Broadway Grand Rapids presents Hamilton
Jan 21 - Feb 9, 2020
Location: DeVos Performance Hall
Hamilton is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation’s first Treasury Secretary. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and Broadway, Hamilton is the story of America then,…
Gilda's LaughFest: Jim Gaffigan "The Pale Tourist"
Mar 5, 2020
Location: Van Andel Arena
Gilda’s LaughFest, the nation’s first ever community-wide festival of laughter, and Outback Presents today announced that Jim Gaffigan will bring his “The Pale Tourist” tour to Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. Gaffigan will open the 10th year of Gilda’s LaughFest on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 8:00 PM. Tickets go on sale to the general public…
LaughFest: Jeff Foxworthy- Signature Event
Mar 14, 2020
Location: DeVos Performance Hall- Steelcase Ballrooms
Make a plan to get to the event : Drive | Hop on a Bus | Walk | Bike | View More Getting Around Tips Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids invites you to join us for an unforgettable evening of laughter and entertainment from Jeff Foxworthy, benefiting Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids! Event & Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Jeff…
Broadway Grand Rapids presents Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mar 10 - Mar 15, 2020
Location: DeVos Performance Hall
Roald Dahl's amazing tale is now Grand Rapid's golden ticket! It's the perfect recipe for a delectable treat: songs from the original film, including "Pure Imagination," "The Candy Man," and "I've Got a Golden Ticket," alongside a toe-tapping and ear-tickling new score from the songwriters of Hairspray . Get ready for Oompa-Loompas, incredible…
Elton John Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour
Apr 23, 2020
Location: Van Andel Arena
Elton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour makes a final stop in Grand Rapids on Thursday, April 23rd, 2020 at 8:00PM at Van Andel Arena. The Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour kicked off to sold-out crowds in September 2018 and has received rave reviews in every market. Taking the audience on a magical journey through his career, the show features…
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Broadway Grand Rapids presents Hamilton
Jan 21 - Feb 9, 2020
Location: DeVos Performance Hall
Hamilton is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation’s first Treasury Secretary. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and Broadway, Hamilton is the story of America then,…
Live @ TCP
Jan 31, 2020
Location: The Comedy Project
On Thursdays, we open up our stage to comedic performers from all over to put up their shows!
Locals Night
Jan 31, 2020
Location: The Comedy Project
On Thursdays, we invite local comedy acts to the stage to perform full-length shows that show off their talent right here at The Comedy Project. To perform at Locals Night on Thursdays, you must have performed at least twice at Comedy Outlet Mondays. Interested? Complete this form: https://goo.gl/forms/zRTcIaaYbOMqSLne2
Battle Bots
Feb 1, 2020
Location: The Comedy Project
Our A.I. team works to save the audience from total destruction through improv! Featuring both original and classic games, you can catch this fast-paced, high-energy show every Friday at 9:30 pm.
Friday Night Line Dancing
Jan 3 - Mar 27, 2020
Location: Coopersville Farm Museum
Country Line Dancing is offered every Friday night January through March. Beginners welcome. Instructor: Helen Walters. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Grand Opening
Jan 31, 2020
Location: The Comedy Project
This is a public event: 5-7 pm Grand Opening Event featuring free appetizers and drink specials 6 pm Ribbon cutting ceremony on stage 8 pm Greatest Bits (buy tickets separately)
Live Sketch Comedy!
Feb 1, 2020
Location: The Comedy Project
THE COMEDY PROJECT is a comedy and cocktails theater in Grand Rapids’ vibrant Westside Business District! We feature improv, sketch and comedy variety shows, a comedy training center and private event hosting.
Pop Scholars Improv Comedy
Sep 13 - May 8, 2020
Location: Wealthy Theatre
"If you like to laugh and enjoy improv comedy that will keep you on your toes, Pop Scholars is for you. They impress with their fast-paced humor, perfect comedic-timing, and uncanny on-stage chemistry. They've been heralded as a "wave of smart, culturally relevant humor" and "funny as hell." Check them out. You'll be glad you did.
