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Interview: Raehann Bryce-Davis of OUR SONG, OUR STORY – THE NEW GENERATION OF BLACK VOICES at Ordway Concert Hall
by Jared Fessler - November 17, 2022


'Created and directed by composer, conductor, and multi-genre musician Damien Sneed, Our Song, Our Story is an evening of music highlighting some of the world's most well-known operatic arias, art songs and spirituals....

Interview: Raven McMillon of OUR SONG, OUR STORY – THE NEW GENERATION OF BLACK VOICES at Ordway Concert Hall
by Jared Fessler - November 17, 2022


'Created and directed by composer, conductor, and multi-genre musician Damien Sneed, Our Song, Our Story is an evening of music highlighting some of the world's most well-known operatic arias, art songs and spirituals. The concert brings together two of today's most exciting operatic voices in a div...

Interview: SPAM™bassador Hannah of SPAM MUSEUM MINNESOTA at Spam Museum
by Jared Fessler - November 08, 2022


The Spam Museum is a museum of hte infamous canned precooked meat products made by Hormel Food Corporation. The museum features the origin of Spam and the history of the Hormel company. It is located in Austin, Minnesota and the admission for guest is free. They are also doing live virtual tours....

Interview: Mia Nelson of THE WIZARD OF OZ at Ashland Productions
by Jared Fessler - November 08, 2022


Young Dorothy Gale is swept away by a tornado from her Kansas farm to the magical land of Oz. There, she encounters a host of whimsical characters: good witches, bad witches, animals that talk, scarecrows that walk, and things magical to behold. ...

Interview: Jim Brickman of CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY: JIM BRICKMAN AND JOHN TRONES at Pantages Theater
by Jared Fessler - November 06, 2022


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Interview: Ann Morrison of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG POST SHOW DISCUSSION WITH ORIGINAL CAST MEMBER ANN MORRISON at Ritz Theater
by Jared Fessler - October 27, 2022


Theater Latte Da's production of Merrily We Roll Along is currently playing at the Ritz Theater now through November 6th....

Interview: Preston Gunderson of PRESTON GUNDERSON ALBUM RELEASE WITH COLIN BRACEWELL at The Southern Theater
by Jared Fessler - October 21, 2022


Preston Gunderson is a singer-songwriter based out of Minneapolis, MN. With his powerful voice and catchy melodies, Gunderson has been bringing in listeners of all ages and capturing major attention. ...

Interview: Nathan Carter of NATHAN CARTER LIVE IN CONCERT at Ames Center
by Jared Fessler - October 18, 2022


Irish phenomenon Nathan Carter brings his action packed live show to Minnesota for the first time! Backed by his stellar 6 piece band, a Nathan Carter show is a unique blend of Celtic, Irish, Classic Country and Pop favorites not to be missed. Performing with their Irish warmth and infectious energy...

Interview: Brent Berheim of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Lush Lounge & Theater
by Jared Fessler - October 15, 2022


The only Broadway show to win the Tony for Best Show and Best Revival of a Musical twice, La Cage is based on the play that also inspired the 1996 film The Birdcage, starring Nathan Lane and Robin Williams. After 20 years of partnered bliss, Georges and Albin, two men partnered for better or worse, ...

Interview: Gregory Yang of FIRE IN THE NEW WORLD at Park Square Theatre
by Jared Fessler - October 14, 2022


Don't miss this savvy detective caper that's smart and fun with a dash of social commentary and plenty of sly intrigue! Sam Shikaze, hard-boiled private eye, fights crime in Vancouver's Japantown in the years after WWII. This time he's up against a big time developer intent on bulldozing the communi...

Interview: Joe Allen of FIRE IN THE NEW WORLD at Park Square Theatre
by Jared Fessler - October 13, 2022


Don't miss this savvy detective caper that's smart and fun with a dash of social commentary and plenty of sly intrigue! Sam Shikaze, hard-boiled private eye, fights crime in Vancouver's Japantown in the years after WWII. This time he's up against a big time developer intent on bulldozing the communi...

Interview: Scarlet, Tina, Alexis, Blake of WITCH PERFECT: LIVE SINGING DRAG SHOW (TINA BURNER, SCARLET ENVY, AND ALEXIS MICHELLE) at The Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre
by Jared Fessler - October 12, 2022


SISTAAAAAS! Be sure to check out WITCH PERFECT: LIVE DRAG SHOW on October 26th at The Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre....

