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Helpful Tips

Dear Ticket Holder,

We hope you are looking forward to your upcoming visit to Wharton Center to see The Bodyguard. Here are some tips to make your visit more enjoyable:

Parking Details and Traffic Alert

Due to the 3:30pm MSU football game, plan for minor detours and increased traffic and congestion on campus and around East Lansing. Shaw Lane and Service Road will be the best cross campus routes to Wharton Center. Suggested travel routes to Wharton Center is:

  • Grand River Avenue to south bound Bogue Street to east bound Shaw lane. Wharton Parking will be the first right on east Shaw Lane.
  • Trowbridge Road exit, right onto south bound Harrison Road, left onto east bound Service Road, left onto north bound Bogue Street, right onto east bound Wilson Road. Wharton Parking is on your left.
  • Parking in the ramp adjacent to Wharton Center is on a first come, first served basis. View the Directions and Parking page for more information.
  • Parking is $5.00 CASH ONLY at the Wharton Ramp (MSU Ramp #3), 766 East Shaw Lane.
  • Free parking available in the Shaw Ramp (MSU Ramp #1) behind the MSU College of Law, West of Wharton Center, 592 North Shaw Lane.

Event Details

The Bodyguard

  • Check your tickets or email confirmation to make sure you are arriving on the correct date and time.
  • Doors to the theater will open 30 minutes prior to the performance.
  • Run time is approximately 2 hours 20 minutes, including intermission.
  • Contains adult language and subject matter; recommended for ages 13+.
  • Preview the program
  • If you are picking tickets up at Will Call please allow extra time.
  • If you arrive early please visit Wharton Gifts or our refreshment stands, which open one hour prior to the performance.

The use of cell phones inside the Cobb Great Hall is strictly prohibited. We welcome photos in our lobby areas only.

Please contact us at (517) 432-2000 with any questions about this event. We look forward to seeing you at Wharton Center for Performing Arts.

Please contact the MSU Police Department with any questions about event parking at (517) 355-2221.

MSU is a tobacco free campus.

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750 E. Shaw Lane | East Lansing, MI 48824

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