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The Nutcracker: Magic, Beauty and Collaboration

While The Nutcracker is a winter tradition for most, Grand Rapids Ballet’s creative director James Sofranko starts thinking about the shows as early as August. 

Revue Arts 08 December 2023
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December 2023 Arts Calendar

In 2023, arts organizations are back on their feet and offering incredible seasons of art, conversations, fun and community involvement. This month, you can visit the theaters for big Broadway shows and intimate plays, listen to symphonies play the classics and modern pieces, and head to local museums for a variety of stunning art. Check it out.

Revue Arts 04 December 2023
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A Legacy Lives On: Oil & Sugar

On May 10 of this year, a beloved theatre arts practitioner, professor and director passed away. His name was Randy Wyatt, and besides acting as an indescribable force for positive good in his local community, he had also received renown as a regional playwright.

Revue Arts 01 December 2023
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November 2023 West Michigan Arts Calendar

In 2023, arts organizations are largely back on their feet and offering incredible seasons of art, conversations, fun and community involvement. 

Revue Arts 06 November 2023
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Every Dog Has Its Day: Dog Story Theater Returns

On June 27th, 2020, Dog Story Theater closed its doors. COVID-19 had pushed the organization, which operated with thin margins at the best of times, past its breaking point. At the time, there was no clarity as to when live theater might resume or when audiences would feel safe returning. “We will feel its loss keenly,” the group announced.

Revue Arts 06 November 2023
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Harmony and Togetherness: The Winners of ArtPrize

The first thing you may notice when visiting Abdoulaye Conde’s “Raining Wisdom” mural at 45 Ottawa NW, besides its impressive size, is its intriguing use of bold, black lines to separate colors and create an unfolding mosaic pattern.

Revue Arts 30 October 2023
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Review: 'Mean Girls' on Broadway Puts a Fun Twist On a Cult Classic

Amid the sea of musicals adapted from film, some work better than others. And in the case of “Mean Girls”, now on tour at Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo, based on the cult classic 2004 film written by Tina Fey, the musical in many ways improves upon the film.

Revue Arts 25 October 2023
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Review: Face Off Theatre Makes a Deep Impact Once Again with 'Exit Strategy'

It’s the final year for a failing Chicago high school, just one of many that graduates fewer than half their students and is therefore slated for the sledgehammer. Not only do they have 20 computers for 3,000 students, they can’t sufficiently stock the bathrooms with toilet paper.

Revue Arts 23 October 2023
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Review: 'Murderess' at The New Vic is a Dreadfully Good Time

Given how few and far between women killers have been in history, as a culture we can’t look away when a murderess emerges. We’re fascinated—so much so that an up-close-and-personal story of women who murdered more than 100 years ago is exceptionally gripping.

Revue Arts 16 October 2023
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How Environment Affects Art at Ox-Bow

In an area like West Michigan, where art and nature so oftentimes mingle in harmony, there is still perhaps no place quite like Ox-Bow.

Revue Arts 10 October 2023
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Review: 'Contemporary Visions' Sets the Stage for a Brilliant Season of Grand Rapids Ballet

In Grand Rapids Ballet’s season opener, “Contemporary Visions”, “contemporary” refers to the once revolutionary style of dance that offers storytelling through a blend of classical ballet, jazz, lyrical, and modern dance; as well as breath and emotionality with freedom of movement and musicality; but it also speaks to this particular revolutionary cultural moment.

Revue Arts 09 October 2023
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Review: 'Trifles' is a Beautiful Display of Dance as Story

“Trifles”, Susan Glaspell’s 1916 one-act play regarded as a classic piece of first-wave feminist literature, is based on a true story of how two women protected a battered wife who murdered her husband by hiding evidence that otherwise went undetected by police.

Revue Arts 04 October 2023
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October 2023 Arts Calendar

In 2023, arts organizations are largely back on their feet and offering incredible seasons of art, conversations, fun and community involvement. 

Revue Arts 02 October 2023
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Review: 'Working' at Farmers Alley Theatre is a Beautiful Ode to Kalamazoo

The original 1974 musical Working is very much of its time. Based on celebrated Chicago radio journalist Studs Terkel’s oral history, it told the individual stories, in their own words, of working class Americans. 

Revue Arts 23 September 2023
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Review: ‘Shakespeare (Abridged)’ is Lightning-Paced and Thunderously Funny

Review: ‘Shakespeare (Abridged)’ is Lightning-Paced and Thunderously Funny

How dare they? This isn’t one of your regular bards we’re talking about. This is the bard, the immor...
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Review: Great Music and Terrific Cast Make GR Civic's 'Waitress' a Blast

Review: Great Music and Terrific Cast Make GR Civic's 'Waitress' a Blast

Making your way through the world can be a frightening thing, which is one of many insights into the...
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Jump Into Summer at SC4A: Music, Musicals and Masterful Art

Jump Into Summer at SC4A: Music, Musicals and Masterful Art

Summer in West Michigan wouldn’t be complete without the events, exhibitions, and shows put on by Sa...
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