The Venue
WISCONSIN UNION THEATER
Capacity 1300; Smoke-Free
Union Theater audiences since 1939 have seen and heard some of the most famous actors, dancers and musicians of the century in many thousands of performances; popular artists have entertained; renowned leaders; philosophers and scientists have challenged the mind. Fritz Kreisler, Ella Fitzgerald, Indian Prime Minister Nehru, Frank Lloyd Wright, Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert Frost, Itzhak Perlman, John F. Kennedy, Yo-Yo Ma, T.S. Eliot, Jesse Jackson, Arthur Rubinstein, Jascha Heifetz, Louis Armstrong, Martha Graham, Dave Brubeck, the Lunts-the theater's autograph book is a Who's Who of twentieth century arts and ideas. Over the years, eminent personalities have communicated from the stage with over ten million people, and their influence has rippled throughout the world. The Union Theater has constantly won their praise for its facilities and its acoustics, but mostly for its audiences, who in turn continue to be the life force of the theater.
In the 21st Century, the Union Theater continues to flourish with ideas and programs, energy and vision. That vision becomes a reality hundreds of times each year, when the Theater is reserved for use or its doors open to a lively and inquiring audience. Over and over the mission of the theater is validated by applause as an artist is acknowledged, or by a significant silence as an important idea or a profound experience is considered. The Union Theater remains warm, lively and inviting, while the magic of great performances and the ferment of ideas continue to fill it.
*Look for our events at: http://www.uniontheater.wisc.edu
*Check out our web log at: http://the-marquee.blog.com/
*Advisor: Ralph Russo, Cultural Arts Director
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