Peter Capaldi of DOCTOR WHO to Attend Wizard World Comic Con Minneapolis This May
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2017
Peter Capaldi, who portrays the Twelfth and current iteration of 'The Doctor' on the long-running science fiction series DOCTOR WHO will make his Wizard World debut when he attends Wizard World Comic Con Minneapolis
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2017
Peter Capaldi, who portrays the Twelfth and current iteration of 'The Doctor' on the long-running science fiction series DOCTOR WHO will make his Wizard World debut when he attends Wizard World Comic Con Minneapolis
Brave New Workshop Offers ASL-Interpreted Performance of BOOTY AND THE BEAST: A TINDERELLA STORY
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2017
The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) welcomes deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons to enjoy an ASL-interpreted performance of their hit sketch comedy revue 'Booty And The Beast: A Tinderella Story.'
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2017
The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) welcomes deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons to enjoy an ASL-interpreted performance of their hit sketch comedy revue 'Booty And The Beast: A Tinderella Story.'
6 Questions & a Plug with TO BEGIN WITH's Gerald Charles Dickens
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - March 31, 2017
Charles Dickens' great-great grandson plays him in this semi-fictionalized tale about the real-life children's book he wrote for his own children about the life of Jesus Christ. Jeffrey Hatcher renowned Minneapolis playwright, wrote and directed this remount of the original 2015 production.
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - March 31, 2017
Charles Dickens' great-great grandson plays him in this semi-fictionalized tale about the real-life children's book he wrote for his own children about the life of Jesus Christ. Jeffrey Hatcher renowned Minneapolis playwright, wrote and directed this remount of the original 2015 production.
BWW Review: URINETOWN-THE MUSICAL Holds Riveted Audiences to their Seats at Lyric Arts
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - March 29, 2017
At the intimate theater in downtown Anoka, Minnesota, Lyric Arts presents an absolutely 'pee-popping' version of the 2001 Broadway hit Urinetown; The Musical. When the musical was first proposed, producers initially rejected the comic/tragic satire (A 'sad' musical as the character Little Sally names the production), yet numerous Urinetown performances captured Drama Desk and Tony Awards through 2001 and 2002. The multi-layered musical featured at Lyric Arts presents an equally multi-talented cast who can act, dance and sing, triple threats in theater, with thrilling results. Director Matt McNabb amps up the productions to a hyper realistic state, perfect for todays political scenarios into an entertaining and enlightening theatrical evening.
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - March 29, 2017
At the intimate theater in downtown Anoka, Minnesota, Lyric Arts presents an absolutely 'pee-popping' version of the 2001 Broadway hit Urinetown; The Musical. When the musical was first proposed, producers initially rejected the comic/tragic satire (A 'sad' musical as the character Little Sally names the production), yet numerous Urinetown performances captured Drama Desk and Tony Awards through 2001 and 2002. The multi-layered musical featured at Lyric Arts presents an equally multi-talented cast who can act, dance and sing, triple threats in theater, with thrilling results. Director Matt McNabb amps up the productions to a hyper realistic state, perfect for todays political scenarios into an entertaining and enlightening theatrical evening.
Spend A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD at Children's Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2017
After 10 years, Children's Theatre Company (CTC) welcomes the return of the audience favorite, A Year with Frog and Toad, beginning April 18, 2017.
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2017
After 10 years, Children's Theatre Company (CTC) welcomes the return of the audience favorite, A Year with Frog and Toad, beginning April 18, 2017.
The Soap Factory Presents HERE COMES JESUS Video Series
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2017
The Soap Factory Presents: Here Comes Jesus: A Video Series by Joshua McGarvey. The artist will be releasing the video series overtime on the Soap Factory's blog leading up to the final video which will be screened in the Soap Factory's lower level on April 15th at 7:30PM.
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2017
The Soap Factory Presents: Here Comes Jesus: A Video Series by Joshua McGarvey. The artist will be releasing the video series overtime on the Soap Factory's blog leading up to the final video which will be screened in the Soap Factory's lower level on April 15th at 7:30PM.
