Lake Michigan Mailers Spotlight Series
The Spotlight series this season offers a variety of entertainment you won’t want to miss, including family and childrens’ shows, dance, entertainers and comedians.And, as always, we’ll continue to add to our lineup, even as we get into the season, so become a subscriber and get first choice for the best seats in the house.
Gordon Lightfoot
Saturday, September 27 | 8 p.m.
Since emerging from the Toronto folk club scene in the early ‘60s, Gordon Lightfoot has recorded 19 albums, has had five Grammy® nominations and has won 17 Juno Awards in his native Canada. He is best known for the hit songs “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” and his songs have been covered by some of the world’s most successful recording artists including Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash.
Capitol Steps
Saturday, October 4 | 8 p.m.
Back by popular demand, the Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that once employed them and now pride themselves on putting the “MOCK” in Democracy. Taken together the performers have worked in eighteen Congressional offices. (Most of these politicians have since been defeated or placed under investigation.) Their latest album is appropriately titled Campaign and Suffering.
In The Mood Live
Saunday, October 19 | 3 p.m.
Now in its 15th year of touring, the sensational Big Band musical In The Mood brings the sounds of Benny Goodman, The Andrews Sisters, Tommy Dorsey and more to life with a full orchestra and authentic 1940s-era costumes and choreography. Take a “sentimental journey” back to the time big band music set the mood for a future filled with promise, hope and prosperity. From the intimate romantic ballads to the infectious up-tempo instrumentals, you’ll understand why this music moved the nation’s spirit.
Magic Tree House: The Musical
Sunday, October 26 | 3 p.m.
Based on Mary Pope Osborne’s beloved series of children’s books, Magic Tree House: The Musical transports Jack and Annie’s adventures onto the stage to create a theatrical event for the entire family. To restore joy and magic to King Arthur’s kingdom, the brother and sister team travel to Camelot’s dreaded Otherworld. Rising to each new challenge — and encountering a variety of fascinating characters along the way — Jack and Annie discover that imagination is a gift we can all use to fill our lives with magic.
Savion Glover's BARE SOUNDZ
Friday, November 7| 8 p.m.
Savion Glover’s BARE SOUNDZ is an exuberant celebration of tap dance to sound, and sound to dance. Using tap as song, Glover merges acoustical vibrations including beats from Jazz, Caribbean and other contemporary musical genres. This concert style production exposes tap dance as the acoustical instrument. BARE SOUNDZ display the infinite versatility and virtuoso of Glover’s genius as a tap master. Fans may recognize Glover as he recently performed on this season’s Dancing with the Stars. Younger fans will be familiar with his famous dance style, as he lent his tapping toes to the character Mumbles in last summer’s blockbuster hit Happy Feet.
Sponsored by Zhang Financial.
NBC's Last Comic Standing Live Tour
Saturday, January 31| 8 p.m.
This show contains adult themes.
Enjoy an evening of great stand-up comedy with the finalists from NBC’s Emmy®-nominated laughfest Last Comic Standing. It’s an unforgettable evening of laughs with the top comics who America voted for as the funniest in the world!
Gold Company Celebrates Motown & Beyond
Dr. Stephen Zegree, Director
Saturday, February 7 | 2 & 8 p.m.
Singing the hits that launched a musical revolution, Gold Company celebrates Motown & Beyond. With over 45 “DB” awards from Downbeat Magazine, Gold Company is sure to have the crowds dancing in their seats. Fun for kids of all ages, this special performance will honor the 50th anniversary of Motown with a medley of hits put together in true Gold Company style. With the show including some of the greatest music produced since Motown’s heyday plus the comedy, choreography and showmanship that make this WMU award-winning vocal group an audience favorite, it’s a must see every season at Miller!
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
JUDITH JAMISON, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR and Mazazumi Chaya, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Tuesday, February 10 | 7:30 p.m.
Join the celebration as Alvin Ailey® American Dance Theater, America’s cultural ambassador to the world, marks its 50th anniversary of bringing African-American cultural expression and the American modern dance tradition to the world’s stages. The genius of Alvin Ailey changed forever the perception of American dance; today the legacy continues with Judith Jamison’s remarkable vision and the extraordinary artistry of the Company’s dancers. Beauty, spirit, hope and passion know no bounds. That is the power of Ailey.
Sponsored by Medawar Jewelers.
Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co.
Sunday, March 1| 3 p.m.
Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co. stars pneumatic wizard Fred Garbo and Brazilian ballerina Daielma Santos. This exquisite duo has performed around the world, transcending barriers of age and language in a seamless program that includes physical comedy, dance, juggling, and most importantly, their own creative inventions that INFLATE! Audiences are mesmerized by the artistic imagery and creative foolishness as they perform fast-paced, energetic, clever theatrical pieces in a universally engaging and family friendly show.
DrumLine Live
Friday, March 13| 8 p.m.
The show-stopping DRUMLine Live brings the black marching band tradition to the theatrical stage. The stirring sound of trumpets, explosive choreography and incredible feats of athleticism will bring the audience to its feet. But the heart of the show is the talented group of African American percussionists who form the drumline. The showdown of rhythm and speed will shock with its precision and pulsing force. A glimpse into an American experience that many have never seen before; this historic tradition is alive
with intensity.
The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley
Saturday, March 21 | 2 p.m.
Flat Stanley puts himself in a big envelope and travels the world — as a human letter! In a whirlwind musical travelogue, Stanley — the ultimate pen pal — scours the globe for a solution to his problem. And wherever Stanley goes, he meets new friends, learns about different cultures and closes in on his goal of being a three-dimensional boy once more.
