After delighting audiences on Broadway Vivian and Edward are bringing their whirlwind romance on a national tour! Overseen by the movie's director, the late Garry Marshall, this show boasts music from Bryan Adams and direction and choreography from two-time Tony winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots). The Vivian we once knew will now be a stronger and more independent heroine for the 21st century!

From the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the moving film by Steven Spielberg comes a soul-stirring new musical and landmark theater event. The original Broadway production was nominated for nine Tony Awards in 2006, including Best Musical. Don't miss this fantastic local production - one that is sure to capture the soul and spirit of the original.

An unseen work is coming to the Grand Rapids Symphony and will be closing out its 95th season in the spring of 2025. Focusing on the natural world surrounding us is Jack Heggie's new piece, Earth 2.0, which explores ecology and the environment through music and dance, as performed by the Urban Bush Women dance troupe. In addition to Heggie's composition, there will be a performance of R. Strauss's Tod und Verklarung, also known as Death and Transfiguration, which depicts the life and death of an artist on his journey to heaven. Music director of the GR Symphony, Marcelo Lehninger will conduct the evening, and choreography has been supplied by Urban Bush Women founder, Jawole Zollar. Join the symphony in the exciting and groundbreaking finale of the season!

Indie rock ain't dead and bands like Hippo Campus are proving its alive, kicking and evolving to new heights! Formed in 2013 when frontman Jake Luppen, guitarist Nathan Stocker, bassist Zach Sutton and drummer Whistler Isaiah Allen met at the Saint Paul Performing Arts Conservatory in their native Minnesota, the quartet quickly became a fixture in their local indie scene before graduating to the mainstream with the release of their debut album Landmark in 2017.