Interview: Anna Hashizume of FIRE IN THE NEW WORLD at Park Square Theatre
by Jared Fessler - October 12, 2022


Don't miss this savvy detective caper that's smart and fun with a dash of social commentary and plenty of sly intrigue! Sam Shikaze, hard-boiled private eye, fights crime in Vancouver's Japantown in the years after WWII. This time he's up against a big time developer intent on bulldozing the communi...

Interview: Winner - Domino Rosa / Lady Cassadine of FIPPHONE SUPERSTAR 2022/CARSON KRESSLEY at Quincy Hall
by Jared Fessler - October 09, 2022


Each contestant will have four minutes to perform in front of a group of world renown judges: Carson Kressley (RuPaul's Drag Race and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy), Jaidynn Diore Fierce (RuPaul's Drag Race), and Frozaen Pissás take home $1000 and a 2023 Pride Booking....

Interview: Cheryl Bentyne of THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER 50TH ANNIVERSARY AND FINAL WORLD TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUEST DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA at State Theatre
by Jared Fessler - October 04, 2022


Don't miss the final world tour for The Manhattan Transfer, the most award-winning jazz vocal group in the history of recorded music. Since their first Grammy wins in 1981, this legendary vocal quartet has racked up numerous awards including 10 Grammy Awards out of 20 nominations. They were the firs...

Interview: Greg Lombardo of THE QUEEN'S BALL: A BRIDGERTON EXPERIENCE at Minneapolis
by Jared Fessler - September 27, 2022


The Queen herself invites you to a once-in-a-lifetime evening of music and dance complete with acrobatic performances, interactive experiences, a stunning dance show, and plenty of surprises....

Interview: Coco Peru of COCO PERU IS BITTER BOTHERED & BEYOND at The Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre
by Jared Fessler - September 27, 2022


After everything that's been going on in the world, Coco is ready to unleash her thoughts about the past, present and future! Yes, this exhausted dinosaur of drag is not holding back anything in her new show Bitter Bothered and Beyond....

Interview: Adam Thielen of MINNESOTA VIKINGS at US Bank Stadium
by Jared Fessler - September 26, 2022


Minnesota is known for it's great lakes, Mall of America, large theater community, and the Minnesota Vikings!...

Interview: Eric Neumann of ERIC NEUMANN SPECIAL PRESENTATION at House Of Comedy
by Jared Fessler - September 19, 2022


Eric Neumann is one of the fastest rising standup comedians in the United States. In February 2022, he made his late night debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on NBC. He has recorded three albums/specials, Nervous Lover, Just A Phase, and, most recently, But Enough about Me: A Crowd Work...

Interview: Jessica Halverson of SHE LOVES ME at 4 Community Theatre
by Jared Fessler - September 12, 2022


Set in a 1930s European perfumery, we meet shop clerks, Amalia and Georg, who, more often than not, don't see eye to eye. After both respond to a 'lonely hearts advertisement' in the newspaper, they now live for the love letters that they exchange, but the identity of their admirers remains unknown....

Interview: Lux Mortenson of NEXT TO NORMAL at Wild Wood Theatre
by Jared Fessler - September 09, 2022


Next to Normal,, explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as 'one of the year's ten best shows' by critics around the country, including The Los...

Interview: Maxwell Freudenthal of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Lush Lounge And Theatre
by Jared Fessler - September 07, 2022


This November 2022, musical theater is coming to LUSH Lounge and Theatre and will debuting La Cage Aux Folles!...

Interview: Jan Sport of A NIGHT ON BROADWAY WITH JAN SPORT at Flipphone Events
by Jared Fessler - September 07, 2022


Jan Sport from RuPaul's Drag Race is returning to Minneapolis....

VIDEO: Andrew Levitt (aka Nina West) Is Hitting the Road Again in HAIRSPRAY
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - September 03, 2022


Watch as RuPaul's Drag Race star Nina West checks in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to chat about returning to the touring production of Hairspray and so much more!...

Interview: Sean Barrett of THE LAND OF OZ at Autumn At Oz Festival
by Jared Fessler - August 26, 2022


Fun fact! Did you know Judy Garland was born in Grand Rapids Minnesota? In fact, they have a Judy Garland Museum there with her home as well as other items of Judy Garland and the iconic Wizard of Oz....

