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Photo Flash: Get A First Look At Berkeley Rep's METAMORPHOSESby Alan Henry - San Francisco / Bay Area
(02/04/2019) - BroadwayWorld has a first look at Berkeley Repertory Theatre's Metamorphoses. This co-production with the Guthrie Theater is led by nationally and internationally renowned writer and director Mary Zimmerman. Check out the photos below!
Photo Flash: First Look At FLOWERS FOR THE ROOM At Yellow Tree Theatreby A.A. Cristi - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(01/30/2019) - Allison and Jake have only just begun their new lives as husband and wife when a tragic accident changes everything. Confined to a hospital bed and trapped inside a body that won't cooperate, Allison hears the world around her, but the world cannot hear her.
Photo Flash: First Look at Theater Latte Da's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSICby Stephi Wild - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(01/26/2019) - Theater Latte Da presents Stephen Sondheim's romantic comedy A Little Night Music. Winner of three Tony Awards including Best Musical, A Little Night Music features a book by Hugh Wheeler with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Theater Latte Da Artistic Director Peter Rothstein directs the production with Music Director Jason Hansen and choreography by Heidi Spesard-Noble. Performances begin January 23 at the Ritz Theater (345 13th Avenue NE in Minneapolis). Single tickets and season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at latteda.org or by calling 612-339-3003.
BWW Feature: 9 Shows To See In The Twin Cities Area In 2019by Brett Burger - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(01/16/2019) - Last year I posted an article on my website about the top 10 shows I was the most excited for that would be in the Twin Cities across the 2018-2019 season. Some of them premiered in 2018 like Mamma Mia at the Ordway and, of course, the traveling production of Hamilton. However, as I look back at the least, a large majority of them are in 2019 and I'm still just as excited to see these productions as I was last year when I posted about them. Below are 9 shows that I can't wait to see in 2019!
Photo Flash: Children's Theatre Company's Presents MR. POPPER'S PENGUINSby A.A. Cristi - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(01/14/2019) - Children's Theatre Company presents Mr. Popper's Penguins in association with Kenny Wax Family Entertainment and TC Beech.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Theater Latte Da's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSICby Julie Musbach - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(01/04/2019) - Rehearsal are underway for Stephen Sondheim's romantic comedy A Little Night Music. Winner of three Tony Awards including Best Musical, A Little Night Music features a book by Hugh Wheeler with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Photo Flash: First Look At Disney's MARY POPPINS JR. At Stages Theatre Companyby A.A. Cristi - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(11/21/2018) - Join us this holiday season for a practically perfect experience for the entire family! "It's a jolly holiday with Mary" in this Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious adventure based on the award-winning Broadway musical and classic Walt Disney film. Step in Time with everyone's favorite nanny and share the magical transformation of the Banks family with your family this holiday.
Photo Flash: First Look at Collide Theatrical's THE GREAT GATSBYby Stephi Wild - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(11/17/2018) - The cast for COLLIDE'S upcoming world premiere dance musical, The Great Gatsby, has been announced. Created by Regina Peluso and Josh Campbell (the creative team that produced COLLIDE's hit production of 'Dracula'), The Great Gatsby features Patrick Jeffrey as Jay Gatsby, Caleb Michael as Nick Carraway, Katie Gearty as Jordan Baker, Chelsea Rose as Myrtle Wilson, Jarod Boltjes as Tom Buchanan, Erik Hunder as George Wilson, and Grace Janiszewski as Daisy Buchanan.
Photo Flash: First Look at Children's Theatre Company's HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMASby Stephi Wild - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(11/09/2018) - Children's Theatre Company (CTC) presents Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, running November 6, 2018 through January 6, 2019, based on the book How The Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss, with book and lyrics by Timothy Mason, music by Mel Marvin, choreographed by Linda Talcott Lee, and directed by Peter C. Brosius. Single tickets are now on sale and subscription packages are also available on our website.
Photo Flash: Inside Children's Theatre Company's I COME FROM ARIZONAby Julie Musbach - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(10/10/2018) - Children's Theatre Company (CTC) is proud to announce the world premiere production of I Come From Arizona, running October 9 through November 25, 2018, written by Carlos Murillo and directed by Lisa Portes.
Photo Flash: Theater Latte Da Falls Slowly with ONCEby Julie Musbach - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(09/12/2018) - Theater Latte Da offers a first look at the regional premiere of Once. Winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Once features a book by Enda Walsh with music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. Theater Latte Da Artistic Director Peter Rothstein directs the production with Music Director Jason Hansen and choreography by Kelli Foster Warder.
Photo Flash: First Look at MAMMA MIA! at the Ordwayby Stephi Wild - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(07/30/2018) - Take a first look at the new production of MAMMA MIA!, the beloved international smash hit stage musical, which opened at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts just days before the release of the highly anticipated Hollywood motion picture, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Check out photos below!