Pop Scholars Improv Comedy
Sep 13 - May 8, 2020
Location: Wealthy Theatre
"If you like to laugh and enjoy improv comedy that will keep you on your toes, Pop Scholars is for you. They impress with their fast-paced humor, perfect comedic-timing, and uncanny on-stage chemistry. They've been heralded as a "wave of smart, culturally relevant humor" and "funny as hell." Check them out. You'll be glad you did. Pop Scholars is a…
Comedy Night featuring Michael Jr.
Feb 1, 2020
Location: Cornerstone University
Nationally acclaimed comedian Michael Jr. is bringing comedy that inspires to Grand Rapids to benefit New Creations Prison Ministries. Tickets go on sale to the public OCTOBER 1st for this family friendly event. and make great Christmas presents! Individuals or organizations interested in sponsoring this event can find more info at the website.
Late night Improv
Feb 2, 2020
Location: The Comedy Project
Improv comedy at its very best! An hour of comedy featuring members of The Comedy Project casts as well as special guest improvisers from the area and beyond!
Noh Lecture/Demonstration and Workshop
Feb 1, 2020
Location: Kyoseikan Dojo
The traditional Japanese performance art of noh. The art of Noh teaches the expressive power of stillness. Join certified Hōshō noh instructor David Crandall, a 40-year veteran of the form who trained professionally in Tokyo, as he demonstrates the masks, musical instruments, chant, and dance that make noh a uniquely beautiful stage art. His…
The Brandino Extravaganza / Eli Kahn - Harmony Hall 2.1
Feb 1, 2020
Location: Harmony Hall
Join us for an evening of live looping music! THE BRANDINO EXTRAVAGANZA is the new title for the years-in-the-making brainchild of the extremely active and borderline omnipresent Grand Rapids, MI musician Brandon "Brandino" Proch, formerly known as "El Brandino"...“A musical mixologist” and “half stand up comedy, half music theory lesson”…
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show
Feb 2, 2020
Location: The Dinner Detective
Calling all true crime buffs... as well as comedy lovers, foodies and anyone who likes to have a good time with their friends. The Dinner Detective is a high-energy, hilarious live murder mystery experience to have to see to believe. The killer might be sitting at your table, and at the end of the night, only one person will go home with the grand…
Dance in the Annex at Prismatica
Jan 17 - Feb 8, 2020
Location: Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc.
Experience the Prismatica light installation alongside a performance by Dance in the Annex (DITA)! "With bated breath: we move like colors" is an original concept structured improvisation that will activate the spaces in and around Prismatica for the World of Winter Festival. With the colorful lights and sounds of the Prismatica sculptures as…
Sunday Classical Concert Series: Opera Grand Rapids
Feb 2, 2020
Location: Grand Rapids Art Museum
Sundays during fall and winter you can enjoy live classical music performances set amidst GRAM’s beautiful architecture and galleries. Seating is first come, first served in Cook Auditorium. This concert series is a unique showcase of performances by world-renowned musicians. Every concert is open to the public with general admission, and free for…
Comedy Outlet Mondays
Feb 4, 2020
Comedy Outlet Mondays is offering new, exciting things in 2018. Comedy Outlet Mondays (COM) is a staple for locals and visitors that takes place at The Comedy Project at 540 Leonard Ste. B. The only one of it’s kind, COM is a weekly comedy variety show that features stand up, sketch, improv, and experimental comedic acts- now with live performances…
Comedy Outlet Mondays
Feb 4, 2020
Location: The Comedy Project
