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Les Misérables
Les Misérables
10/8 - 10/13/2024


Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Boublil and Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon,  Les Misérables . This brilliant staging has taken the world by ...

Shucked
Shucked
1/21 - 1/26/2025


Shucked  is the Tony Award®–winning musical comedy  The Wall Street Journal  calls “flat out hilarious!” And nobody knows funny like economists. Featuring a book by ...

MJ
MJ
2/11 - 2/16/2025


He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry comes to East Lansing as  MJ , the ...

Life of Pi
Life of Pi
3/11 - 3/16/2025


A THEATRICAL EVENT UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE! Winner of three Tony Awards® and the Olivier Award for Best Play, the Broadway and West End sensation  LIFE ...

CHICAGO
CHICAGO
4/8 - 4/13/2025


CHICAGO  is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one showstopping ...

Hamilton
Hamilton
5/21 - 6/1/2025


A revolutionary story of passion, unstoppable ambition, and the dawn of a new nation. Hamilton  is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding ...

The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon
6/19 - 6/22/2025


The New York Times  calls it “the best musical of this century.”  The Washington Post  says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your ...


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Detroit Symphony Orchestra Returns to the Wharton Center in May


by Stephi Wild - April 22, 2024

After 18 years, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will make its way back to Wharton Center for one night only on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 7:30PM....

Review: MOULIN ROUGE! at Wharton Center is a Sensory Feast Unlike Anything Mid-Michigan Has Seen


by Stefani Chudnow - April 04, 2024

From now through April 14th, Moulin Rouge! at Wharton Center will astound audiences with its pure extravaganza and spicy love story....

SHUCKED, LIFE OF PI, and More Set For Wharton Center's 2024-25 Broadway Season


by Stephi Wild - March 05, 2024

The Wharton Center has announced the lineup for its 2024-25 Broadway season. The season kicks off this October with Les Miserables, running October 8-13, followed by Shucked, MJ, Life of Pi, and Chicago. Add-on shows include Hamilton and The Book of Mormon....

Interview: Executive Director Eric Olmscheid Dishes on Wharton Center's 2024-25 Broadway Series


by Stefani Chudnow - March 05, 2024

Wharton Center has officially announced their 2024-2025 Broadway series! It kicks off with Les Misérables, followed by Shucked, MJ, Life of Pi and Chicago. Add-on shows include Hamilton and The Book of Mormon....

Interview: Blake Price Calls MAMMA MIA! at Wharton Center the Perfect Release When the World is Heavy


by Stefani Chudnow - January 09, 2024

From January 16th to 21st only, the iconic jukebox musical Mamma Mia! will be making its return to Michigan on its 25th Anniversary Tour....

Interview: Tawnya Sauer Says CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE at Wharton Center is a Broadway-Style Holiday Spectacular for the Whole Family


by Stefani Chudnow - December 13, 2023

This year, head over to Wharton Center from December 18-20 for the perfect way to celebrate the holiday season with your family – Cirque Dreams Holidaze....

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Wharton Center is a Thoughtful Tale of Family and Race in the 1930's Deep South


by Stefani Chudnow - October 05, 2023

Through this Sunday, October 8th, you can catch the new production of To Kill a Mockingbird at Wharton Center in East Lansing....

Interview: Steven Lee Johnson Says TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Wharton Center is a Unique Opportunity to Experience an American Classic on Stage


by Stefani Chudnow - September 29, 2023

From October 3rd to 8th only, you can catch playwright Aaron Sorkin's acclaimed new production of To Kill a Mockingbird at Wharton Center in East Lansing....

FUNNY GIRL North American Tour Unveils Full Cast and Schedule


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 07, 2023

Discover the full cast and tour dates for the highly anticipated FUNNY GIRL North American Tour. Don't miss out on this exciting production of the beloved musical....

Full Cast & Creative Team Unveiled for The Acting Company's World Premiere of Lisa Peterson's ODYSSEY 


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 28, 2023

The Acting Company has revealed the full cast and creative team for Lisa Peterson's world premiere of ODYSSEY. Get all the details and book your tickets now....

Past Shows


Join Broadway star, actress, writer and recording artist Carrie Manolakos on Friday, NOVEMBER 13, 2020, at 8:00pm, for a virtual unplugged concert featuring many of ...


The documentary will follow Broadway actors, directors, and choreographers as they collaborate with MSU musical theatre and dance students and local high school actors to ...

I and You
I and You
3/22 - 3/24/2019


A play by Lauren GundersonDirected by Bert GoldsteinA Wharton Center Theatre ProductionOne afternoon, Anthony arrives unexpectedly at classmate Carolines door bearing a beat-up copy of ...

Hockey--The Musical!
Hockey--The Musical!
8/24 - 8/26/2017


Noted author, columnist, and playwright Mitch Albom again takes us into the world of musical comedy with his irresistible farce Hockey - The Musical! Now ...

Rocktopia Live


ROCKTOPIA LIVE is a revolutionary performance celebrating the fusion of classical music with classic rock. The live concert features five world-class vocalists, five top notch ...

Young Playwrights Festival


Wharton Center for Performing Arts and the MSU Department of Theatre are happy to announce the 20th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. The Young Playwrights Festival ...

Re-Entry: A Staged Reading
Re-Entry: A Staged Reading
2/26 - 2/27/2016


How do you go from battlefields to summer barbecues? What price does a family pay when husbands, wives, sons and daughters go off to war? ...

Moscow Festival Ballet: Romeo and Juliet & The Sleeping Beauty


This renowned company from Moscow brings two of the most romantic Russian ballets to our stage. Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare’s classic tale of young ...

Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
11/10 - 11/15/2015


Dirty Dancing is an unprecedented live musical experience, with spine-tingling music, passionate romance, and sensational dancing. This worldwide smash hit features the hit songs “Hungry ...

An Evening with Kristin Chenoweth


Emmy and Tony Award® winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth comes to Wharton Center – for the very first time – for what promises to ...

Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
10/13 - 10/18/2015


Back by popular demand! Jersey Boys is the Tony®, Grammy® and Olivier Award-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, The Four Seasons: ...

Lang Lang
Lang Lang
9/28


A prodigy who made his Beijing Concert Hall debut at age 13, Lang Lang became an overnight sensation at age 17 when he stepped in ...

Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella


With its fresh new take on the beloved tale of a young woman who is transformed from a chambermaid into a princess, this hilarious and ...

Ernie - The Play
Ernie - The Play
8/19 - 8/22/2015


“Looong gone,” but never forgotten! Mitch Albom’s hit play, Ernie, brings Detroit’s beloved Hall of Fame broadcaster Ernie Harwell to the stage. Ernie is about ...

Ovation Awards - Free Public Performance


Free performance by the high-school students nominated for the 2015 Ovation Awards....

Long Lost Stories


In the corner of a forbidden attic sits a longforgotten trunk filled with mysteries and magical stories lost to the world for many years. Join ...

Pippin
Pippin
1/27 - 2/1/2015


Join us for this magical, unforgettable production The New York Times declared Astonishing! A Pippin for the 21st Century. Pippin is back on Broadway for ...

Once
Once
10/14 - 10/19/2014


FIVE STARS! TRANSPORTING! Once is the sweetest and most romantic show on Broadway. It speaks volumes about the power of music and connection. –Daily News ...

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