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Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to Saint Paul in this internationally acclaimed hit musical critics call “wonderful, heart-warming, and laugh-out-loud funny” (Manchester Evening News)...
The stage is set for Ballet Co.Laboratory's Freddie: Break Free—a groundbreaking ballet that explores the life of rock 'n' roll's most iconic showman, Freddie Mercury. Featuring live...
The show that set Broadway back 1,000 years... returns!Peter Marks of The Washington Post exclaims, "It's UNFAIR to make me laugh this much! Spamalot is...
From Tudor Queens to pop icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a...
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?...
by Jared Fessler - February 20, 2026
On February 19, Conan Gray hit the Target Center in Minneapolis for the Wishbone World Tour, and honestly, it felt like we were all just hanging out in his world for a few hours. From the very first note of “My World,” the energy in the arena was insane. Everyone knew every word, screaming along...
Past Shows
A new musical about growing up and growing old (in no particular order), Kimberly Akimbo is the winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical....
"Romantic, life-affirming, and ingeniously adapted." — USA TodayBased on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, The Notebook tells the story of Allie and...
A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, The Addams Family is the magnificently macabre hit musical featuring everyone’s favorite creepy, kooky characters....
Direct from Broadway, Mean Girls is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), composer Jeff Richmond...
Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post, Dear Evan Hansen is the first contemporary musical about connection...
Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post, Dear Evan Hansen is the first contemporary musical about connection...
Broadway’s Come From Away is a Best Musical winner all across North America, and it's back at the Ordway by popular demand! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you...
Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying, smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the...
History is about to get over-throne...again! SIX, the new musical, is the crowning glory of Broadway and the global sensation everyone’s losing their head over....
Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America!This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the...
Her voice. His vision. Their story. ON YOUR FEET! is the inspiring true story about heart, heritage and two people who believed in their talent—and each...
“If life were everything it should be, it would be more like HAIRSPRAY. It’s irresistible!” – The New York TimesYou Can’t Stop the Beat! HAIRSPRAY,...
This high-flying musical has been delighting audiences of all ages for close to 70 years and is now being brought back to life in a...
Patti LuPone indelibly interprets classic Broadway show tunes, featuring music by the likes of Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Jule Styne, Stephen Schwartz, Charles Strouse, Leonard...
Be our guest for the season finale of Broadway @ the Ordway and see Lincoln Center Theaters new production of My Fair Lady, featuring classic...
Belle, a bright, beautiful, and independent young woman, is taken prisoner in a castle by a beast an unfortunate young prince trapped in an evil...
History is about to get over-throne...again! SIX, the new musical, is the crowning glory of Broadway and the global sensation everyones losing their head over....
Featuring music from pop singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, Waitress is the story of a hardworking woman facing a life crisis who finds her only solace in...
Based on the Oscar-winning film, An Officer and a Gentleman is the timeless love story that celebrates triumph over adversity. The new musical features an...
This uplifting new musical stage adaptation of the beloved Oscar-winning film is overflowing with 1980s hits, including Owner of a Lonely Heart, Something to Talk...
Donna Summer became an icon by breaking through barriers and risking it all. Featuring more than 20 of her greatest hits including Hot Stuff, She...
Donna Summer became an icon by breaking through barriers and risking it all. Featuring more than 20 of her greatest hitsincluding Hot Stuff, She Works...
A sweeping romance that lifts you up where you belong!Based on the Oscar-winning film, An Officer and a Gentleman is the timeless love story that...
SIX writing partners (and self-proclaimed queens themselves) Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss always knew they wanted to create a male-free musical. Their studies at Oxford,...
Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert, Courtney Mack and Mallory Maedke are reliable, always ready and unshakeable. What else would you expect from unbeatable Midwesterners? You know what...
Anna Uzele knows, sometimes things get turned upside down. In 2018 when she was in New York City on a school trip, she auditioned for...
Dick Scanlan knows a thing or two about making a Broadway musical, with a particular knack for adapting beloved movies for the stage. This includes...
There's n-n-n-n-n-n-no way you should miss Adrianna Hicks. New York magazine critics awarded her the diva worship triple crown: A combination of J.Lo, Jennifer Hudson...
Abby Mueller and Christine Sherrill make each other laugh. While doing a musical together in Chicago they discovered they had the same sense of humor...
Join this free virtual conversation from the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts' Meet the Artists series! Samantha Pauly possesses a beguiling blend of butter-wouldn't-melt...
Join us for this free virtual conversation from the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts' Meet the Artists series! The musical Waitress, with songs from...
Donna and the Dynamos Reunion PartyMamma Mia! cast members reunite in a conversation with Christine Sherrill, Ann Michels, and Erin Schwab, who played Donna and...
"Super talented company... Get your tickets before they're gone!" CHERRY AND SPOONTwin Cities-based artists Reese Britts, Rajan Katurah, Ruthanne Heyward, Ben Bakken, and Ordway Resident...
Scratching the Surface: a conversation with Jared GrimesTune in for a conversation with Jared Grimes, choreographer of the 2019 Ordway Original 42nd Street, cast member...
Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. All this time, theyve been just one word in a stupid rhymeso they picked up a pen and a...
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