The Ford Center is committed to presenting the finest in the performing arts and has welcomed some of the top artists in music, theatre, and dance. Below is a selection of highlights from previous seasons. We also host significant lectures and national events such as the 2008 Presidential Debate.
View the full list of previous performances (pdf).
![B. B. King and Morgan Freeman](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/bb2-500x500.jpg)
B. B. King and Morgan Freeman
![Renée Fleming](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Renee_Fleming_Seated-Credit-Andrew-Eccles-copy-e1628806478375-500x500.jpg)
Renée Fleming
![Michael Bolton](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/05_Bolton_C_361_v05-copy-2-scaled-e1628806317667-500x500.jpg)
Michael Bolton
![Jersey Boys, National Tour](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/boysfromjersey_square-500x500.jpg)
Jersey Boys, National Tour
![Cinderella, National Tour](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/CinderellaTour3067r-500x500.jpg)
Cinderella, National Tour
![The Sound of Music, National Tour](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Sound-of-Music-Jill-Christine-Wiley-as-Maria-Rainer-and-the-von-Trapp-children.-Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy-500x500.jpg)
The Sound of Music, National Tour
![Anything Goes, National Tour](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AnythingGoes_5132-500x500.jpg)
Anything Goes, National Tour
![Bruce Levingston](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Bruce-Levingston-1-500x500.jpg)
Bruce Levingston
![Ron K. Brown](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Ron-K-Brown-500x279-1-500x500.jpg)
Ron K. Brown
![Judy Collins](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/images_uploads_gallery_judy_collins_Trent_A-500x500.jpg)
Judy Collins
![Wynton Marsalis](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WyntonMarsalis06standing-scaled-e1628806498998-500x500.jpeg)
Wynton Marsalis
![Blind Boys of Alabama](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Blind-Boys-of-Alabama-500x500.jpeg)
Blind Boys of Alabama
![Camille A. Brown](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Camille-A-Brown-500x500.jpg)
Camille A. Brown
![Kenny Rogers](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Kenny-Rogers-scaled-e1628806457529-500x500.jpeg)
Kenny Rogers
![Lewis Black](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/approved-photo-500x500.jpg)
Lewis Black
![Hal Holbrook](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Hal-Holbrook-Mark-Twain-scaled-e1628806438481-500x500.jpg)
Hal Holbrook
![Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mzuri-in-Orange-African-Suit-copy-500x500.jpg)
Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye
![The Nutcracker](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/10-Masha-and-her-Nutcracker-Prince-in-the-Great-Russian-Nutcracker-scaled-e1628806352176-500x500.jpg)
The Nutcracker
![Marvin Hamlisch](https://fordcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/811px-Marvin_Hamlisch_2-e1628806373594-500x500.jpg)