2400 3rd Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Children’s Theatre Company is a theatre in Minneapolis, MN.
Twelve Kinds of Ice is a world premiere musical at Children's Theatre Company, directed by Artistic Director Rick Dildine, with book, music, and lyrics by Ben Steinfeld. The story follows Ellen as she recalls childhood memories of winter adventures with her father, tracing the...
Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! returns to Children's Theatre Company following a sold-out run, directed by Dean Holt. The grumpy green Grinch hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville—snatching trees, swiping stockings, and sneaking away with every...
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical is a playful adaptation of the classic alphabet book, presented by Seattle Children's Theatre and written and directed by Nina Meehan, with music and lyrics by Austin Zumbro. From adventurous A, B, and C to the lonely balladeer Z, little...
Havana Hop, part of Children's Theatre Company's Discovery Series, follows young Yeila, who dreams of being a superstar but struggles with stage fright. When she visits her grandmother in Cuba, she discovers a new rhythm that blends salsa with her hip-hop style, helping her find...
Princess Kay of the Milky Way is a world premiere musical set at Minnesota's state fair in 1980, featuring book, music, and lyrics by Christopher Anselmo and Jared Corak. The show follows the Berglund family as they navigate farm life, a mom's frozen butterhead sculpture, and...
Mr. Messado's School of Magic for the Young and Young at Heart is an interactive show created and performed by Joshua Messado that blends astonishing tricks, clean comedy, and storytelling. Audiences may find themselves shouting magic words from their seats or joining Messado on...
School of Rock The Musical, based on the Paramount film by Mike White, closes out Children's Theatre Company's 2026-2027 season. The musical follows struggling rocker Dewey Finn, who poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school and transforms a class of straight-A...
Joseph Kekuku and the Voice of the Steel Guitar tells the true story of a young Native Hawaiian student who, in the late 1800s, discovered a new sound by sliding a piece of steel across his guitar strings. Written by Moses Goods in collaboration with Kealakai Center for Pacific...
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It’s hard to go wrong with a musical like The Sound of Music. With its familiar songs, memorable characters and story that has stood the test of time, the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic has returned to the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis for a limited engagement through October 25.…
Politics, beauty pageants, and Shakespeare might seem like an unusual combination, but that's what makes The Taming an interesting concept. Playing at Yellow Tree Theatre in Osseo, this comedy by Lauren Gunderson takes a look at American politics through the eyes of three women who want to make a di…
What happens when one person questions what everyone else believes? That's at the heart of Twelve Angry Men, playing at Lyric Arts in Anoka. The play follows twelve jurors who must decide whether a young man is guilty of murder. What initially seems like a straightforward case takes a different turn…
In most cases, American audiences encounter stories about racial and socioeconomic disparities through a distinctly American lens. However, the Guthrie Theater’s production of Octopus Theatrical’s Kunene and the King, written by Tony Award winner John Kani, offers a different perspective.…
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What did our critic think of RINGS: THE ACOUSTIC TOUR at The Fillmore Minneapolis?…
Sting brought his Sting 3.0 tour to the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis on October 13, 2026, for a night of Police classics, solo favorites and a few deeper cuts. Joined by guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas, Sting kept the focus on the music and a catalog that spans decades.…
Shaboozey brought his Outlaws Never Die Tour to The Armory in Minneapolis on October 10, with Kashus Culpepper opening the show.…
Zach Top brought his Cold Beer & Country Music Tour to Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul on October 10, with a setlist that showed why he's connecting with fans who miss the sound of traditional country.…
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Pinocchio, adapted and directed by Greg Banks, opens the 2026-2027 season at Children's Theatre Company. Five theatre painters use the tools of their trade—paint brushes, scaffolding, and wallpaper rolls—to stage a spontaneous retelling of Pinocchio's quest to become a "real...
It’s not every day that a wild tornado whizzes right over your head, taking the house and the whole farm with it! Or that the entire world magically shifts from black and white to technicolor right before your very eyes. But there’s nothing everyday about a shoe-obsessed witch...
Are you brave enough to face a T-rex? Do you know what it feels like to get sneezed on by a triceratops? Find out when dinosaurs take over CTC! Feel the rumble of their rawrs as a young paleontologist takes you on a tour so up-close-and-personal you’ll almost smell their stinky...
An interactive experience! Pull back the curtains and there you are—surrounded by old sofas, crazy lampshades, piles of blankets, and towering towers of cardboard boxes! It’s like the coolest attic you’ve ever seen, where everything’s up for grabs. Use whatever you want to...
P.D. Eastman’s classic book lands onstage with roller-skating, bike-riding, and scoot-scootering dogs! Over here a dog plays baseball; over there a dog prances about in a funny hat; everywhere dogs swim underwater, drive race cars to fiestas en los árboles, and speak—in both...
A miserly and miserable, ever-so-cantankerous Grinch has observed the despicable Christmas joy of the Whos with disdain, from a distance, for decades. ENOUGH! In this beloved holiday favorite, filled with music and Seussian rhymes, he plots the greatest heist imaginable—stealing...
The Enormous Crocodile is weaving his way through the jungle with his tummy rumbling… Only the other jungle creatures can foil his secret plans and clever tricks, but they’re going to have to find a large amount of courage to stop this greedy brute. From Trunky the Elephant to...
Children's Theatre Company presents the U.S. premiere of The Enormous Crocodile The Musical, adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved story. This lively show features Taya Ming as The Enormous Crocodile, alongside Ryan Crellin-Simpson as Humpy Rumpy the Hippopotamus and Nia Stephen as...
Children's Theatre Company presents Treasure Island, an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale, directed by Rick Dildine. The story follows young Jim Hawkins, played by Truman Bednar and Mason Yang, as he embarks on a swashbuckling adventure filled with pirates and...
Children's Theatre Company introduces its 2024-2025 Fellows: Antonio De La Vega as the Generation Now Fellow, Elijah Virgil Hughes as the Stage Management Fellow, and Yuheng (Kitty) Jiang as the Production Management Fellow. This fellowship program offers early career theatre...
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As You Like It Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church (10/22-10/25) |
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Hollywood; Lights, Camera Dance Collide Theatrical Dance Company (10/15-10/25) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Pablo Center (11/08-11/08) VIDEOS |
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Hello, Universe Stages Theatre Company (3/19-4/04) |
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Hadestown Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis (2/09-2/14) |
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Brave New Workshop's The Holiday Hangover Dudley Riggs Theatre (1/22-2/13) |
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Three Houses by Dave Malloy Theatre Elision (10/22-11/07) |
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As You Like It Playwrights' Center (10/29-11/01) |
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Fun Home Center for Performing Arts (11/06-11/22) |
