Park Square Theatre Presents AMERICAN FAMILY
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2012
Park Square Theatre presents American Family, a world premiere commission, produced in association with Carlyle Brown & Company, March 16 through April 7. Marion McClinton, who directed his first play in 1981 in the old Park Square Court building, will direct this new work by playwright Carlyle Brown-who will also act in the production.
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2012
Park Square Theatre presents American Family, a world premiere commission, produced in association with Carlyle Brown & Company, March 16 through April 7. Marion McClinton, who directed his first play in 1981 in the old Park Square Court building, will direct this new work by playwright Carlyle Brown-who will also act in the production.
Sarah Agnew, Bill McCallum Lead Guthrie's TIME STANDS STILL, Opens 4/7
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2012
The Guthrie Theater today announced complete casting for Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Donald Margulies' celebrated drama Time Stands Still.
by BWW News Desk - April 07, 2012
The Guthrie Theater today announced complete casting for Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Donald Margulies' celebrated drama Time Stands Still.
Orpheum Theatre Presents CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, 12/11-16
by Tyler Peterson - April 06, 2012
The Orpheum Theater is set to bring CATCH ME IF YOU CAN to Minneapolis audiences from December 11 through the 16th. For tickets to CATCH ME IF YOU CAN's stop at the Orpheum Theater, visit www.minneapolis-theater.com.
by Tyler Peterson - April 06, 2012
The Orpheum Theater is set to bring CATCH ME IF YOU CAN to Minneapolis audiences from December 11 through the 16th. For tickets to CATCH ME IF YOU CAN's stop at the Orpheum Theater, visit www.minneapolis-theater.com.
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY to Open at the Jungle Theatre, 4/6
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2012
Harold Pinter's celebrated play, THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, appears at the Jungle Theater for the first time and features an all-star cast, including Richard Ooms and Claudia Wilkens as Petey and Meg Boles, and Stephen Cartmell as Stanley Webber, the lone lodger in the Boles' shabby English boarding house. One of the great black comedies of the 20th century, The Birthday Party will be on stage April 6-May 13 at the Lyn-Lake theater, 2951 Lyndale Av. S., in Minneapolis.
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2012
Harold Pinter's celebrated play, THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, appears at the Jungle Theater for the first time and features an all-star cast, including Richard Ooms and Claudia Wilkens as Petey and Meg Boles, and Stephen Cartmell as Stanley Webber, the lone lodger in the Boles' shabby English boarding house. One of the great black comedies of the 20th century, The Birthday Party will be on stage April 6-May 13 at the Lyn-Lake theater, 2951 Lyndale Av. S., in Minneapolis.
Guthrie Offers New CostumeRentals Tours
by Harmony Wheeler - April 05, 2012
The Guthrie Theater has announced a new tour of its CostumeRentals facility showcasing costumes and accessories from many periods of the theater's long history. Guides will accompany guests on this approximately 40-minute tour, describing the craft of costume production, including specific costumes from past shows.
by Harmony Wheeler - April 05, 2012
The Guthrie Theater has announced a new tour of its CostumeRentals facility showcasing costumes and accessories from many periods of the theater's long history. Guides will accompany guests on this approximately 40-minute tour, describing the craft of costume production, including specific costumes from past shows.
Cowles Center Announces the Return of James Sewell Ballet, Zenon Dance Company and More in 2012-13
by Kelsey Denette - April 05, 2012
The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts today announced its 2012-13 performance season, featuring a diversity of dance as well as more varied performing arts groups.
by Kelsey Denette - April 05, 2012
The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts today announced its 2012-13 performance season, featuring a diversity of dance as well as more varied performing arts groups.
Northrop Dance Presents Ballet Preljocaj's SNOW WHITE, 4/13-14
by Harmony Wheeler - April 04, 2012
France's leading contemporary ballet company, Ballet Preljocaj, performs a romantic and contemporary retelling of Snow White (Blanche Neige), based on the Grimm brothers' original fairytale. This lush, full-length story ballet by French choreographer, Angelin Preljocaj, features massive sets, 26 dancers, and an all-star roster of French artists and designers including the excesses of Gustav Mahler symphonies, sets by Thierry Leproust, and costumes by Jean Paul Gaultier.
by Harmony Wheeler - April 04, 2012
France's leading contemporary ballet company, Ballet Preljocaj, performs a romantic and contemporary retelling of Snow White (Blanche Neige), based on the Grimm brothers' original fairytale. This lush, full-length story ballet by French choreographer, Angelin Preljocaj, features massive sets, 26 dancers, and an all-star roster of French artists and designers including the excesses of Gustav Mahler symphonies, sets by Thierry Leproust, and costumes by Jean Paul Gaultier.
