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Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis


by Jared Fessler - July 09, 2025

The national tour of Kimberly Akimbo, the five-time Tony Award-winning musical, opened this week at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Minneapolis — and it is, quite simply, a triumph of storytelling....

Review: CABARET at Guthrie Theater


by Joe Sarafolean - June 27, 2025

What did our critic think of CABARET at Guthrie Theater?...

Review: A PINK TRIANGLE at Phoenix Theater


by Jared Fessler - June 24, 2025

There’s no gentle way into A Pink Triangle, and that’s exactly the point. This new play by Kirby Taylor, now running at Phoenix Theater in Minneapolis, wastes no time setting its tone—grim, intimate, and deeply human. Set in a Nazi concentration camp, the story focuses on a father and son forced int...

Review: ENDOMETRIOSIS: THE MUSICAL at Theatre In The Round


by Jared Fessler - June 24, 2025

Theatre in the Round is ending its 73rd season with a bang—and a belly laugh—with the world premiere of Endometriosis: The Musical, a gutsy and hilarious new work by Maria Bartholdi and Kristin Stowell. What began as a hit at the 2022 Minnesota Fringe Festival (where it took home Venue Pick, Audienc...

Review: BETTY WHO: 'OUT OF THE DARKNESS' SUMMER TOUR at Varsity Theater


by Jared Fessler - June 20, 2025

From the second the doors opened at Minneapolis’ Varsity Theater, it was clear that Betty Who’s Out of the Darkness tour wasn’t just another pop concert—it was a radiant, communal celebration. The cozy venue, known for its intimate vibe and flawless acoustics, buzzed with energy as fans filtered in,...

Review: AN EVENING WITH JAMES TAYLOR AND HIS ALL STAR BAND at Xcel Energy Center


by Jared Fessler - June 18, 2025

On a warm June evening in St. Paul, James Taylor brought his trademark warmth and wit to a packed Xcel Energy Center, offering fans an evening that felt less like a massive arena concert and more like an intimate fireside gathering—only with 15,000 people invited....

Review: LEGALLY BLONDE at Ordway Center For The Performing Arts


by Jared Fessler - June 11, 2025

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts has once again delivered a winning Broadway experience with its latest production of Legally Blonde, running June 10-15, 2025. Based on the 2001 cult-favorite film starring Reese Witherspoon, this musical adaptation is a high-energy, feel-good show that perf...

Review: MAE WEST AND THE TRIAL OF SEX at Crane Theater


by Jared Fessler - June 10, 2025

At the Crane Theater, Walking Shadow Theatre Company isn’t just reviving history — it’s exhuming it, dusting it off, and tossing it unapologetically under the spotlight. Mae West and the Trial of Sex, a new play written by Artistic Director John Heimbuch and directed by Allison Vincent, dives headlo...

Review: PASSION at Theater Latté Da


by Joe Sarafolean - June 08, 2025

If a show based around love, obsession, and a spiraling descent into madness seems like an alluring night at the theater, look no further than Theater Latté Da’s newest production of the rarely mounted Sondheim-Lapin collaboration, Passion....

Review: & JULIET at Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis


by Jared Fessler - May 14, 2025

What happens if Juliet doesn’t die at the end of Romeo & Juliet? That’s the bold (and surprisingly heartwarming) premise behind & Juliet, now playing at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis through May 18. This energetic, genre-bending musical takes Shakespeare’s tragic heroine and gives her a second ...

Past Shows

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement


It's 1960 and Beverly gets her first pair of high heels for confirmation; Pastor announces his impending nuptials; Mrs. Snustad and Mrs. Gilmerson plan a ...

Church Basement Ladies: You Smell Barn


From the basement to the barn, your beloved Church Basement Ladies are back and getting busy with life outside the kitchen. After the last of ...

Videos


An Evening with Chris Thile in Minneapolis / St. Paul An Evening with Chris Thile
Pantages Theatre (1/18 - 1/18)
NEXT Festival 2025 in Minneapolis / St. Paul NEXT Festival 2025
Theater Latté Da (7/25 - 8/11)
The Notebook in Minneapolis / St. Paul The Notebook
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (11/18 - 11/30)
Glensheen in Minneapolis / St. Paul Glensheen
History Theatre (7/9 - 7/27)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Minneapolis / St. Paul Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis (4/25 - 5/23)
Ada Limón & Robin Wall Kimmerer - All Flourishing is Mutual in Minneapolis / St. Paul Ada Limón & Robin Wall Kimmerer - All Flourishing is Mutual
Pantages Theatre (10/8 - 10/8)
David Sedaris in Minneapolis / St. Paul David Sedaris
Orpheum Theatre (10/20 - 10/20)
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