Kids From Wisconsin's "Larger Than Life: The Great Entertainers" Tour

2025/26 Season, Music, Overture Presents DRUM TAO: The Best

Capitol Theater

Experience the pulse-pounding power of Drum TAO, where traditional Japanese Wadaiko drums meet breathtaking performance and modern spectacle. Renowned for their dynamic choreography, striking visuals and thunderous rhythms, “Drum TAO” delivers a performance that is more than just a concert—it’s a full-body experience.

Classical Music, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Music Ax Plays Mozart

Overture Hall

Strauss’ “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks” is a mischievous tone poem that follows the antics of a legendary trickster. From daring escapades to clever pranks, the music captures Till’s irreverent spirit with virtuosic orchestral writing and humor.

Family Friendly, Free Events, Kids in the Rotunda, Music Tom Pease

Rotunda Stage

One of the series’ most popular performers, Tom Pease engages children with imaginative songs, humor and full audience participation. Pease’s show leaves audiences with a renewed appreciation for their own sense of place and community.

2025/26 Season, Classical Music, Cover Bands, Music, Overture Presents One Night of Queen performed by Gary Mullen and The Works

Capitol Theater

Get ready to rock! This high-energy, two-hour stage show brings the legendary music and iconic theatrics of Queen to life, featuring the incredible Gary Mullen & The Works.

Classical Music, Music, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Masterworks IV - Dueling Violins

Capitol Theater

Prepare to be mesmerized as two extraordinary violin masters, Gilles Apap and Eric Silberger, return to the stage for “Dueling Violins”—not as rivals, but as creative counterparts.

Classical Music, Film, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Music Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark™ Live in Concert

Overture Hall

Madison Symphony Orchestra’s MSO at the Movies presents “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark™ Live in Concert,” featuring John Williams’ GRAMMY® Award-winning score performed live to the film led by conductor Kyle Knox at Overture Hall.

Family Friendly, Music Jerry Ensemble Cabaret

Promenade Hall

Get ready for a dazzling night of song and storytelling! The Jerry Ensemble takes the stage with a captivating cabaret featuring everything from beloved musical theater classics to the latest Broadway hits.

Classical Music, Cyber Weekend, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Music An Evening of Chamber Music and Organ

Overture Hall

As the Madison Symphony Orchestra celebrates 100 years this season, it seemed only fitting to bring fellow colleagues on stage with MSO Principal Organist Greg Zelek to showcase their talent and unique pairing. Get a chance to hear many of the orchestra musicians perform works as soloists with the organ.

2025/26 Season, Music, Overture Presents, Theater An Evening with Audra McDonald

Overture Hall

Overture Center is honored to welcome the incomparable Audra McDonald to Madison for an unforgettable evening of music and artistry. The Tony, Grammy and Emmy winner stands alone as one of the most celebrated performers of our time.

Classical Music, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Music LA Guitar Quartet

Overture Hall

Peruvian composer Jimmy López’s “Fiesta! Four Pop Dances for Orchestra” is a vibrant and exhilarating celebration of life, culture and happiness. Filled with pulsating rhythms, bold colors and infectious energy, it draws from the rich traditions of Latin American music and ends with a blazing techno finale.

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.

Classical Music, Music, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Masterworks V - Saint-Saëns & Salome

Capitol Theater

Closing the 2025/26 Masterworks season is an evening of works known for their virtuosic demands and lush expressive beauty.

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.

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.

2025/26 Season, Cabaret, Music, Overture Presents Patti Murin: Once Upon a Stage

Capitol Theater Stage

Broadway star Patti Murin invites you on a journey through the music that has shaped her illustrious career. Murin brings her signature warmth, themes of love, resilience and the power of dreams—weaving in heartfelt reflections on motherhood and its impact on her life and artistry.

Classical Music, Madison Opera, Music, Theater Così fan tutte

Overture Hall

Two sisters, two suitors and a drunken wager about the nature of fidelity—what could possibly go wrong? Mozart’s deliciously risqué romantic comedy is full of sublime arias, sparkling ensembles and the complications that ensue when young love and flirtation encounter reality. 

2025/26 Season, Music, Overture Presents, Up Close Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner

Capitol Theater Stage

Hailed as a “gifted virtuoso” (San Francisco Chronicle) with “masterful technique and a veritable deluge of sonorities” (La Presse Montreal), pianist Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner captivates audiences worldwide with his mesmerizing artistry and profound musical storytelling.

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.

2025/26 Season, Music, Overture Presents, Popular Music Take 6

Capitol Theater

Experience the genius of Take 6, the most awarded a cappella group in history! Don’t miss the extraordinary vocal orchestra that continues to amaze audiences with their enduring legacy of harmony, faith and friendship.

Music The MadHatters A Cappella Spring Show

Capitol Theater

With their unmistakable attire in their Wisconsin red jackets, the MadHatters A Capella Spring Show brings everyone together to clap their hands and stomp to the beat.

Classical Music, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Music Voices Eternal

Overture Hall

Our reimagined subscription season finale created by John DeMain is an uplifting program bringing to life moments from the MSO’s history, intimate connections to the world of opera, and highlights from his transformational tenure as Music Director. He opens the concert with Wagner’s glorious Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, played by the Madison Civic Symphony in 1926.

Classical Music, Free Events, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Music A Community Gift and Dream — for the Love of Music

During this free, two-day festival celebration, MSO musicians and diverse community groups will perform on a rotating schedule throughout Overture Center for the Arts. The Sunday concert features some of the “greatest hits” of classical music and will be the final concert Maestro John DeMain conducts as Music Director.