Cast Announced for STONE SOUP at Stages Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2017
Stages Theatre Company (STC) presents Stone Soup, directed by Melanie Salmon-Peterson. This original musical adaptation based on the classic folktale, is written by Jeannine Coulombe, with music composed by Broadway's Michael Gruber.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2017
Stages Theatre Company (STC) presents Stone Soup, directed by Melanie Salmon-Peterson. This original musical adaptation based on the classic folktale, is written by Jeannine Coulombe, with music composed by Broadway's Michael Gruber.
BWW Review: MACBETH at Park Square Theatre
by Karen Bovard - March 27, 2017
This pared down adaptation of one of Shakespeare's shortest tragedies moves swiftly from an original opening scene to a disappointing final one. As a contemplation of ambition and ruthlessness and the drive to political power, it is ever timely.
by Karen Bovard - March 27, 2017
This pared down adaptation of one of Shakespeare's shortest tragedies moves swiftly from an original opening scene to a disappointing final one. As a contemplation of ambition and ruthlessness and the drive to political power, it is ever timely.
Hennepin Theatre Trust names Mark Nerenhausen as President/CEO
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2017
The Hennepin Theatre Trust Board of Directors announced today that Mark Nerenhausen is the new president and CEO of Hennepin Theatre Trust. He will begin his new role on April 3, 2017.
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2017
The Hennepin Theatre Trust Board of Directors announced today that Mark Nerenhausen is the new president and CEO of Hennepin Theatre Trust. He will begin his new role on April 3, 2017.
Soap Factory Announces International Residency Exchange Program
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2017
The Soap Factory is excited to partner with Kutlivera to send four emerging and mid-career Minnesota-based artists to Tranas, Sweden to participate in a month-long residency designed and hosted by Kultivera.
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2017
The Soap Factory is excited to partner with Kutlivera to send four emerging and mid-career Minnesota-based artists to Tranas, Sweden to participate in a month-long residency designed and hosted by Kultivera.
The Haunted Basement to Form Independent Project
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2017
The Soap Factory and its longtime downstairs resident The Haunted Basement have announced the next evolution of the Haunted Basement as an independent project.
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2017
The Soap Factory and its longtime downstairs resident The Haunted Basement have announced the next evolution of the Haunted Basement as an independent project.
BWW Review: THE PAPER DREAMS OF HARRY CHIN at History Theatre
by Karen Bovard - March 20, 2017
Jessica Huang's new play is about a time gone by but the issues it raises feel very immediate. Kaleidoscopic and timely, it turns on the true story of an ethnic immigration ban overcome, a hard-working new American, his efforts to support his village back home while starting anew here, and the way family secrets cause pain down through generations. In this fully staged outing, directed by Mei Ann Teo, the play is uneven but important, bold, and promising.
by Karen Bovard - March 20, 2017
Jessica Huang's new play is about a time gone by but the issues it raises feel very immediate. Kaleidoscopic and timely, it turns on the true story of an ethnic immigration ban overcome, a hard-working new American, his efforts to support his village back home while starting anew here, and the way family secrets cause pain down through generations. In this fully staged outing, directed by Mei Ann Teo, the play is uneven but important, bold, and promising.
Tickets on Sale Friday for TAJMO: THE TAJ MAHAL AND KEB' MO' BAND at the State Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2017
Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that blues legends Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' is bringing their new national tour TAJMO: THE TAJ MAHAL AND KEB' MO' BAND to the historic State Theatre (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2017
Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that blues legends Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' is bringing their new national tour TAJMO: THE TAJ MAHAL AND KEB' MO' BAND to the historic State Theatre (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Park Square Sees Into the Future and the Past 4/7-30
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2017
Park Square continues its 42nd season on the Proscenium Stage with Madeleine George's time-traveling romance The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence, staged by Leah Cooper. Spanning three centuries and many loves (mostly human), Watson is a play about real and synthetic intelligence and empathy; comfort and loneliness, desire, fulfillment and compromise. The play was a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize.
