatre (11/20 - 12/14)
Blue Man Group in Michigan Blue Man Group
Miller Auditorium (1/28 - 1/29)
GOOD WITCH BAD WITCH THE BROADWAY WITCHES in Michigan GOOD WITCH BAD WITCH THE BROADWAY WITCHES
Miller Auditorium (2/27 - 2/27)
A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline in Michigan A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline
Cornwell’s Dinner Theatre (9/1 - 10/17)
The Lion King in Michigan The Lion King
Detroit Opera House (3/12 - 4/5)
Prince of the Pulpit in Michigan Prince of the Pulpit
Ford Community and Performing Arts Center (9/19 - 9/20)
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