Overture Center for the Arts

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201 State St.
Madison, WI 53703-2214
Phone: (608) 258-4177

Presenting internationally acclaimed jazz, classical, opera, musicals, dance, world music, family entertainment, and more.

Amenities
  • A/V Equipment Onsite:
  • Banquet Facility:
  • Conference Facility:
  • Museum/Gallery:
  • Non-smoking Available:
  • Onsite Catering:
  • Permanent Stage:
  • Theater:
  • Wheelchair Accessible:
  • Can Close for Private Party:
Overture Center for the Arts Meeting Facility
  • Theatre Capacity: 2,200
  • Banquet Capacity: 700
  • Classroom Capacity: 24
  • Reception Capacity: 1,500

Meeting Facility Rooms

Room Name Dimensions Ceiling Sq. Ft. Theater Classroom Size Banquet Capacity Reception
Promenade Hall 54' X 58'   21'     3132.00     300         200     300  
Wisconsin Studio 37' X 48'   13'     1776.00             144     220  
Rotunda Studio 37' X 48'   11'     1776.00             120     200  
Promenade Lounge 20' X 70'   9'     1400.00             32     100  
Promenade Terrace 44' X 42'   10'     1848.00             80     150  
Promenade Lobby 20' X 98'   Open     1960.00             120     200  
Rotunda Stage X       2000.00     350             200  
Upper Lobby 20' X 111'   10'     2220.00             125     200  
Overture Hall Lobby X       11400.00             700     1500  
Overture Hall X           2200              
Capitol Theater X       0.00     1100              
The Playhouse X       0.00     350              
Oveture Hall Main Lobby 60' X 190'   75'     0.00             450     800  
Board Room 17' X 33'   10'     585.00         24     24      

Madison Symphony Orchestra Orchestral Masters Season Premier

Recurring daily until September 29, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 (27th), 8:00 p.m. (28th), 2:30 p.m. (29th)
Ongoing Events
John DeMain has chosen three expressive masterworks to inaugurate his 20th Anniversary Season, from the simple gifts of Copland's Appalachian Spring Suite to the majesty of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and the exotic beau... more >

Madison Symphony Orchestra's Overture Concert Organ Recital--Samuel Hutchison

October 11, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m.
Ongoing Events
MSO Principal Organist opens the new organ season with a recital of brilliant and virtuosic works including music by J. S. Bach, Gabriel Perné, Marco Enrico Bossi and a special transcription of Peter Tchaikovsky. ... more >

Madison Symphony Orchestra-Philippe Bianconi plays Brahms' Piano concerto No. 2

Recurring daily until October 20, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m. (18th), 8:00 p.m. (19th), 2:30 p.m. (20th)
Ongoing Events
"An extraordinary exhibition of musicianship, technical control and good taste which lent the music a freshness, immediacy and conviction one all too seldom encounters." - The Times (London) French pianist Phil... more >

Madison Symphony Orchestra's Overture Concert Organ, violinists Alice and Eleanor Bartsch in Recital

November 08, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m.
Special Event
Seeing double? Violinists Alice and Eleanor Bartsch join organist Samuel Hutchison in a program featuring J. S. Bach's Double Concerto and Antonio Vivaldi's Double Concerto in D Minor. As members of MSO's first violin sec... more >

Kanopy Dance Company presents Martha Graham: Reverence

November 15, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 7:30 PM
Special Event
Overture Center for the Arts Performance Presented by Urban Land Interests Kanopy Dance Company is proud to present to Madison audiences the imaginative performances, choreography and staging by world renown former Mart... more >

Madison Symphony Orchestra--Augustin Hadelich plays Lalo's Symphonie Espagnol

Recurring daily until November 17, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m. (15th), 8:00 p.m. (16th), 2:30 p.m. (17th)
Special Event
"Augustin Hadelich has become one of the most distinctive violinists of his generation...he plays with dazzling technique, a gorgeous tone and penetrating, spontaneous musicality." - The New York Times Until a ... more >

Kanopy Dance Company presents Martha Graham:Reverence

November 16, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 7:00 PM
Special Event
Nov 15-17 Overture Center for the Arts Performance Presented by Urban Land Interests.  Kanopy Dance Company is proud to present to Madison audiences the imaginative performances, choreography and staging by world r... more >

Kanopy Dance Company presents Martha Graham:Reverence

November 16, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 9:00 PM
Special Event
Nov 15-17 Overture Center for the Arts Performance Presented by Urban Land Interests Kanopy Dance Company is proud to present to Madison audiences the imaginative performances, choreography and staging by world renown ... more >

Kanopy Dance Company presents Martha Graham:Reverence

November 17, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 2:30 PM
Special Event
Nov 15-17 Overture Center for the Arts Performance Presented by Urban Land Interests Kanopy Dance Company is proud to present to Madison audiences the imaginative performances, choreography and staging by world renown ... more >

Madison Symphony Orchestra--A Madison Symphony Christmas

Recurring daily until December 08, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m. (6th), 8:00 p.m. (7th), 2:30 p.m. (8th)
Special Event
John DeMain and the Symphony don their Santa hats for the 20th anniversary of this signature Christmas celebration. This concert is filled with traditions, from caroling in the lobby with the Madison Symphony Chorus (be s... more >

