Marcus Center

Students in elementary, middle, and high school deliver speeches inspired by words Dr. King wrote in April of 1963—what affects one, affects all.

The BIPOC Executive Leadership in the Arts Program is designed to accelerate the development of leadership skills for mid-career BIPOC professionals in the arts, change the culture of artistic organizations, and diversify their leadership.

Today, the nation celebrates the birthday and the life and activism of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the pioneers of the Civil Rights Movement. The Marcus Performing Arts Center is honoring the Civil Rights figure with its 38th Annual King Day program to highlight youth in the community.

The stage play produced by Black Arts, MKE, the Black Nativity, is back in Milwaukee for its sixth year, opening at the Marcus Performing Arts Center December 9.

Students from Riverside, Reagan and Holy Redeemer high schools visited the Marcus Center for a dance masterclass with Avery Sobczak, a cast member in the musical "Hamilton," which was touring in Milwaukee.

Since taking over one of Milwaukee’s premiere downtown arts hub, Kendra Whitlock Ingram has worked to promote racial equity and inclusion through the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts and ensure that the theater is an inviting space for all Milwaukeeans.

Marches and protests for the Black Lives Matter movement have sparked conversations about race in America from our personal lives to the workplace.Here in…

The Marcus Performing Arts Center has been a staple not just for downtown Milwaukee, but for the greater community. Outside of being a venue to see live…

Updated 5:55 p.m.The fate of the proposed redesign of the Marcus Performing Arts Center is still undecided. The initial plan included removing the Dan…

Though the days of summer are waning and theater companies have opened and closed late summer productions, the fall season is still a few weeks away. In…