The only one of it’s kind, COM is a weekly comedy variety show that features improv, sketch, standup, music, and experimental comedic acts of every kind. Audiences can look forward to a stage full of talent, special events, and a free improv jam for all skill levels after the show. Doors open at 6:30pm Show begins at 7:00pm Free Improv Jam begins…
Calvin Theatre Company presents Laboratory Theatre "Shorts"
Feb 6 - Feb 8, 2020
Location: Calvin University Laboratory Theatre
Join the Communication Department and Calvin Theatre Company in a delightful evening of one-acts (“the shorts”) directed and designed by Calvin students. These one-acts illustrate the arts at Calvin theme of “Dwelling Together” in a variety of ways, with CTC specifically exploring themes of home and hope. These February productions will be the…
Funny Girls Presents: It's Not Love, It's Heartburn
Feb 6, 2020
Location: The Comedy Project
Funny Girls brings a show all about love: the tears, the breakups, and the heartburn. Join the cast for sketches, improv, standup, video shorts, music, and special for this show- an ANTI dating game show featuring contestants from the community! Funny Girls is an inclusive collective of improvisers, actors, writers, musicians, bloggers, YouTubers,…
The Addams Family Musical
Feb 6 - Feb 8, 2020
Location: Forest Hills Fine Art Center
THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t…
Working by Studs Terkel
Feb 7 - Feb 16, 2020
Location: Grand Valley State University
Working presented by Grand Valley Opera Theatre Songs by Craig Carnelia, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor, Mary Rodgers, Micki Grant and Susan Birkenhead From the book by Studs Terkel Direction and Choreography by Ericka Mac Music Direction by Brendan Hollins February 7 - 16, 2020 February 7, 8, 14 & 15 @ 7:30pm February 9…
ETERNAL DESIRE
Feb 14 - Feb 16, 2020
Location: Grand Rapids Ballet
The second exciting collection of the season is filled with passion and promise: Artistic Director James Sofranko’s Romeo & Juliet Pas de Deux ; the triumphant return of Trey McIntyre’s Wild Sweet Love featuring the music of Queen, Roberta Flack, and The Partridge Family; and two world premieres from Sofranko and audience-favorite Danielle…
TCP's Greates Bits Sketch Revue Show (vol. 1)
Feb 14, 2020
Location: The Comedy Project
TCP’s Greatest Bits Sketch Revue Show (vol. 1) If you’ve never seen a sketch comedy show, this should be your first! Greatest Bits: Vol. 1 is an “All Killer, No Filler” collection of the very best sketches from our 2019 shows, plus a few brand new ones thrown in cuz we couldn’t help ourselves.
Amaze & Amuse: A Modern Day Magic Show
Feb 15, 2020
Location: Wealthy Theatre
Amaze & Amuse is a modern day magic show that features comedy, mind blowing magic and lots of audience participation held in the 60 seat intimate Koning Micro Cinema at Wealthy Theatre. This is the perfect date night for Valentine's Day weekend! The show will feature comedy magician Trino with special guest BJ Mallen. This show is strictly 13+…
Date Night: Bold Tuscan Flavors
Feb 16 - Feb 29, 2020
Location: Sur La Table
Immerse yourself in the flavors of Tuscany, and you and your plus one may fall in love all over again—with food, anyway. You’ll enjoy getting cozy in the kitchen searing steak, shaping and cooking potato gnocchi and creating bold Italian sauces. Plus, we’ll add a little sweetness to your date night with mint chocolate chip gelato.
Hustle/Step Soul Line Dance Party with DJ Andre Posey
Feb 18, 2020
Location: Grand Rapids Public Library- Main Branch
Hustle/Step Soul Line Dance Party with DJ Andre Posey Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 6:30 pm Main Library - 111 Library St NE Want to learn how to Hustle/Step? DJ and dance instructor Andre Posey will lead participants through both simple and complicated hustle soul line dances. Soul line dances are unpartnered line dances that are easy enough for…
Disney on Ice Presents Celebrate Memories!
Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2020
Location: Van Andel Arena
Your favorite Disney stories come to life at Disney On Ice presents Celebrate Memories! coming to Van Andel Arena with eight performances February 27th through March 1st, 2020. Sail along with Moana on her high-seas adventure and dance with Woody, Buzz and all the Toy Story friends. Feel inspired when love wins in Frozen and dreams come true for…
Matilda, the musical
Feb 28 - Mar 22, 2020
Location: Grand Rapids Civic Theatre
From the world of Roald Dahl comes the tale of an extraordinary girl who uses her intellect and fantastical abilities to change the course of her own destiny. Precocious Matilda lives in a world of imagination with no boundaries. She needs to. Her mom is a self-absorbed dancer. Her father is a deceptive swindler. The headmistress at her school,…
Sequins & Suits
Feb 29, 2020
Location: Crowne Plaza Grand Rapids - Airport
Join us for a fun night out supporting 2 great causes! Included in your ticket: -Selection of hot and cold hors d'oeuvres -Selection of desserts -PhotoBooth -Dancing and DJ -Silent Auction There will also be a CASH bar as well as a signature cocktail! Grab your spouse, girlfriends, or anyone who deserves a great night out and join us for some leap…
Gilda's LaughFest: Jim Gaffigan "The Pale Tourist"
Mar 5, 2020
Location: Van Andel Arena
Gilda’s LaughFest, the nation’s first ever community-wide festival of laughter, and Outback Presents today announced that Jim Gaffigan will bring his “The Pale Tourist” tour to Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. Gaffigan will open the 10th year of Gilda’s LaughFest on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 8:00 PM. Tickets go on sale to the general public…
Jump Start 2020
Mar 6 - Mar 8, 2020
Location: Grand Rapids Ballet
GRAND RAPIDS BALLET PRESENTS JUMPSTART 2020 March 6-8, 2020 Peter Martin Wege Theatre Talent lives within all of us and must be nurtured to succeed. This new showcase will discover the next generation of great choreographers by providing the dance world’s emerging talent and the dancers of Grand Rapids Ballet a platform to explore their artistic…
Broadway Grand Rapids presents Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mar 10 - Mar 15, 2020
Location: DeVos Performance Hall
Roald Dahl's amazing tale is now Grand Rapid's golden ticket! It's the perfect recipe for a delectable treat: songs from the original film, including "Pure Imagination," "The Candy Man," and "I've Got a Golden Ticket," alongside a toe-tapping and ear-tickling new score from the songwriters of Hairspray . Get ready for Oompa-Loompas, incredible…
HIS Dance Ensemble Presents "RED"
Mar 14, 2020
Location: The Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Arts and Worship
HIS Dance Ensemble presents RED, a contemporary ballet based on the classic tale “Little Red Riding Hood.” A lost girl, a devious wolf, and a path that leads in the wrong direction…who will save Red? Cranes, Flowers, Rabbits, Ducks, and Butterflies dance alongside Red in this beautiful ballet all ages will enjoy. The Ensemble has chosen to use RED…
Scalia / Ginsburg
Mar 14 - Mar 15, 2020
Location: Betty Van Andel Opera Center
Inspired by the opinions and unlikely friendship of Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, this comic opera in one act by American composer and librettist Derrick Wang is not to be missed!
Chrakadance + Breathwork
Mar 19, 2020
Location: Holistic Care Approach
Join us as we take a healing and meditative dance meditation journey through the seven chakras then experience the transformative power of breathwork. Certified Chakradance Facilitator, Andrea Sulak, will guide us through the healing and transformation of conscious movement, breath, and alignment with our energy centers. We will then take a short…
Spectrum Health Presents the Once Upon A Time Gala
Mar 20, 2020
Location: New Vintage Place- Banquets & Conferences
The Spectrum Health Presents the Once Upon A Time Gala will be held at the New Vintage Place in Grand Rapids. The evening will start with a cocktail hour with entertainment by Dare Devil Circus, Silent/Live Auction, Dinner, and Bar. We will end the evening with dancing and Music by DJ DUFFY. All proceeds of the event will go to Haddie's Calling -…
Frivolous Follies presents Knock Your Socks Off Equinox!
