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Tickets for Disney's THE LION KING in Minneapolis Go on Sale This Friday
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2016
?Disney Theatrical Productions and Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that tickets for the long-awaited return engagement of DISNEY'S THE LION KING will go on sale to the public on Friday, April 8 at 10 a.m. Minneapolis' most eagerly awaited return will once again leap onto the historic Orpheum Theatre stage (910 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) on Tuesday, July 5 for a limited engagement of five weeks through Sunday, Aug. 7. The opening night is Thursday, July 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Children's Theatre Company to Close 50th Anniversary Season with DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2016
Children's Theatre Company (CTC) will end its 50th Anniversary Season with the much anticipated world premiere of the musical based on the blockbuster, best-selling Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The famous book series by Jeff Kinney has been sold worldwide, has been brought to the silver screen through three films, and for the first time ever, is being developed into a new musical by CTC in conjunction with Fox Stage Productions and Kevin McCollum (producer of Rent, In the Heights, Avenue Q, and Something Rotten!). This is CTC's fifth and final world premiere in a single season.
BWW Review: New Epic Theater Continues the Story begun with the Strikingly Beautiful THE NORMAL HEART in a Bloody Good CORIONALUS
by Jill Schafer - April 05, 2016
The weekend before last, New Epic Theater opened a strikingly beautiful and devastating production of the 1985 Off-Broadway play THE NORMAL HEART about the early days of the AIDS crisis. Last weekend they opened part two of their ambitious spring repertory production, Shakespeare's CORIOLANUS. The two plays share the same terrific eight-person cast, innovative and distinctive director Joseph Stodola, performance space, set, and overall look. Separated in time by about 400 years, THE NORMAL HEART and CORIOLANUS are in some ways similar and in other ways very different. Both continue the trajectory that this new company has set right out of the gate with visually and emotionally impactful work. The two plays will be performed in rep for the next two weekends, culminating in both shows being performed back-to-back on Saturday April 16. Friends, New Epic Theater is an exciting new addition to our bountiful theater community and I urge you to see one or both of these plays to experience their unique vision.
Swandive Theatre to Stage KID-SIMPLE: A RADIO PLAY IN THE FLESH This Spring
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2016
Swandive Theatre marks their 11th year in the Twin Cities with an ambitious production of Jordan Harrison's tribute to all things aural - KID-SIMPLE: a radio play in the flesh.
Cast Set for NUMBER THE STARS at Stages Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2016
Stages Theatre Company (STC) presents NUMBER THE STARS, based on the Newbery Award winning book by Lois Lowry.
Mixed Blood Gala After Party Set for Paisley Park
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2016
Mixed Blood Theatre is thrilled to announce that, following its 40th Anniversary gala, 'Revelry: A Red-Tie Affair', it will continue the celebration with an after-party from 9:30-11:30pm at Paisley Park. For $40, guests are invited to a dance party helmed by DJ Breakbeat Lou (Co-Creator of Ultimate Breaks and Beats), accompanied by late night snacks, drinks and a cash bar, games and a predictably unpredictable celebration!
6 Questions & A Plug with BUYER AND CELLAR's Sasha Andreev
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - April 01, 2016
Crazy as it sounds, there's a mall in Barbra Streisand's basement. And Sasha Andreev plays the one man who knows what's in there in BUYER & CELLAR, playing now at Hennepin Theatre Trust's New Century Theatre in Minneapolis through April 24, 2016.
CLIMB Theatre Launches New Children's Theatre Podcast FARAWAY WOODS
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2016
Kids across the country can now travel to Faraway Woods, a world of delightful characters and interactive stories, thanks to the release of a new podcast by award-winning CLIMB Theatre.