MAMMA MIA! Returns to the Orpheum, 4/24-29
by Harmony Wheeler - April 04, 2012
Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia!, the internationally popular musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre, April 24-29, 2012. Seen by approximately 50 million people worldwide, the show is celebrating more than 4,000 performances in its tenth year at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre and remains among Broadway's top selling musicals. Tickets are on sale now. Mamma Mia! is presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust as part of its 2011/12 Broadway Across America-Minneapolis Season. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit HennepinTheatreTrust.org or call 1.800.982.2787.
by Harmony Wheeler - April 04, 2012
Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia!, the internationally popular musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre, April 24-29, 2012. Seen by approximately 50 million people worldwide, the show is celebrating more than 4,000 performances in its tenth year at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre and remains among Broadway's top selling musicals. Tickets are on sale now. Mamma Mia! is presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust as part of its 2011/12 Broadway Across America-Minneapolis Season. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit HennepinTheatreTrust.org or call 1.800.982.2787.
GIGGLE, GIGGLE, QUACK Opens at the Hopkins Center for the Arts, April 13
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2012
The barnyard characters are back in "Giggle, Giggle, Quack" the second installment in the popular series written by Doreen Cronin, opening April 13 at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. This follow up to "Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type" has Farmer Brown taking a vacation and his brother Bob coming in to watch the farm. The clever and mischievous duck finds a pencil and begins writing his own notes for Bob to find and follow.
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2012
The barnyard characters are back in "Giggle, Giggle, Quack" the second installment in the popular series written by Doreen Cronin, opening April 13 at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. This follow up to "Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type" has Farmer Brown taking a vacation and his brother Bob coming in to watch the farm. The clever and mischievous duck finds a pencil and begins writing his own notes for Bob to find and follow.
Talk-It Hennepin Series Continues in May and June
by Harmony Wheeler - April 02, 2012
Talk-It Hennepin, the free series about city design and the re-invention of Hennepin Avenue that pairs public conversations with follow-up workshops, continues May 7-12 and June 7 and 9, 2012. The talks feature some of today's foremost visionaries in urban planning including Charles Landry in May, considered the world's leading authority on creative, intercultural cities. June brings Chanchanit Martorell, a City of Los Angeles' planning commissioner who formed and leads Thai Town and specializes in urban economic development, Don Mitchell, cultural geography professor and MacArthur "Genius" Fellow who researches "contested" urban spaces and Minnesota native Seitu Jones, an award winning environmental artist who creates large scale public artworks and was the City of Minneapolis' first Artist-in-Residence. Attendance is free, please RSVP (accepted until space is filled). To respond and for more information, visit hennepintheatretrust.org/Plan-It.
by Harmony Wheeler - April 02, 2012
Talk-It Hennepin, the free series about city design and the re-invention of Hennepin Avenue that pairs public conversations with follow-up workshops, continues May 7-12 and June 7 and 9, 2012. The talks feature some of today's foremost visionaries in urban planning including Charles Landry in May, considered the world's leading authority on creative, intercultural cities. June brings Chanchanit Martorell, a City of Los Angeles' planning commissioner who formed and leads Thai Town and specializes in urban economic development, Don Mitchell, cultural geography professor and MacArthur "Genius" Fellow who researches "contested" urban spaces and Minnesota native Seitu Jones, an award winning environmental artist who creates large scale public artworks and was the City of Minneapolis' first Artist-in-Residence. Attendance is free, please RSVP (accepted until space is filled). To respond and for more information, visit hennepintheatretrust.org/Plan-It.
XANADU Plays at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, 6/1
by Max Schwager - April 02, 2012
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres announced today its exclusive arrangement to produce the Midwest Premiere of XANADU on the Main Stage. XANADU was named "Outstanding New Musical" for the 2008 Broadway season by the Outer Critics Circle. Chanhassen's XANADU will open to one week of preview performances from June 1 - 7, with an official Opening Night on Friday, June 8.
by Max Schwager - April 02, 2012
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres announced today its exclusive arrangement to produce the Midwest Premiere of XANADU on the Main Stage. XANADU was named "Outstanding New Musical" for the 2008 Broadway season by the Outer Critics Circle. Chanhassen's XANADU will open to one week of preview performances from June 1 - 7, with an official Opening Night on Friday, June 8.
