Madison Theatre Newsroom

Overture Center has revealed its 2025/26 season, featuring Broadway shows, dance performances and much more! The season lineup includes The Great Gatsby, Water for Elephants, and more. See the full season here! 

Overture Center has revealed its 2025/26 season, featuring Broadway shows, dance performances and much more! The season lineup includes The Great Gatsby, Water for Elephants, and more. See the full season here! 

Black Violin uses their unique blend of classical and hip-hop music to overcome stereotypes while encouraging people of all ages, races and economic backgrounds to join together to break down cultural barriers.

With a decades-spanning career and a vastly impressive catalog blending different styles, genres and even band members at times, Newsboys is a name within the Christian music space that can’t be ignored.

For the first time ever, audiences will get their chance to see an original, unforgettable two-hour feature film (shown with subtitles) meticulously created by Julien Vallespi and Quentin Benayoun.

 Steve Treviño's show in Capitol Theater is a must-see event for anyone who's ever found humor in relationships.  Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

Long hair, tobacco, over-sized glasses and a trucker hat, Dusty Slay is the self-effacing bourbon-voiced Southern comedian next door with a knack for observational, blue-collar humor and the nerve to say what everyone else is thinking.

Long hair, tobacco, over-sized glasses and a trucker hat, Dusty Slay is the self-effacing bourbon-voiced Southern comedian next door with a knack for observational, blue-collar humor and the nerve to say what everyone else is thinking.

For more than a decade, Theresa Caputo has touched the lives of millions of fans, comforting supporters when they need it most. Now, Madison fans will get their chance at healing when the acclaimed medium and beloved personality appears live at Overture Center on Tuesday, August 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Overture Hall.

Join the famed food personality as he presents several of his favorite culinary mega-hacks, performs some hilarious food-themed songs and reflects on his decades in food media.

Tom Segura has announced his latest global stand-up comedy tour Tom Segura: Come Together is coming to GREEN BAY, WI at THE WEIDNER on November 13, 2025.

Madison Shakespeare Company has revealed the full details of its spring 2025 production at the downtown Bartell Theatre. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Twyla Tharp Dance will celebrate its 60th anniversary and Overture Center debut next month in Overture Hall. Tickets are available online now. Learn more here!

Danae Hays: The First Time Tour is headed to the Overture Center! Alabama-bred and Nashville-based, comedian, actress and content creator, Danae Hays represents a fresh, new female voice in the comedy, acting and music worlds.

 The Harry Potter Film Concert Series will return to Overture with “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 in Concert,” the second to last film in the “Harry Potter” series.

What did our critic think of THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at The Overture Center?

Kids in the Rotunda, Madison’s family-friendly, FREE Saturday arts performance series, will conclude a season of performances on Overture Center’s Rotunda stage in April.

Taylor Tomlinson will bring her sharp wit and fearless humor to “The Save Me Tour” in Overture Hall in October. Learn more about the upcoming performance and see how to attend.

Experience the return of The Red Hot Chilli Pipers this month in Capitol Theater.  Where rock anthems sit comfortably alongside the great tunes from the glens and the mountains of Scotland, meet The Red Hot Chilli PIPERS

The Shamrock Tenors are set to light up Overture Hall as part of their inaugural North American tour. Learn more about the upcoming performance and get tickets here!

For their final production in the 2024-25 season, Forward Theater Company will present A Case for the Existence of God by Samuel D. Hunter. Learn more here!

“Wicked,” Madison’s most popular musical, will return to Overture Center this July in Overture Hall. Tickets for the return engagement go on sale Friday, March 14, 2025, at 11 a.m. 

Transcend borders and genres as exceptional artists Erini and Naseem Alatrash explore their cultural identities through music on the Capitol Theater Stage. Learn more here!

Celebrate the 100th birthday of the legendary Sammy Davis Jr. with 'That Old Black Magic,' starring the electrifying Tony Nominee Sidney DuPont. Learn more here!

Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan and Sara Watkins make up the Grammy-winning trio I’m With Her. Learn more about the upcoming performance at the Overture Center here.