BWW Review: New Epic Theater Wows with the Strikingly Beautiful THE NORMAL HEART, to be Continued with Shakespeare's CORIOLANUS
by Jill Schafer - March 30, 2016
In just their second season as a theater company, New Epic Theater is tackling not one but two challenging and not often performed political plays with THE NORMAL HEART and CORIOLANUS, performed in rep (something that's also not often done). It's an ambitious undertaking for any theater company, much less a young one. But in this short time New Epic has already established themselves as a company that does striking work, both visually and emotionally. The first half of this pair of plays opened last weekend, a strikingly beautiful and devastating production of the 1985 Off-Broadway play THE NORMAL HEART about the early days of the AIDS crisis. Friends, this is a piece of theater not to be missed. The Normal Heart returns on April 7, but in the meantime you can see the other piece of the puzzle, Shakespeare's CORIOLANUS, this weekend, as I will be. Director Joseph Stodola and New Epic Theater have a unique vision, one that deserves to be seen.
6 Questions & A Plug with A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN's Q Smith
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - March 29, 2016
While the title of the show is A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, other divas take the stage in the latest production at the Ordway, too, Imagine getting to see Aretha Franklin on stage. Or Nina Simone. These queens of music may not be in this show, but Q. Smith will portray them and other characters who were part of the life of Janis Joplin.
Peter Frampton to Play State Theatre in July; Tickets on Sale Friday
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2016
Following another year of non-stop touring, Grammy Award-winner Peter Frampton is back on the road and set to play the historic State Theatre (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) on Wednesday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. Frampton remains one of the most celebrated artists and guitarists in rock history, and will be performing a full evening of his classic hits including many from the electrifying "Frampton Comes Alive!," one of the top-selling live records of all time. With more than 16 million albums sold worldwide, the rock music icon is best known for his breakthrough hits including 'I Can't Stand It No More,' 'Baby, I Love Your Way,' 'Show Me The Way' and 'Do You Feel Like We Do.'
SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR to Play Park Square's Andy Boss Thust Stage
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2016
Park Square presents Wonderlust Production's Six Characters In Search Of An Author: an engagement of Pirandello's 94 year old, world-rocking, classic through the lens of social media, celebrity, and unscripted TV in an original reality television show, The Maze. Audiences aren't just coming to a play; they'll be the live, in-studio guests during filming for a reality show, and live-tweeting throughout.
The Ordway to Welcome A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN Tour
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2016
The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will present the Midwest premiere of A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN to the St. Paul stage March 29-April 3 as part of a 34-city North American tour.
Tickets on Sale 1/22 for JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at the Orpheum
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2016
Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that tickets for the national tour of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Andy Blankenbuehler will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.
The Ordway to Present TAIKOPROJECT This April
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2016
The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will welcome TAIKOPROJECT for a one-night-only performance on Saturday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota Orchestra to Host 2016-17 Live at Orchestra Hall, Holiday and Jazz Series
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2016
The Minnesota Orchestra today announced plans for the 2016-17 seasons of three widely varied series: Live at Orchestra Hall, Holiday Concerts, and Jazz in the Target Atrium. Live at Orchestra Hall, a series of popular music, jazz, Broadway classics, movie scores, world music and other genres, is led by Sarah Hicks, principal conductor of Live at Orchestra Hall. She conducts many of the series' concerts, including the Minnesota Orchestra debut of Twin Cities rapper-vocalist Dessa, R&B group Boyz II Men, and screenings of the films Ratatouille and Star Trek (2009), with scores performed live. Assistant Conductor Roderick Cox conducts several programs during the 2016-17 season, including two specially-designed matinee family concerts for audience members of all ages.
BUYER & CELLAR Opens Next Week at New Century Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2016
Hennepin Theatre Trust presents BUYER & CELLAR, the outrageous comedy about the price of fame, the cost of things and the oddest of odd jobs at the New Century Theatre (615 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) March 31-April 24, 2016. The New York Post praised the show as "fantastically funny" when it premiered off-Broadway in April 2013. The Minneapolis production stars local actor Sasha Andreev as "Alex Moore" and is directed by critically acclaimed Wendy Knox.
Workhaus Collective to Close Doors
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2016
Since 2006, the Workhaus Collective provided Minneapolis-based, nationally-emerging playwrights the opportunity to lead the productions of their most innovative, commercially-challenging ideas. In 10 years, the Collective produced 25 new, critically acclaimed plays, many of which continued on to other theaters around the world. After its final production of 2016, the Workhaus Collective is voluntarily ceasing operation without debt.
