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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 OF...

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 Tony Award winner...

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 faith in musicals.”...

So much happened before Dorothy dropped in.WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz ... but from a different angle....

“This sure ain’t a tale you gonna read about in them dime-store Westerns.”—Allan HarrisThe unsettled West of the 1860s provides a new life and new...

The New York Philharmonic String Quartet comprises four Principal musicians from one of the country’s greatest orchestras: New York Philharmonic Concertmaster Frank Huang, Principal Associate...

Master musicians—and husband-wife duo—Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy command the stage with raw energy and passion that combines their traditional Celtic heritage with a new...

Adapted from the picture book by Mara McEwin and choreographed by Emily Bunning, The Boy Who Grew Flowers is the story of a young boy, Rink Bowagon,...

Master musicians—and husband-wife duo—Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy command the stage with raw energy and passion that combines their traditional Celtic heritage with a new...

Founder and Artistic Director Alonzo KingComposer: Jason MoranVocalist: Lisa Fisher“astonishing originality”—The New York TimesCelebrating the 40th Anniversary of Alonzo King LINES Ballet! Gorgeous and impeccable...

Justin Lansing and Joe Mailander have built a plaid-shirted national following with their Grammy Award® winning folk music that celebrates everyday explorers, young and old. But...

Playwright: Dominique MorisseauProduced by Detroit Public Theatre“[a] poetic play of fire-fueled dreams” —Star Tribune“mind blowing!” —The Huffington PostIn 1967 Detroit, Motown music is getting the...

Of Equal Place: Isotopes in Motion will present an exhilarating performance that combines dance, video, and physics while featuring professional dancers and guest performances by...

Book, Music and Lyrics by Stephen DolginoffDirected by Bert GoldsteinA Wharton Center Theatre Production A brilliant, unforgettable musicalSends chills down the spine. Intoxicating. Talkin Broadway...

Recommended for ages 6-11 In this original storyline, a famous scientist with magic powers brings a friendly dinosaur to life. When the dinosaur wanders away...

Martina McBride is a multiple Grammy nominated country icon, whose incomparable vocals have kept her at the top of the charts garnering six No. 1...

Beautifulstark, aggressive, ethereal, playful, thoughtful Houston Culture MapOver the course of their 20+ year career, Imani Winds has discovered what audiences value most from their...

From the creators of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea comes a new theatrical adaptation of Rudyard Kiplings Jungle Book, re-imagining the classic stories through...

Keiko Matsui is appreciated not just as an artist but as a humanitarian. She dedicates every song she writes to causes that move her NPR...

Their music will keep classical music alive for the next generation. NPR To most people, jazz, hip-hop, funk, and classical are musical genres. But to...

Broadways Come From Away is a Best Musical winner all across North America! This New York Times Critics Pick takes you into the heart of...

A DYNAMITE BROADWAY REVIVAL. The New YorkerExperience the acclaimed new production of the legendary musical Miss Saigon, from the creators of Les Misrables. In the...

“Mannheim Steamroller RULES Christmas!” –Business Week Mannheim Steamroller Christmas has been America’s favorite holiday tradition for over 30 years! Grammy® Award winner Chip Davis has...

Ms. Greer’s classroom includes three inquisitive out-of-the-box thinkers: Rosie Revere has big dreams; Iggy Peck has a relentless passion for architecture; and Ada Twist’s curiosity...

“It’s all fun and games till the banjos come out.” –Martin Short “The good thing about traveling with Marty is that he can fit in...

Semyon Bychkov, Music Director And Chief Conductor Alisa Weilerstein, Cello For over a century, the Czech Philharmonic has represented the pinnacle of Czech cultural achievement....

One of the most beloved and celebrated musical ambassadors of our time, soprano Renée Fleming returns to captivate us with her sumptuous voice, unsurpassed artistry,...

Love Never Dies is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s spellbinding sequel to one of the most successful musicals of all time—The Phantom of the Opera. Ten years...

One of the world’s favorite dance companies, Alvin Ailey® American Dance Theater grew from a 1958 New York performance and rejuvenated American dance – celebrating...

Over the last few years, Ta-Nehisi Coates has established himself as one of America’s finest intellectuals, a writer whose essays are so powerful and rigorously...

Wharton Center has commissioned a new dance and theatre piece with Inlet Dance Theatre of Cleveland and playwright Jose? Cruz Gonzalez. Among the Darkest Shadows...

The first Asian-American reporter to win a Pulitzer Prize, Sheryl WuDunn has journeyed from banking to journalism and book writing, pulling together critical insights. Selected...

Worldwide sensation, Bigmouth, explores the manipulative power of words. Speeches throughout history have attempted to exhort masses to rebellion or to war; to raise the...

Following an acclaimed sold-out tour of the United Kingdom, Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s phenomenal musical success, The Phantom of the...

Experience the Phenomenon – Blue Man Group returns to Wharton Center! Blue Man Group is best known for their wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts...

David Sedaris, the celebrated NPR humorist and bestselling author of Naked, invites you to an evening of captivating conversation and social satire. With sardonic and...