by Jared Fessler - March 06, 2026
On February 27, 2026, I made the drive from Minneapolis down to the Des Moines Performing Arts Civic Center to catch the national tour of The Outsiders. I’d been hearing a lot of buzz about the show, and since it hasn’t made its way up to Minnesota yet, I figured it was worth the road trip to se...
by Jared Fessler - March 05, 2026
Seeing The Music Man in Mason City just feels right. When the new national tour came through the North Iowa Area Community Auditorium, it felt a little different than seeing a typical touring Broadway show. This is the town where the musical’s creator, Meredith Willson, was born and raised, so the...
by Jared Fessler - March 04, 2026
Water for Elephants has officially set up shop at the Orpheum Theatre, and it honestly doesn’t take long to get swept up in it. From the start, it feels less like you’re sitting in a theatre seat and more like you’ve wandered backstage at a traveling circus that just happens to break into song...
by Jared Fessler - March 01, 2026
What did our critic think of AS YOU LIKE IT at Novagrex?...
by Jared Fessler - March 01, 2026
What did our critic think of DISNEY ON ICE ROAD TRIP ADVENTURE at Target Center Minneapolis?...
by Jared Fessler - February 25, 2026
Some musicals are flashy and loud, but Kimberly Akimbo captivates quietly, drawing you in with humor, heart, and honesty. From the first moment on stage, it becomes clear that this is a story about people — messy, awkward, hopeful people — rather than spectacle....
by Jared Fessler - February 24, 2026
Seeing Glen Phillips at the Dakota Jazz Club on February 23 felt easy in the best way. No production, no band, no big entrance. It was just him, a guitar, and a room full of people who really wanted to be there....
by Jared Fessler - February 22, 2026
What did our critic think of THE CAKE at Theatre In The Round?...
by Jared Fessler - February 22, 2026
What did our critic think of BRANDI CARLILE: BE HUMAN TOUR at Target Center Minneapolis?...
by Jared Fessler - February 21, 2026
What did our critic think of GUYS AND DOLLS at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres?...
Past Shows
The Heart Sellers, a new comedy by Lloyd Suh and directed by May Adrales, follows two Asian American immigrants, Luna and Jane, as they meet...
All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain comes to the Guthrie Theater, featuring Tony Award nominee Patrick Page. This solo show, created...
The Lehman Trilogy at the Guthrie Theater presents a sweeping generational saga that spans 170 years of American history, focusing on the rise and fall...
There could scarcely be a more provocative start to the season—or a more vivid way to experience Shakespeare’s beloved final play. Unique staging that transports...
A timeless holiday tale:A miserly and miserable man, Ebenezer Scrooge greets each Christmas with Bah! Humbug! until he is visited one Christmas Eve by the...
On a bare stage, a storyteller emerges from the back of the theatre to re-tell The Iliad, one of the oldest stories in Western civilization....
McGuire Proscenium Stage: - Louis Jenkins, Mark Rylance; dir: Mark Rylance, Claire Van Kampen....
Wurtele Thrust Stage: - William Shakespeare; dir: Edward Hall....
Dowling Studio: - R.A. Shiomi; dir: Rick Shiomi....
Dowling Studio: - Tracey Scott Wilson; dir: Marion McClinton....
Dowling Studio: - William Shakespeare; dir: Dan Rothenberg....
Family ties – whether they come from a real family or a family of choice – are at the heart of Anytown, a unique collaboration...
The year is 1953 in the Harlem apartment of Negro writer Langston Hughes. Unable to sleep he gets up and begins to write a poem,...
A fictional account of the demons and dilemmas faced by Langston Hughes while attempting to write a poem on the eve of his appearance before...
Judy Collins has thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of interpretative folksongs and contemporary themes in a career has spans more than 50 years....
To come to my house, to call for what he likes, to turn me out of my own chair, to insult the family, to order...
I in earth, in heaven, or in hell? Sleeping or waking? mad or well advised? Known unto these, and to myself disguised! Two sets of...
How had a 22-year-old pretentious layabout made a discovery that would elude every other cinematic pioneer for years to come? In a remote village in...
In Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, Mike shares a lifetime of romantic blunders and miscues that most adults would spend a lifetime trying to forget....
Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter/guitarist Keb Mo returns with a new album The Reflection. The highly-anticipated collection is his first studio release since his 2006 album, Suitcase,...
Moscow, 1938. A dangerous place to have a sense of humour; even more so a sense of freedom. Mikhail Bulgakov, living among dissidents, stalked by...
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