Overture News

Your family and friends will love you (even more than they already do!) when you give them the gift of Overture tickets this holiday season. Shop Overture’s online-only Black Friday Sale from Wednesday, November 24 at 6pm through Monday, November 29 at 11:59pm to purchase select tickets to more than 30 Overture and resident company shows at discounted pricing.

At Overture Center for the Arts, we look forward to welcoming back artists and patrons to our world-class facility starting in September. Our fall and winter “Overture Presents” shows were announced in May. Now 15 more shows have been added to the schedule, giving patrons more options for subscription packages and nights out with family and friends

Madison, Wis. (August 19, 2021) — When live performances return to Overture Center for the Arts in September, we want to offer the safest environment possible for our patrons, artists, employees, volunteers and community.

As Overture Center prepares to reopen and begins to rebuild its future, the six-member executive leadership team will continue to guide the organization under an Overture Center Foundation Board-approved executive shared leadership model.

Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Marcus Performing Arts Center and Overture Center for the Arts in partnership with Rogers Behavior Health award five students with $1,000 scholarships.

Join VP of Programming and Community Engagement Tim Sauers for a virtual season announcement event – broadcast from Overture Center! We’ll share our Fall/Winter Overture Presents performances and 2021/22 subscription series.

Overture Center, The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center & Marcus Performing Arts Center are teaming up with Rogers Behavioral Health to provide five $1,000 scholarships to Wisconsin participants

In a special live virtual announcement this evening with Broadway at Overture season subscribers, Overture Center revealed its 2021/22 Broadway at Overture lineup of shows. Most 2020/21 shows were rescheduled to the 2021/22 season, and HAIRSPRAY was added. Along with these changes, we are thrilled to announce HAMILTON will return to Madison as the final show of the 2021/22 season. Unfortunately, Disney’s THE LION KING and OKLAHOMA! were not able to be rescheduled, and we hope to present them in a future season.

Overture Center for the Arts is deeply grateful to the Madison-area community for the outpouring of generosity and support during our Intermission Campaign.

Overture Center in collaboration with Broadway Across America has announced five winners of its “Nominate a Star Contest,” shining a spotlight on essential workers in our community.

The Executive Leadership Team has evaluated several options aimed at financial preservation. As we created this framework for the future, it was critical to support all the people involved, from our employees to our patrons. We also considered how to best address the needs of our building and our resident arts companies while recognizing their independence. The framework for our plan to move forward was approved by Overture’s Board of Directors.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a worldwide impact on businesses and individuals. The arts industry thrives on bringing people together through the arts. Closures were necessary to protect public health and while state economies are reopening, the entertainment and hospitality sectors are expected to be the last to recover.