Photo Flash: The Joy of Summer Comes Alive in the World Premiere of THE BEST SUMMER EVER!by A.A. Cristi - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(07/12/2018) - Children's Theatre Company (CTC) is proud to announce the world premiere of The Best Summer Ever! written and performed by Minnesota's treasured storyteller, Kevin Kling beginning July 11, 2018. The production includes songs and sing-a-longs by CTC's resident composer Victor Zupanc, inspired animations by Liz Schachterle, and directed by CTC's Artistic Director Peter C. Brosius. This inventive and hilarious series of stories is about family, life's surprises, and the great delight of what seem to be disasters becoming your favorite memories. From Norwegian camp to interviewing a mosquito to the terror of his big sister getting her driver's license, each story transports the audience into nine-year-old Maurice's world.
Photo Flash: Guthrie Theater Presents Major Revival Of WEST SIDE STORYby A.A. Cristi - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(06/27/2018) - The Guthrie Theater presents West Side Story. Directed by Haj, this major revival of a timeless classic will play June 16 - August 26, 2018, on the Wurtele Thrust Stage. Single tickets for West Side Story start at $15 for preview performances (June 16-21) and are on sale now through the Box Office at 612.377.2224, 877.44.STAGE (toll-free), 612.225.6244 (group sales) and online at guthrietheater.org.
Photo Flash: First Look At WHOEVER YOU ARE By Mem Fox At Stages Theatre Company
by Julie Musbach - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(04/20/2018) - This spring we bring to life the poignantly inspiring story-poem by the popular, best-selling children's author, Mem Fox. Every day, everywhere, all over the world, "Joys are the same, and love is the same, pain is the same, and blood is the same. Smiles are the same, and hearts are just the same." Come with us as we soar to the heart of imagination with a world-premiere musical adaptation that weaves across cultures and generations to celebrate the bond that unites us all.
by Julie Musbach - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(04/20/2018) - This spring we bring to life the poignantly inspiring story-poem by the popular, best-selling children's author, Mem Fox. Every day, everywhere, all over the world, "Joys are the same, and love is the same, pain is the same, and blood is the same. Smiles are the same, and hearts are just the same." Come with us as we soar to the heart of imagination with a world-premiere musical adaptation that weaves across cultures and generations to celebrate the bond that unites us all.
Photo Flash: Leapin' Lizards! ANNIE Returns to the Ordway for the Holidaysby A.A. Cristi - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(12/11/2017) - Ordway Center for the Performing Arts presents one of the best-loved musicals of all time, Annie, directed by the Twin Cities' own Austene Van. Full of holiday spirit and family fun, this new Ordway Original production will be on stage December 7-31.
Photo Flash: First Look at Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, JR. at Stages Theatre Companyby BWW News Desk - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(11/17/2017) - Stages Theatre Company's production of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR. runs tonight, November 17, through December 28, 2017. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: Children's Theatre Company Brings Back Dr. Seuss's HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMASby A.A. Cristi - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(11/08/2017) - Children's Theatre Company (CTC) announces the reprise of audience favorite Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas for the holidays, a production that has delighted since its world premiere at CTC in 1994. The Grinch was Dr. Seuss's first villain, and it is said that he appeared to the author as he looked in the mirror on December 26, 1956; what he saw in his grumpy countenance was the disdain for the commercialization of the holiday, a very Grinchy image, and that was how the Grinch was born. This piece is both a critique of commercialization and a celebration of community, and has become Dr. Seuss's most enduring piece.
Photo Flash: New Shots of Michael Friedman's New Hockey Musical THE ABOMINABLES at CTC
by BWW News Desk - Broadway
(09/14/2017) - Children's Theatre Company (CTC) brings to the stage the very first Minnesota hockey musical, The Abominables. Produced in association with New York City's extraordinary theatre company The Civilians, the musical is written and directed by Steve Cosson with music and lyrics by the late Michael Friedman and choreography by Joe Chvala. BroadwayWorld has a fresh batch of shots, featuring a first look at Ryan Colbert as 'the Yeti' and more, below!
by BWW News Desk - Broadway
(09/14/2017) - Children's Theatre Company (CTC) brings to the stage the very first Minnesota hockey musical, The Abominables. Produced in association with New York City's extraordinary theatre company The Civilians, the musical is written and directed by Steve Cosson with music and lyrics by the late Michael Friedman and choreography by Joe Chvala. BroadwayWorld has a fresh batch of shots, featuring a first look at Ryan Colbert as 'the Yeti' and more, below!
