Wharton Center for Performing Arts

The facility is clean and roomy and everyone is so friendly and excited to see the wonderful shows that this theater puts on for the public. The theater is smaller, so no matter where you sit, you have a great view of the stage! Love it and will be returning soon.

Went to a show on a Friday night. Staff was very nice and greeted us. One staff volunteer, June M., was very helpful while checking me in. She went out of her way to help me! There are no bad seats at the WC and the sound is amazing, too. No issues at all. It was a nice night out :)

First time at Wharton Center, wow!! Easy access, seats were fantastic and the show was truly incredible!! It was the Celtic Women, they are amazing!! I would definitely recommend this place for other shows and you must see Celtic Women!!

As always, the performance was wonderful. Everyone was extremely kind and helpful. And the show was fantastic. We look forward to more :)

We are blessed in Lansing to have such an amazing place to enjoy world class performances and artists! The new seats are awesome, much wider and more comfortable. The acoustics arent bad.We enjoy several Broadway plays each year, and are never disappointed.The gift shop here is also very good, with many eclectic I and a nice selection of Charley Harper items.Worthy of your time if youre in Lansing!

World class artists play in a venue that is very accessible and easy to travel to.

Always a favorite place to see performance art. I just wish the shows werent so expensive so more people could enjoy these kind of the arts. Sometimes performance art seems to cater to the rich and snooty. Just my opinion.

Great shows, beautiful venue, inexpensive tickets. This is my third year of being a season ticket holder, and I love it.

Great staff, great show... great night.

Weve been to many shows here and have never been disappointed! Everyone is so professional and the layout is spacious! We usually go with the restricted view tickets towards the front of the auditorium to save a little cash and have never had problems seeing anything. The seats are actually fairly comfortable too. For Broadway and beyond in Michigan, go with the Wharton Center!

Top notch place. Seen four off Broadway shows here. Best place in Michigan. (Sell wine at the concessions though...)

One of the best!!! Enjoyed shows at old Auditorium,however, this venue world class. Have been visiting since it opened

Excellent seats and loved the show. Looking forward to seeing Hamilton!

Loved seeing My Fair Lady! Wonderful musical with so much talent. The $10.00 for parking needs to stop!!!

The seating is very tight, and provides very little comfort or room for adjusting. My back muscles siezed up half way through a 3 hour show. Shows are good, seating is uncomfortable.

Venue was nice sound quality was great show was incredible. Nice to see an American icon doing what he does and the audience giving him the respect he deserves. If you missed Ann Arbor tonight

Its a really good place to go for entertainment and you can see multiple shows and the have lots of goodies like, chocolate covered peanuts, gardettos, dark chocolate covered raisins and much more

A wonderful venue. The adjacent parking garage is convenient. The acoustics are very good and the seating is comfortable.

Great facility. Parking is convenient once you are in the structure. One thing to note - be very very early for busy shows. It was upsetting to arrive over 30 min early but not be able to park right away because there were only 2 attendants taking money and it was slow. I had to RUN to get into the show on time. Once inside I did alert the staff that there was still a huge line to get into the structure because they have a strict curtain time. They even started the show and closed the doors before people in the lobby could get in - handicap people that had to wait on elevators.

Ive gone to a couple of concerts and musicals here. Parking was easy. Seating was good. Shows were fun.

Located on the campus of beautiful Michigan State. What a great venue for watching a show. There is ample parking including handicapped. Wonderful seating with no obstructed views. Plenty of clean restrooms. The staff was very friendly and helpful.

I absolutely love the WhartonI have been attending with regularity for the last 15-20 years. In the last few years I have become a subscriber and I still think its one of the best places to go. Tickets everywhere in theater are more than they were but so is the cost of presenting top of the line entertainment. I am looking forward to a great 2019-20 season. Go green- go white, go wharton!!!

This is a wonderful facility which offers a tremendous opportunity to experience and learn about all of the art forms of the performing arts.

Great venue, just the right size. There is not a bad seat in the house. The staff is very friendly, everyone of them. The concession offerings are more than a usually venue of its kind and you can take stacks and water to your seat. Parking is easy. It did not take long at all to get on the road after a sold out show. Parking was cash only the night I was there so be prepared. I will definitely be back.

