July 1, 2026

A Year in Review

As we close the curtain on the 2025–2026 season, we look back with deep gratitude for an unforgettable year. It has been a season filled with exciting performances, meaningful mission-driven work, incredible Spartan memories, and a whole lot of fun. 

 Each performance, each collaboration, and each shared experience has helped shape a season that we are incredibly proud of. We invite you to take a moment to reflect with us. As you scroll through this year in photos, what moments made you smile, inspired you, or stayed with you long after the curtain closed? 

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Wharton Center Student Marketing Organization members at Wharton Welcomes.
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Performers at Wharton Welcomes. 
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Students watch performers at Wharton Welcomes. 
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MSU Symphony Orchestra: Zongheng Zhang, Guest Conductor at the Dr. & Mrs. Wharton Tribute Concert.
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Norm Lewis performs at the Dr. & Mrs. Wharton Tribute Concert.
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Violin Concerto, op. 47 in D minor (Mov.III) with MSU Symphony Orchestra, feat. Runqi Weng, Violin at the Dr. & Mrs. Wharton Tribute Concert.
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Carmen Bradford with MSU Symphony Orchestra at the Dr. & Mrs. Wharton Tribute Concert.
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Cast of Disney's Beauty & The Beast at The Dairy Store. 
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Cast of Disney's Beauty & The Beast listen to overture at Beaumont Tower. 
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Club 750 Comedy event feat. comedian Andy Woodhull. 
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Club 750 Comedy event feat. comedian Andy Woodhull. 
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Patrons at CHICAGO. 
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CHICAGO performing on the Cobb Great Hall Stage. 
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CHICAGO performing on the Cobb Great Hall Stage. 
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Sparty at Wharton Center. 
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Sparty at Wharton Center. 
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MSU Police partnered with Wharton Center to promote our Act One Family Show, Dog Man: The Musical. 
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Take it From The Top Company event. 
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Comedian Kristin Key performs on Pasant Theatre. 
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Patrons enjoying Kristin Key. 
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Backstage crew of Back to the Future: The Musical enjoy a tour of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). 
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Patrons enjoying Back to the Future: The Musical. 
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Sonia De Los Santos reads to East Lansing Schools. 
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Director, Hannah Ryan and lead, Sabrina Sloane in the Wharton Center world premiere of Sally: A Solo Play. 
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Sabrina Slone as Sally in Sally: A Solo Play. 
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Wynton Marsalis Masterclass with MSU College of Music. 
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Wynton Marsalis Masterclass with MSU College of Music. 
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The Choir of Man performers play soccer with MSU Soccer teams. 
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The Choir of Man performers play soccer with MSU Soccer teams. 
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MSU Soccer scarf on stage during The Choir of Man performance. 
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Circa and MSU Cheer tumbling event. 
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Circa and MSU Cheer tumbling event. 
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Circa dancer during their performance. 
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Disney Musicals in Schools share day rehearsal.
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Disney Musicals in Schools share day rehearsal.
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MSU Department of Theatre students act out the 2026 Young Playwrights Festival Finalist, Memento Morie. 
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MSU Department of Theatre students act out the 2026 Young Playwrights Festival Finalist, Rocking a New Style.
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MSU Department of Theatre students act out the 2026 Young Playwrights Festival Finalist, To Hell or Not to Hell. 
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MSU Department of Theatre students take final bow for the 2026 Young Playwrights Festival.
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Sutton Foster Award participants in a character medley. 
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Group performance during the Sutton Foster Awards. 
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Participants hold up 'Newsies' style nod during the Sutton Foster Awards. 
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AJ Denomme and Lillian Tang win the 2026 Sutton Foster Awards. 
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AJ Denomme and Lillian Tang win the 2026 Sutton Foster Awards. 

While one curtain closes, another is already beginning to rise. We can’t wait to welcome you back for all that Wharton Center has to offer in our 2026–2027 season!