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2017
Park Square continues its 42nd season on the Proscenium Stage with Madeleine George's time-traveling romance The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence, staged by Leah Cooper. Spanning three centuries and many loves (mostly human), Watson is a play about real and synthetic intelligence and empathy; comfort and loneliness, desire, fulfillment and compromise. The play was a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize.
New Lee Blessing Play MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL Gets Readings at Playwrights' Center
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2017
The 2016-17 Ruth Easton New Play Series at the Playwrights' Center concludes April 3 and 4 at 7 p.m. with public readings of 'Minneapolis/St. Paul' by Core Writer Lee Blessing.
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2017
The 2016-17 Ruth Easton New Play Series at the Playwrights' Center concludes April 3 and 4 at 7 p.m. with public readings of 'Minneapolis/St. Paul' by Core Writer Lee Blessing.
Minneapolis High School Students to Shine in 12TH ANNUAL SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2017
Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that the 12th annual SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE, a component of the Trust's Spotlight Education program, will run June 12-13, 2017 at the historic State Theatre (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis). Professionally produced, the SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE highlights the hard work and talents of the state's finest musical theatre students and programs with live performances. Schools and students are honored in categories including individual performances, overall productions and technical achievement.
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2017
Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that the 12th annual SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE, a component of the Trust's Spotlight Education program, will run June 12-13, 2017 at the historic State Theatre (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis). Professionally produced, the SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE highlights the hard work and talents of the state's finest musical theatre students and programs with live performances. Schools and students are honored in categories including individual performances, overall productions and technical achievement.
SPARK theater + dance Show HOME Focuses on Foster Teens
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2017
What if the home you were familiar with was suddenly torn from you and you were sent drifting? Hundreds of teens in Minnesota are currently set adrift into group and foster homes, waiting for a place to land.
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2017
What if the home you were familiar with was suddenly torn from you and you were sent drifting? Hundreds of teens in Minnesota are currently set adrift into group and foster homes, waiting for a place to land.
Mixed Blood presents the Regional Premiere of Qui Nguyen's Sexy and Hilarious VIETGONE!
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2017
Mixed Blood Theatre is proud to announce the final show in its 2016/2017 Season, Vietgone. In Vietgone, award winning pioneer of "geek theater" Qui Nguyen brilliantly chronicles the love story of his parents meeting in an Arkansas refugee center after fleeing Vietnam during the fall of Saigon in 1975. The playwright's journey to understand his parents' immigrant love story in the wake of war and loss is marked by wit, unrepeatable curses, and a comic book sensibility that ultimately packs an unexpected emotional punch. It's is a buddy story, a proto-feminist tale, an all-American romance, and a motorcycle road trip adventure that 40 years later revisits how we think about the heroes and victims of the Vietnam War.
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2017
Mixed Blood Theatre is proud to announce the final show in its 2016/2017 Season, Vietgone. In Vietgone, award winning pioneer of "geek theater" Qui Nguyen brilliantly chronicles the love story of his parents meeting in an Arkansas refugee center after fleeing Vietnam during the fall of Saigon in 1975. The playwright's journey to understand his parents' immigrant love story in the wake of war and loss is marked by wit, unrepeatable curses, and a comic book sensibility that ultimately packs an unexpected emotional punch. It's is a buddy story, a proto-feminist tale, an all-American romance, and a motorcycle road trip adventure that 40 years later revisits how we think about the heroes and victims of the Vietnam War.
Theatre Coup d'Etat presents FIGHT NIGHT: SAINT PATRICK'S DAY EDITION
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2017
It's Celebrity Death Match meets Highlander... and it's live. Theatre Coup d'Etat brings you Fight Night: a single-elimination fight tournament. Taking on characters from Macbeth to Darth Vader, political figures, and celebrities alike participants will use words, axes, knives, bricks, bats, hand-to-hand, and if they must - rubber chickens. Combined with witty referee banter and audience participation, Fight Night invites one and all to grab a pint and cheer on the mayhem!
