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THE CHOIR OF MAN Returns to U.S. for Second North American Tour
by Kyle Christopher West on August 15, 2019 in Madison Back by popular demand, the runaway international hit is coming back to the states! Known across the globe as a?oethe ultimate-feel good show, THE CHOIR OF MAN offers up 90 minutes of indisputable joy! It's a party. It's a concert. It's a pint-filled good time that combines hair-raising harmonies, high-energy dance, and foot-stomping choreography. The multi-talented cast of nine handsome blokes sings everything a?' pub tunes, pop, Broadway, classic rock a?' all to roof-raising heights. It's the best singing, dancing, stomping, concert pub-crawl you'll ever attend. (more...) 
Forward Theater Opens 2019-20 Season with MARY JANE
by BWW News Desk on August 13, 2019 in Madison Forward Theater Company will begin their 11th season with the Wisconsin premiere of Mary Jane, written by Amy Herzog. This thought-provoking play is fresh from Broadway and will be presented in the Playhouse at Overture Center, September 12 - 29, 2019. (more...) 
BWW Feature: Broadway Actress Comes Home to Madison in ANASTASIA
by Angie Stanton on July 29, 2019 in Madison ANASTASIA rolls into town this week with Tari Kelly, an East High School alum, who began her career here in Madison on the well-worn stages of community theatre. (more...) 
Rising Stars Judges Announced For Oshkosh, Wausau, Madison And La Crosse
by BWW News Desk on July 18, 2019 in Madison Overture Center for the Arts, The Grand Oshkosh, The Grand Theater in Wausau and Viterbo University Fine Arts Center in La Crosse announced today the local judges for Overture's Rising Stars talent search. (more...) 
Photo Flash: Madison Lyric Stage Presents INTO THE WOODS
by BWW News Desk on July 08, 2019 in Madison Madison Lyric Stage, an award-winning, professional theater company serving the Connecticut Shoreline, will present the fairytale musical Into the Woods July 18-28 in a storybook cottage setting inside the historic Deacon John Grave House in Madison, CT. This will be an audience-immersive production for a limited number of people per performance. (more...) 
ANASTASIA to Play at Overture Hall
by BWW News Desk on July 08, 2019 in Madison Take a 'journey to the past' with the national tour of Anastasia as they play Overture Hall July 30 through Aug. 4, (more...) 
Broadway's ANASTASIA Journeys To Madison
by BWW News Desk on July 03, 2019 in Madison Overture Center for the Arts is proud to present the Madison premiere of ANASTASIA in Overture Hall from Tuesday, July 30-Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. The tour of the critically acclaimed Broadway production began performances in October 2018 at Proctors in Schenectady, NY before journeying to over 30 cities in its first year. Touring the country with ANASTASIA is Tari Kelly, a graduate from Madison's East High. (more...) 
Overture's Playhouse Gallery Presents IMMIGRANT JOURNEYS FROM SOUTH OF THE BORDER: MI TRAVES A HASTA WISCONSIN
by BWW News Desk on June 19, 2019 in Madison Overture Center for the Arts announced today the upcoming Playhouse Gallery exhibition by the Wisconsin Humanities Council and Centro Hispano, Immigrant Journeys from South of the Border Mi traves a hasta Wisconsin! will run from Wednesday, July 10-Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019 with reception on Sunday, July 14 from 3-5 p.m. Admission to the gallery and reception are free and open to the public. (more...) 
Best-Selling Author, Chef And Host Of 'Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat' To Appear Live In Overture Hall
by BWW News Desk on June 11, 2019 in Madison Wisconsin Public Radio welcomes an Evening with Samin Nosrat live at Overture Hall on October 23, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Ms. Nosrat explains her simple, universal philosophy of salt, fat, acid and heat in an evening that promises to be an unforgettable journey. (more...) 
BWW Review: ON THE TOWN at Overture Center
by Angie Stanton on June 01, 2019 in Madison Capital City Theatre's ON THE TOWN packs a playful punch with gorgeous vocals, high-energy dancing, and hilarious scenes that kept the audience laughing Friday night. (more...) 
Overture's Rising Stars Expands To Oshkosh, Wausau And La Crosse
by BWW News Desk on May 30, 2019 in Madison (more...) 
