Upcoming Events
Thursday, September 9 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010 Big Band Sounds Featuring The Truth in Jazz Orchestra a Muskegon Community Concert Association presentation
Thursday, September 9, 2010 The Muskegon Community Concert Association is proud to present Big Band sounds featuring The Truth in Jazz Orchestra at 7:30 PM on the Frauenthal Stage. Truth in Jazz Orchestra is a 16- piece jazz ensemble with the swinging excitement of the big band era. General...More
Thursday, September 16 2010
Thursday September 16, 2010 "Opening Night...80 Years Later" in Celebraton of the Frauenthal's 80th Anniversary
Thursday, September 16, 2010 Come down to the Frauenthal and celebrate the anniversary date of the opening of the Theater (formerly named the Michigan Theater), eighty years later. We’ll be celebrating with vintage movies, cake and champagne! The cake cutting ceremony will begin at 5 pm with...More
Friday, September 17 2010
Friday September 17, 2010 Tapas, Wine, Jazz and Blues
Friday, September 17, 2010: Tapas, Wine, Jazz and Blues The evening begins at 6:30 pm with tapas and wine tasting. The concert will begin at 7:30 pm featuring jazz artist Edye Evans Hyde then blues with The Buster Blues Band. As a special treat, Edye and The Buster Blues Band will combine for...More
Saturday, September 18 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010 "An Evening With Jeff Daniels" in Celebration of the Frauenthal's 80th Anniversary
Saturday, September 18, 2010 AN EVENING WITH JEFF DANIELS 7:30 pm The Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts is proud to present Jeff Daniels! Three decades and some 400 songs later, a collection of pointedly funny and pointedly poignant songs…….. When you think of “grassroots” and...More
Friday, September 24 - Saturday, September 25
West Michigan Symphony Orchestra 2010-2011 Season
Friday and Saturday September 24 & 25, 2010. West Michigan Symphony's 2010 -2011 Season begins with "The Romantic Road- a passionate journey" featuring Bella Hristova. Wagner- Tannhauser Overture. Bruch-Violin concerto no. 1. Brahms- Symphony no.4. It took Brahms more than 40 years before he dared...More
Friday, October 1 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010 The Muskegon Community Concert Assoication presents The Verdehr Trio
Friday, October 1, 2010 The Muskegon Community Concert Association presents "The Verdehr Trio" at 7:30 pm on the Frauenthal Stage. Doors open at 6:45 pm. Concertgoers are in for an evening of brilliant music-making of sufficient variety to please every serious listener's taste. The world renowned...More
Saturday, October 2 2010
Saturday October 2, 2010 Buster Keaton Film Festival
Saturday, October 2, 2010 The 16th Annual Damfinos Convention at the Frauenthal Theater 8 pm. “Can Buster come out and play?” This was the question young Bart Williams asked Eleanor Keaton after he knocked on the door of Buster Keaton’s home in Woodland Hills, California. Buster did indeed...More
Thursday, September 16 - Sunday, October 3
September 16 - October 3,2010 Muskegon Civic Theatre Presents "Something's Afoot"
Muskegon Civic Theatre opens it's 2010-2011 Season with 12 performances over three weekends with "Something's Afoot". This murder mystery is a musical spoof of the whodunit genre, typified by Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries and the musical styles of the past. Ten people are stranded in an...More
Monday, October 4 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010 The Friends of Hackley Library present "An Evening With Mitch Albom"
Monday, October 4, 2010 The Friends of Hackley Library present "An Evening With Mitch Albom" at 7:30 pm in the Frauenthal Theater. Proceeds will benefit Renovation of the Children's Section of the Hackley Library. Book signing will follow Mr. Albom's presentation. Author of Have A Little Faith: A...More
Friday, October 8 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010 103.7 The Beat Welcomes "The Browns of Comedy"
103.7 The Beat Welcomes "The Browns of Comdey" at the Frauenthal Theater October 8, 2010 at 8 PM. Meet the Browns, Benjii, Cocoa , Doo Doo, Pat, Spanky and Steve and Willie Brown! No they are not related but YES this troupe of hilarious comedians all have the same last name Brown and they are...More
Friday, October 15 - Saturday, October 16
Friday and Saturday October 15 & 16, 2010 Murder Mystery Dinner "Death on the Stage"