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2017
It's Celebrity Death Match meets Highlander... and it's live. Theatre Coup d'Etat brings you Fight Night: a single-elimination fight tournament. Taking on characters from Macbeth to Darth Vader, political figures, and celebrities alike participants will use words, axes, knives, bricks, bats, hand-to-hand, and if they must - rubber chickens. Combined with witty referee banter and audience participation, Fight Night invites one and all to grab a pint and cheer on the mayhem!
The Duluth Playhouse Announces the Filmmakers of The 12th Annual Short Shorts Film Festival
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2017
One again, the Short Shorts Film Festival has gone international, while also pulling in films locally and nationally.
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2017
One again, the Short Shorts Film Festival has gone international, while also pulling in films locally and nationally.
Charles Dickens Lives in TO BEGIN WITH at the Historic Wesley Center
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2017
Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, takes center stage when Hennepin Theatre Trust presents the anticipated return of TO BEGIN WITH at the Historic Wesley Center (101 E. Grant St., Minneapolis) Tuesday, March 28 to Saturday, April 15, 2017.
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2017
Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, takes center stage when Hennepin Theatre Trust presents the anticipated return of TO BEGIN WITH at the Historic Wesley Center (101 E. Grant St., Minneapolis) Tuesday, March 28 to Saturday, April 15, 2017.
Meet the Cast of THE 24 HOUR PLAYS - Melissa Gilbert, Timothy Busfield and More!
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2017
Hennepin Theatre Trust announced that celebrated actors Melissa Gilbert and Timothy Busfield have joined the cast of the Minnesota premiere of THE 24 HOUR PLAYS® on Monday, March 13 at 8 p.m. at the historic Pantages Theatre (710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis). This one-night-only event brings together the extraordinary talent of local and nationally-known artists to create six new theatrical plays within 24 hours.
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2017
Hennepin Theatre Trust announced that celebrated actors Melissa Gilbert and Timothy Busfield have joined the cast of the Minnesota premiere of THE 24 HOUR PLAYS® on Monday, March 13 at 8 p.m. at the historic Pantages Theatre (710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis). This one-night-only event brings together the extraordinary talent of local and nationally-known artists to create six new theatrical plays within 24 hours.
SPCO's Liquid Music to Present Sarah Kirkland Snider's UNREMEMBERED
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2017
Sarah Kirkland Snider's Unremembered, "one of the most significant and harrowing releases of [2015]" (Thought Catalog), explores the fragility and nuance of memories and emotions in an hour-long, 13-part song cycle inspired by poems and illustrations by Nathaniel Bellows.
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2017
Sarah Kirkland Snider's Unremembered, "one of the most significant and harrowing releases of [2015]" (Thought Catalog), explores the fragility and nuance of memories and emotions in an hour-long, 13-part song cycle inspired by poems and illustrations by Nathaniel Bellows.
Theatre Pro Rata to Stage GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD This Spring
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2017
On Today, March 11, Theatre Pro Rata will open Goodbye Cruel World by Robert Ross Parker at the new Crane Theater in Minneapolis.
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2017
On Today, March 11, Theatre Pro Rata will open Goodbye Cruel World by Robert Ross Parker at the new Crane Theater in Minneapolis.
GREASE Is the Word at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres This March
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2017
GREASE, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (CDT) most popular show, returns to the Main Stage for the first time in a decade. The original Rock 'n' Roll musical, GREASE, opens to a week of preview performances from March 3rd through 9th with opening night festivities today, March 10.
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2017
GREASE, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (CDT) most popular show, returns to the Main Stage for the first time in a decade. The original Rock 'n' Roll musical, GREASE, opens to a week of preview performances from March 3rd through 9th with opening night festivities today, March 10.
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Jesus Christ Superstar
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (12/9 - 12/28) | |
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Calum Scott at Fillmore Minneapolis
Fillmore Minneapolis (5/3 - 5/3) | |
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Shrek The Musical
Stages Theatre Company (6/20 - 8/2) | |
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How to Catch Creation
Theatre in the Round (1/16 - 2/8)
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Blithe Spirit
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Encore With The Joffrey Ballet
Northrop (3/5 - 3/5) | |
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Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (6/17 - 6/28) | |
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Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Non-Equity)
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Auditorium (2/15 - 2/15) | |
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