Four Humors Announces April Fools 2012 Fundraiser
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2012
Four Humors Theater today announced the beginning of its eighth season with its annual production of April Fools, a celebration of all things foolish. This year's festivities will take place at the Brave New Workshop Student Union in Uptown and will feature a silent auction, a beer and wine bar, and the official unveiling of Four Humors' upcoming 2012-13 season.
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2012
Four Humors Theater today announced the beginning of its eighth season with its annual production of April Fools, a celebration of all things foolish. This year's festivities will take place at the Brave New Workshop Student Union in Uptown and will feature a silent auction, a beer and wine bar, and the official unveiling of Four Humors' upcoming 2012-13 season.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Closes at the State Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2012
Million Dollar Quartet, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical inspired by the true story of four rock 'n' roll icons, makes its Minnesota debut at Hennepin Theatre Trust's State Theatre, through April 1, 2012.
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2012
Million Dollar Quartet, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical inspired by the true story of four rock 'n' roll icons, makes its Minnesota debut at Hennepin Theatre Trust's State Theatre, through April 1, 2012.
BLIND DATE Closes at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2012
The Saint Paul production of "Blind Date" at the Ordway's McKnight Theatre runs through April 1.
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2012
The Saint Paul production of "Blind Date" at the Ordway's McKnight Theatre runs through April 1.
History Theatre Presents CAPITAL CRIMES, 4/21-5/20
by Harmony Wheeler - March 30, 2012
History Theatre returns to the crime-ridden streets of St. Paul in the early 1930s with the return of a play written by David Hawley with music and lyrics by Drew Jansen, Capital Crimes: The St. Paul Gangster Musical. This new production is directed by Noah Bremer (artistic director and co-founder of Live Action Set) who is working with the design team to create a world full of bright colors and the idolized ambiance of a speakeasy as juxtaposition the harsh - and often bloody - reality of the stories being told. Hawley, a former writer for the Pioneer Press himself, uses the voice of Nate Bomberg a St. Paul reporter who covered the police for 52 of the 69 years he lived, to tell the tales of murder, mayhem, kidnappings, and shady deals. The lines between good guys and bad guys get crossed and double-crossed by everybody including gangsters, lawmen, the media and even innocent bystanders all to the playfully sinister and clever tunes of Drew Jansen.
by Harmony Wheeler - March 30, 2012
History Theatre returns to the crime-ridden streets of St. Paul in the early 1930s with the return of a play written by David Hawley with music and lyrics by Drew Jansen, Capital Crimes: The St. Paul Gangster Musical. This new production is directed by Noah Bremer (artistic director and co-founder of Live Action Set) who is working with the design team to create a world full of bright colors and the idolized ambiance of a speakeasy as juxtaposition the harsh - and often bloody - reality of the stories being told. Hawley, a former writer for the Pioneer Press himself, uses the voice of Nate Bomberg a St. Paul reporter who covered the police for 52 of the 69 years he lived, to tell the tales of murder, mayhem, kidnappings, and shady deals. The lines between good guys and bad guys get crossed and double-crossed by everybody including gangsters, lawmen, the media and even innocent bystanders all to the playfully sinister and clever tunes of Drew Jansen.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Presents RUMOURS & DREAMS, 4/25-26
by Harmony Wheeler - March 30, 2012
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres presents the Twin Cities' Premiere of Pamela McNeill's RUMOURS & DREAMS - The Music of Fleetwood Mac. The concert performance will play on The Fireside stage for a limited two-night engagement on Wednesday, April 25 and Thursday, April 26.
by Harmony Wheeler - March 30, 2012
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres presents the Twin Cities' Premiere of Pamela McNeill's RUMOURS & DREAMS - The Music of Fleetwood Mac. The concert performance will play on The Fireside stage for a limited two-night engagement on Wednesday, April 25 and Thursday, April 26.
The Lex-Ham Community Band Presents BandWidth 2012, 4/22
by Kelsey Denette - March 30, 2012
This festival showcase, free to the public, will provide everyone with an opportunity to hear classic concert band and jazz music performed by several of the top volunteer-based community bands in the Twin Cities area. The event will feature: St. Louis Park Community Band, Seward Concert Band, Brio Brass, Centennial Community Band, Fridley City Band, Century College Concert Band, and the Lex-Ham Community Band.
by Kelsey Denette - March 30, 2012
This festival showcase, free to the public, will provide everyone with an opportunity to hear classic concert band and jazz music performed by several of the top volunteer-based community bands in the Twin Cities area. The event will feature: St. Louis Park Community Band, Seward Concert Band, Brio Brass, Centennial Community Band, Fridley City Band, Century College Concert Band, and the Lex-Ham Community Band.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Presents MENAGE A NEUF, 3/30
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2012
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres presents the popular local 9-piece band, MENAGE A NEUF, in concert on The Club stage for a one-time event on Friday, March 30 at 8:30pm.
