ALL PERFORMANCE AND EVENTS ARE CANCELED THROUGH NOVEMBER 2020.
Updated June 25, 2020
Last week, we announced the difficult decision to reduce our workforce due to the financial impact of being closed since March. Today, we announced additional measures to ensure we can welcome you back to the theater when the time is right:
Overture Center will take an “intermission” by suspending performances and in-person programs.
- Overture Center has been closed since March 13, and all performances and other activities are suspended until further notice. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many touring shows are not traveling around the country, which means Overture will not have a presenting season this fall. There will be no public performances through the end of November. We are exploring the possibility of holiday programming in December. We will follow city, state and national guidelines and will reopen when it is safe to do so.
- We will continue to work closely with and support our resident arts companies in their plans as much as possible. By working together, we hope to ensure Overture maintains its central role in the artistic community.
- While the building will be essentially closed, our mission will continue. A lesson learned during this time is that Overture’s mission and community impacts extend beyond a building. Please enjoy our digital programming and let us know what you like.
- Ticketholders for Overture Presents and Broadway at Overture will be contacted regarding individual performance status and options as shows confirm their changes. Please stay tuned for updates on COME FROM AWAY and the 2020/21 season.
We remain committed to providing you “something to look forward to” in a safe environment, even though the timeline has changed. Thank you for your continued support and your understanding.
See below for a detailed list of affected performances and events.
Ticket Holders
If you have tickets for an upcoming performance, our ticket office will contact you (by email, if applicable) to outline your options: donate your tickets back to Overture, request a gift certificate or receive a refund. We appreciate your patience as we navigate this process.
Please note: refunds are only available for tickets purchased directly through Overture Center. We are not responsible for the refund practices of secondary ticket brokers (e.g., StubHub, Vivid Seats, etc.). If the tickets were transferred or forwarded to you, the refund will be applied to the credit or debit card used for the original purchase.
If you have a ticket for one of Overture’s resident organizations for an upcoming affected event, you will be contacted directly by the organization regarding your options. Our resident organizations are Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society, Children’s Theater of Madison, Forward Theater Company, Kanopy Dance Company, Li Chiao-Ping Dance, Madison Ballet, Madison Opera, Madison Symphony Orchestra, James Watrous Gallery and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.
Our Future
We will continue to monitor the situation as it evolves to ensure the health and well-being of our guests, artists and staff before anything else.
Although our building doors are locked and most of our employees are working from home, we are finding ways to promote the arts and share the joy of the arts within our community. Our galleries remain active with new digital versions of exhibits and our social media platforms continue to engage patrons with new content.
How You Can Help
You can make a difference in Overture’s future.
Many of our patrons have asked how they can help Overture during this crisis. We are reflecting on how we will support our community when we reopen. How will we deal with everything that has happened? How will we process it, memorialize it and make sense of it? The arts are a vital element to our healing process—and access to the arts is more important than ever.
Overture’s mission to “support and elevate our community’s creative culture, economy and quality of life through the arts” comes alive in our 20 community programs, making it possible for schools, families and individuals of all ages to engage in the arts. Each year, we serve nearly 300,000 community members of all ages and backgrounds through these free and low-cost programs.
With the current economic uncertainty, the great influx of people experiencing layoffs and lost jobs, the demand for these opportunities will only increase. We want to be ready to meet that demand.
To do that, we need your help!
Our spring match campaign is underway with our Corporate Champion, Bell Laboratories, and Local Legend, Dianne Christensen (in honor Sandra Gajic), matching gifts (up to $200,000) made through June 30. Every dollar you donate will be matched, doubling your impact when we need it the most.
Please consider investing in Overture’s efforts to heal the community through art.
Affected performances and events
Broadway
• COME FROM AWAY: More information coming soon
• MEAN GIRLS: More information coming soon
• CHICAGO: More information coming soon
Overture Presents
• One Night of Queen: Rescheduled for WED, MAR 31, 2021
• The Flying Karamazov Brothers Present 4 PLAY: Rescheduled for FRI, JUN 4, 2021
• Air Play: Rescheduled for WED, MAY 5, 2021
• Classic Albums Live performs AC/DC’s Back in Black: In the process of rescheduling
• RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles: Rescheduled for WED, APR 21, 2021
• The Finest Hour featuring Davina & The Vagabonds and Hot Club of Cowtown: In the process of rescheduling
• Whose Live Anyway?: Rescheduled for THU, MAY 20, 2021
• Tape Face: Rescheduled for SUN, MAR 28, 2021
• National Geographic Live: Invisible Wonders: Rescheduled for TUE, AUG 24, 2021
• Mariachi Herencia de México: Canceled
• Water Street Dance Milwaukee: In the process of rescheduling
• Vienna Boys Choir: Rescheduled for SUN, MAR 28, 2021
• The Second City’s Imperfect Union: In the process of rescheduling
• Doodle POP: Canceled
• Joey Taranto: Canceled
• Alton Brown: In the process of rescheduling
• Mannheim Steamroller Christmas: In the process of rescheduling
Presenting Partners
• Boz Scaggs: In the process of rescheduling
• Steve Martin and Martin Short: In the process of rescheduling
• Scooby-Doo! And the Lost City of Gold: Rescheduled for THU, OCT 15
• Carol Burnett: In the process of rescheduling
• Stars of the Sixties: In the process of rescheduling
• An Evening with David Sedaris: In the process of rescheduling
• Mike Birbiglia Live!: Rescheduled for SAT, APR 10, 2021
Resident Companies
Children’s Theater of Madison
• Children’s Theater of Madison – Peter Pan: All shows canceled
• Children’s Theater of Madison – Beat Bugs: A Musical Adventure: Canceled
Forward Theater
• Forward Theater Company – The Amateurs: All shows canceled
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
• Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra presents Yolanda Kondonassis: Canceled
• Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra – Masterworks IV featuring Eric Silberger: Canceled
• Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra – Masterworks V featuring Andrew Balio: Canceled
Madison Symphony Orchestra
• Madison Symphony Orchestra – Dvorák Requiem: Canceled
• Madison Symphony Orchestra – Piano Power: Canceled
• Madison Symphony Orchestra – Greg Zelek with The Diapason Brass & Timpani: Postponed
Madison Ballet
• Madison Ballet – A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Canceled
Madison Opera
• Madison Opera – Orpheus in the Underworld: Canceled
Kanopy Dance Company
• Kanopy Dance Company – The Far-Out Prophecies of Nostradamus: Canceled
• Kanopy Dance Company – The Next Generation: Canceled
Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society
• Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society 2020 Season: Canceled
Other
• Overture Center for the Arts Blood Drive: Canceled
