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CHART TOPPERS & SHOW STOPPERS President’s Day Ticket Discount Announced At Lakeshore Players Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 17, 2026

Lakeshore Players Theatre will present CHART TOPPERS & SHOW STOPPERS in White Bear Lake. The Broadway jukebox concert will feature a cast of local performers and a live band.

Photos: ROLLICKING! A WINTER CARNIVAL MUSICAL At History Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 26, 2025

Rollicking! A Winter Carnival Musical is being presented at History Theatre. Discover the strange, wonderful heart of a tradition built on resilience, imagination, and the enduring spirit of their snowy state.

World Premiere of ROLLICKING! A WINTER CARNIVAL MUSICAL to Open November 22
by Gillian Blum - Oct 25, 2025

Rehearsals are in full swing for Rollicking! A Winter Carnival Musical, with this world premiere musical opening at the History Theatre on November 22, and running through December 21.

History Theatre Reveals Lineup For Fall 2025 RAW STAGES NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 13, 2025

History Theatre will present its Fall 2025 Raw Stages: New Works Festival from October 16–19, 2025, featuring six new staged readings, a salon conversation, and a festival celebration at its St. Paul home. Tickets are on sale now.

Lineup Set for History Theatre's Raw Stages Workshops
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 17, 2024

History Theatre in Saint Paul revealed the lineup for its Fall Raw Stages Festival, featuring four staged readings, two salons, and a festival celebration. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Photos: First Look At the World Premiere Of THE DEFEAT OF JESSE JAMES At History Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 1, 2023

Get a first look at photos of THE DEFEAT OF JESSE JAMES At History Theatre.

THE DEFEAT OF JESSE JAMES to be Presented at History Theatre This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2023

History Theatre will present the world premiere of The Defeat of Jesse James book by Jeffrey Hatcher and music and lyrics by Chan Poling.

GLENSHEEN Returns To History Theatre For Limited Run In July!
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 10, 2023

History Theatre has announced that Glensheen will return for performances beginning July 8, 2023.

GLENSHEEN Opens Tonight At The NorShor Theatre!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 4, 2022

Duluth Playhouse is excited for the opening night of the History Theatre's award winning musical, Glensheen at the NorShor Theatre, running for two weekends, June 3 - 12, 2022.

GLENSHEEN: THE MUSICAL Announced On The NorShor Theatre Stage June 3-12
by A.A. Cristi - May 12, 2022

Duluth Playhouse will host as the History Theatre presents the award winning musical, Glensheen at the NorShor Theatre, running June 3 - 12, 2022.

A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CAROL Will Broadcast on Audio Stages on Christmas
by Stephi Wild - Dec 20, 2021

It's become an annual holiday tradition, A Country Christmas Carol 'On Air,' The Musical, hosted by Hal Linden, narrated by Terrance Mann, on Audio Stages, WBAI 99.5 FM 8 pm, December 25, 2021. 

BWW Interview: A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CAROL, ON AIR at Audio Stages
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - Dec 19, 2020

James A. Rocco (Minneapolis/St. Paul based producer, director, writer and performer) and Jayme McDaniel believe #NothingCanStopLiveTheatre, not even a pandemic. Reviving a project that works well as audio, A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CAROL, ON AIR, comes to Audio Stages tonight, Dec. 19; star-studded cast album drops Monday, Dec. 21

BWW Exclusive: Listen to a Track from A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 16, 2020

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, A Country Christmas Carol “On Air,” The Musical will premiere on Audio Stages, WBAI 99.5 FM on December 19, 2020, at 7pm. Just two days before the release of the show’s Studio Cast Album. Below, check out an exclusive first listen of 'Count to Ten Bobbie Jo' from the new album!

A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CAROL Premieres Dec. 19 on WBAI 99.5 FM
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Dec 14, 2020

A Country Christmas Carol “On Air,” The Musical will premiere on Audio Stages, WBAI 99.5 FM on December 19, 2020, at 7pm. Just two days before the release of the show’s Studio Cast Album.

HOLD YOUR HAND TWIN CITIES by James A. Rocco
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - May 8, 2020

Minneapolis and Saint Paul theatre artists joined James A. Rocco to create HOLD YOUR HAND TWIN CITIES, proving #NothingCanStopLiveTheatre

Open Window Theatre Launches 2020 Redemption Season 
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2020

After a 3-year hiatus, Open Window Theatre is launching its 2020 Season in a brand new space with U.S. and regional premieres and a monthly cultural series. It is rare for a theatre to shut down and then return with a larger space, an expanded staff, and more ambitious artistic programming, but Open Window Theatre's loyal audience raised $250,000 to re-launch, leasing a 9,600-square-foot space (30% larger than its previous home) and building a brand-new 170-seat black box theatre in the Salem Square Center. Open Window also hired its first full-time managing director, Cole Matson, Ph.D., and brought its box office manager back on board. a?oeThe journey has been painful but purifying,a?? says founder and Executive-Artistic Director, Jeremy Stanbary. 

Open Window Theatre Launches 2020 Redemption Season
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2020

After a 3-year hiatus, Open Window Theatre is launching its 2020 Season in a brand-new space with U.S. and regional premieres and a monthly cultural series. It is rare for a theatre to shut down and then return with a larger space, an expanded staff, and more ambitious artistic programming, but Open Window Theatre's loyal audience raised $250,000 to re-launch, leasing a 9,600-square-foot space (30% larger than its previous home) and building a brand-new 170-seat black box theatre in the Salem Square Center. Open Window also hired its first full-time managing director, Cole Matson, Ph.D., and brought its box office manager back on board. 'The journey has been painful but purifying,' says founder and Executive-Artistic Director, Jeremy Stanbary.

Park Square Does The Time Warp With ROCKY HORROR
by Julie Musbach - Aug 5, 2019

Park Square Theatre opens its Proscenium Stage Season with the Tony Award-nominated campy rock musical THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW by Richard O'Brien (Sept 27 a?" Nov 2, 2019), directed by Ilana Ransom Toeplitz. a?oeI really want to rock the house and upend the way that people think of Park Square,a?? says Flordelino Lagundino, Park Square's Artistic Director.

BWW Review: Heightened Silliness Meets Speculative History: LORD GORDON GORDON at History Theatre
by Karen Bovard - May 16, 2018

The History Theatre is having fun this month, with a world premiere by the popular writing duo known as 'Hatchling': Jeffrey Hatcher (book) and Chan Poling (music and lyrics). LORD GORDON GORDON is a romp of a musical in the tradition of con man stories like THE MUSIC MAN. It's based on little known true events in Minnesota and New York in the 1870s-events that eventually led to the fleecing of a bunch of investors (including the wealthy robber baron Jay Gould) and a Minnesota militia marching on Canada.

Photo Flash: Leapin' Lizards! ANNIE Returns to the Ordway for the Holidays
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 11, 2017

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts presents one of the best-loved musicals of all time, Annie, directed by the Twin Cities' own Austene Van. Full of holiday spirit and family fun, this new Ordway Original production will be on stage December 7-31.