Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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- The Marcus Center box office is located at 929 N. Water Street in the main lobby of the Marcus Center.
- Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 11:30 am to 9:00 pm; Saturday from noon to 9:00 pm; and Sunday from noon to 5:00 pm.
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts is located in the center of the downtown theater district at 929 N. Water Street and offers the best of cultural and community programming in the state. We are home to the finest performing artists in Wisconsin, such as the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Ballet Company,Florentine Opera Company, First Stage Milwaukee, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, Martin Luther King Day Celebration, United Performing Arts Fund, Ethnic and Cultural Festivals, and “At the Center” community concerts.
The Marcus Center Turns 40
"Milwaukee's Memorable History of Performing Arts" by Charles Grosz
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, a venue that has hosted artists ranging from Bob Hope to Bob Marley, from Alvin Ailey to cast members of Zorba the Musical, turned 40 in 2009.
In addition to top-flight symphony music and theater productions, the Marcus Center boasts an impressive, varied history, including a concert featuring 25 tuba players all dressed in Santa Claus outfits and the largest gathering of clowns and mimes ever assembled in the United States.
It’s also the only house in the world where Rudolf Nureyev was streaked by a naked man who jetted across the stage.
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts is owned and partially funded by Milwaukee County. The Marcus Center is a 501 c 3 non-profit corporation that operates the Center for the citizens of Milwaukee County. Staff are employed by the corporation, which is governed by a 25-member Board of Directors. Seven members of the Board are appointed by the Milwaukee County Executive and confirmed by the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.
The Center annually receives both operating and capital dollars from the County, through its annual budgeting process. In 2008, the Center’s allocation for operations is $1,280,000—about 29% of the Center’s operating budget. The Center also received a capital allocation of $200,000 for 2008, for the purpose of replacing the Bradley Pavilion moveable wall system (originally installed in 1969) that enables the room to be subdivided for multiple uses.
Schedule of Events for Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
- September 2010
- Sep 24, Fri, Beethoven's Ninth 8:00 pm
- Sep 25, Sat, Beethoven's Ninth 8:00 pm
- Sep 26, Sun, Beethoven's Ninth 2:30 pm
- October 2010
- Oct 1, Fri, Kalichstein Plays Beethoven 11:15 am
- Oct 2, Sat, Kalichstein Plays Beethoven 8:00 pm
- Oct 7, Thu, Unruly Music 7:30 pm
- Oct 8, Fri, Unruly Music 7:30 pm
- Oct 8, Fri, All Rachmaninoff 8:00 pm
- Oct 9, Sat, Unruly Music 7:30 pm
- Oct 9, Sat, All Rachmaninoff 8:00 pm
- Oct 10, Sun, All Rachmaninoff 2:30 pm
- Oct 15, Fri, Peter Pan And Wendy 7:00 pm
- Oct 16, Sat, Peter Pan And Wendy 3:30 pm , 7:00 pm
- Oct 17, Sun, Peter Pan And Wendy 1:00 pm , 3:30 pm
- Oct 22, Fri, Rio De Sangre 7:30 pm
- Oct 23, Sat, Peter Pan And Wendy 1:00 pm , 3:30 pm
- Oct 23, Sat, Rio De Sangre 7:30 pm
- Oct 24, Sun, Peter Pan And Wendy 1:00 pm
- Oct 24, Sun, Rio De Sangre 2:30 pm
- Oct 24, Sun, Peter Pan And Wendy 3:30 pm
- Oct 28, Thu, Esmeralda 7:30 pm
- Oct 29, Fri, Peter Pan And Wendy 7:00 pm
- Oct 29, Fri, Esmeralda 7:30 pm
- Oct 30, Sat, Peter Pan And Wendy 1:00 pm , 3:30 pm
- Oct 30, Sat, Esmeralda 7:30 pm
- Oct 31, Sun, Esmeralda 1:30 pm
- November 2010
- Nov 2, Tue, Young Frankenstein 7:30 pm
- Nov 3, Wed, Young Frankenstein 7:30 pm
- Nov 4, Thu, Young Frankenstein 7:30 pm
- Nov 5, Fri, Young Frankenstein 8:00 pm
- Nov 6, Sat, Peter Pan And Wendy 1:00 pm
- Nov 6, Sat, Young Frankenstein 2:00 pm
- Nov 6, Sat, Peter Pan And Wendy 3:30 pm
- Nov 6, Sat, Young Frankenstein 8:00 pm
- Nov 7, Sun, Peter Pan And Wendy 1:00 pm
- Nov 7, Sun, Young Frankenstein 1:00 pm
- Nov 7, Sun, Peter Pan And Wendy 3:30 pm
- Nov 7, Sun, Young Frankenstein 6:30 pm
- Nov 12, Fri, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Presents: The Firebird, plus Edgar Meyer 11:15 am
- Nov 13, Sat, Peter Pan And Wendy 3:30 pm , 7:00 pm
- Nov 13, Sat, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Presents: The Firebird, plus Edgar Meyer 8:00 pm
- Nov 14, Sun, Peter Pan And Wendy 1:00 pm
- Nov 14, Sun, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Presents: The Firebird, plus Edgar Meyer 2:30 pm
- Nov 14, Sun, Peter Pan And Wendy 3:30 pm
- July 2011
- Jul 20, Wed, Jersey Boys 7:30 pm
- Jul 21, Thu, Jersey Boys 7:30 pm
- Jul 22, Fri, Jersey Boys 8:00 pm
- Jul 23, Sat, Jersey Boys 2:00 pm , 8:00 pm
- Jul 24, Sun, Jersey Boys 1:00 pm , 6:30 pm
- Jul 26, Tue, Jersey Boys 7:30 pm
- Jul 27, Wed, Jersey Boys 7:30 pm
- Jul 28, Thu, Jersey Boys 7:30 pm
- Jul 29, Fri, Jersey Boys 8:00 pm
- Jul 30, Sat, Jersey Boys 2:00 pm , 8:00 pm
- Jul 31, Sun, Jersey Boys 1:00 pm , 6:30 pm
- August 2011
- Aug 2, Tue, Jersey Boys 7:30 pm
- Aug 3, Wed, Jersey Boys 7:30 pm
- Aug 4, Thu, Jersey Boys 7:30 pm
- Aug 5, Fri, Jersey Boys 8:00 pm
- Aug 6, Sat, Jersey Boys 2:00 pm , 8:00 pm
- Aug 7, Sun, Jersey Boys 1:00 pm , 6:30 pm
- Aug 9, Tue, Jersey Boys 7:30 pm
- Aug 10, Wed, Jersey Boys 7:30 pm
- Aug 11, Thu, Jersey Boys 7:30 pm
- Aug 12, Fri, Jersey Boys 8:00 pm
- Aug 13, Sat, Jersey Boys 2:00 pm , 8:00 pm
- Aug 14, Sun, Jersey Boys 1:00 pm , 6:30 pm
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