Athena
Athena by Gracie Gardner plunges audiences into the high-stakes world of competitive girls' Junior Olympic fencing, following Mary Wallace and Athena, two seventeen-year-old fencers who...
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Athena by Gracie Gardner
Athena by Gracie Gardner “A deadly serious comedy about ambition, success, and owning your superiority.” --NY TimesMary Wallace and Athena are brave, and seventeen, and fencers,...
The Sanctuary
The Sanctuary is set in Detroit and follows Little Man, a young boy struggling with grief and displacement after his father's death. Recently relocated by...
Cakewalk
Set in February 1930, Cakewalk follows the Jenkins Vaudeville trio as they prepare to perform at a birthday party. Aspiring writer Pat, disillusioned with vaudeville...
ASHE
ASHE chronicles the events surrounding the pivotal moment when Arthur Ashe's HIV diagnosis is on the verge of being exposed by the press. As a...
Dispersion
Dispersion follows Charlotte, who while suspended in a coma is hearing her children's true feelings, communicating with her dead husband, and receiving guidance from a...
Review: ESCAPE TO MARGARETAVILLE at Cornwell’s Turkeyville
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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.…
Review: LUCKY STIFF at University Of Michigan Flint Theatre
Lucky Stiff is a musical comedy that felt like the perfect combination of Weekend at Bernie’s mixed with the play Noises Off. It was funny, zany, and completely unpredictable.…
Review: THE OUTSIDERS at The Fisher Theatre
Do you want to see a show with some of the most exciting and breathtaking stage combat you’ve ever seen? Do you want to see a cast perform some of the most buttery smooth vocals currently on tour? Then I implore you to get tickets for The Outsiders performing at the Fisher Theatre through March 15…
Review: DANCING WITH THE STARS LIVE at Fox Theatre
it’s hard for me to pick a favorite performance of the night, but if I had to pick one that stands out, it was when Brandon Armstrong and Britt Stewart danced to Hit Me With A Hot Note And Watch Me Bounce. Every season, I see these two get criminally overlooked on the show! Brandon Armstrong is a …
Past Shows
FeaturedThe Last Wide Open by Audrey Cefaly
Play with music: The lives of weary waitress and immigrant dishwasher play out in parallel universes.
FeaturedTHE JONBENÉT GAME by Tori Keenan-Zelt
When best friends Molly and Rae were 12, they secretly played JonBenét Ramsey at sleepovers.
Kayak by Jordan Hall
Theatre NOVA presents:Kayakby Jordan HallJanuary 30 - February 22, 2026How high’s the water, Mama?Alone on a vast stretch of water, Annie Iversen recounts the chain...
DJ Whittington's Kool Kat: A Hip-Hop Panto
The holiday hilarity of our annual Panto returns. Bring the whole family to this rollicking all-ages entertainment with a hip-hop twist.
Dry Summer by Robert Axelrod
Theatre NOVA Presents the World Premiere ofDRY SUMMER by Robert AxelrodDepressed and longing to get his life back on track, gay, Jewish, twenty-something Ethan returns...
These My Queens
These My Queens is a play by Sarah Elisabeth Brown, presented as part of the Michigan Playwrights Festival at Theatre NOVA. The story follows a...
Blue Star Highway
Blue Star Highway explores themes of love and secrecy across generations. In 1994, William, a closeted high school teacher, meets Ben in Saugatuck, Michigan, leading...
Look at Me Now
Look at Me Now is a dramatic piece that delves into the complexities of identity through the lens of a yin-meets-yang lesbian couple, an orphaned...
Matrescence
Matrescence explores the challenges faced by Margot, an unmarried, pregnant queer woman in her thirties, as she navigates the complexities of informing her ultraconservative Republican...
I Am A Sword
I Am A Sword tells the story of Martine Lowe, an Olympic fencer whose life is disrupted by a brutal assault that leaves her in...
Radical Empathy by David Wells
Theatre NOVA presents:Radical Empathyby David WellsWORLD PREMIEREAugust 1 - 24, 2025Radical Empathy is not about you.When an American college professor’s TED Talk on empathy goes viral, he...
JORGE LUIS BORGES GIVES A LECTURE ON ANATOMY A play with music by Carla Milarch and Michael Riccinto
Theatre NOVA Presents the World Premiere ofJorge Luis Borges Gives a Lecture on AnatomyA play with music by Carla Milarch and Michael RiccintoJune 6th-June 29thI...
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Liverpool Legends "The Complete Beatles Experience!" Midland Center for the Arts (8/21-8/21) |
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Our Town DeWitt Main Theatre (7/10-8/01) |
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Blood at the Root The Hilberry Gateway (3/06-4/03) |
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The Simon & Garfunkel Story FIM Whiting Auditorium (3/05-3/05) |
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COME FROM AWAY THE ENCORE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY (4/15-5/09) |
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A CHORUS LINE THE ENCORE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY (6/17-7/18) |
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Footloose Boardwalk Theatre (7/11-8/02) |
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THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE THE ENCORE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY (2/18-3/14) |
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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Tibbits Opera House (7/31-8/08) |
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Scrooge! The Hilberry Gateway (12/04-12/20) |