Photo Flash: Body Check! First Look at Michael Friedman's New Hockey Musical THE ABOMINABLES at CTC
by BWW News Desk - Broadway
(09/11/2017) - Children's Theatre Company (CTC) brings to the stage the very first Minnesota hockey musical, The Abominables. Produced in association with New York City's extraordinary theatre company The Civilians, the musical is written and directed by Steve Cosson with music and lyrics by the late Michael Friedman and choreography by Joe Chvala. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - Broadway
(09/11/2017) - Children's Theatre Company (CTC) brings to the stage the very first Minnesota hockey musical, The Abominables. Produced in association with New York City's extraordinary theatre company The Civilians, the musical is written and directed by Steve Cosson with music and lyrics by the late Michael Friedman and choreography by Joe Chvala. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: Playwrights' Center Celebrates Playwright & Broadway Director Marion McClinton at 45th Anniversary Gala
by BWW News Desk - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(05/16/2017) - The Playwrights' Center held its 45th Anniversary Gala May 4, 2017 at The Blaisdell in Minneapolis. The Center's Producing Artistic Director Jeremy B. Cohen called the event "a benefit to support the creators, the legacy-builders and innovative theater-makers who transport us through the art of storytelling." Scroll down for photos from the event!
by BWW News Desk - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(05/16/2017) - The Playwrights' Center held its 45th Anniversary Gala May 4, 2017 at The Blaisdell in Minneapolis. The Center's Producing Artistic Director Jeremy B. Cohen called the event "a benefit to support the creators, the legacy-builders and innovative theater-makers who transport us through the art of storytelling." Scroll down for photos from the event!
Photo Flash: A Hopping Good Look at A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD at Children's Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(04/19/2017) - Children's Theatre Company (CTC) welcomes the return after 10 years of the audience favorite, A Year with Frog and Toad, which began last night, April 18, 2017. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(04/19/2017) - Children's Theatre Company (CTC) welcomes the return after 10 years of the audience favorite, A Year with Frog and Toad, which began last night, April 18, 2017. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: Tonight, Tonight! First Look at WEST SIDE STORY at the Ordway
by BWW News Desk - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(04/12/2017) - The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is presenting West Side Story now through April 16. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(04/12/2017) - The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is presenting West Side Story now through April 16. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: First Look at World Premiere of Dr. Seuss's THE SNEETCHES at CTC
by Christina Mancuso - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(02/08/2017) - Children's Theatre Company (CTC) announces the world premiere production of Dr. Seuss' The Sneetches The Musical which opened on February 7, 2017. Directed by Peter C. Brosius, the production is written by Philip Dawkins, whose many works have been produced from Canada to Washington DC to Los Angeles, and upcoming at the MCC Theatre (Off-Broadway), with music by David Mallamud, whose works have been heard at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center and Off-Broadway. This new production is the third Dr. Seuss work that CTC has commissioned in a historical partnership that dates back to the first production in 1979 of Dr. Seuss's The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. It is also the first Dr. Seuss commission since 1994 when Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas premiered at CTC before it became the Old Globe Theatre's annual holiday show and its Broadway transfer. CTC retains the exclusive rights to produce and perform both works in Minnesota.
by Christina Mancuso - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(02/08/2017) - Children's Theatre Company (CTC) announces the world premiere production of Dr. Seuss' The Sneetches The Musical which opened on February 7, 2017. Directed by Peter C. Brosius, the production is written by Philip Dawkins, whose many works have been produced from Canada to Washington DC to Los Angeles, and upcoming at the MCC Theatre (Off-Broadway), with music by David Mallamud, whose works have been heard at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center and Off-Broadway. This new production is the third Dr. Seuss work that CTC has commissioned in a historical partnership that dates back to the first production in 1979 of Dr. Seuss's The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. It is also the first Dr. Seuss commission since 1994 when Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas premiered at CTC before it became the Old Globe Theatre's annual holiday show and its Broadway transfer. CTC retains the exclusive rights to produce and perform both works in Minnesota.
Photo Flash: Minnesota Jewish Theatre Co. presents THE WHIPPING MAN
by A.A. Cristi - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(02/07/2017) - Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company (MJTC) is pleased to announce our upcoming Doorways Programs for The Whipping Man. Doorways programs foster further enjoyment of our productions by providing an opportunity to gain deeper insights into the subjects and issues that they address. These programs are free and open to the community. The Whipping Man runs from February 4- 26, 2017 at the Highland Park Community Center Theater, 1978 Ford Parkway, St. Paul, MN 55116.
by A.A. Cristi - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(02/07/2017) - Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company (MJTC) is pleased to announce our upcoming Doorways Programs for The Whipping Man. Doorways programs foster further enjoyment of our productions by providing an opportunity to gain deeper insights into the subjects and issues that they address. These programs are free and open to the community. The Whipping Man runs from February 4- 26, 2017 at the Highland Park Community Center Theater, 1978 Ford Parkway, St. Paul, MN 55116.
