Tickets To Ordway's 2010-2011 Season Go On Sale Tomorrow 9/9

Tomorrow, September 9, tickets go on sale to all Ordway Center for the Performing Arts' 2010-2011 Season events. Tickets can be purchased online (starting at midnight), by phone (starting at 10 a.m.) and in person at the Ordway's Box Office (starting at 11 a.m.). Tickets to the Ordway's Theater Season performances range from $36-$86 including fees. Tickets to the Ordway's Target® World Music and Dance Series events range from $21-$36 including fees. Season subscription packages are still available offering discounted prices and special benefits. For more show information, visit ordway.org/performances. Discounts are available for students and teachers, to learn more visit ordway.org/boxoffice.

"Our mission is to bring audiences the best in musical theater, world music and dance from around the globe, and on this point the new season certainly delivers," says Patricia A. Mitchell, Ordway president and CEO.

The Ordway's captivating season is a blend of straight-off Broadway musicals, Ordway-produced favorites, athletic dance companies, and spell-binding musicians. Ordway patrons will indulge in such popular shows as our local production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat," "Next to Normal," "9 to 5: The Musical," Bridgman/Packer Dance, Tiempo Libre, Angélique Kidjo, TU Dance, and more.

The Ordway's 2010-2011 Season

Bridgman/Packer Dance
October 12, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Guggenheim Fellows Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer are acclaimed for their innovative choreography and integrated video technology that explodes the partnering form into a magically populated stage where image and reality collide. To the Ordway stage they bring their dance works, "Double Expose" and "Under the Skin."

CONTRA-TIEMPO
November 19, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Dedicated to transforming the world through dance, the social activist dance company CONTRA-TIEMPO takes Latin social dancing to new heights by infusing elements of Salsa, Afro-Cuban, hip hop and contemporary dance-theater in physically intense and energizing performances.

Tiempo Libre
November 20, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Hot off its third Grammy Award nomination, Tiempo Libre will set loose a tropical musical storm through a joyful concert of sizzling Afro-Cuban rhythms. Audience members are invited to Tiempo Libre's musical party celebrating their Cuban heritage and new American experience.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
December 7, 2010 - January 2, 2011
An Ordway Production
Lyrics by Tim Rice; music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Directed and Choreographed by James A. Rocco
Based on original staging by Rocco and Jayme McDaniel

It's going to be a Technicolor® holiday as the Ordway produces Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's irresistible story of Joseph, his jealous brothers and one very colorful garment. American Idol finalist Anthony Fedorov is slated to appear as Joseph. Joining the performers onstage will be 40 Twin Cities-area school children. This new and playful production is filled with surprising humor for adults and dazzling delights for children.

Angélique Kidjo
January 21, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Grammy Award-winner Angélique Kidjo cross-pollinates the West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of R&B, funk and jazz, as well as influences from Europe and Latin America. She shares her very own brand of rhythmic Afro-funk and pop from the four corners of the globe. With her fun-loving personality, her onstage charisma and her totally unique voice, Ms. Kidjo is certainly one of the most popular and acclaimed artists on the current world scene.

Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
February 13, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Grammy Award-winning musician Terrance Simien, an 8th generation Louisiana Creole, takes you on a musical tour of the world. Incorporating his hypnotic blend of Zydeco, New Orleans funk, and reggae-flavored Afro-Caribbean sound, he aims to propel you out of your seat and onto the dance floor. With his extraordinary voice he finds expression as a relevant musician who remains reverent to his roots and musical legacy.

STOMP
March 29 - April 3, 2011
Explosive, provocative, sophisticated, sexy, and utterly unique, "'STOMP'" appeals to audiences of all ages. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments - matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps - to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms. Updates include two new pieces, "Paint Cans" and "Donuts," plus revisions to the favorite piece "Bins." "Donuts" implements huge tractor-tire inner tubes worn around the waist on a bungee cord. The San Francisco Chronicle declared "'STOMP' has a beat that just won't quit!"

BeijingDance/LDTX
April 5, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
BeijingDance/LDTX was born out of a controversial time of cultural change in China, becoming the country's first non-governmental and independent professional dance company. Founded by veteran choreographers and a new generation of dancers in China, BeijingDance/LDTX mixes Chinese traditions and Western contemporary movement styles to create captivating and technically breathtaking performances.

TU Dance
May 6, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
TU Dance, led by Alvin Ailey veterans Toni Pierce-Sands and Uri Sands, has quickly become a leading voice in the Minnesota dance scene. Inspired by the depictions of urban life and dance in the paintings of African American artist Ernie Barnes, choreographer Uri Sands brings the movement of Barnes' work from the canvas to the stage in this commissioned World Premiere. Also on the program for TU Dance's Ordway debut are selections from the company's growing repertory. This performance is supported by The Joyce Foundation with a Joyce Award.

NEXT TO NORMAL
May 10 - 22, 2011
The most talked about new show on Broadway is the groundbreaking musical "Next to Normal." From the director of "Rent," this Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical "pushes Broadway in new directions" (Rolling Stone). With a thrilling contemporary score by Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt, "Next to Normal" is an emotional powerhouse of a musical about a family trying to take care of themselves and each other. "It is much more than a feel-good musical; it is a feel-everything musical." (The New York Times)

GUYS & DOLLS
June 15 - 26, 2011
Frank Loesser's "Guys and Dolls" is one of the greatest musical theater scores of all time, set amidst the colorful background of Damon Runyon's New York and filled with everyone from gangsters, gamblers, and scantily clad showgirls to a doll trying to save their souls. This classic American musical comes to the Ordway with a spanking new production by the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle. The Ordway's last collaboration with the 5th Avenue brought Twin Cities audiences the unforgettable Ivey Award-winning production of "Cabaret."

9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL
July 12 - 24, 2011
From multiple Grammy Award-winning songwriter Dolly Parton, comes "9 To 5: The Musical," a production based on the hit movie about three office workers who are "just a step on the bossman's ladder" and their plan to get even with the egotistical, lying and hypocritical bigot. When their plan spins wildly out of control The Situation becomes hilarious and the laughter is non-stop. The book is by Patricia Resnick (co-writer of the original screenplay) and the show features the blockbuster title song plus a jubilant new score that mixes Broadway and pop with Dolly's irresistible style. "'9 To 5: The Musical' is the next best thing to a raise." (WWOR-TV)

PRE- AND POST-PERFORMANCE EVENTS
Offered in conjunction with select performances, Ordway Extra events explore the themes of the evening's performance one hour prior to curtain. Ordway Extras take place in the Marzitelli Foyer and are free with a ticket to that night's show.

Talk Backs are the Ordway's informal Q & A sessions presented in the Music Theater immediately after select performances. These lively sessions often include members of the cast, company and creative team.

More information about these events is available at http://www.ordway.org/events/

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
The Ordway celebrates its 25th anniversary season as one of the nation's leading nonprofit performing arts centers and Saint Paul's most elegant and inviting performance space. The Ordway's Music Theater and McKnight Theatre stages attract diverse audiences with an array of productions showcasing the finest in American musical theater, world music, dance, and vocal performance. Education and community engagement are integral to the Ordway's mission, with major initiatives including the annual Flint Hills International Children's Festival and Ordway Education programs that serve over 50,000 students annually. The Ordway also sponsors the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists, a professionally guided academic and artistic environment that trains aspiring pre-professional performing artists. Together with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Opera and Schubert Club, the Ordway is a member of the Arts Partnership and serves as the principal venue for their performances.

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
345 Washington Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Box Office: 651.224.4222
ordway.org

 

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