October 15 & 16....Murder Mystery Dinner Theater "Death on the Stage" at the Frauenthal Theater! Cocktails at 6:15 PM (Cash Bar) Show and Dinner at 7 PM. $30.00 In celebration of the Frauenthal Theater's 80th Anniversary, step back in time and become a part of our interactive Murder Mystery Dinner...More
Sunday, October 24 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010 The Frauenthal Theater presents the silent movie "Phantom of the Opera" accompanied by the Barton Theater Organ
Sunday, October 24, 2010 Experience the silent movie "Phantom of the Opera" as it was shown in 1925 accompanied by the Barton Theater Organ featuring organist Dale Zeiger at 3 pm in the Frauenthal Theater. General Admission Tickets are $7 and are available at the Frauenthal Box Office...More
Friday, October 29 - Saturday, October 30
West Michigan Symphony Orchestra 2010-2011 Season
October 29 & 30, 2010 West Michigan Symphony Orchestra features a "Salute to John Williams-the soundtrack to our lives". John Williams is the Mozart, Verdi and Tchaikovsky of our age, having created more singable melodies than any other living orchestral composer. To a great extent, his powerful...More
Saturday, November 6 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010 "Rockin' Barbershop" Harmony Festival
Saturday, November 6, 2010, the Muskegon Shoreline Barbershop Chorus is conducting the annual "Rockin' Barbershop" Harmony Festival. This enormous undertaking has been a complete success in previous years. This year, the Muskegon Shoreline Barbershop Chorus will have over 20 school districts and...More
Wednesday, November 24 2010
Wednesday, November 24- Westside Soul Surfers- "Out of Control Style Concert"
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 Live on the Frauenthal Stage! Effective October 1, 2010 Box Office Hours Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 11 AM - 6 PM Closed Tuesdays Watch for more details!More
Friday, November 26 2010
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker
Friday, November 26, 2010. Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker is the must-see production of the season! Critically acclaimed for exquisite artistry, and dazzling sets and costumes, the Great Russian Nutcracker is the defining holiday experience. Bring your family and friends together for a...More
Thursday, November 18 - Sunday, December 5
November 18, 2010 through December 5, 2010 Muskegon Civic Theatre presents "The Dining Room"
November 18 through December 5, 2010 Muskegon Civic Theatre presents "The Dining Room". This play is set in the dining room of a typical well-to-do household, the room where families assembled for daily breakfast and dinner and all special occasions. The action is a series of interrelated...More
Friday, December 10 - Saturday, December 11
Friday and Saturday December 10 & 11, 2010 West Michigan Symphony's Holiday Concert
December 10 & 11, 2010, West Michigan Symphony presents "Holiday Concert- the sights and sounds of the season" with Emil de Cou, guest conductor. The joy and warmth of the season returns to the Frauenthal Theater for our annual holiday celebration featuring everyone's favorite carols and a joyful...More
Friday, December 17 - Saturday, December 18
Friday and Saturday December 17 & 18, 2010 "A Christmas Carol" with Tom Harryman
On December 17 & 18, 2010 the Frauenthal Stage will come alive with Christmas Spirit with two special performances of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" with Tom Harryman. 12/2/2006 quote from The Muskegon Chronicle reviewer: Kimberly Harsch “Tom Harryman performed a one-man Christmas Carol...More
Tuesday, December 28 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 Frauenthal Theater presents "Holiday Movies"
December 28, 2010, In celebration of the Frauenthal Theater's 80th Anniversary the Frauenthal is proud to present Holiday Movies for the entire family. A listing of the movies will be made available soon. Effective October 1, 2010 Box Office Hours Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 11 AM - 6...More
Thursday, January 20 - Sunday, January 30
Muskegon Civic Theatre presents…. “Always...Patsy Cline”
Muskegon Civic Theatre presents Always...Patsy Cline in a Black box theater setting on the Frauenthal stage. Curtain Times: Evenings 7:30 pm Matinees 3:00 pm. This musical is based on the true story of Patsy Cline’s friendship with Houston housewife, Louise Seger. When Seger first heard Cline...More
