Four Seasons Theatre

Mike Leckrone: Moments of Happiness

Headshot of Mike Leckrone. He is an older white man with short white hair, glasses, and silver eyes. He is smiling and looking to his right. He is wearing a white shirt, red tie, and a silver sequined vest

Wednesday, October 12 - Sunday, October 16

The Playhouse

$20 - $35

Age Recommendation

Recommended for ages 12 and older

Runtime

90 minutes with a 15 minute intermission

Mike Leckrone, accompanied by a trio of jazz musicians, will offer an evening of remembrances, anecdotes, trivia, Badger Band stories and revelations about his 50 years as UW Band Director. Interspersed with his stories will be musical selections that were significant in the development of popular music in the United States. One of the featured segments of the performance will be Leckrone’s transformation of an audience into a simulated big band.

Student Rush tickets are available to high school and college students for $15 each, one hour prior to each performance, at Overture Center's ticket office.  Two ticket limit, must present a valid student ID. 

Meet the Artist

Headshot of Mike Leckrone. He is an older white man with short white hair, glasses, and silver eyes. He is smiling and looking to his right. He is wearing a white shirt, red tie, and a silver sequined vest

Mike Leckrone

Professor Mike Leckrone joined the staff of Four Seasons Theatre in 2020 as an Artistic Associate and brings his considerable knowledge of jazz, musical theatre, and popular music to FST audiences in online Zoom classes and the "Listening with Leckrone" podcast.  In addition, Leckrone and FST staff will collaborate on the development of an original Great American Songbook show each season.

Recently retired after 50 years at the helm of the University of Wisconsin Marching Band, Mike Leckrone is a legendary performer and educator whose musical arrangements, halftime shows, UW Varsity Band Spring Concerts, and popular music history courses have been enjoyed by thousands.  His many accolades include the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Wisconsin Foundation for School Music in 2007, the “Spencer Tracy Award for Distinction in the Performing Arts” from the Wisconsin Historical Society in 2010, and the Michael St. John Lifetime Achievement Award from the Madison Area Music Association in 2013.  Leckrone was featured in a 2019 PBS Wisconsin film, “Mike Leckrone: Wisconsin’s Showman,” that documented his many career achievements and impact on generations of Badger Band members, UW-Madison students, and Badger fans.

Thank you to our sponsors

This event is sponsored by the Madison Community Foundation, Pleasant Rowland Foundation & Jerry Frautschi Foundation.