My Mother and the Michigan/Ohio War is a new comedy by Paul Stroili, creator of A Jukebox for the Algonquin, about family, football, and the Toledo Strip. When a bizarre accident leaves Izzy a widow, she enlists her Wolverine daughter and Buckeye son to fulfill her late...
Come from Away is a Tony Award-winning musical telling the true story of 38 planes diverted to the small town of Gander, Newfoundland on September 11, 2001, doubling its population overnight. The show follows the townspeople who opened their hearts and homes to thousands of...
Accomplice is a comedy-thriller by Tony Award-winner Rupert Holmes, described as a deliciously witty cocktail of a whodunit. What begins as a classic murder plot at a remote British cabin spirals into a meta-theatrical roller coaster of twists that blur the lines between fiction...
Lost in Yonkers is Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize-winning play set in 1942 New York, in which two young brothers are left on the doorstep of their stern Grandma Kurnitz. As they navigate their new world, the boys encounter their eccentric Aunt Bella, her secret romance, and a...
Kimberly Akimbo is a musical by Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire about Kimberly, a bright New Jersey teenager navigating family dysfunction, a first crush, and a rare genetic condition that causes her to age at four times the normal rate. The New York Times calls it a...
Set against the backdrop of a small-town diner, Waitress follows the journey of talented pie-maker Jenna and her friends as she finds the courage to take a long-abandoned dream off the shelf and start fresh. Based on the film and featuring a soul-stirring score by...
We were fortunate to head back to the Acrisure Amphitheater last weekend, this time to hear Tony®, EMMY®, and five-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated singer, songwriter, actor, and philanthropist Josh Groban take the stage for his “Stage, Screen, and Symphony” tour in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The …
We were fortunate to head back out to the Accurasure Amplitheatre last weekend for the Thomas Rhett The Soundtrack to Life tour, with special guests Conner Smith and Emily Ann Roberts (who had a very Dolly Parton-style approach to singing and storytelling).…
We were fortunate to attend the second-to-last stop on Lindsey Stirling’s Duality Tour, after her most recent album of the same name. This concert came at the right time for me personally, as I had gotten some rough news earlier in the day, that was very unexpected, and had debated attending the s…
Kentucky-raised and Nashville-based, Mary Kutter writes songs that live in the gray area, blurring genre lines and creative narratives. Drawing from country storytelling and rock-leaning intensity, her music favors sharp images over easy answers. As both a songwriter and recording artist, Kutter gra…
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…
We attended Unity Fest Day 2, out at Heritage Landing in Muskegon, Michigan, and although Unity has great Bands and Artists and is a multi-day event, it isn’t just about the music; it is far bigger than that! For over 25 years, the heart behind the Unity Christian Musical Festival has been bigger …
Lynyrd Skynyrd Acrisure Amphitheater, July 31, 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…
“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…
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…
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Hot on the heels of a wildly successful production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee , Farmers Alley Theatre is raising the roof off the Festival Playhouse with the high-spirited and exuberant School of Rock! Based on the hit movie, the Tony-nominated School of Rock...
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 stories from their home lives. The tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up)...
The music of Stephen Sondheim comes alive in this astounding revue featuring world class performers and exclusive interview footage of the maestro himself.
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 go away?In the breakroom of the last small auto plant still standing, a makeshift family of workers swap stories, share dreams, and...
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 Paul Stroili and Diane Marie Wasnak. Sharpen those garden shears! In this brilliant new comedy, cultures and...
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 cream.” “Water fights.” “Peeing in the ocean and nobody knows.” In Every Brilliant Thing a boy’s...
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 from friendly, the matchup quickly becomes a high-stakes battle, as the American coach fights for his reputation and...
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August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom FIM Flint Repertory Theatre (9/18-10/04) |
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Les Miserables Grosse Pointe Theatre (9/18-10/11) |
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Cabaret Gilmore Theatre Complex (3/19-4/04) |
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Reefer Madness at Riverwalk Theatre Riverwalk Theatre (9/10-9/20) |
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Discovery Michigan State University Dept of Theatre (9/24-9/27) |
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Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett Arthur Miller Theatre (10/01-10/11) |
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Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen Cobb Great Hall (1/19-1/24) |
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The Wiz Flint Institute of Music (6/06-6/06) |
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Come From Away Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre (10/08-10/18) |
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Women's Glee Concert Spring Concert Hill Auditorium (4/10-4/10) |