Friday, February 4 - Saturday, February 5
February 4 & 5, 2011 West Michigan Symphony Concert
Friday and Saturday February 4 & 5, 2011 West Michigan Symphony presents "Baroque and Beyond- a mid-winter treat". 7:30 PM The Frauenthal Theater is transformed into an intimate candlelit space for a concert of music from and inspired by the Baroque Era. Bach's Brandenburg concerto no. 3 is one...More
Thursday, February 17 - Sunday, March 6
February 17, 2011- March 6, 2011 "The Piano Lesson" presented by Muskegon Civic Theatre
Muskegon Civic Theatre presents "The Piano Lesson" in the Beardsley Theater, February 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, March 3, 4, 5, 6, 2011 Curtain Times: Evenings 7:30 pm Matinees 3:00 pm. Playwright August Wilson won his second Pulitzer Prize for this haunting drama set in 1936 Pittsburgh....More
Friday, March 25 - Saturday, March 26
March 25 & 26, 2011 West Michigan Symphony presents "Sustainability: A West Michigan Journey"
West Michigan Symphony's March concert features a multi-media presentation and collaboration with Grand Valley State University. Seven generations ago, Beethoven was at the peak of his career in Vienna while missionaries and fur traders were just beginning to settle in what is now West Michigan,...More
Monday, March 28 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011 "Songs from the Stage" presented by Muskegon Community Concert Association
Monday, March 28, 2011 The Muskegon Community Concert Association is proud to present Songs from the Stage at 7:30 PM on the Frauenthal Stage. Doors open at 6:45 PM. Featuring the Indianapolis Opera Ensemble Voices that bring out the best of your favorite opera and Broadway stage classics. Solo and...More
Friday, April 15 - Saturday, April 16
April 15 & 16, 2011 West Michigan Symphony presents "Beethoven and Blue Jeans- rhythmic energy"
Friday and Saturday, April 15 & 16, 2011 West Michigan Symphony presents "Beethoven and Blue Jeans- rhythmic energy at 7:30 PM in the Frauenthal Theater.
Kinetic energy pulsates throughout this concert. Wagner called Beethoven's Seventh Symphony "The apotheosis of the dance," and...More
Thursday, April 21 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011 "Wind Soloists of New York" presented by Muskegon Community Concert Association
Thursday, April 21, 2011 The Muskegon Community Concert Association is proud to present a classical concert featuring the "Wind Soloists of New York" at 7:30 PM on the Frauenthal Stage. Doors open at 6:45 PM. General Admission tickets are $18 and are available at the Frauenthal Box Office...More
Thursday, April 28 - Sunday, May 1
Muskegon Civic Theatre Presents "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" April 28, 2011- May 1, 2011
Muskegon Civic Theatre presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat on the Frauenthal stage. April 28, 29, 30, May 1, 2011 Curtain Times: Evenings 7:30 pm Matinees 3:00 pm. This delightful musical is the biblical saga of Jacob’s favorite son, Joseph, and his coat of many colors....More
Friday, May 6 - Saturday, May 7
May 6 & 7, 2011 West Michigan Symphony presents "Simply Swing" with Steve Lippia
Friday and Saturday May 6 & 7, 2011 WMS presents "Simply Swinging" with Steve Lippia at 7:30 PM in the Frauenthal Theater.
You've asked for it and here it is! A sensational new show featuring Pops sensation, Steve Lippia, singing songs from the popular American songbook made famous by Bobby...More
Sunday, May 15 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011 Muskegon Community Concert Association presents Dmitri Berlinsky
Sunday, May 15, 2011 The Muskegon Community Concert Association is proud to present international violin virtuoso, Dmitri Berlinsky at 7:30 PM on the Frauenthal Stage. Doors open at 6:45 PM. General Admission tickets are $18 and are available at the Frauenthal Box Office M-F 11 AM - 3 PM...More
Friday, June 3 - Saturday, June 4
Friday and Saturday June 3 & 4, 2011 West Michigan Symphony present "Chasing the Sun- from darkness into light"
June 3 & 4, 2011 West Michigan Symphony with Scott Speck, conductor. The great Peter Tchaikovsky's enormously powerful Fourth Symphony is one man's response to fate and eventual triumph over his own destiny. Prokofiev's Piano concerto no.3, featured in the film The Competition, is one of the...More