Excellent venue for fine arts peeformances

Great center with cool events. Only wish prices werent so high. $10 parking and a small beverage is $3, but the service is nice.

Parking here for Hamilton was quick and convenient, especially since it was pouring out. The staff were friendly, helpful, and professional. My seat was perfect. Couldnt have been a better experience.

Beautiful facility, could see everything from the balcony. Really enjoyed The Illusionists.

Love seeing shows at the Wharton! The seating is set up very well, I am always able to see from wherever I am sitting.

I go here as often as I can! Its great to have this option on campus

I love the Wharton Center! Its like having New York in your own backyard without the high prices! Just saw Miss Saigon with my sister and it was absolutely incredible! Ive seen Lion King, Phantom, Beauty and the Beast, Wicked, Mama Mia!, The Book of Mormon, Hairspray, Rent, Fiddler on the Roof, Jersey Boys, Riverdance and so many other fantastic shows at the Wharton. Only use their website to purchase tickets. The garage is only $10 for parking with plenty of accessible parking and accommodations. Free parking nearby with easy walk to theater.

Easy to get parking an access from parking has an elevator at parking lot entrance.. clean auditorium an a large place for musicals an we went to My Fair Lady..

Great place to come for some entertainment in the area! Some great plays and musicals too.

Very large with many events throughout the year and is placed on a wonderful campus

The best concerts Ive attended are always at the Wharton and Ive been to ALOT of shows ! Kudos kieko Matsuis piano

This is one exquisite theater. I saw, Hamilton here and the acoustics were phenomenal!..will attend many of the scheduled performances this season..time permitted of course. I urge everyone to check out the venue this season.

Congrats to the nursing class of 2019! Very nice and clean location.

I love seeing the shows there. However, if they were to renovate, they could do with making the aisles wider and the chairs be a bit more roomier and comfortable.

The new seats are great. Very comfortable.

Saw Manhattan Transfer with Take Six. Awesome concert. We were in upper level and the sound quality at the beginning wasnt very good but improved as the concert went on but lyric clarity continued to be an issue. But Ive attended other concerts here, sitting in the same general area where this wasnt an issue. Still, great concert.

My son and got an amazing tour of the Wharton Center along with his Cub Scout Den. It was astonishing to say the least. The staff were wonderfully friendly and let them interact with the equipment and explore most of the building. The Scouts put on their own skits on the stage after raising the curtain. Simply a fantastic experience we wont forget. Biggest take away, dont mess with the hockey stick.

A wonderful theater experience - Ive seen three performances here and cannot wait to see more!

Saw Aladdin. It was wonderful. The genie was the best.

Watched Alladins great place enjoyable. Chatted with some of the enter circle and volunteers Great people . Students work hard to keep ppl comfortable and organized.

Fantastic center. Say Come From Away. Nonstop action, great singing. Glad I had the opportunity to see it.

Seriously this is one of the best performing arts centers outside of Southeast Michigan. I enjoyed going here for a Ted X event. The acoustics are great no matter where you sit, you can see the performers on stage because there are televisions throughout the auditorium, and the ambience of the auditorium is perfect.

Saw cats. Its just a bunch of cats! WTH? Thought itd be a metaphor for some more profound insight or human experience. Just weirdos dancing dressed as cats.Pretty building, tho

It was a great program that the black students at MSU put on and my niece did a very moving piece about here grandmother my sister. It was a very proud moment for me to know that she loved her like that.

While the Wharton has a large seating capacity the seats are comfortable with good leg room. As well, the seating is arranged so that viewing the performances is good. I enjoy going to see shows there.

Great Broadway shows, I saw Aladdin on 12-719 if was a great show, I highly recommend the Wharton Center, they offer a variety of shows throughout the year.

My daughter bought me tickets for a friend and myself to experience HAMILTON! I cant even express myself accurately with how wonderful everything was from the great parking space, to the friendly souvenir staff, to the absolutely AMAZING seat 10 rows back center, to the incredible performance, then to the ease of exiting the theatre and driving out of the parking garage! The Wharton ALWAYS delivers!!