Photo Flash: First Look at PIPPIN at Ashland Productions
by BWW News Desk - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(01/27/2017) - Ashland Productions, winner of the 2016 Broadway World Minneapolis Award for Best Community Theater, presents PIPPIN - HIS LIFE AND TIMES. The show opens tonight, January 27, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(01/27/2017) - Ashland Productions, winner of the 2016 Broadway World Minneapolis Award for Best Community Theater, presents PIPPIN - HIS LIFE AND TIMES. The show opens tonight, January 27, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: Opening Night of THE BODYGUARD US Tour
by BWW News Desk - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(01/12/2017) - The U.S. National tour of the hit musical, THE BODYGUARD, launched on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 at the historic Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis as part of Hennepin Theatre Trust's 2016-2017 Bank of America Broadway on Hennepin Season.
by BWW News Desk - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(01/12/2017) - The U.S. National tour of the hit musical, THE BODYGUARD, launched on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 at the historic Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis as part of Hennepin Theatre Trust's 2016-2017 Bank of America Broadway on Hennepin Season.
Photo Flash: An Outrageous Holiday Favorite Returns with Children's Theatre Company's CINDERELLA
by A.A. Cristi - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(11/08/2016) - Children's Theatre Company (CTC) presents the back-by-popular-demand production of Cinderella. This rambunctious musical originally created by CTC brings together the heart-warming, classic story of Cinderella's transformation, a Victorian Christmas party with lavish period costumes, grandiose sets and holiday carols, with brand-new, clever pop culture references, shameless physical comedy, audience participation, and gut-busting gags.
by A.A. Cristi - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(11/08/2016) - Children's Theatre Company (CTC) presents the back-by-popular-demand production of Cinderella. This rambunctious musical originally created by CTC brings together the heart-warming, classic story of Cinderella's transformation, a Victorian Christmas party with lavish period costumes, grandiose sets and holiday carols, with brand-new, clever pop culture references, shameless physical comedy, audience participation, and gut-busting gags.
Photo Flash: World Premiere of THE LAST FIREFLY Thunders Onstage at Children's Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(09/29/2016) - Children's Theatre Company (CTC) is unveiling the world premiere of The Last Firefly, written by Naomi Iizuka and directed by CTC's Artistic Director Peter C. Brosius, beginning September 27. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by A.A. Cristi - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(09/29/2016) - Children's Theatre Company (CTC) is unveiling the world premiere of The Last Firefly, written by Naomi Iizuka and directed by CTC's Artistic Director Peter C. Brosius, beginning September 27. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: Paula Vogel Comes to Playwrights' Center as Part of DGF's Traveling Masters Program
by Tyler Peterson - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(06/23/2016) - Celebrated playwright and teacher Paula Vogel spent 2 days at the Playwrights' Center in this week as part of the Dramatists Guild Fund's Traveling Masters Program. Vogel's visit concluded with a public conversation on Monday, June 20, at 7 p.m. at the Playwrights' Center, 2301 E. Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis. Check out photos below!
by Tyler Peterson - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(06/23/2016) - Celebrated playwright and teacher Paula Vogel spent 2 days at the Playwrights' Center in this week as part of the Dramatists Guild Fund's Traveling Masters Program. Vogel's visit concluded with a public conversation on Monday, June 20, at 7 p.m. at the Playwrights' Center, 2301 E. Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis. Check out photos below!
Photo Flash: I LOVE YOU, STINKY FACE Author Lisa McCourt Visits Stages Theatre Company
by Tyler Peterson - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(05/11/2016) - Stages Theatre Company (STC) had a special visitor on Wednesday, May 11th. Popular children's book author Lisa McCourt attended the 10am performance of her very first page-to-stage adaptation: STC's world premiere of I LOVE YOU, STINKY FACE. This heart-warming new musical, on stage thru Sunday May 15th, was adapted for the stage by Jeannine Coulombe who also wrote the lyrics and features music by twin cities favorite Michael Gruber.
by Tyler Peterson - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(05/11/2016) - Stages Theatre Company (STC) had a special visitor on Wednesday, May 11th. Popular children's book author Lisa McCourt attended the 10am performance of her very first page-to-stage adaptation: STC's world premiere of I LOVE YOU, STINKY FACE. This heart-warming new musical, on stage thru Sunday May 15th, was adapted for the stage by Jeannine Coulombe who also wrote the lyrics and features music by twin cities favorite Michael Gruber.
Photo Flash: First Look at Stages Theatre Company's NUMBER THE STARS
by Tyler Peterson - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(04/29/2016) - Opening tonight at Stages Theatre Company (STC): NUMBER THE STARS, based on the Newbery Award winning book by Lois Lowry.
by Tyler Peterson - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(04/29/2016) - Opening tonight at Stages Theatre Company (STC): NUMBER THE STARS, based on the Newbery Award winning book by Lois Lowry.
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