🎭🎹🎬 Musicals, Movies & Magic | What’s Up Big Rapids Ep. 28 (7-24-25)
This week’s episode is packed tighter than a high school theater prop closet! Chris and Pat recap Pat’s wild weekend 🕺, shout out the Jonah Foundation Fundraiser 🙌, and announce the winner of our Magic Show Ticket Giveaway! 🎩✨
We’ve got big news:
– 🎹 Dueling Pianos at The Peaks in 2 weeks
– 🚲 White Pine Trail is officially complete!
– 🧑🎓 Cardinal All-Class Reunion August 2
– 🎶 Hemlock Concert Series keeps rolling
– ♻️ Tire Recycling Event at the fairgrounds
– 🚌 Crossroads expands bus service
Then we welcome Devann Hattis, director of Matilda the Musical, who shares the magic (and madness!) of putting on a licensed production in Big Rapids. From casting and choreography to Broadway dreams and stunt-casting Pat and Chris (👀), this is one for the theater kids and closet performers alike.
🎟️ Tickets for Matilda are still available for this weekend — don’t miss it!
0:00 – Intro & Welcome
1:55 – Thanks, Roger Meinert! 🎙️
3:23 – Jonah Foundation Fundraiser recap
4:16 – Pat’s wild weekend 🍻
5:57 – Celebrity drama — rough week for the stars 🌟
8:36 – Hand of Giants in the studio 🎸
10:00 – Pat’s movie marathon weekend 🎬
13:02 – Magic Show Giveaway winner revealed! 🎩
15:34 – Dueling Pianos 🎹 coming to The Peaks
16:29 – White Pine Trail officially finished 🚲
18:44 – Cardinal All-Class Reunion 🧑🎓
19:51 – Hemlock Park concerts 🎶
20:49 – Tire Recycling Event ♻️
21:57 – Crossroads expands bus routes 🚌
23:35 – Chamber news tease 👀
24:20 – Guest: Devann Hattis joins the show 🎭
28:13 – What it takes to bring a show to BR 🎟️
36:54 – Stage-M vs BRPS drama shows 🎤
38:37 – Devann’s favorite Broadway play 🎶
41:57 – Tickets still available for Matilda! 🎟️
43:12 – Licensing big shows like Lion King & Annie 🦁👒
48:39 – Pat & Chris on stage someday??
50:26 – Dom’s corrections 📋
52:11 – HULKAMANIA outro 🟢💪
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