Grand Rapids Theater & Performing Arts

Grand Rapids is known for its vibrant arts scene, and our passion for creative expression extends to the stage. You can enjoy soul-stirring entertainment most every day of the week here, presented by some of the Midwest’s best performing arts companies:

• Broadway Grand Rapids presents the nation’s hottest touring theatrical shows, from Hamilton to The Lion King to Wicked.
• Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, one of America’s oldest and largest community theatres, showcases broad-appeal plays and musicals. 
• Actors’ Theatre Grand Rapids specializes in thought-provoking, off-Broadway-style fare.
• Circle Theatre presents a full slate of summer theatre and summer concerts.
• Grand Rapids Ballet is Michigan’s only professional ballet company.
• Opera Grand Rapids is Michigan’s longest running professional opera company.
• The Grammy-nominated Grand Rapids Symphony presents more than 400 performances each year.

These and many other community theatres, orchestras, choirs, dance troupes, drag performers, stand-up comics, spoken word artists and other entertainers play to appreciative audiences in venues ranging from downtown GR’s DeVos Performance Hall, the city’s premier performing arts facility, to intimate bars and coffeehouses. DeVos Performance Hall and its even larger sister venue, Van Andel Arena, also host some of the nation’s biggest comedians and touring family shows, from Kevin Hart and Nate Bargatze to Sesame Street Live and Disney on Ice. The new-in-2026 Acrisure Amphitheater, at 12,000+-seat outdoor performance venue, welcomes superstar comics like John Mulaney and Jerry Seinfeld in addition to a wide range of musical acts from every genre. Cultural festivals throughout the year present authentic music and dance from around the world – and they’re free to attend.

Theater and performing arts tickets tend to go fast in Grand Rapids, so don’t hesitate when you see a show you like listed below. Get your tickets and then plan your Grand Rapids trip around the performance date!

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