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The Duluth Playhouse's Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) ensemble is bringing Chris Monroe's (a local Duluth author) classic picture books to life in The Underground in their first-ever stage adaptation of SOME SNEAKY SHEEP AND OTHER TALES *almost* every weekend in May.

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will continue its popular Broadway Songbook series June 10-12 with Kander & Ebb & All That Jazz.

Following last month's announcement of the incoming Jerome and Many Voices Fellows, the Playwrights' Center is pleased to introduce the 2016-17 McKnight National Residency and Commission recipient, two 2016-17 McKnight Fellows in Playwriting, six new Core Writers and three 2016-17 Core Apprentices.

Stages Theatre Company (STC) had a special visitor on Wednesday, May 11th.

As THE BEACH BOYS mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America's musical history.

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is now seeking nominations for the 2015 Sally Ordway Irvine Awards.

THE BOOK OF MORMON's third tour of Minneapolis is a charm for theatre goers who love a good laugh.

Enter a world ruled by fevered delusions and far-flung imagination, where a windmill transforms into a giant and a filthy innkeeper becomes a king.

In the newest work by the creators of the smash hit Glensheen, Chan Poling's rocking rhythms, Jeffrey Hatcher's wicked wit and Bill Corbett's zany imagination come together to create a headlong ride filled with silliness, surprises and good feeling fun.

Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company (MJTC) has announced its Twenty-First Anniversary Benefit, taking place on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 6:00 p.

Hennepin Theatre Trust presents An Evening with Tony Bennett and his Quintet at 8 p.

Considered the "gold standard" of Pink Floyd tribute bands, THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW returns to Minneapolis with a brand new show at the State Theatre (805 Hennepin Ave.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, returns to Minneapolis for a limited run May 10-29 at Hennepin Theatre Trust's historic Orpheum Theatre (910 Hennepin Ave.

Gadfly Theatre Productions, your local queer & feminist theatre company is ecstatic to bring you their third annual One-Act Geek Festival.

A volatile combination of music, imagery and dance take on the operatic form in Orpheus Unsung, composed by Steven Mackey with Jason Treuting (S? Percussion) in a production conceived and directed by Mark DeChiazza.

The Moving Company is a unique theater company in this town of over 70 theater companies.

To showcase this iconic Twin Cities music venue, History Theatre is offering an alternative theater experience with their newest production, Complicated Fun: The Minneapolis Music Scene, a dramatization of the underground music scene of the 80s in Minneapolis.

Opening tonight at Stages Theatre Company (STC): NUMBER THE STARS, based on the Newbery Award winning book by Lois Lowry.

Minneapolis Musical Theatre (MMT) concludes its 2015-2016 season with LEAP OF FAITH makings its area debut April 29-May 22, 2016 at Hennepin Theatre Trust's New Century Theatre.

Theatre in the Round Players (TRP) presents The House of Blue Leaves in weekend performances April 29 through May 22.

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.

Stages Theatre Company (STC) presents NUMBER THE STARS, based on the Newbery Award winning book by Lois Lowry.

?Old Log Theatre will be rockin' with the untold story of four rock 'n' roll pioneers and how they came together for one magical night, as the smash hit musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET makes its professional theatre debut in the Twin Cities.

Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that it will be offering a sensory-friendly performance of Disney's THE LION KING for individuals with sensory, social and learning disabilities, and their families on Saturday, July 30 at 2 p.

The Minneapolis' Children's Theatre Company presents the new musical based on Jeff Kinney's best-selling book series, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, with a score byJonathan Larson Award andEd Kleban Award winner Joe Iconis (THE BLACK SUITS, THINGS TO RUIN), a book by Joe Tracz (BE MORE CHILL w/Iconis).