🎭🎹🎬 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 serviceThen 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 & Welcome1:55 – Thanks, Roger Meinert! 🎙️3:23 – Jonah Foundation Fundraiser recap4:16 – 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 Peaks16:29 – 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 🟢💪Big Rapids podcast, Matilda musical Big Rapids, Devann Hattis interview, Stage-M theater, White Pine Trail completed, Hemlock Park concert series, Big Rapids events July 2025, Cardinal Reunion, Dueling Pianos Big Rapids, Magic show ticket winner, Big Rapids drama program, Chris Jane, What’s Up Big Rapids#WhatsUpBigRapids #BigRapidsMI #MatildaTheMusical #StageM #WhitePineTrail #CardinalReunion #BigRapidsEvents #LiveMusic #MagicShow #HemlockConcertSeries #WUBR #MidMichiganPodcast #SupportTheArts #CommunitySpotlight #PodcastGuest #DuelingPianos

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