Our Current SeasonAll evening shows begin at 7:30pm and matinees at 2:00pm. Please note we have moved all opening nights from Thursday to Friday. Contact the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre business office located at the corner of Division and Library in downtown Grand Rapids by phone, 616-222-6650. Season Sponsors:Porter Foundation

 
| LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL May 31 - June 16, 2013 Musical
Production Sponsor:  Book by Heather Hach, Music & Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe & Nell Benjamin. Based on the movie Legally Blonde Never judge a woman by her hair color – OMG You Guys! Hot off Broadway is Elle Woods' journey from the Mall to Harvard Law proving that being true to yourself never goes out of style. Learn more about this show
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| 12 DANCING PRINCESSES July 26 - Aug 4, 2013 Children's Play
By Max Bush. Based on the tale as told by the Brothers Grimm New Theatrical Release written by West Michigan playwright; Max Bush – For generations, children have loved the enchanting story by the Brothers Grimm of the twelve beautiful princesses and the handsome young lad who solves the mystery of their tattered shoes. Learn more about this show
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| CHANGING MINDS July 26 - Aug 4, 2013 Children's Musical
Music by Bret Simmons; Book & Lyrics by David Howard "High School has never been so mental" – a new musical that's delightfully bright, laugh out loud funny, and is sure to have you singing and clapping along with all the classmates from Playa Sola High School, as they discover that sometimes the best way to figure out who you are is by... CHANGING MINDS! Learn more about this show
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| DIXIE SWIM CLUB Sept 7 - 22, 2012 • Comedy
By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten Best Friends Forever – Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina's Outer Banks to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other's lives. This production focuses on four of those weekends and spans a period of thirty-three years. The Dixie Swim Club is the story of these five unforgettable women - a hilarious and touching comedy about friendships that last forever. Learn more about this show
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| FLAT STANLEY Oct 19 - 28, 2012 Children's Musical
Sponsor: The Jury Foundation Children's Musical Book by Timothy Allen McDonald, Lyrics by Timothy Allen McDonald, Jonathan K. Waller; Music by David Weinstein, Jonathan K. Waller, Timothy Allen McDonald & Stephen Gabriel, based on the book FLAT STANLEY by Jeff Brown. Careful what you wish for Stanley – Jeff Brown's amazing book comes to musical life on stage and proves that Stanley Lambchop's world is indeed flat. Learn more about this show
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| A CHRISTMAS CAROL Nov 16 - Dec 16, 2012 • MusicalProduction Sponsor:  Music by Alan Menken, Book by Lynn Ahrens, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Book by Mike Ockren. Based on the story by Charles Dickens A Holiday Tradition – The delightful Holiday Classic returns to the Civic's stage full of Cheer and Yuletide Blessings. Learn more about this show
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| THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER Jan 18 - Feb 3, 2013 • Play
Production Sponsor:  Rebecca Gilman, based on the novel by Carson McCullers A powerful drama about the human condition – Carson McCullers' stirring debut novel comes to life in modern playwright Rebecca Gilman's deft hands, Civic Theatre will produce the Michigan premiere. Learn more about this show
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| FIDDLER ON THE ROOF March 1 - 24, 2013 • MusicalProduction Sponsor:  Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Based on Sholem Aleichem's stories by special permission of Arnold Perl TRADITION... Tradition – Relive a glorious tradition of musical theatre. A spectacular story woven with music, dance, laughter, poignant to an electrifying experience. Learn more about this show
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| ANNE OF GREEN GABLES April 19 - May 4, 2013 Family Musical
Book & Lyrics by Gretchen Cryer; Music by Nancy Ford; Orchestrations by Dave Hab A timeless, heart-warming story for all generations – Follow the misadventures of a wildly independent orphan with fiery red hair and a temper to match. L.M. Montgomery's cherished classic comes to life in a new musical by the award-winning TheatreworksUSA. Production Sponsor:  Learn more about this show
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