Kids from Wisconsin 55th Anniversary Show

"Star Struck"

Banner text reads Kids from Wisconsin Star Struck. crops of high schoolers in red and black outfits singing and posing.

Saturday, July 8

7pm

Capitol Theater

$21 - $25

Senior (65+) all seats - $18

12 and under - $11

Runtime

90 minutes with a 15-minute intermission

Age Recommendation

All Ages

The iconic Kids from Wisconsin are rolling out the red carpet for their 55th season of musical excellence!

With musical selections from award-winning artists, Broadway's Tony Awards, Hollywood's Oscars and top Grammy Awards performers, you're sure to be Star Struck as Kids from Wisconsin pay homage to our nation's famous awards shows that celebrate accomplishments from the stage, screen and beyond.

The Kids from Wisconsin’s 55th Anniversary Tour will bring these sensations, and much more, to life in their high-powered, two-hour, Broadway-style production for families and audiences of all ages. This elite troupe, consisting of Wisconsin's most talented 15-to 20-year-olds, is the country's only pre-professional organization of its kind.

Video

  • From Kids in Wisconsin 2022 performance

“I am blown away by the amount of energy, enthusiasm and talent of these performers.”

“The band was musically powerful.”

“The singing was fabulous: choreography was incredible, executed with style and finesse.”

Photos

  • A group of high schoolers singing into microphones.

  • A high school boy in a beige shirt in performance holding a trumpet and yelling with his eyes closed

  • A group of high schoolers in matching grey shirts and ties holding various instruments and stiking poses as they play.

  • Four high school aged kids singing into microphones against a purple background.

Upcoming Family Friendly Events

  • April 3 - April 5

    Dance, Family Friendly, Madison Ballet ChoreograpHER

    Starlight Theater MYARTS

    The highlight of our 2025/26 season is a bold celebration of the female choreographic voice. Although women have long been the faces of ballet, they remain vastly underrepresented in choreography —especially women of color.

    Multiple Showtimes
  • April 4

    Saturday

    Dance, Family Friendly, Free Events, Kids in the Rotunda Trinity Irish Dance Academy

    Overture Hall Main Lobby

    Get ready for a high-energy showcase that will leave you breathless! In this performance, you’ll witness the incredible talent of Trinity students, some as young as 3.5 years old, as they bring traditional Irish steps and vibrant choreography to life on stage.

    Multiple Showtimes
  • April 11

    Saturday

    Dance, Family Friendly, Free Events, Kids in the Rotunda, Music Limanya Drum and Dance

    Rotunda Stage

    Performing traditional music from Guinea and Mali, West Africa, Limanya Drum and Dance Ensemble incorporates song, dance, drum and theater into high-energy entertainment for all audiences.

    Multiple Showtimes
  • April 16 - April 19

    Dance, Family Friendly, Kanopy Dance Divine Mythologies

    Promenade Hall

    Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble and Kanopy Dance collaborate on a rare remarkable performance of Anna Sokolow’s epic “Odes," a luminous, searing vision of humanity, unsparing in its demands for intense physical concentration and dramatic depth.

    Multiple Showtimes
  • April 17

    Friday

    Classic Rock, Family Friendly, Music, Popular Music The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight

    Overture Hall

    The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight presents a spellbinding 90-minute spectacle that infuses iconic rock and metal anthems with a hauntingly beautiful energy. Witness the unexpected union of classical music and metal.

    8:00 PM
  • April 18

    Saturday

    Educational/Talks, Family Friendly, Free Events Community Clothing Swap

    Overture Hall Main Lobby

    Celebrate Earth Month with a clothing swap focused on reducing fashion waste and embracing conscious consumption. Give your gently used clothing a second life—and find something new to love in the process.

    9:00 AM
  • April 18

    Saturday

    Dance, Family Friendly, Free Events, Kids in the Rotunda, Music Duke Otherwise

    Rotunda Stage

    Don’t miss the wildly entertaining Duke Otherwise! This playful wordsmith, spirited performer and captivating tap dancer brings music and laughter to audiences of all ages.

    Multiple Showtimes
  • April 25

    Saturday

    Family Friendly, Free Events, Kids in the Rotunda, Music Lullaby Project

    Rotunda Stage

    Join local musicians and teaching artists for a very special day of sharing songs created for the little ones in your life.

    Multiple Showtimes
  • May 2 - May 17

    Children's Theater of Madison, Family Friendly, Theater Disney’s Newsies The Musical

    MYArts Starlight Theater

    When powerful New York newspaper publishers raise distribution prices at the newsboys' expense, Jack Kelly rallies his ragtag group of “newsies” to fight back. Inspired by true events, this high-energy musical tells the story of young people discovering their voice.

    Multiple Showtimes
  • May 8 - May 10

    Dance, Family Friendly, Madison Ballet Innovation II

    Promenade Hall

    In this invigorating artistic initiative, the dancers of Madison Ballet step into the role of choreographer, creating new works on one another.

    Multiple Showtimes
  • May 16

    Saturday

    Dance, Family Friendly, Kanopy Dance The Next Generation of Dance

    Promenade Hall

    Watch the next generation of dancers and choreographers in Kanopy’s pre-professional training program, Kanopy 2 and the Kanopy Academy, ignite the stage with new ideas, new expressions and even original choreography and costuming developed and built by the dancers themselves.

    Multiple Showtimes
  • May 30

    Saturday

    2025/26 Season, Educational/Talks, Family Friendly, Overture Presents Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0

    Overture Hall

    Dive into another classic Wild Kratts adventure with the Kratt brothers as they combine live action and animation, with Martin and Chris Kratt live on stage and the rest of the Wild Kratts team on screen, at the Tortuga HQ.

    Multiple Showtimes