Madison Overture Center For The Arts
The Overture Center For The Arts consists of Overture Hall, the Playhouse, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, meeting rooms, four art galleries and the Capitol Theater
201 State Street, Madison, WI 53703
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Madison Overture Center For The Arts 2008-2009 Tour Schedule |
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2008 |
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| May 9 & May 11 | Madison Opera, Lucia Di Lammermoor |
| May 13-18 | Monty Python's Spamalot |
| May 21, | Musical Memories, Perfect Harmony Men's Chorus |
| May 31, | Martin Short |
| Aug. 12-31 | Church Basement Ladies |
| Sept. 20 | Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart, country music, |
| Sept. 25 | Stephen Schwartz and Friends, show tunes and more |
| Oct. 3 | Max Raabe and the Palast Orchestra, German cabaret from 1920s-30s, |
| Oct. 7 | David Sedaris, humorist, |
| Oct. 9 | Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder, bluegrass/pop, |
| Oct. 14 | Lar Lubovitch Dance Company |
| Oct. 21-26 | Avenue Q, adult-oriented musical with puppets, (eight performances) |
| Oct. 22-Nov. 2 | Dixie 's Tupperware Party, eclectic theater (16 performances at Promenade Hall) |
| Oct. 26 | The Gruffalo, kids show |
| Oct. 29 | Capitol Steps, political comedy |
| Oct. 30 | Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa |
| Nov. 2 | Jason and the Argonauts, kids show |
| Nov. 6 | Cabaret Dinner Theater Sally Mayes |
| Nov. 7 | Jitro Children's Choir |
| Nov. 8 | Cab Calloway Orchestra |
| Nov. 11 | Letters Home |
| Nov. 13 | Big Top Chautauqua |
| Nov. 20 | Luna Negra Dance Theater |
| Nov. 30 | Magic Tree House: The Musical, kids show |
| Dec. 5 | Faustwork Mask Theatre |
| Dec. 10 | A Holiday Celebration with Jim Brickman, pop pianist |
| Dec. 12-14 | Wizard of Oz, theatrical version (five performances) |
2009 |
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| Jan. 10 | The Phantom Tollbooth |
| Jan. 22 | Bobby McFerrin, vocalist |
| Jan. 23-25 | Sweeney Todd, musical (four performances) |
| Jan. 26 | Don Quixote, Russian National Ballet Theatre |
| Jan. 28 | Interpreti Veneziani, Italian classical |
| Jan. 29 | East Village Opera Company |
| Feb. 1 | Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters |
| Feb. 7 | Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny |
| Feb. 11 | The Neville Brothers and Dr. John, New Orleans/soul music |
| Feb. 12 | Assad Brothers |
| Feb. 13-14 | Jesus Christ Superstar, musical (three performances) |
| Feb. 15 | Peking Acrobats |
| Feb. 19 | Cabaret Dinner Theater David Burnham |
| Feb. 21 | Kodo Drummers |
| Feb. 28 | Hubbard Street Dance Chicago |
| Mar. 5 | Pirates of Penzance |
| Mar. 6 | Eileen Ivers |
| Mar. 13 | Afro-Cuban All Stars, world music |
| March 14-15 | Cirque Eloize: Nebbia, contemporary circus (two performances) |
| March 20-22 | The Drowsy Chaperone (five performances) |
| Mar. 21 | Spirit Horse, Children's Arts Festival performance |
| Mar. 21 | Spencers Theatre of Illusion |
| Mar. 22 | Butterfly, The Story of a Life Cycle |
| Mar. 26 | One Night of Queen, rock band tribute |
| Mar. 28 | Too Marvelous for Words, The Songs of Johnny Mercer |
| Mar. 28 | Porter, Batiste and Stoltz, New Orleans music |
| April 2nd | Jil Aigrot: The Voice of Edith Piaf, vocalist |
| April 9th | Art Garfunkel, pop singer |
| April 11th | Bill Cosby, comedy (two performances) |
| April 17-19 | Stomp, percussion (five performances) |
| April 17th | Ahn Trio |
| April 18th | Mayhem Poets |
| April 26th | Moon Between Two Houses |
| May 1st | Souls of Our Feet, A Celebration of American Tap |
| May 7th | Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with Susan Graham, classical |
| May 7th | Cabaret Dinner Theater, Justin Hayford |
| May 8th | Second City, comedy troupe |
| Arpil 24th - May 17th | Madison Repertory Theatre, My Fair Lady |
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overture_Center:
"Overture Center for the Arts is a performing arts center and art gallery in Madison, Wisconsin, which replaced the Civic Center. The center was commissioned by Jerome Frautschi, designed by Cesar Pelli, and built by J.H. Findorff and Son. Frautschi paid $205 million to construct the building, making it the largest private gift to the arts of its kind.
The center first opened on September 19, 2004.
Venues
The building has 7 venues, in addition to numerous art galleries:
Overture Hall
The 2251-seat Overture Hall is the facility's largest theater space. Consisting of four levels of seats, it has a striking architectural style. The balconies are notable for their "continental-style" seating arrangement, where aisles other than those on the sides of seat rows are omitted in order to provide, according to designers, greater seat size. It also features a large, permanent organ by the German organ builder Klais. The Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Opera, and Madison Ballet call this theater home. In addition to local Madison performing groups, a variety of touring performances have played in Overture Hall; comedian Jerry Seinfeld and musician Yo-Yo Ma are examples of the number of nationally famous names that have appeared here.
Capitol Theater
During Overture construction, the Oscar Mayer Theater [originally built in 1928 as a movie theater] was restored, downsized, and re-christened the Capitol Theater. Done in muted teal and fuchsia, it holds approximately 1000 people in the main floor and balcony. Original to the theater is an organ built by Oshkosh's Barton Organ Company. Resident companies include the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and CTM Madison Family Theatre, although some traveling shows [usually concerts] occasionally perform there.
The theater's inaugural performance upon reopening took place on November 4, 2005.
Playhouse
This smaller, intimate performance space replaced the former Isthmus Playhouse. The Madison Repertory Theatre is its resident company.
Promenade Hall
This is a smaller room featuring bleachers in the walls which can convert it to a performance space. Kanopy Dance is its resident company.
Rotunda Stage
This room, located in the lower level, is used for the center's Kids in the Rotunda performances.[1] The only venue accessible to the public during regular hours, it features a bright, distinct color scheme of fuchsia walls and floors, as well as permanent audience riser seats. It is also a venue for banquets, meetings and other performances.
Wisconsin Studio & Rotunda Studio
These 2 venues are used mainly for rehearsals and meetings.
Visual Art Galleries
The center also features 4 visual art galleries. The Overture Galleries feature a variety of exhibits by local and state artists and organizations.
In addition, the center houses the James Watrous Gallery, which is operated by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. This gallery features larger exhibits and installations from regional artists. Both galleries are open to the public.
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
The center also houses the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, formerly known as the Madison Art Center. The museum features 2 large galleries as well as the smaller Henry Street Gallery. Other highlights include a rooftop terrace and restaurant, and enlarged museum store. A 3-story glass "icon" on the corner of State and Henry streets serves as the museum's main staircase, as well as its architectural landmark.
The final section of Overture to be completed, the museum opened on April 23, 2006"