THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY at FARMERS ALLEY THEATRE

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM Comes to Farmers Alley Theatre Next Month

March 22, 2024

 Farmers Alley Theatre will partner with the Irving S. Gilmore International Piano Festival to bring Sondheim on Sondheim to Southwest Michigan audiences this April and May.

Farmers Alley Theatre Kicks Off Its 2023-2024 Season With The Michigan Premiere Of The Localized Version Of The Beloved Musical WORKING

September 08, 2023

Continuing a year of critically acclaimed performances and extended runs (Becoming Dr. Ruth, Chicken & Biscuits, and this summer's smash hit RENT), Farmers Alley Theatre is proud to bring the very first localized production of Working, the Musical to Michigan audiences. 

Farmers Alley Theatre Presents the Regional Premiere Production Of BECOMING DR. RUTH

February 16, 2023

Continuing a streak of critically acclaimed performances (Bright Star, A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder, A Swinging Christmas: The Holiday Music of Tony Bennett, The Great Leap), Farmers Alley Theatre is thrilled to bring the very first production of Becoming Dr. Ruth to West Michigan audiences. 

Farmers Alley Theatre Presents A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER

September 01, 2022

On the heels of Farmers Alley Theatre's sold-out, extended run of Bright Star, the company is presenting A Gentleman's Guide To Love And Murder: a hilarious musical satire of Edwardian and melodramatic proportions! 

Farmers Alley Theatre to Stage Production of BRIGHT STAR

June 04, 2022

From award-winning screenwriter and playwright Steve Martin (Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Roxanne) and chart-topping singer-songwriter Edie Brickell comes a world premiere American musical inspired by their Grammy Award-winning collaboration “Love Has Come For You.” Bright Star features nearly 20 new songs—Americana with a touch of rock—and tells a beguiling tale that unfolds in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina between 1923 and 1945. Billy Cane, a young soldier just home from World War II, meets Alice Murphy, the brilliant editor of a southern literary journal. Together they discover a powerful secret that alters their lives. This is the regional premiere of this entertaining musical about enduring love, family ties, and the light of forgiveness that shines from a bright star.

Farmers Alley Theatre Will Present LEE & FRIENDS

December 19, 2021

Farmers Alley Theatre’s Spotlight Series returns during our 14th season, with the Special Spotlight Series Concert Event entitled LEE & FRIENDS. This musical extravaganza, in a variety show format, will feature one of our most popular artists, David Maiocco, giving an award-winning caliber performance as “The Best Dressed Man in Showbiz” himself, Liberace.

VIDEO: Watch Trailer for SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD at Farmers Alley Theatre

October 02, 2021

Farmers Alley Theatre will kick off its season with Jason Robert Brown's emotive song cycle, SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD – running October 8-24, directed by Broadway star and Kalamazoo native, Jerry Dixon who starred on Broadway in the musicals Once on this Island, Five Guys Named Moe and If/Then to name a few. 

Jerry Dixon to Direct SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD At Farmers Alley Theatre

September 24, 2021

Farmers Alley Theatre will kick off its season with Jason Robert Brown's emotive song cycle, SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD – running October 8-24, directed by Broadway star and Kalamazoo native, Jerry Dixon who starred on Broadway in the musicals Once on this Island, Five Guys Named Moe and If/Then to name a few. 

Farmers Alley Theatre Will Re-Open Fall 2021 

July 29, 2021

Located in the heart of Downtown Kalamazoo, Farmers Alley Theatre is bursting at the seams to  open their doors and welcome live audiences into their space for the first time since March of 2020. 

Upcoming Farmers Alley Theatre Mother's Day Virtual Concert

April 28, 2021

Farmers Alley Theatre continues to innovate online with Spotlight Sessions Vol. 2: “Songs in the Key of Mom” to celebrate Moms everywhere this Mother's Day!

Farmers Alley Theatre Presents SEVEN NIGHTS OF VALENTINE'S SERENADES

January 28, 2021

Featuring seven incredible vocalists and Farmers Alley Favorites, this unique performance package is the perfect treat this February: it doesn’t need watering, always fits like a glove, and is more satisfying then anything in a heart-shaped box.

Farmers Alley Theatre Presents THE CAKE By Bekah Brunstetter

January 22, 2020

This February, Farmers Alley Theatre will present the West Michigan premiere of a delicious slice of American life, The Cake. Written by Bekah Brunstetter (writer and supervising producer of NBC's hit drama a?oeThis is Usa??), this ripped from the headlines story has been called a?oerefreshing and hearteninga?? by the Los Angeles Times. Directed by D. Terry Williams and starring Zoe Vonder Haar, The Cake runs February 7-23 at Farmers Alley Theatre, right in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo.

Farmers Alley Theatre Announces Casting for FUN HOME

May 30, 2019

Farmers Alley Theatre presents the Five Time Tony Winning Musical, FUN HOME, running June 7-23 at our original location in downtown Kalamazoo.

Farmers Alley Theatre Announces Casting For THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

February 04, 2019

Farmers Alley Theatre is proud to present the Southwest Michigan premiere of the acclaimed Tony Award winning new play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, based on the best-selling book of the same name. Running March 15-31, Farmers Alley Theatre is also pleased to announce that thanks in large part to several local organizations, we will be reinstating our Student Ticket Initiative for this production, which provides free student tickets to those who wish to attend the show (subject to availability). This is a story about a uniquely gifted young adult, that we feel is very important for students to have the opportunity to see, without the barrier of a ticket price, states Executive Director Adam Weiner.