Interview: Carson Kressley of FLIPPHONE SUPERSTAR 2022 w/Carson Kressley at Quincy Hall
by Jared Fessler - August 26, 2022


Flipphone Events is Minneapolis based and host drag brunches, parties, and other events in Minneapolis, Chicago, and New York City....

Interview: Cole Hersch And Andrew Michaan of PODCAST BUT OUTSIDE // LIVE! at Parkway Theatre
by Jared Fessler - August 17, 2022


What up players! After interviewing their dream guest Jon Hamm on their 100th episode, ...

Interview: Brandon Stansell Talks US Tour and Performing at Lush Lounge & Theater
by Jared Fessler - August 11, 2022


Don't miss singer-songwriter, Brandon Stansell, at LUSH on Sunday, August 28th. Brandon has queued up the post-pandemic summertime soundtrack we've all been craving with his brand new EP, This Must Be The Place. Get your tickets for this fantastic show! $15 in advance, $20 at the door!...

Interview: Kimberly Immanuel of WICKED at Orpheum
by Jared Fessler - August 08, 2022


So much happened before Dorothy dropped in. Wicked, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz ... but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin - smart, fiery, misunderstood and possessing an extraordinary t...

Interview: David Portillo of CONCERT: DAVID PORTILLO AND WARREN JONES at Song Source Festival
by Jared Fessler - August 03, 2022


Song Source Festival presents their feature recital with international acclaimed musicians David Portillo and Warren Jones. Both heard in previous festivals, these two artists combine for an unforgettable evening of song and celebration of the individual with music by Mozart, Beethoven's An die fern...

Interview: Felix Livingston of URINETOWN at Ashland
by Jared Fessler - August 03, 2022


In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the...

Interview: Carl Swanson of SOMETHING ROTTEN at Lyric Arts
by Jared Fessler - July 25, 2022


It's 1590 in beautiful, plague-ridden England and the Bottom Brothers are desperate to write a play to undermine the success of that Renaissance playwriting rock star, 'The Bard!' When the brothers seek aid from the local soothsayer, they learn the future of theater involves singing, dancing, and ac...

Interview: Jim Caruso of CAST PARTY at Crooners Supper Club
by Jared Fessler - July 24, 2022


This event takes place on July 24th...

Interview: Hai-Ting Chinn of ANNIE DORSEN, YESTERDAY TOMORROW at McGuire Theater
by Jared Fessler - July 21, 2022


Yesterday Tomorrow is a collaboration between human artists and algorithms. Inspired by a kind of machine learning model known as evolutionary computation, Yesterday Tomorrow gives a unique experience of the complexity and unpredictability of the present tense contrasted with the known past and the ...

Interview: Kyle Doherty of RIDE THE CYCLONE at Emerging Professionals Ensemble
by Jared Fessler - July 20, 2022


Part comedy, part tragedy-and wholly unexpected-this wildly imaginative story delivers surprises at every turn. The lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. A mechanical fortune-teller invites each to tell their story of a life i...

Interview: Ava Mingo of RIDE THE CYCLONE at Emerging Professionals Ensemble
by Jared Fessler - July 20, 2022


Part comedy, part tragedy-and wholly unexpected-this wildly imaginative story delivers surprises at every turn. The lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. A mechanical fortune-teller invites each to tell their story of a life i...

Interview: Matty Maggiacomo of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Peloton Class
by Jared Fessler - July 19, 2022


Watch out for any nearby chandeliers! Pelotons new Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway Series is guaranteed to bring the house down. Get ready to ride, run, and flow along to showstoppers from Cats, Evita, The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, and more!...



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The Bearded Company's Swords & Sorcery in Minneapolis / St. Paul The Bearded Company's Swords & Sorcery
Theatre in the Round (5/13 - 5/17)
Explorasaurus: A Dinosaur Adventure in Minneapolis / St. Paul Explorasaurus: A Dinosaur Adventure
Stages Theatre Company (8/5 - 8/23)
Shamel Pitts | TRIBE Marks of RED in Minneapolis / St. Paul Shamel Pitts | TRIBE Marks of RED
Northrop (3/20 - 3/21)
Mary Poppins in Minneapolis / St. Paul Mary Poppins
E.M. Pearson Theatre (5/15 - 5/17)
Encore With The Joffrey Ballet in Minneapolis / St. Paul Encore With The Joffrey Ballet
Northrop (3/5 - 3/5)
Hadestown (Non-Equity) in Minneapolis / St. Paul Hadestown (Non-Equity)
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