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As You Like It

As You Like It

Oct 29 – Nov 1, 2026

by William Shakespeare Directed by Caitlin Lowans Music by Joni Griffith Featuring Katie Bradley , Dustin Bronson , Isa Condo-Olvera , Darius Dotch , Bill McCallum , Nubia Monks , and Greg Watanabe with understudies Rayyan Khan and Laila Sahir Stage Manager Matthew Meeks...

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Review: DOJA CAT  - TOUR MA VIE WORLD TOUR at Target Center

Review: DOJA CAT - TOUR MA VIE WORLD TOUR at Target Center

by Jared Fessler · October 5, 2026

The Minneapolis stop of her Tour Ma Vie World Tour brought a crowd that was there to dance, sing and see what Doja would come up with next. The show moved comfortably between pop, R&B, funk and hip-hop, with plenty of humor mixed into the performance.…

Review: SYNDEE WINTERS: THE MAKINGS OF A LADY at The O'Shaughnessy

Review: SYNDEE WINTERS: THE MAKINGS OF A LADY at The O'Shaughnessy

by Jared Fessler · October 3, 2026

What did our critic think of SYNDEE WINTERS: THE MAKINGS OF A LADY at The O'Shaughnessy? Joined by Mr. Chair featuring Greg Ward, Winters performed a wide-ranging set that traveled from Golden Age standards and songs made famous by the late, great Lena Horne to ’90s pop and R&B and some of Broadwa…

Review: WIFE OF A SALESMAN at Gremlin Theatre

Review: WIFE OF A SALESMAN at Gremlin Theatre

by Jared Fessler · October 1, 2026

It’s always interesting when a new play takes a familiar story and looks at it from a completely different angle. That’s what Eleanor Burgess does with Wife of a Salesman, now being presented by Girl Friday Productions at Gremlin Theatre.…

Review: BRYSON TILLER PRESENTS: THE NEO TRAPSOUL TOUR at Mystic Lake Amphitheatre

Review: BRYSON TILLER PRESENTS: THE NEO TRAPSOUL TOUR at Mystic Lake Amphitheatre

by Jared Fessler · October 1, 2026

Bryson Tiller brought Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour to Shakopee, celebrating 10 years of Trapsoul. If you were listening to Tiller when the album came out, it probably doesn't feel like it was that long ago. But standing in a crowd of people singing along to those songs, it was hard …

Review: THE GREAT GATSBY at Theatre In The Round

Review: THE GREAT GATSBY at Theatre In The Round

by Jared Fessler · September 29, 2026

There’s a reason The Great Gatsby keeps finding its way back onto American stages. The story may take place in the 1920s, but its characters are still dealing with things that haven't gone away: money, social status, jealousy and obsession.…

Review: A CHORUS LINE at Duluth Playhouse

Review: A CHORUS LINE at Duluth Playhouse

by Jared Fessler · September 25, 2026

Set during an audition for a Broadway musical, the show follows a group of dancers competing for a limited number of spots. As the audition continues, the performers are asked to talk about their lives, their experiences and what brought them to the stage. What could easily be a story simply about g…

Past Shows

21 total · showing 11–20

PlayLabs: Playwriting Fellows Showcase

PlayLabs: Playwriting Fellows Showcase

Oct 23

PLAYWRITING FELLOWS SHOWCASE October 23, 12 p.m. Scenes from new work by: Jerome Fellows Katie Bender, Emily Feldman, Jessica Huang, and Kristin Idaszak; Many Voices Fellows Benjamin Benne and Marisa Carr; McKnight Fellows in Playwriting Andrew Rosendorf and Rhiana Yazzie; and...

PlayLabs reading: THE REMAINS by Ken Urban

PlayLabs reading: THE REMAINS by Ken Urban

Oct 17 – Oct 22, 2016

Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 33rd annual PlayLabs new play festival. THE REMAINS by Ken Urban Monday, October 17 and Saturday, October 22 at 7 p.m. Married for a decade, Kevin and Theo are the ideal couple in the eyes of their families. But...

PlayLabs reading: WE, THE INVISIBLES by Susan Soon He Stanton

PlayLabs reading: WE, THE INVISIBLES by Susan Soon He Stanton

Oct 19 – Oct 22, 2016

Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 33rd annual PlayLabs new play festival. WE, THE INVISIBLES by Susan Soon He Stanton Wednesday, October 19 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, October 22 at 1 p.m. In 2011, the director of the International Monetary Fund was...

