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by Jared Fessler - April 02, 2026
Doing 90 Down Memory Lane at the Brave New Workshop is a laugh-out-loud comedy that feels like a fast-moving road trip through some of the company’s best sketches from the past few years. Framed as a springtime detour through Minnesota road closures, the show is a perfect mix of nostalgia and fres...
by Jared Fessler - April 01, 2026
What did our critic think of BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - LAND OF HOPES AND DREAMS TOUR at Target Center Minneapolis? Bruce Springsteen didn’t just play a show at Target Center on March 31—he turned the whole night into something that felt bigger than a concert....
by Jared Fessler - March 26, 2026
What did our critic think of MARGARET CHO THE CHOLIGARCHY TOUR at The Fillmore Minneapolis?...
by Jared Fessler - March 25, 2026
On March 24, 2026, Bob Dylan rolled into the Mayo Civic Center Arena in Rochester, Minnesota and did what he’s been doing for years now—completely sidestepping expectations....
by Jared Fessler - March 24, 2026
Morgan James turned the Dakota into something way more intimate than your typical concert. It felt less like a formal show and more like you were sitting in on something personal—just her, the band, and a room that got quieter the longer she sang....
by Jared Fessler - March 23, 2026
What did our critic think of THE NEW EDITION WAY TOUR 2026 at Target Center Minneapolis?...
by Jared Fessler - March 21, 2026
What did our critic think of DAUGHTRY at Treasure Island Resort And Casino?...
by Jared Fessler - March 21, 2026
What did our critic think of THE WELKIN at Gremlin Theatre?...
by Jared Fessler - March 18, 2026
What did our critic think of THE BAKERY TOUR - CUPCAKE at Varsity Theatre Minneapolis?...
by Jared Fessler - March 18, 2026
I had the chance to see the national tour of Mrs. Doubtfire while it was at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts this week, and it ended up being a really fun night at the theater. The musical is based on the well-known 1993 film starring Robin Williams, and it follows the same story about...
Past Shows
Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 2017-18 Ruth Easton New Play Series. the bandaged place by Harrison David Rivers...
Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 2017-18 Ruth Easton New Play Series. Tiny Houses by Stefanie Zadravec March 5...
Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 2017-18 Ruth Easton New Play Series. Three Quarter Inches of Sky by Sherry...
Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 2017-18 Ruth Easton New Play Series. How The Ghost Of You Clings, The...
Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 2017-18 Ruth Easton New Play Series. The Overcoat: a musical for non musical...
Join the Playwrights' Center for our annual PlayLabs Playwriting Fellows Showcase. Sunday, October 29, 2017 at noon. Scenes from new work by: Benjamin Benne, Mia...
Join the Playwrights’ Center for a free staged reading, part of the 2017 PlayLabs new play festival. Henry has become the janitor at his kids’...
Ella gathers her family together for the holidays to have the delicate conversation surrounding her end-of-life plans. But the emotionally strenuous conversation does not go...
Olive Chung comes to the Twin Cities to work on a new play and reconnects with her grad school friend Liz Manuel after being out...
It’s 1997, the cusp of a new century – change is in the air. Nathaniel is a young, lonely, gay man, who grew up on...
Join the Playwrights' Center for a free staged reading, part of the 32nd annual PlayLabs new play festival. SMALL TOWN VALUES by Kathryn Walat Monday,...
Four years ago, Bryan skipped town, leaving his girlfriend to run a failing truckers' newspaper. Now he’s come back to discover everything has changed. Except...
Play ball! Lauren makes a rare trip home to Chicago to take her ailing mother to the biggest Cubs game of the year, Game 6...
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