Madison Symphony Orchestra--Beyond the Score with Dvorák's New World Symphony

January 26, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
2:30 p.m.
Special Event
"Seldom has enlightenment proved so entertaining." - Chicago Tribune Weaving together historical narrative with live actors, visual illustrations and musical examples played by John DeMain and the the Madison S... more >

Kanopy Dance Presents PuppetMaster Heavy Metal Dance

February 14, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 7:30 PM
Special Event
Feb 14-16 Overture Center for the Arts Performances Presented by WJJO-FM Follow the tormented Mohawk Man who falls into a bizarre asylum journey of altered reality under the spell of the Puppet Master’s world. F... more >

Madison Symphony Orchestra--Tine Thing Helseth plays Haydn and Arutiunian

Recurring daily until February 16, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m. (14th), 8:00 p.m. (15th), 2:30 p.m. (16th)
Special Event
Tine (pronounced Tina) Thing Helseth is making a sensation in the music world, not only in solo performances and CDs, but with Tenthing, her all-woman brass ensemble. Gramophone Magazine praises her "...soulful appr... more >

Kanopy Dance Company presents PuppetMaster Heavy Metal Dance

February 15, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 7:00 PM
Special Event
Feb 14-16 Overture Center for the Arts Performances Presented by WJJO-FM Follow the tormented Mohawk Man who falls into a bizarre asylum journey of altered reality under the spell of the Puppet Master’s world. F... more >

Kanopy Dance Company presents PuppetMaster Heavy Metal Dance

February 15, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 9:00 PM
Special Event
Feb 14-16 Overture Center for the Arts Performances Presented by WJJO-FM Follow the tormented Mohawk Man who falls into a bizarre asylum journey of altered reality under the spell of the Puppet Master’s world. F... more >

Kanopy Dance Company Presents PuppetMaster Heavy Metal Dance

February 16, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 2:30 PM
Special Event
Feb 14-16 Overture Center for the Arts Performances Presented by WJJO-FM Follow the tormented Mohawk Man who falls into a bizarre asylum journey of altered reality under the spell of the Puppet Master’s world. F... more >

Madison Symphony Orchestra--All-Beethoven Program with Yefim Bronfman

Recurring daily until March 09, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m. (7th), 8:00 p.m. (8th), 2:30 p.m. (9th)
Special Event
“His fingers have always burned up the keyboard, but his lyricism has become more remarkable with age." (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) It's John DeMain's 20th season...it wouldn't be complete without the MSO's f... more >

TAO: Phoenix Rising

March 12, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 pm
Special Event
"Extraordinarily talented...incomparable muscular zeal." —Chicago Tribune "Powerful, dynamic and unique." —Time Out "Undoubtedly one of the finest shows on offer." —EDINBU... more >

Madison Symphony Orchestra--Overture concert Organ, Janette Fishell in Recital

March 21, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m.
Special Event
"...a tour de force." - The Diapason Internationally renowned organist Janette Fishell has performed in many of the world's great concert venues and has just completed a 21-concert cycle of the complete works o... more >

Kanopy Dance Company presents Fresh.Organic.Local

April 04, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 7:30 PM
Special Event
April 4-6 Overture Center for the Arts Performances Presented by Willy Street Co-op Breathe deeply of spring as local choreographers, dancers, costumers, composers present new organic dance, choreography and movement.... more >

Madison Symphony Orchestra--Nathan Laube plays Jongen's Symphonie Concertante

Recurring daily until April 06, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m. (4th), 8:00 p.m. (5th), 2:30 p.m. (6th)
Special Event
"...an unpretentious and brilliant artist...lucid phrasing, uncanny use of color, and unusual perception and depth..." - Boston Music Intelligencer Organist extraordinaire Nathan Laube dazzled Madison audiences... more >

Kanopy Dance Company Presents Fresh.Organic.Local

April 05, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 7:00 PM
Special Event
April 4-6 Overture Center for the Arts Performances Presented by Willy Street Co-op Breathe deeply of spring as local choreographers, dancers, costumers, composers present new organic dance, choreography and movement.... more >

Kanopy Dance Company presents Fresh.Organic.Local

April 05, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 9:00 PM
Special Event
April 4-6 Overture Center for the Arts Performances Presented by Willy Street Co-op Breathe deeply of spring as local choreographers, dancers, costumers, composers present new organic dance, choreography and movement.... more >

Kanopy Dance Company presents Fresh.Organic.Local

April 06, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 2:30 PM
Special Event
April 4-6 Overture Center for the Arts Performances Presented by Willy Street Co-op Breathe deeply of spring as local choreographers, dancers, costumers, composers present new organic dance, choreography and movement.... more >

Madison Symphony Orchestra--The Gershwin Legacy

Recurring daily until May 04, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m. (2nd), 8:00 p.m. (3rd), 2:30 p.m. (4th)
Special Event
You know nobody does Gershwin like John DeMain! The Gershwin Legacy was passed on to other great American composers like Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Weill, Marc Blitzstein, and Stephen Sondheim. DeMain's 20th anniversary sea... more >

Madison Symphony Orchestra-Overture Concert Organ with Madison Youth Choirs and Samuel Hutchison

May 10, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m.
Special Event
"I can never say enough about the good work that Michael Ross does with the The Madison Youth Choirs; they are an essential and beloved part of our Christmas concerts." - John DeMain The Madison Youth Choirs re... more >