Always a great place to see shows at. They always have parking very well run. It is $10 if you use event parking at the parking garage located by the Wharton Center.There really arent any bad seats. The stage is very large and it is quite easy to see everything that is going on no matter where your seat is.There are always long lines to the restrooms during intermission. Even the mens room. Just go before the show.Very easy to get tickets. Just check the website or go to the box office.

HAMILTON was fantastic, the seating was satisfying and comfortable. My only complaint was the bathroom lines. Too few bathrooms for over 2200 seats. Keep that in mind if its your first time there.

Comfortable seating and nice atmosphere for plays and concerts. Good sound and really no obstructed view seats. Good site lines even in the upper tier. Parking garage is located on site.

I loved this place. Its beautiful.

We saw a play called Basic Training. A heart wrenching one act play about real life in USA. Just beautiful!

Nice facility, good sound. Would like it a lot more if there was a center aisle. It seems to be wide enough to warrant a center aisle, God help you if you are sitting in the middle and need to leave in the middle of something to hit the bathroom.

Great place to see a show. Good sight lines and acoustics.

Great view and acoustics. Helpful, attentive and friendly staff inside and outside of the Wharton Center.

We have had season tickets for 15 + years. The performances have been excellent thus far. We were extremely disappointed in the musical Miss Saigon. Much of the singing seemed like yelling and very difficult to understand the words. It seemed like the group presenting the musical was a B group and not the main group. Perhaps I am wrong but it sure seemed like it. Also there was about a 45 minute delay due to technical difficulties. We thought with the delay that they would not have the intermission. They still had the intermission which meant the musical would end late. We left as did many others. Disappointing evening.

We drive from Detroit to see shows here. Its beautiful. Small and enchanting. Easily accessable. We love the ticket prices.

Wonderful theater, great staff. The setup is simple, easy to get around and get to your seat. Wheelchair-accessible seating is essentially non-existent in the balcony, but is pretty good on the floor of the grand hall. They have a good selection of Broadway shows each year, in addition to many smaller productions, a lot of which are family friendly.

Accessible, plenty of parking and all the seats have a good view

Wonderful artists are always booked at the Wharton Center. If you stick around your able to meet and talk with them. Great staff to help you with your seating. I find them extremely courteous!

Very nice venue with very convenient parking.

Every seat is a great seat!! Cant go wrong!

A very nice venue. I like the fact that tha parking ramp was directly attached to the building so that one did not have to experience the elements. It just appeared that sound was quite muffled and garbled by the time it reached my ears. Im not sure if the fact that we had seats in row V had anything to do with it or not. Other than that a great facility.

We love coming here to see Broadway shows. So far weve seen Wicked and Hamilton!! Tickets are way more affordable than other venues nearby for the same shows.

Have been here a handful of times for performances and generally have been pleased. Parking is a bit steep ($10 a car) and the temperature in the theater itself was very warm the last time I went. But the staff is always friendly and the place is clean. Concessions are good and overall production quality is great!

Always helpful staff and volunteers. Great place!

Love the Wharton Center. Never a bad seat.

A well designed performing arts facility. Good acoustics make watching the symphony here great

Miss Saigon: hard to follow the words when actors were singing (which is mostly all the time), sounds swallowed by stage. Actors, orchestra, sets and storyline very compelling. I would have ranked higher if I could tell what words the cast was singing...and it was a sound issue, I could tell they were trying to project and use good diction. It shouldnt matter where one sits in the house!

Had a meet and greet session here. Great ambiance

Wharton Center brings many incredible shows and performers to the Lansing area. The venue is beautiful and the staff is incredible! You will not find a better performing arts venue in Michigan!

Hard to find. Seats are tiny. Little bit of a classy place, but nice to go to. Not really a bad seat anywhere. Ive sat in the very back row on the top mezzanine. The fifth from the stage. All good. Just tiny seats and not very comfortable.

Their ticket office never seems to open during their scheduled business hours. Makes it really difficult to pick up show tickets for people who live an hour away.

Great venue. Good sight lines and sound.

This is a great place to see performances. Now that Ive moved to South Carolina I will definitely miss going here every month.