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2012
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres presents the popular local 9-piece band, MENAGE A NEUF, in concert on The Club stage for a one-time event on Friday, March 30 at 8:30pm.
Penumbra Theatre Company's THE AMEN CORNER at the Guthrie to Feature Greta Oglesby, Eric Berryman and More
by Kelsey Denette - March 29, 2012
On the heels of successful presentations of Gem of the Ocean, A Raisin in the Sun and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, the Guthrie Theater welcomes back the acclaimed Penumbra Theatre Company for The Amen Corner-an uplifting and masterful drama written by celebrated playwright and novelist James Baldwin and directed by Penumbra Founder and Artistic Director Lou Bellamy.
by Kelsey Denette - March 29, 2012
On the heels of successful presentations of Gem of the Ocean, A Raisin in the Sun and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, the Guthrie Theater welcomes back the acclaimed Penumbra Theatre Company for The Amen Corner-an uplifting and masterful drama written by celebrated playwright and novelist James Baldwin and directed by Penumbra Founder and Artistic Director Lou Bellamy.
The Ordway Names Dayna Martinez Artistic Director of World Music, Dance and International Children’s Festival Programming
by Kelsey Denette - March 28, 2012
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts announced today that Dayna Martinez has been named the new artistic director of world music, dance and international children's festival programming at the performing arts center. Most recently, Martinez has served as the Ordway's contract manager for the past eight years.
by Kelsey Denette - March 28, 2012
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts announced today that Dayna Martinez has been named the new artistic director of world music, dance and international children's festival programming at the performing arts center. Most recently, Martinez has served as the Ordway's contract manager for the past eight years.
DEAL! THE MUSICAL Premieres at the Ritz Theater, 4/20-5/6
by Harmony Wheeler - March 27, 2012
Tyrol Hills Music is presenting the world premiere of the original production of Deal! The Musical, which will debut April 20 and run through May 6 at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis.
by Harmony Wheeler - March 27, 2012
Tyrol Hills Music is presenting the world premiere of the original production of Deal! The Musical, which will debut April 20 and run through May 6 at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis.
LEARN TO BE LATINA Opens at Mixed Blood Theatre, 4/20-5/13
by Harmony Wheeler - March 27, 2012
The politics of ethnic and sexual identity take center stage in comic playwright Enrique Urueta's LEARN TO BE LATINA, winner of the first national Great Gay Play Contest. Mercilessly off-color, the show offers a comedic take on cultural appropriation-and what makes a pop culture star.
by Harmony Wheeler - March 27, 2012
The politics of ethnic and sexual identity take center stage in comic playwright Enrique Urueta's LEARN TO BE LATINA, winner of the first national Great Gay Play Contest. Mercilessly off-color, the show offers a comedic take on cultural appropriation-and what makes a pop culture star.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Comes to the State Theatre in March
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2012
Million Dollar Quartet, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical inspired by the true story of four rock 'n' roll icons, makes its Minnesota debut at Hennepin Theatre Trust's State Theatre, March 27-April 1, 2012.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2012
Million Dollar Quartet, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical inspired by the true story of four rock 'n' roll icons, makes its Minnesota debut at Hennepin Theatre Trust's State Theatre, March 27-April 1, 2012.
Rick Jacobson, Ross Sutter, More Win 2011 Sally Ordway Irvine Awards
by Harmony Wheeler - March 26, 2012
The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts today announced the recipients of the 2011 Sally Ordway Irvine Awards. Now in its 20th year, the Sally Awards honor extraordinary achievement in the visual, performing and literary arts.
by Harmony Wheeler - March 26, 2012
The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts today announced the recipients of the 2011 Sally Ordway Irvine Awards. Now in its 20th year, the Sally Awards honor extraordinary achievement in the visual, performing and literary arts.
MEMPHIS Closes at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2012
MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony Award winner for Best Musical will be presented by the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts for two weeks, through March 25, as part of the Ordway's 2011-2012 Theater Season.
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2012
MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony Award winner for Best Musical will be presented by the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts for two weeks, through March 25, as part of the Ordway's 2011-2012 Theater Season.
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