Overture has welcomed in the community, cultivated talent and now your rising stars are on stage in their dream performance on Capitol Theater Stage on Saturday, September 24, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. Overture Center’s Rising Stars talent search concludes in a fully-produced variety show on the Capitol Theater Stage. Through a series of preliminary auditions, a panel of judges has chosen the best and the brightest to perform for our community and put it all on the line for a chance to win the grand prize—an opportunity to perform at Overture next season.

Tickets start at $10.00 and are available at http://tickets.overturecenter.org.

Overture’s Rising Stars 2016 Finalists:

Adult Music Finalists: Chloe Webster*, DeForest; Dr. Roderquita K. Moore*, Madison; Scott Lewis*, Madison; BOUND TO BE FREE*, Madison; Shlomo Calvo*, Madison; Prone to Sorrow, Janesville; Alan Holverson, Monroe; Mark Harrod, Belleville.

Teen Music Finalists: Forte Fusion*, Verona; Molly Rae Kiser, Beloit; Chelsea Melnick, Madison; Surya Ganesan, Verona; Danielle Crim, Fitchburg; Alex Oglesby,Verona; Andy Yaun The Rockabilly Kid, Monticello.

Youth Music Finalists: Elijah Edwards, Madison; Declan Killeen Toomey*, Verona; Gemma Miller, Madison; Ananya Krishna, Verona.

Teen Dance Finalists: X-Clusive Movement*, Madison; Katie Burville, Waunakee; Gotta Dance Academy of Performing Arts, Lancaster; John Crim, Fitchburg; Blake Washington, Madison; Shruti Parthasarathy, Middleton.

Youth Dance Finalist: William Taylor, Lancaster.

*Denotes participation in 2014 and/or 2015 Rising Stars competitions.

Cash prizes and upgraded Broadjam memberships will be awarded to Finalists in up to nine categories who are named Overture’s Rising Stars. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a Primo Broadjam membership have an opportunity to perform at Overture next season. Everyone who auditioned received a general Broadjam membership.