Children’s Theater of Madison presents “Tiara’s Hat Parade” through March 22.
THROUGH MARCH 22
Always in fashion
Playwright and director Paige Hernandez adapted the children’s book “Tiara’s Hat Parade” by Kelly Starling Lyons for the stage, inspired by its themes of kindness, familial support and pursuing creative passions. The one-woman show stars Lydia Danielle playing multiple characters, including Tiara, whose mother makes one-of-a-kind hats but closes her business after a big-box store moves in. The show is being staged by Children’s Theater of Madison at MYArts, 1055 E. Mifflin St. It’s 60 minutes long and intended for audiences ages 5 and up. Tickets are $48.20.
The 2026 State Boys Basketball Tournament will take place at the Kohl Center March 19-21.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 19-21
High school hoops
March Madness has just started for collegiate basketball, but for Wisconsin’s high school hoopers, the state title is on the line. The 2026 State Boys Basketball Tournament will take place at the Kohl Center, 601 W. Dayton St. Last weekend, Madison Memorial beat Verona in the sectional finals, the first time the team has reached the Division 1 state tournament in nearly a decade. Tickets start at $12.55.
Music Theatre of Madison presents the musical “Miss Door County” March 20-21.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 20-21
Fish Creek’s finest
Sophie Marks helps her father run a local cafe. She dreams of seeing the world outside her home in Fish Creek and decides to enter the Miss Door County pageant and nab its $10k prize. That’s the story behind the musical “Miss Door County” by Nathan Fosbinder, described as “an Americana, folk-pop-musical theater love letter to the Midwest.” Music Theatre of Madison presents a reading of the play at the Sunrise Theater at MYArts, 1055 E. Mifflin St. Shows start at 7 p.m. and tickets cost $22.
The interdisciplinary hip hop festival Line Breaks kicks off March 20 through April 24.
FRIDAY, MARCH 20-FRIDAY, APRIL 24
Encoded in us
Now in its 19th year, Line Breaks is an interdisciplinary hip hop festival highlighting the work of student artists in UW-Madison’s First Wave (a hip hop scholarship program) and professional artists as they investigate “contemporary American culture through the lens of hip hop performance.” This year’s theme is “activation,” and the idea of “artistic expression as something already encoded within us.” Line Breaks kicks off with a community showcase at the Madison Central Public Library, 201 W. Mifflin St., and continues through the month with exhibits and pop-up events.
Hump! Film Festival comes to the Barrymore Theatre March 21.
SATURDAY, MARCH 21
Hungry for intimacy
Hump! bills itself as “The best dirty little film festival in the world.” Founded by author and sex columnist (and former Four Star Video Heaven employee) Dan Savage, the festival presents sex-positive short films showing “intimacy is culture and that audiences are hungry for work that is bold, funny, handmade and deeply human.” The festival starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Barrymore Theatre, 2090 Atwood Ave. Tickets are $25.
The Doric String Quartet performs at Shannon Hall March 22.
SUNDAY, MARCH 22
Leveling up
The Doric String Quartet takes listeners back in time, performing “period-inspired interpretations of the classical repertoire” — they even have custom bows that quartet member John Myerscough once described as like getting an energy mushroom in a game of Super Mario. The quartet will perform compositions from Bach, Haydn and Beethoven at Shannon Hall, 800 Langdon St., as part of the Wisconsin Union Theater’s Classical Series. Tickets range from $39 to $69, with exceptions for students and faculty.
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