PlayLabs reading: WEST OF CENTRAL by Christina Ham

PlayLabs reading: WEST OF CENTRAL by Christina Ham

Oct 18 – Oct 21, 2016

Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 33rd annual PlayLabs new play festival. WEST OF CENTRAL by Christina Ham Tuesday, October 18 and Friday, October 21 at 7 p.m. The year is 1966 and the remnants of the Watts Riots are still smoldering against the...

Ruth Easton New Play Series: A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK by Ken Urban

Ruth Easton New Play Series: A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK by Ken Urban

Apr 4 – Apr 5, 2016

Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 2015-16 Ruth Easton New Play Series. https://pwcenter.org/ruth-easton-series A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK by Ken Urban April 4 & 5, 2016 at 7 p.m. On his way home after a year in East Africa, a young aid worker goes...

Ruth Easton New Play Series: CALIFORNIA LOVE by Alice Tuan

Ruth Easton New Play Series: CALIFORNIA LOVE by Alice Tuan

Mar 7 – Mar 8, 2016

Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 2015-16 Ruth Easton New Play Series. https://pwcenter.org/ruth-easton-series CALIFORNIA LOVE by Alice Tuan March 7 & 8, 2016 at 7 p.m. The ocean, its rhythm, its sound and light, a refuge away from land and its...

Ruth Easton New Play Series: ENCYCLOPEDIA by Rachel Jendrzejewski

Ruth Easton New Play Series: ENCYCLOPEDIA by Rachel Jendrzejewski

Jan 11 – Jan 12, 2016

Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 2015-16 Ruth Easton New Play Series. https://pwcenter.org/ruth-easton-series ENCYCLOPEDIA by Rachel Jendrzejewski January 11 & 12, 2016 at 7 p.m. A new moon rises over a remote farm. Dal spirals, mourns, and...

Ruth Easton New Play Series: SCIENTIFIC METHOD by Jenny Connell Davis

Ruth Easton New Play Series: SCIENTIFIC METHOD by Jenny Connell Davis

Dec 7 – Dec 8, 2015

Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 2015-16 Ruth Easton New Play Series. https://pwcenter.org/ruth-easton-series SCIENTIFIC METHOD by Jenny Connell Davis December 7 & 8, 2015 at 7 p.m. Amy’s on the cutting edge of cancer research…and the edge of a...

Playwriting Fellows Showcase

Playwriting Fellows Showcase

Oct 18

PLAYWRITING FELLOWS SHOWCASE October 18, 12 p.m. Scenes from new work by: Jerome Fellows Ryan Campbell, Kristin Idaszak, Andrew Rosendorf, and Keliher Walsh; Many Voices Fellows Cristina Castro and James Anthony Tyler; McKnight Fellows in Playwriting Carson Kreitzer and Harrison...

PlayLabs reading: HALFTIME WITH DON by Ken Weitzman

PlayLabs reading: HALFTIME WITH DON by Ken Weitzman

Oct 13 – Oct 17, 2015

Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 32nd annual PlayLabs new play festival. HALFTIME WITH DON by Ken Weitzman Tuesday, October 13 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, October 17 at 1 p.m. Retired NFL player Don Devers (played by The Wire’s Brian Anthony...

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The Madness of Lady Bright in Minneapolis / St. Paul The Madness of Lady Bright
The Phoenix Theater (10/16-10/25)
Hollywood; Lights, Camera Dance in Minneapolis / St. Paul Hollywood; Lights, Camera Dance
Collide Theatrical Dance Company (10/15-10/25) VIDEOS
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo in Minneapolis / St. Paul Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Northrop (2/11-2/11)
Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom in Minneapolis / St. Paul Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom
Duluth Playhouse at the NorShor Theatre (10/22-11/08)
Kathy Mattea in Minneapolis / St. Paul Kathy Mattea
Pantages (2/20-2/20)
Nutcracker in Wonderland in Minneapolis / St. Paul Nutcracker in Wonderland
Ted Mann Concert Hall (12/18-12/20)
Cirque Dreams Holidaze in Minneapolis / St. Paul Cirque Dreams Holidaze
Orpheum Theatre (12/22-12/24)
“Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione” (Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons”)  in Minneapolis / St. Paul “Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione” (Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons”)
The Walker Art Center (4/16-4/17)
As You Like It in Minneapolis / St. Paul As You Like It
825 Arts (11/05-11/08)
Sabrina Cast Reunion 30 Year Anniversary Live! in Minneapolis / St. Paul Sabrina Cast Reunion 30 Year Anniversary Live!
Pantages (11/08-11/08)