Upcoming Shows
Based on Lionsgate's beloved film, the story that awakened a generation is back in a new stage production. Dirty Dancing: The Musical is the feel-good...
Based on the beloved 1988 MGM rom-com that launched the career of Julia Roberts, Mystic Pizza is a new musical about three working-class girls who...
There's trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willson's six-timeTony Award-winning musical comedy The Music...
Oh, Mary! is a dark comedy about a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism,...
Fabulously fun and internationally award-winning Legally Blonde: The Musical is the ultimate Broadway tribute to girl power! The story follows the transformation of Elle Woods...
Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage. Pouring her heart into her...
by Jared Fessler - June 11, 2026
What did our critic think of MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT at Ordway?...
by Jared Fessler - June 09, 2026
What did our critic think of NOBODY'S PERFECT at Daytrippers Dinner Theatre?...
by Jared Fessler - June 09, 2026
The Modern Rep’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a fresh, high-energy take on Shakespeare that feels lively from the moment you walk in. Cast members greeting the audience with popcorn and water immediately set a relaxed, playful tone that carries through the night....
by Jared Fessler - June 08, 2026
What did our critic think of IT WASN'T MURDER? - AN ORIGINAL COMEDY MYSTERY at Plymouth Playhouse?...
by Joe Sarafolean - June 08, 2026
Theater Latté Da is once again proving that they are one of the best theaters in the Twin Cities for presenting newly commissioned art and their newest world premiere, based on Willa Cather’s beloved novel, My Ántonia is one of the strongest to debut in years....
by Jared Fessler - June 08, 2026
Running now through June 21, 2026, at the Crane Theater, Walking Shadow Theatre Company’s production of Perfect Arrangement finds an effective balance between comedy and drama, using laughter to draw audiences into a story with surprisingly high stakes....
by Jared Fessler - June 07, 2026
What did our critic think of OPERA UNDER THE STARS at Waterworks Pavilion?...
by Jared Fessler - June 05, 2026
At first glance, Home, I'm Darling looks like a light comedy wrapped in vintage charm. The dresses are immaculate, the kitchen gleams, and Judy seems perfectly content playing the role of a 1950s housewife. But Laura Wade's Olivier Award-winning play quickly reveals itself to be about much more than...
by Jared Fessler - June 03, 2026
What did our critic think of THE GREAT GATSBY at Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis?...
by Jared Fessler - May 28, 2026
Performed inside the Searle Mansion, this production turns the audience into part of the experience. During the second act, everyone splits into smaller groups and moves room to room throughout the house while different scenes happen at the same time. It feels less like watching a play and more like...
Past Shows
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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 hitsincluding Hot Stuff, She Works...
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...
Videos
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Footloose: The Musical Open Door Community Theatre (6/20-6/28) |
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Lucas Zelnick Pantages Theatre (10/23-10/23) |
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Eelpout Commonweal Theatre Company (9/12-11/01) |
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Complexions Contemporary Ballet Northrop (3/20-3/21) |
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Off Book Dudley Riggs Theatre First Floor (7/10-7/11) |
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Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock LIVE State Theatre (9/20-9/20) |
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The Who's Tommy Orpheum Theatre (3/30-4/04) |
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Dirty Dancing: The Musical Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (8/12-9/06) |
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Encore Gala With Complexions Contemporary Ballet Northrop (3/20-3/20) |
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“Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione” (Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons”) The Walker Art Center (4/16-4/17) |
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