Jerry Award Winners Announced; Two Students From Whitewater And Milwaukee Advance To NYC
by BWW News Desk on May 29, 2019 in Madison Overture Center for the Arts announced today that two Jerry Award 'Outstanding Leading Performance' recipients performed and were selected to advance to The Jimmy Awards, also known as the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (NHSMTA), held in New York City. They will also be part of the Jerry Awards showcase at Overture Center on Sunday, June 9. Tickets are available now at overture.org/events/2019-jerry-awards. (more...) 
Overture's Summer Gallery Exhibitions Open June 11
by BWW News Desk on May 28, 2019 in Madison Overture Center for the Arts announced today the upcoming summer gallery cycle will run from Tuesday, June 11-Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, with three reception activities throughout that timeframe. Admission to the gallery and reception are free and open to the public. Overture's Galleries I, II and III, which rotate off the center's Rotunda Lobby on each level of the arts center at 201 State St. in downtown Madison, create a forum for diverse artistic expression that fosters the growth of local artists, curators and arts organizations. (more...) 
Colin & Brad Of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? Comes To Madison
by BWW News Desk on May 24, 2019 in Madison Armed with nothing but their sharp wit, "Whose Line is it Anyway?" stars Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood take to the stage with their uproarious live improv show The Scared Scriptless Tour, coming to Madison's Overture Center. This Overture Presents performance will take place in Overture Hall on Friday, June 14 at 8 p.m. (more...) 
BWW Previews: ON THE TOWN at Capital City Theatre
by Scott Rawson on May 23, 2019 in Madison (more...) 
Overture Announces Jerry Awards Recipients
by BWW News Desk on May 20, 2019 in Madison Overture Center announced today the full list of The Jerry Awards recipients for the 2018/19 season. (more...) 
BWW Review: A BRONX TALE at The Overture Center
by Scott Rawson on May 18, 2019 in Madison I had the pleasure of seeing A Bronx Tale with my friend Cassy, who had NEVER seen a musical before! (I know, right?!) I invited Cassy because the 1993 movie, off which the musical is based, is her favorite. Seriously, her cat is named Calogero, after the lead character in both the movie and the play. I was excited to see this show, and especially excited to see it through the eyes of a neophyte theater goer. I was not disappointed! (more...) 
LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS Plays Overture Hall Late June
by BWW News Desk on May 16, 2019 in Madison Madison is about to get a history lesson as 'Latin History For Morons' plays at Overture Hall June 28, 2019. (more...) 
Forward Theater Announces Biennial Monologue Festival
by BWW News Desk on May 06, 2019 in Madison Forward Theater Company will conclude the celebration of their 10th anniversary season with the Two Steps Forward Monologue Festival, June 20-23 in Overture's Promenade Hall. (more...)
Ballet Hispánico To Perform In Overture Hall May 9
by BWW News Desk on May 03, 2019 in Madison From its grassroots origins as a dance school and community-based performing arts troupe, Ballet Hispanico has grown into a world class institution. (more...) 
Madison Theatre At Molloy College Presents A CHORUS LINE
by BWW News Desk on April 30, 2019 in Madison The Madison Theatre presents A Chorus Line, winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. (more...) 
A BRONX TALE Touring Production Comes To Overture
by BWW News Desk on April 25, 2019 in Madison Producers Tommy Mottola, the Dodgers, Tribeca Productions and Evamere Entertainment are pleased to announce that the North American Tour of A BRONX TALE, the new musical featuring a book by Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri, music by Oscar, Grammy and Tony Award winner Alan Menken, and lyrics by Grammy Award winner and Oscar and Tony Award nominee Glenn Slater, directed by two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro and four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, with choreography by Tony nominee Sergio Trujillo, will play Overture Tuesday, May 14-Sunday, May 19, 2019. (more...)
I BOUGHT A RAINFOREST Will Conclude 2018/19 Nat Geo Live Series At Overture
by BWW News Desk on April 22, 2019 in Madison Discover what it's like to live in, not just visit, two of the world's great wildlife parks. (more...)
Forward Theater Begins Endowment Campaign
by BWW News Desk on April 19, 2019 in Madison Forward Theater Company is honored to announce that the Board of Governors of the Madison Community Foundation, at the request of donor Pleasant T. Rowland, has designated Ms. Rowland's original matching gift for a Great Performance Fund for the now-defunct Madison Repertory Theatre as a matching gift for a new Great Performance Fund for Forward Theater endowment campaign. (more...) |
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