Mar 21, 2020
Location: Wealthy Theatre
Frivolous Follies presents Knock Your Socks Off Equinox! Saturday, March 21, 2020 performing at Wealthy Theatre. Doors at 7PM, show at 8PM. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door, and GRCMC members receive discounted rates. Become a member of GRCMC by going to grcmc.org or you can sign up at the theatre. The show is ages 18+ and is a variety…
Kathleen Madigan 8'Oclock Happy Hour Tour
Mar 21, 2020
Location: 20 Monroe Live
For 29 years, comedian Kathleen Madigan has been touring 250 nights on the road and squeezing in hour-long filmed specials and performances on every late night show ever made. From 25 appearances on the Tonight Show and multiple appearances on Letterman and Conan to recently riding around with Jerry Seinfeld in his internet series "Comedians in…
Ron White
Apr 2, 2020
Location: 20 Monroe Live
Ron White is a comedian and actor, best known as a charter member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. Nicknamed “Tater Salad”, he is the author of the book “If I Had The Right to Remain Silent But I Didn’t Have The Ability” which appears on the NY Times best seller list. “I Got Thrown Out of a Bar” - https://youtu.be/neUaSTSKFZc
The Bachelor Live on Stage
Apr 5, 2020
Location: DeVos Performance Hall
For Immediate Release July 22, 2019 The Bachelor Live On Stage Bringing Reality Show Experience to Grand Rapids Live Show Coming to DeVos Performance Hall on April 5, 2020; Tickets on Sale July 26 Grand Rapids — The most successful reality romance series in the history of television is coming to Grand Rapids. The Bachelor Live On Stage Official…
Sinbad
Apr 10, 2020
Location: 20 Monroe Live
Actor and comedian Sinbad returns to 20 Monroe Live! Ranked by Comedy Central as one of the “100 Greatest Standups of All Time,” he has had audiences laughing for over three decades. Throughout his incredibly successful career as a standup comedian, Sinbad has starred in two Comedy Central specials and four HBO comedy specials. As an actor, Sinbad…
A Mid Summer Night's Dream
Apr 24 - May 3, 2020
Location: Grand Rapids Ballet
GRAND RAPIDS BALLET PRESENTS JUMPSTART 2020 March 6-8, 2020 Peter Martin Wege Theatre Talent lives within all of us and must be nurtured to succeed. This new showcase will discover the next generation of great choreographers by providing the dance world’s emerging talent and the dancers of Grand Rapids Ballet a platform to explore their artistic…
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Apr 24 - May 3, 2020
The season ends on a wonderful comedic note with one of Shakespeare’s most popular and treasured works. Choreographed by associate artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada, Christopher Stowell, the story of four star-crossed Athenians whose love lives are turned upside down by a miscast spell proves “the course of true love never did run…
Junie B. Jones IS NOT A CROOK
Apr 24 - May 3, 2020
Location: Grand Rapids Civic Theatre
A heart-filled, thoughtful look into the complicated world of kindergarten from the perspective of its sassy resident Junie B. Jones. Adapted from Barbara Park’s best-selling books comes this comedic play based on the character Junie B. Jones. Today is not Junie’s day: someone stole her new furry mittens! However, things start looking up when she…
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus LIVE!
Apr 25, 2020
Location: Van Andel Arena
The Off-Broadway hit comedy Men Are from Mars - Women Are from Venus LIVE!, is a one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up, and is a light-hearted theatrical comedy based on the New Your Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray. Moving swiftly through a series of vignettes, the show covers everything from dating and marriage to the…
Opera Grand Rapids Presents: Turandot
May 1 - May 2, 2020
Location: DeVos Performance Hall
Puccini’s final opera takes us to mythical China. The princess Turandot has renounced love. She will only marry a prince who can answer her three riddles. Hundreds have tried – all have failed. Until an unknown Prince solves the mystery of Turandot’s riddles, and the secret to her heart. Featuring opera’s most iconic aria “Nessun dorma,”…
Baby Shark Live
May 5, 2020
Location: DeVos Performance Hall
Baby Shark Live! is coming to DeVos Performance Hall on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 at 6:00PM. Take an adventure into the sea with Baby Shark as he joins up with his friend Pinkfong to sing and dance through some of your favorite new and classic songs! Baby Shark Live! is a state of the art enchanting kids spectacular. In this one of a kind concert…
Trevor Noah: Loud & Clear Tour
May 8, 2020
Location: Van Andel Arena
Trevor Noah is traveling the globe and expanding his Loud & Clear Tour to 2020 due to popular demand! With over 75 sold-out North American shows this year, including his sold-out show at Madison Square Garden with an expected 14,000 in attendance, Trevor is bringing his wildly successful tour to new cities including Grand Rapids with a show on…
Broadway Grand Rapids presents Escape to Margaritaville
May 26 - May 31, 2020
Location: DeVos Performance Hall
Welcome to Margaritaville, where people come to get away from it all—and stay to find something they never expected. Escape to Margaritaville is the musical comedy featuring both original songs and your most-loved Jimmy Buffet classics, including “Fins,” “Volcano,” “Cheeseburger in Paradise” and many more. USA Today calls it "A little slice of…
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