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Wharton Center for Performing Arts at Michigan State University

Michigan's Premiere Performing Arts Center

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Box Office

1-800-WHARTON · (517) 432-2000

The Wharton Center Box Office is here to help make your ticket buying experience as easy as possible.

 

PRIORITY SEATING! · BIG SAVINGS! · GREAT SERVICE!

Whether you're planning a social outing with family and friends, entertaining corporate clients, hosting a fundraising event or coordinating a motor coach tour, our dedicated staff will ensure that your group outing is a memorable one. From the moment you pick up the phone to the final standing ovation, your experience at Wharton Center will be orchestrated to ensure a flawless experience that will keep you coming back for more!

Discounts

Save 10% on tickets for most performances. Group minimum as low as 15.

Flexible Payment Options

Easy payment plans are available with a deposit due with your order.

Priority Seating

Group orders are filled before tickets go on sale to the general public. Don't delay. Reserve the best seats now!

Promotional Materials

When available, we can provide you and your group with show information to help promote your group outing.

Motor Coach Drop-Off and Parking

Free motor coach parking and convenient loading and unloading in front of the theater.

Personalized Service

A dedicated staff of professionals will meet your every need to ensure that your group outing is a memorable experience for everyone. Please inquire about services for patrons with disabilities.

Stage Your Own Event

Catering options are available from simple receptions before the show to a full-scale dinner or luncheon. Wharton Center takes care of everything and has a location that's right for your group.

  • 1. Gather a group of 15 or more.
  • 2. Call our group hotline and make a reservation - no money down, in most cases!
  • 3. Make payments with our flexible payment plans
  • 4. Call with your final count before final payment is due
  • 5. Enjoy the performance!

"We love bringing our Girl Scouts to the Wharton Center. It's always a magical experience taking girls into the theater for the first time! The wonderful staff makes group sales so easy to organize."
   - Beth F.

"Thank you for helping us with our group tickets. The seats were PERFECT! Amazing actually. I wish you could have seen the look on all the kids' faces in our group (and the parents) - pure joy and excitement!"
   - Amy J.

"We love dealing with the Wharton Center! We have been able to offer some great motor coach day trips, which is good for us and our clients!"
   - Shelli F.

"I have always found the Wharton Center eager to accommodate my groups, whether I'm corralling 60 middle schoolers or organizing a church or family group. Keep those shows coming!
   - Libby K.

"What a wonderful facility. In addition to the quality entertainment, the hospitality of the staff was refreshing. An afternoon at Wharton Center is always a joy, and I would highly recommend it to any group."
   - Linda H.

"We're so fortunate to have the Wharton Center in mid-Michigan and to be able to offer group tickets to our employees and clients. What a great benefit!"
   - Janice C.

"We would like to compliment your group sales team for the wonderful service they have provided. Their understanding of group sales and working with tour groups are to be complimented. We look forward to working with Wharton Center for many years to come."
   - Timothy B.

"Tickets seem to sell themselves. I let it be known in my department that I'm a group leader, and they contact me instead of the other way around! Everyone knows that I have great seats by doing group sales."
   - Linda J.

"I have been getting group tickets to the Wharton Center for many years, and I have always been pleased with the excellent service and great seats."
   - Ron V.

"My students continually ask to return to MSU because they love the quality and variety of the Broadway shows. As a high school educator, I have very little free time to schedule live theater opportunities for my students. But, alas, with the help of the Wharton Center group sales team, my efforts are achieved. They are very easy to work with and make the process of ordering tickets painless."
   - Jim K.

Call our Group Sales line at: 1-800-WHARTON


Upcoming Performances


All performances, dates, times and prices are subject to change.