Ordway News

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

The John W. Engeman Theater announces the cast and creative team of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL. Performances begin on Thursday, March 16, 2023, and run through Sunday, April 30, 2023. 

Special Offer: My Fair Lady is coming to Saint Paul

Our Song, Our Story is an evening of music highlighting some of the world's most well-known operatic arias, art songs, and spirituals. The concert brought together two of today's most exciting operatic voices in a diverse and powerful event featuring Janinah Burnett and Justin Austin, accompanied by Damien Sneed on piano and the Griot String Quartet; Dr. Amyr Joyner on violin, Justus Ross on violin, Edward W. Hardy (The Woodsman) on viola, and Boubacar Diallo on cello. See photos here!

Porchlight Music Theatre has announced the Chicago Sings Broadway Pop cast and that Rick Boynton of Chicago Shakespeare Theater is the 2023 Guy Adkins Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Music Theatre in Chicago recipient.

Shucked officially began on Broadway on March 8, 2023 and opened at the Nederlander Theatre on Tuesday, April 4. Meet the cast of Shucked here!

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts Theatre Company has announced the full casting and creative teams for the world premiere production of the compelling musical The Color Purple and audience favorite The 39 Steps.

Theater Latté Da has announced that tickets for Hello, Dolly!: Sunday Clothes, A Conversation + Fashion Show with Twin Cities Theater, Business, & Fashion Creatives are now on sale at the Ritz Theater, 345 13th Avenue NE in Minneapolis.

Stages Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, JR. A journey of love and life, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, JR. tells the story of Ti Moune, a young girl with a big heart.

Special Offer: Coming in ONE WEEK: A Soldier’s Play

Top stories include casting for the Ragtime reunion concert, an all new production of Peter Pan which will embark on tour next year, and more! Plus, the design team has been announced for the Broadway-bound production of The Wiz!

An all-new production of the timeless Tony Award-winning Broadway classic, PETER PAN will embark on tour in 2024! The new production will premiere at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Saint Paul, MN this December.

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York's leading cultural venues, presents Bach Collegium Japan & Roderick Williams, baritone, on February 12, 2023 at 3pm ET at the Kaufmann Concert Hall.

Complete casting has been announced as rehearsals commence for Shucked, the new Broadway musical comedy. Check out all of the bios, ticket information and more.

Jonathan Biss returns to the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for three performances on February 10-12, playing the U.S. premiere of Brett Dean's Piano Concerto Gneixendorfer Musik – Eine Winterreise (Gneixendorf Music–A Winter's Journey) under conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong.

Collide Theatrical Dance Company will present its first original musical, SKOL!  March 23-April 9, 2023 at The Southern Theater.

Grounded in the joy of old Hollywood and Broadway Jazz, join us for this dance series for local professionals and potential aspiring professionals that explores fun footwork and dynamic choreography!

Michael Buchanan and Todd Buonopane opened SONGS THAT MADE US GAY to an at-capacity room at The Green Room 42, so an encore performance was pretty much essential. Now it's a reality.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announced the cast for the D.C. premiere of Ride the Cyclone. Arena Stage’s Kreeger Theater will be transformed into somewhere between earth and—well, not earth—when Ride the Cyclone plays from January 13 – February 19, 2023.

Brett Dean's Piano Concerto travels to Minnesota on February 10-12 for its US premiere with pianist Jonathan Biss, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong.