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Review: SIX THE MUSICAL at Ordway Center For The Performing Arts

Review: SIX THE MUSICAL at Ordway Center For The Performing Arts

by Jared Fessler · June 18, 2026

The hit musical has arrived at the Ordway in Saint Paul through June 28, and from the moment the queens step onstage, the show feels more like a pop concert than a traditional musical. The audience was clapping, laughing, and cheering throughout the performance, and by the end many people were on th…

Review: MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at MODERN REP

Review: MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at MODERN REP

by Jared Fessler · June 9, 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.…

Review: MY ÁNTONIA at Theater Latté Da

Review: MY ÁNTONIA at Theater Latté Da

by Joe Sarafolean · June 8, 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.…

Review: PERFECT ARRANGEMENT at Walking Shadow Theatre

Review: PERFECT ARRANGEMENT at Walking Shadow Theatre

by Jared Fessler · June 8, 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.…

Review: HOME, I'M DARLING at Lyric Arts

Review: HOME, I'M DARLING at Lyric Arts

by Jared Fessler · June 5, 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…

Past Shows

Ghost Quartet

Ghost Quartet

Aug 21 – Aug 23, 2025

Theatre Elision returns with Ghost Quartet for its seventh year!  Ghost Quartet is a song cycle about love, death and whiskey from Dave Malloy, the...

Penelope

Penelope

Jun 20 – Jun 28, 2025

Many of us are familiar with The Odyssey, the epic poem composed around the 8th century BC and telling the story of  Odysseus as he...

Theatre Elision presents: HUNDRED DAYS

Theatre Elision presents: HUNDRED DAYS

Mar 6 – Mar 22, 2025

“Hundred Days” is an exhilarating and heartrending true story about embracing uncertainty, taking a leap, and loving as if you only had 100 days to...

Ghost Quartet

Ghost Quartet

Oct 10 – Oct 20, 2024

Welcome to Theatre Elision’s sixth year presenting Ghost Quartet, a Twin Cities spooky tradition!  Ghost Quartet is a song cycle about love, death and whiskey...

Penelope

Penelope

Jul 12 – Aug 17, 2024

We've all heard the tale of Odysseus and his many adventures as he returns home from the Trojan War. But what about his wife back...

IN THE GREEN

IN THE GREEN

Feb 22 – Mar 9, 2024

As a young girl, medieval saint, healer, visionary, exorcist, and composer Hildegard von Bingen was locked in a cloister’s cell after demonstrating a preternatural sensitivity...

Dave Malloy's Ghost Quartet

Dave Malloy's Ghost Quartet

Oct 19 – Oct 28, 2023

Ghost Quartet is a song cycle about love, death and whiskey from Dave Malloy, the Tony-nominated creator of the Broadway hit “Natasha, Pierre and the...

Ruthless!

Ruthless!

Jul 20 – Jul 30, 2023

Theatre Elision presents: Ruthless!  Music by Marvin Laird ~ Book and Lyrics by Joel Paley"Ruthless" is a hilarious musical that has been an off-broadway smash...

Dave Malloy's Ghost Quartet

Dave Malloy's Ghost Quartet

Sep 28 – Oct 8, 2022

Ghost Quartet is a song cycle about love, death and whiskey from Dave Malloy, the Tony-nominated creator of the Broadway hit Natasha, Pierre and the...

Flight of Short Musicals

Flight of Short Musicals

Jun 9 – Jun 11, 2022

Join us for our short musicals festival. Well present a new line-up of short musicals and plays with music! With humor and heart, we'll explore...

Islander

Islander

Jul 15 – Jul 31, 2021

Theatre Elision is thrilled to return in July with the U.S. premiere of the new musical, Islander!Conceived by Amy Draper, with Music and Lyrics by...

First Lady Suite

First Lady Suite

Mar 19 – Mar 29, 2020

Words and Music by Michael John LaChiusa First Lady Suite is an enthralling look into the lives of some of historys most neglected figures, the...

A Flight of Short Musicals

A Flight of Short Musicals

Jan 23 – Jan 25, 2020

Join us for one weekend in January for our short musicals festival. Well present a flight of a half dozen 10 to 20-minute musicals, with...

Sea Cabinet

Sea Cabinet

May 9 – Apr 5, 2018

Sea Cabinet is a song cycle of linked songs about memory, obsession, love and the sea.  A woman walks the beach alone, obsessively collecting every...

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