The decor is striking, the acoustics are wonderful and the symphony orchestra led by Maestro Muffet is marvelous!

We absolutely love going to the theater. My children have been able to see 2-4 performances (age appropriate) and cannot wait for next years schedule! I love all the opportunities that are brought to the community!

My wife and I saw Hamilton at the venue. I have to say hands down the Wharton center was great. Comfy seats, wonderful view area, and the stage/noise volume was excellent. I would reccomend it to anyone.

Wharton frequently shows excellent performances like Wicked, Waitress, and Hamilton is coming in 2019. They have concerts as well, my family saw Mannheim Steamroller. The lighting and acoustics are very good and the staff is professional and extremely helpful. Overall excellent venue that shows great off Broadway performances and concerts.

Not a bad seat in the house! Only downside of the orchestra section is they have these ANNOYING tv that are video taping the orchestra and theyre very bright and distracting from the performance.

I See all the Broadway Series and am totally entertained.

The Wharton center was wonderful, my husband and I bought lion king tickets and then we ended up having to miss the original show we were gonna go to because I’m going through cancer treatments, and ended up in the hospital on the day we were supposed to go, so we called and they were willing to switch our tickets to a different day and time and they gave us car side pick up, they picked me up from my car and took me and my husband to our seats which were very good seats, and seated us early and at intermission took me to the bathroom and the souvenir stand and then back to our seats before intermission was over and then took us back to our car when it was time to leave.I’m very happy with the treatments got and will definitely be telling everyone how wonderful and accommodating they are and I will definitely be willing to go back there again for another show when/if there’s something I’m interested in seeing.Overall very happy with my service and treatment Wharton center couldn’t have done a better job!And the show was so amazing so much to look at and such amazing talent!

Attended a showing of Hamilton at the Wharton and it was amazing. The theater is huge but even seated in the upper tier we could clearly see the preformance. The musical was very well done, cast, crew, the orchestra did a amazing. There were even some mechanical effects with a moving stage and the lights that added to the over preformance!

Always love the Wharton and the Lansing Symphony Orchestra. The Pops concerts are so much fun. Maestro Moffitt is entertaining and I always learn something new.

The theater was nice and Hamilton was great. I would have liked larger closed captioning as the singing could be hard to understand at times.

Great seating for shows. Friendly atmosphere

Ive been here several times and have sat up close, in the balcony, and way to the left and right. I dont think theres a bad seat in the (rather large) house! They bring in top performances, too. Its Greater Lansings answer to Broadway -- perhaps without all the hype and much fewer yellow cabs.

It is such an amazing place, we had a wonderful experience!

Really nice venue with lots of amazing performances in an intimate setting.

Beautiful, comfortable place and a great show.

Saw Hamilton here - great show of course - highly recommended to see it anywhere. The Wharton Center is a great venue as well - this being my first visit to the Wharton Center I did find the acoustics to have a bit of reverberation up in the Tier (balcony) section but otherwise found that the staff and overall facilities are excellent.

I have seen several shows at the Wharton Center. Hamilton was the latest. This time we were a bit farther back in row V and the sound was terrible. I was familiar with the soundtrack, but my friend was not and although she got the gist of the show it would have been nice to hear the songs clearly. Everything sounded muffled. We paid a lot of money to see a show we couldn’t hear clearly. A big disappointment.

Just watched Celtic Woman. Was a wonderful concert. So glad we have an excellent facility. Wharton carries everything from concerts, Broadway shows, speakers, to MSU & local productions.

Love visiting the arts. Wharton gives a good stage performance for many different types of plays, theater and musical performances

My family has been here a few times, and they are great. This past time we went they were all extremely accommodating of a recent injury of a family member using a wheelchair/walker. They changed a couple of our seats after we’d booked quite a while ago to be as accommodating as they could be with the injury and make it as easy and enjoyable as possible. They even let us in early to be seated to give us extra time. Thank you so much, Wharton Center! You gave us a great family memory.

Saw Lion King. Great seats. Acoustics were amazing. Took my 3 kids (8, 10, 11 yo); they had a blast. 3rd row tickets for 5 were pricy, but the experience was amazing and emotional for all of us. I can’t wait to see Hamilton!!