GRAND RAPIDS, MI / MAY 4 - Broadway is coming back to Grand Rapids and it is worth the wait!  After a long intermission, the new season will open in January of 2022.

The outstanding line-up of shows features some of Broadway’s biggest blockbusters including the six-time Tony and Grammy Award® winning hit new musical, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, the inspiring true story of COME FROM AWAY, HAIRSPRAY, MEAN GIRLS, and AIN’T TOO PROUD-THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS. 

HAMILTON will also make a much-anticipated return to DeVos Performance Hall for two weeks in February of 2022 after selling out a three-week engagement in 2020.

“We appreciate the patience, support and loyalty of our patrons and we can’t wait to welcome audiences back to DeVos Performance Hall to share the magic of live theater once again.” said Mike Lloyd, Executive Director of Broadway Grand Rapids.

Along with partners at DeVos Performance Hall, Broadway Grand Rapids will be collaborating with local and state health authorities on a health and wellness plan following local, state, and federal guidelines to welcome audiences back.  Health and safety plans will be communicated prior to the first show.

HAIRSPRAY

January 11-16, 2022

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 7:30pm; Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm & 8pm; Sunday at 1pm & 6:30pm

You Can’t Stop the Beat! HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon that inspired the blockbuster film and live television event, is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960’s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams (and even bigger hair) change the world? Featuring the beloved score of hit songs including “Welcome to the 60’s,” “Good Morning Baltimore,” “It Takes Two,” and incorporating “Ladies Choice” from the musical film adaption, HAIRSPRAY is “fresh, winning, and deliriously tuneful!” (The New York Times).

This all-new touring production will reunite Broadway’s award-winning creative team led by Director Jack O’Brien and Choreographer Jerry Mitchell to bring HAIRSPRAY to a new generation of theater audiences. 

Don’t miss this “exhilaratingly funny and warm-hearted musical comedy” (The New Yorker).

AIN’T TOO PROUD-THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS

March 29-April 3, 2022

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 7:30pm; Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm & 8pm; Sunday at 1pm & 6:30pm

AIN’T TOO PROUD is the electrifying new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Choreography, it’s a thrilling story of brotherhood, family, loyalty, and betrayal during a decade of civil unrest in America. Set to the beat of the group’s treasured hits, including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Get Ready,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” Ain’t Too Proud tells the unforgettable story of the legendary quintet that Billboard Magazine named the greatest R&B group of all time.

DEAR EVAN HANSEN

May 3-8, 2022

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 7:30pm; Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm & 8pm; Sunday at 1pm & 6:30pm

WINNER OF SIX 2017 TONY® AWARDS INCLUDING BEST MUSICAL 
AND THE 2018 GRAMMY® AWARD FOR BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM. 

A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he’s always wanted: a chance to finally fit in. DEAR EVAN HANSEN is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it.

DEAR EVAN HANSEN has struck a remarkable chord with audiences and critics everywhere, including The Washington Post who says DEAR EVAN HANSEN is “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theatre history.” The New York Times calls it “a gut-punching, breathtaking knockout of a musical.” And NBC Nightly News declares the musical “an anthem resonating on Broadway and beyond.” 

DEAR EVAN HANSEN features a book by Tony Award winner Steven Levenson, a score by Grammy®, Tony® and Academy Award® winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman), and direction by four-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif (Rent, Next to Normal).

MEAN GIRLS

June 21-26, 2022

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 7:30pm; Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm & 8pm; Sunday at 1pm & 6:30pm

Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), composer Jeff Richmond (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde), and director Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon).

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the vicious ways of her strange new home—suburban Illinois. Soon, this naïve newbie falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.

New York Magazine cheers, “Mean Girls delivers with immense energy, a wicked sense of humor and joyful inside-jokery.” USA Today says, “We’ll let you in on a little secret, because we’re such good friends: GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!”

COME FROM AWAY

November 8-13, 2022

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 7:30pm; Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm & 8pm; Sunday at 1pm & 6:30pm

COME FROM AWAY takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that put their lives on hold and opened their homes to this world of strangers. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.

Newsweek cheers, “It does what the best musicals do: takes you to a place you never want to leave.”   

On 9/11, the world stopped. On 9/12, their stories moved us all.

HAMILTON

February 8-20, 2022

Week 1 Feb 8-13, 2022 

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 7:30pm; Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm & 8pm; Sunday at 1pm & 7:00pm

Week 2 Feb. 15-20, 2022

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 7:30pm; Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm & 8pm; Sunday at 1pm & 7:00pm

With book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, HAMILTON is based on Ron Chernow’s biography of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. HAMILTON is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation’s first Treasury Secretary.  Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON is the story of America then, as told by America now. 

35th ANNIVERSARY MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS 

November 29, 2021

Monday at 7:30pm

Do you remember the first time you heard “Mannheim Steamroller Christmas”? Join the celebration as Mannheim Steamroller makes history again - Celebrating 35 years of holiday magic as they bring their annual holiday tour to fans throughout the country. Experience the performance of the #1 Christmas music artist in history and for the first time ever, hear the entire album that started it all, LIVE - "Mannheim Steamroller Christmas!"

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Individual tickets to all shows will go on sale at a later time. To receive exclusive pre-sale offers and notifications to upcoming shows, sign up for the BGR Eclub at www.BroadwayGrandRapids.com/Eclub.

The Broadway Grand Rapids subscription series is sponsored by Fifth Third Bank and in partnership with Broadway Across America. All performances will be presented at DeVos Performance Hall in downtown Grand Rapids. 

The five-show package includes: HAIRSPRAY, AIN’T TOO PROUD, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, MEAN GIRLS and COME FROM AWAY.  Six-show packages will also include HAMILTON.  Broadway GR season ticket holders receive the best prices for each show, the opportunity for a no-fee payment plan, free lost-ticket replacement, online account management, exclusive dining and parking discounts, and the same reserved seats for each show. The five-show package price starts at $219.  Season tickets can be purchased online at BroadwayGrandRapids.com, by calling the BGR service center toll-free at 1-866-928-7469 or calling locally at 616-235-6285.