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2026/27 SEASON
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Our 2026/27 Season, Beautiful Illusions, explores the space between fantasy and reality, and the truths hidden just beyond the surface. Beauty can dazzle… but illusions are where the stories will truly unfold.
Experience all that this season has to offer with a Full-Season package for our four seasonal productions, or select a two- or three-show package to best suit your needs. As always, subscribers enjoy a variety of benefits, including substantial discounts, while playing an important part in keeping our art form on stage.
Mirror Mirror
NOVEMBER 6–8, 2026
Marcus Performing Arts Center
The age-old battles between good and evil, light and darkness, love and lust ensue in Michael Pink’s imaginative story of what happened between the evil stepmother, Claudia, and Snow White before she bit the apple.
The Nutcracker
DECEMBER 5–26, 2026
Marcus Performing Arts Center
The most familiar of beloved holiday traditions is transformed into a wondrous dreamscape in Michael Pink’s The Nutcracker: Drosselmeyer’s Imaginarium.
MKE MIX: Art Moves
JANUARY 22–31, 2027
Baumgartner Center for Dance
Milwaukee Ballet’s contemporary production MKE MIX returns with three all-new works, inspired by the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Dorian Gray
MARCH 5–7, 2027
The Pabst Theater
Michael Pink’s critically acclaimed Dorian Gray returns after ten years. Inspired by Oscar Wilde's classic novel, this breathtaking production brings to life the dark Faustian bargain for eternal youth.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
APRIL 23–MAY 2, 2027
Marcus Performing Arts Center
The entire family will delight in a world of fairies, magic, and mischief in Bruce Wells’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream, based on Shakespeare’s popular comedy.