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Review: 'Jukebox for the Algonquin' Exquisitely Captures the Paradox of Aging

The core group of residents at Placid Pines Senior Care Center in the Adirondacks may identify with the fish in an aquarium swimming around and around, nothing much new of any given day, except a compatriot going belly up only to be soon forgotten. However, they actually are a gang of wits not unlike the members of the Algonquin Round Table—Dorothy Parker, Harpo Marx, Alexander Woollcott, Robert Benchley, Tallulah Bankhead, among other literati luminaries of the 1920s who met regularly for lunch at the famed New York hotel.

Revue Arts 08 April 2025
  • theatre
  • Farmers Alley Theatre
  • theatre reviews
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Review: Neil Diamond's Music Dazzles in 'A Beautiful Noise'

The appeal of a jukebox musical is simple: audiences are drawn to music they know and love, to see a concert of hits, often part of the soundtrack of their lives, while also being told a story through those songs. It hardly matters in terms of popular opinion that the stories are often formulaic, the plots thin; it’s still a value-added experience to take in a live performance with singing, dancing, and storytelling that also takes you back to gently revisit poignant moments of your own life through familiar tunes. “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” fits the bill quite beautifully, indeed. 

Revue Arts 02 April 2025
  • DeVos Performance Hall
  • Broadway Grand Rapids
  • Broadway
  • theatre reviews
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Goosebumps Guaranteed: Why You Need to Hear 'Carmina Burana'

Whether or not you know the name, you know the music. Monumental in its power, Carmina Burana has been used to score hundreds of commercials, television shows, films, campaign events, and Olympic contests.

Revue Arts 01 April 2025
  • DeVos Performance Hall
  • Grand Rapids Symphony
  • Classical Music
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Divine Intervention: Counseling the Creator in 'Oh, My God'

Imagine you’re a therapist. Your newest patient? God: creator of Heaven and Earth, currently depressed.

Revue Arts 01 April 2025
  • Dog Story Theater
  • theatre
  • Jewish Theatre GR
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No Need for Hollywood: Making Michigan Movies

For Matt Everitt, watching movies isn’t enough—he has to make them. His latest short film, You Can Go Home Whenever You Want, has earned acclaim at film festivals from Ohio to Italy. 

Revue Arts 01 April 2025
  • film
  • Grand Rapids Film Society
  • Grand Rapids Community Media Center
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April 2025 Arts Calendar

Arts exhibitions and performances have returned in full swing to West Michigan. This season, there’s absolutely no shortage of concerts, symphonies, plays, musicals, ballet, visual arts and beyond. We have big Broadway shows, intimate and progressive plays, live performances with with symphonies with, dancers taking to the stage, and powerful art exhibitions. Here's our guide to arts events for the month!

Revue Arts 01 April 2025
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Review: Jumpstart 2025 Once Again Showcases Phenomenal Talent of Grand Rapids Ballet

Every March, the Grand Rapids Ballet presents Jumpstart, a performance of dances created by and for the company members, and it’s a hotly anticipated fan favorite every season—for good reason. This year, the two-hour performance offered 14 different world premiere works made by 14 different choreographers.

Revue Arts 24 March 2025
  • dance
  • Ballet
  • Grand Rapids Ballet
  • theatre reviews
  • Dance reviews
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Review: Deos Ballet's EMBER Series 25 Celebrates Terrifically Skilled Women

Deos Contemporary Ballet’s EMBER Series 25 presents ballet with woman as the gardener. This two-hour dance performance in two acts opened Friday with a program featuring choreography by three women and an all-female company as a tribute to celebrate Women’s History Month.

Revue Arts 16 March 2025
  • dance
  • St Cecilia Music Center
  • Deos Contemporary Ballet
  • Reviews
  • Dance reviews
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Miller Auditorium Announces 2025-26 Broadway Season

Miller Auditorium has announced its 2025-26 Zhang Broadway in West Michigan Series. Kicking off the series with a Broadway Special just in time for the holiday season, Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical is a heartwarming holiday show that promises fun for the whole family, followed by Broadway’s longest-running American musical, CHICAGO The Musical in January. 

Revue Arts 12 March 2025
  • Miller Auditorium
  • theatre
  • chicago
  • Broadway
  • News
  • Beetlejuice
  • Clue
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Review: 'Clue: Live on Stage!' is a Murder Mystery to Lift the Spirits

“Let the game begin!” declares the butler Wadsworth in the opening moments of "Clue: Live on Stage!” It was a dark and stormy night in 1954 and six enormous characters have been invited to dinner at the grand old mansion belonging to Mr. Boddy, who may or may not be the person blackmailing all of them.

Revue Arts 05 March 2025
  • DeVos Performance Hall
  • theatre
  • Broadway Grand Rapids
  • Broadway
  • theatre reviews
  • Clue
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March 2025 Arts Calendar

Arts exhibitions and performances have returned in full swing to West Michigan. This season, there’s absolutely no shortage of concerts, symphonies, plays, musicals, ballet, visual arts and beyond. 

Revue Arts 03 March 2025
  • visual art
  • dance
  • jazz
  • Classical Music
  • Theater
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Painting A Future: How Ghosthouse Makes Fine Art Accessible

In the public imagination, making good art requires two gifts: inspiration and talent. Inspiration is unpredictable and can strike at any time, so keep a sketchbook handy. 

Revue Arts 03 March 2025
  • Art classes
  • Ghosthouse Fine Art Studio + Workshop
  • Ghosthouse
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Strings, Stories & Harmonies: Five Nights of Music at St. Cecilia

In a performance captured in 1966, Judy Collins stands on an unadorned stage, guitar in hand. Her hair, cut simply, is dark; her dress is white.

Revue Arts 03 March 2025
  • jazz
  • St Cecilia Music Center
  • Classical Music
  • Touring Music
  • Judy Collins
  • The War & Treaty
  • The Lone Bellow
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Review: RADFest's Opening Performance Sets High Bar for Weekend of Innovative Dance

The 16th annual RADFest, the Midwest Regional Alternative Dance Festival hosted by Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers, kicked off in downtown Kalamazoo with “Michigan Made Concert”, the first of seven performances offered throughout the weekend celebration of dance that also includes master classes, film screenings, panel discussions, and networking opportunities.

Revue Arts 28 February 2025
  • dance
  • RADFest
  • Midwest RADFest
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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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