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Tickets for Wharton Center’s 2026–2027 Season Went on Sale Tues, Sept 8

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EAST LANSING, MI—Wharton Center’s 2026–2027 Broadway and Performing Arts Season will inspire, entertain, and make audiences laugh. Tickets can be purchased without a subscription starting Tuesday, September 8, at 10AM.

Wharton Center is thrilled to host another season of highly-anticipated Broadway touring productions: SIX, the pop-concert musical phenomenon; Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen, the semi-autobiographical musical featuring a mix of Keys’ beloved songs and new music; BOOP! The Musical, a new adventure starring the beloved cartoon character; and The Outsiders, the Tony Award® winning musical based on the heart-pounding classic novel. Tickets to these four Broadway touring productions will go on sale on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. This announcement follows the recent onsale of individual tickets for Beetlejuice and The Notebook, both of which are already available for purchase. Tickets to fan-favorite shows Disney’s The Lion King and The Phantom of the Opera will be available at a later date.

In addition to this exceptional Broadway lineup, tickets are also available for a season of extraordinary performing arts events, including a collaboration between renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax, comedic favorite Ana Gasteyer, and the beloved one-man show Mark Twain Tonight! starring Richard Thomas.

Subscriptions will still be available for a Broadway or Performing Arts package by phone at 517.432.2000 or 1.800.WHARTON. 

2026–2027 BROADWAY SEASON
Beetlejuice**                                                                                         Sept 18–20, 2026
The Notebook**                                                                              Oct 27 – Nov 1, 2026
SIX: The Musical                                                                                       Dec 1–6, 2026
Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen                                                                   Jan 19–24, 2027
BOOP! The Musical                                                                              Feb 23–28, 2027
Disney’s The Lion King*                                                                      Mar 10–15, 2027
The Outsiders                                                                                       June 22–27, 2027
The Phantom of the Opera*                                                       Aug 25 – Sept 5, 2027

*These performances are not included in the single ticket onsale. Single tickets to these performances will become available at a later date. 
**Tickets to these select performances are already available. 

2026–2027 VARIETY
Paula Poundstone                                                                                           Oct 2, 2026
An Evening with Sutton Foster                                                                    Oct 3, 2026
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour                             Oct 25, 2026
Manual Cinema’s The Fourth Witch                                                         Nov 11, 2026
Ana Gasteyer: Sugar & Booze Holiday Spectacular                            Nov 19, 2026
The Acting Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream                             Feb 9, 2027
Yamato–The Drummers of Japan                                                            Mar 16, 2026
Richard Thomas in Mark Twain Tonight!                                              May 6, 2026

2026–2027 CLASSICAL
Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax                                                                              Dec 8, 2026
Berlin Philharmonic Brass                                                                            Feb 2, 2027
Midori & Festival Strings Lucerne                                                             Feb 21, 2027
Avi Avital & Ksenija Sidorova                                                                    Mar 18, 2027

2026–2027 DANCE
Ballets Jazz Montréal: Dance Me – Music by Leonard Cohen             Nov 5, 2026
The Hip Hop Nutcracker                                                                            Dec 18, 2026
Dance Theatre of Harlem                                                                            Feb 17, 2027
Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández                                 Mar 2, 2027

2026–2027 JAZZ
Endea Owens & The Cookout                                                                       Oct 9, 2026
Count Basie Orchestra with Carmen Bradford                                       Jan 12, 2027
Emmet Cohen Trio                                                                                        Mar 3, 2027

2026–2027 CLUB 750
Club 750 Music: Brittany Davis                                                                   Jan 6, 2027
Club 750 Cabaret: Nicholas Rodriguez – Sincerely, Sondheim            Jan 7, 2027
Club 750 Comedy: John Heffron                                                                Jan 8, 2027
Club 750 Music: Layale Chaker & Maeve Gilchrist                              Mar 23, 2027
Club 750 Cabaret: Caroline Bowman                                                      Mar 24, 2027
Club 750 Comedy: Leah Rudick                                                               Mar 25, 2027

2026–2027 ACT ONE FAMILY SERIES
What Do You Do With a Problem?                                                          Nov 15, 2026
Three Little Pigs and Other Tales*                                                           Feb 13, 2027
The Boy Who Cried Wolf*                                                                           May 1, 2027

 

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