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Bored Teachers Bring THE STRUGGLE IS REAL! Tour to the Wharton Center


by Stephi Wild - December 03, 2025

The funniest teacher-comedians in the world are back on the road with ALL NEW jokes! Bored Teachers is bringing their all-new “The Struggle is Real!” Comedy Tour to East Lansing. ...

Vivaldi's FOUR SEASONS AT 300 Will Be Performed Live At Wharton Center


by Stephi Wild - November 07, 2025

Superstars Les Arts Florissants is joined by fast-rising violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte in “Vivaldi's Four Seasons at 300” commemorating the work's original publication in 1725....

THE NUTCRACKER and More Set for Wharton Center Holiday Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 05, 2025

This holiday season at Wharton Center, the calendar is full of festive performances, including The Nurcracker, Making Spirits Bright With Ann Hampton Callaway, and more. ...

TAKING OFF! Comes to the Wharton Center


by Stephi Wild - September 02, 2025

The MSU College of Arts and Letters’ Department of Theatre, in collaboration with Wharton Center, will present Taking Off!, a high-flying new musical comedy....

Classic Albums Live Will Perform Fleetwood Mac: 'RUMOURS' at the Wharton


by Stephi Wild - August 28, 2025

With some of the best musicians performing today, Classic Albums Live will bring this 1977 album back to life for a one-night-only performance at Wharton Center on Saturday, September 2....

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is Coming to Wharton Center


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 30, 2025

Tickets for Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the first North American production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years, being presented at Wharton, will go on sale to the public in August. Learn more!...

Mannheim Steamroller Returns to Wharton Center


by Stephi Wild - July 25, 2025

Chip Davis, founder and creator of Mannheim Steamroller, celebrates 40 Years of his annual Christmas concert tour, making it the longest-running concert tour in the entertainment industry....

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER IN CONCERT is Coming to Wharton Center for Performing Arts


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 17, 2025

Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert – The 20th Anniversary Tour will land in East Lansing at Wharton Center for Performing Arts this fall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets....

Aziz Ansari Comes to the Wharton Center in August


by Stephi Wild - July 02, 2025

Award-winning comedian, actor, director, and writer AZIZ ANSARI has announced the next run of live stand-up shows on his highly anticipated “Hypothetical Tour” this summer. ...

Neil Diamond's A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Comes To Wharton Center This September


by A.A. Cristi - June 30, 2025

Individual tickets for the smash-hit musical, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL, will go on sale starting Monday, July 7, 2025, at 10AM. A BEAUTIFUL NOISE makes its East Lansing premiere at Wharton Center for Performing Arts from September 16-21. ...

Past Shows


Les Arts Florissants, a renowned Baroque music ensemble, will present Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Wharton Center, featuring violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte. This performance commemorates ...

The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon
6/19 - 6/22/2025


The New York Times  calls it “the best musical of this century.”  The Washington Post  says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your ...

Hamilton
Hamilton
5/21 - 6/1/2025


A revolutionary story of passion, unstoppable ambition, and the dawn of a new nation. Hamilton  is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding ...

CHICAGO
CHICAGO
4/8 - 4/13/2025


CHICAGO  is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one showstopping ...


Experience The Acting Company's production of August Wilson's Two Trains Running, which explores community and identity during the civil rights movement. Set in the 1960s, ...

Life of Pi
Life of Pi
3/11 - 3/16/2025


A THEATRICAL EVENT UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE! Winner of three Tony Awards® and the Olivier Award for Best Play, the Broadway and West End sensation  LIFE ...

MJ
MJ
2/11 - 2/16/2025


He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry comes to East Lansing as  MJ , the ...

Shucked
Shucked
1/21 - 1/26/2025


Shucked  is the Tony Award®–winning musical comedy  The Wall Street Journal  calls “flat out hilarious!” And nobody knows funny like economists. Featuring a book by ...


Join photographer Ami Vitale for an engaging exploration of our connection with the natural world in Wild Hope. On January 14, 2025, Vitale will share ...


Ana Gasteyer, known for her iconic runs on Saturday Night Live and her Broadway performances, takes the stage for a unique holiday celebration in Sugar ...


Mandy Patinkin takes the stage in a special concert event at the Wharton Center, featuring Adam Ben-David on piano. This performance, titled BEING ALIVE, showcases ...

Les Misérables
Les Misérables
10/8 - 10/13/2024


Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Boublil and Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon,  Les Misérables . This brilliant staging has taken the world by ...

I and You
I and You
3/22 - 3/24/2019


A play by Lauren GundersonDirected by Bert GoldsteinA Wharton Center Theatre ProductionOne afternoon, Anthony arrives unexpectedly at classmate Carolines door bearing a beat-up copy of ...

Hockey--The Musical!
Hockey--The Musical!
8/24 - 8/26/2017


Noted author, columnist, and playwright Mitch Albom again takes us into the world of musical comedy with his irresistible farce Hockey - The Musical! Now ...

Rocktopia Live


ROCKTOPIA LIVE is a revolutionary performance celebrating the fusion of classical music with classic rock. The live concert features five world-class vocalists, five top notch ...

Young Playwrights Festival


Wharton Center for Performing Arts and the MSU Department of Theatre are happy to announce the 20th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. The Young Playwrights Festival ...

Re-Entry: A Staged Reading
Re-Entry: A Staged Reading
2/26 - 2/27/2016


How do you go from battlefields to summer barbecues? What price does a family pay when husbands, wives, sons and daughters go off to war? ...

Moscow Festival Ballet: Romeo and Juliet & The Sleeping Beauty


This renowned company from Moscow brings two of the most romantic Russian ballets to our stage. Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare’s classic tale of young ...

Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
11/10 - 11/15/2015


Dirty Dancing is an unprecedented live musical experience, with spine-tingling music, passionate romance, and sensational dancing. This worldwide smash hit features the hit songs “Hungry ...

An Evening with Kristin Chenoweth


Emmy and Tony Award® winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth comes to Wharton Center – for the very first time – for what promises to ...

Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
10/13 - 10/18/2015


Back by popular demand! Jersey Boys is the Tony®, Grammy® and Olivier Award-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, The Four Seasons: ...

Lang Lang
Lang Lang
9/28


A prodigy who made his Beijing Concert Hall debut at age 13, Lang Lang became an overnight sensation at age 17 when he stepped in ...

Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella


With its fresh new take on the beloved tale of a young woman who is transformed from a chambermaid into a princess, this hilarious and ...

Ernie - The Play
Ernie - The Play
8/19 - 8/22/2015


“Looong gone,” but never forgotten! Mitch Albom’s hit play, Ernie, brings Detroit’s beloved Hall of Fame broadcaster Ernie Harwell to the stage. Ernie is about ...

Ovation Awards - Free Public Performance


Free performance by the high-school students nominated for the 2015 Ovation Awards....

Long Lost Stories


In the corner of a forbidden attic sits a longforgotten trunk filled with mysteries and magical stories lost to the world for many years. Join ...

Pippin
Pippin
1/27 - 2/1/2015


Join us for this magical, unforgettable production The New York Times declared Astonishing! A Pippin for the 21st Century. Pippin is back on Broadway for ...

Once
Once
10/14 - 10/19/2014


FIVE STARS! TRANSPORTING! Once is the sweetest and most romantic show on Broadway. It speaks volumes about the power of music and connection. –Daily News ...

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