The Duluth Playhouse to Take Shakespeare's First Folio Underground in 'ROUGH MAGIC'
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2016
The Duluth Playhouse presents ROUGH MAGIC: A Theatrical Celebration of William Shakespeare's First Folio for one weekend only, April 7-9, 2016, in connection with the national tour of 'First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare.'
Gruber & Coulombe's Musical Adaptation of I LOVE YOU, STINKY FACE to Premiere at STC
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2016
Stages Theatre Company (STC) presents the world premiere musical I LOVE YOU, STINKY FACE, directed by Nikki Swoboda. This heart-warming new musical is based on the children's book by Lisa McCourt, adapted and lyrics by Jeannine Coulombe, with music by Michael Gruber.
Mixed Blood Theatre's CHARM Opens 4/22
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2016
Philip Dawkins' CHARM is the story of Mama Darleena, an African American trans woman in her 60s teaching an etiquette class to trans youth experiencing precarious housing in a LGBTQI Chicago community center. Her students range in sexuality, race, and gender identity from a Latina trans woman, to a cisgender couple, to a member of a local gang, to a gay suburban teen. They fight each other and their instructor in equal measure, struggle through their daily battles with poverty, prejudice, and personal identity, seek solace in each other, succeed and fail separately and together.
BWW Review: In History Theatre's WATERMELON HILL, the Stories of Unwed Pregnant Women in 1960s St. Paul are Told with Humor, Intelligence, and Compassion.
by Jill Schafer - March 23, 2016
The History Theatre in St. Paul is committed to bringing new plays and musicals to the stage, usually inspired by true events in Minnesota history. Their yearly Raw Stages festival, a series of workshops and readings of new works, often results in full productions in the following season or two. But I often wonder, what happens next? After a new play or musical is developed, produced, and well-received, where does it go? In the case of 2001's WATERMELON HILL, it comes back again 15 years later. As much as I love seeing new works of theater on History Theatre's stage, I'm thrilled that they brought this wonderful old new work back to the stage, giving it a fresh new production. Inspired by historical events, WATERMELON HILL tells the stories of three young women in the mid '60s, pregnant and unmarried, sent in shame to St. Paul's Catholic Infant Home to wait out their pregnancies, deliver their babies, give them up for adoption, and then leave and never look back. Surprisingly light and funny for such a somber topic, the play brings light to the all too familiar tale of the challenges and lack of education and choices facing women in the past, and perhaps to a lesser extant, even today. Along with THE HOW AND THE WHY and NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN, it's another fantastic choice of theater to present during Women's History Month.
BWW Review: Park Square Theatre's New Play NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN is a Powerful and Important Play about a Powerful and Important Woman
by Jill Schafer - March 20, 2016
I know next to nothing about jazz singer and Civil Rights activist Nina Simone. But I do know Regina Marie Williams, Aimee K. Bryant, Thomasina Petrus, and Traci Allen Shannon, the four women starring in the new play based on Nina's song 'Four Women.' So I knew I was in for a treat and an education with Park Square Theatre's world premiere of NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN. I was not wrong on either count. Proving once again that everything I know I learned from theater, I now have a greater understanding of the remarkable and talented woman that was Nina Simone, as well as the importance of her music and her voice in the Civil Rights movement. And watching these particular four women, some of the best voices and actors we have here in the Twin Cities, bring full and complicated life to the Peaches, Auntie, Saffronia, and Sweet Thing of Nina's song, is a treat of the highest order.
Freshwater Theatre Stages 5th Anniversary Remounts of 'TABLE 12' and 'ADULT SHEL SILVERSTEIN'
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2016
Freshwater Theatre Company celebrates five years as a company by going back to where it all began, with Ruth Virkus' hit screwball comedy Table 12: A Play at a Wedding, and a sampling of pieces from John and Lacey Zeiler's 2010 Minnesota Fringe hit An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein.
Zakir Hussain and Masters of Percussion Play the Pantages Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2016
Zakir Hussain, the acclaimed Indian percussionist and global tabla superstar, is bringing his handiwork as part of Masters of Percussion to Hennepin Theatre Trust's Pantages Theatre (710 Hennepin Ave., downtown Minneapolis) at 8 p.m. tonight, March 19, 2016.

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