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BUILT: 1921
DEMOLISHED: 1962
SEATING CAPACITY: 1700
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Shows at the New Century Theatre
DATES PRODUCTION 2/18/1954 - 3/21/1954 The Azuma Kabuki Dancers and Musicians (1954) 10/30/1953 - 10/31/1953 Sherlock Holmes (1953) 9/8/1953 - 9/12/1953 Carnival in Flanders (1953) 9/8/1953 - 9/12/1953 Carnival in Flanders (1953) 2/14/1953 - 4/11/1953 John Brown's Body (1953) 1/12/1953 - 1/24/1953 Jose Greco (1953) 12/8/1952 - 1/3/1953 Slavenska-Franklin Co. (1952) 10/14/1952 - 10/18/1952 Buttrio Square (1952) 10/14/1952 - 10/18/1952 Buttrio Square (1952) 2/13/1952 - 4/26/1952 Venus Observed (1952) 1/7/1952 - 2/2/1952 Saint Joan (1951) 11/29/1951 - 12/31/1951 Don Juan in Hell (1951) 10/29/1951 - 11/24/1951 Jose Greco Ballet (1951) 12/21/1950 - 5/5/1951 Out of this World (1950) 10/30/1950 - 11/25/1950 The Grand Ballet (1950) 12/30/1948 - 7/28/1950 Kiss Me, Kate (1948) 9/16/1948 - 9/25/1948 Heaven on Earth (1948) 9/16/1948 - 9/25/1948 Heaven on Earth (1948) 4/30/1948 - 8/21/1948 Inside U.S.A. (1948) 2/9/1948 - 3/20/1948 Patience (1948) 2/2/1948 - 3/27/1948 The Yeomen of the Guard (1948) 1/26/1948 - 3/6/1948 The Gondoliers (1948) 1/12/1948 - 4/3/1948 Iolanthe (1948) 1/5/1948 - 3/13/1948 The Pirates of Penzance (1948) 12/29/1947 - 4/24/1948 The Mikado (1947) 10/9/1947 - 12/20/1947 High Button Shoes (1947) 6/2/1947 - 6/4/1947 Louisiana Lady (1947) 6/2/1947 - 6/4/1947 Louisiana Lady (1947) 3/12/1947 - 5/10/1947 The Chocolate Soldier (1947) 3/12/1947 - 5/10/1947 The Chocolate Soldier (1947) 2/26/1947 - 3/7/1947 Hamlet (1947) 2/24/1947 - 3/6/1947 Volpone (1947) 2/22/1947 - 3/6/1947 The Merchant of Venice (1947) 2/20/1947 - 3/8/1947 As You Like It (1947) 2/18/1947 - 3/8/1947 King Lear (1947) 12/26/1946 - 2/15/1947 Toplitzky of Notre Dame (1946) 12/26/1946 - 2/15/1947 Toplitzky of Notre Dame (1946) 12/5/1946 - 12/21/1946 If the Shoe Fits (1946) 12/5/1946 - 12/21/1946 If the Shoe Fits (1946) 9/17/1946 - 11/23/1946 Gypsy Lady (1946) 9/17/1946 - 11/23/1946 Gypsy Lady (1946) 5/20/1946 - 6/22/1946 Oedipus Rex (1946) 5/20/1946 - 6/22/1946 The Critic (1946) 5/13/1946 - 6/22/1946 Uncle Vanya (1946) 5/7/1946 - 6/22/1946 King Henry IV, Part II (1946) 5/6/1946 - 6/22/1946 King Henry IV, Part I (1946) 11/10/1945 - 4/27/1946 Are You With It? (1945) 9/6/1945 - 9/15/1945 Mr. Strauss Goes to Boston (1945) 9/6/1945 - 9/15/1945 Mr. Strauss Goes to Boston (1945) 1/27/1945 - 6/10/1945 Up in Central Park (1945) 12/26/1944 - Tropical Revue (1944) 11/22/1944 - 12/2/1944 Rhapsody (1944) 4/8/1944 - 6/12/1944 Follow the Girls (1944)
News
Photo Flash: San Francisco Playhouse Celebrates Closing Night Of Jeanne Sakata's HOLD THESE TRUTHS
by Stephi Wild - Jul 6, 2021
This hybrid co-production of Hold These Truths marked San Francisco Playhouse’s return to in-person performances and was also available for audiences to enjoy at home on-demand. San Francisco Playhouse followed strict health and safety protocols to minimize risks to patrons, actors, and staff.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 6, 2021
This hybrid co-production of Hold These Truths marked San Francisco Playhouse’s return to in-person performances and was also available for audiences to enjoy at home on-demand. San Francisco Playhouse followed strict health and safety protocols to minimize risks to patrons, actors, and staff.
BWW Previews: INFO ABOUT--STATION HOPE, CLEVELAND OPERA THEATER, SETH CONCERT SERIES, THE 24-HOUR PLAYS, DISCOVER IRVING BERLIN, ATCA/BLACK LIVES MATTER
by Roy Berko - Jun 4, 2020
On Saturday, June 27, from 6:00-9:00 (ET). Cleveland Public Theatre's Staff will (safely and responsibly) broadcast Station Hope, a jubilant community event celebrating Cleveland's social justice history and exploring contemporary struggles for freedom and equity. It is free, family-friendly, and open to all. CPT will publish how to participate online in the weeks to come.
by Roy Berko - Jun 4, 2020
On Saturday, June 27, from 6:00-9:00 (ET). Cleveland Public Theatre's Staff will (safely and responsibly) broadcast Station Hope, a jubilant community event celebrating Cleveland's social justice history and exploring contemporary struggles for freedom and equity. It is free, family-friendly, and open to all. CPT will publish how to participate online in the weeks to come.
BWW Review: NEWS ABOUT BECK CENTER, TONY AWARDS, HOLIDAY INN, PLAYS BY AND ABOUT THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNIT at Cleveland And National Venues
by Roy Berko - May 26, 2020
In celebration of Pride, Playbill and Pride Plays will present four live streamed readings of plays by and about the LGBTQIA+ community every Friday in June in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
by Roy Berko - May 26, 2020
In celebration of Pride, Playbill and Pride Plays will present four live streamed readings of plays by and about the LGBTQIA+ community every Friday in June in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Announcing The Nominees For The 2017 GYPSY ROSE LEE AWARDS By The Seattle Theater Writers
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2018
Seattle's critics announce the Nominees of Excellence in Seattle theatrical productions. Spanning dozens of theater companies and productions, from large and prominent to small and humble, the Gypsy Rose Lee Awards honor the excellence found in as much professional theater as we reviewers can attend in a year. Named in honor of the famed theater entrepreneur and Seattle native, Gypsy Rose Lee, and in a nod to the vast numbers or theater practitioners forced to travel the country to earn their living, the Gypsys seek to acknowledge the excellence of the Seattle theater community.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2018
Seattle's critics announce the Nominees of Excellence in Seattle theatrical productions. Spanning dozens of theater companies and productions, from large and prominent to small and humble, the Gypsy Rose Lee Awards honor the excellence found in as much professional theater as we reviewers can attend in a year. Named in honor of the famed theater entrepreneur and Seattle native, Gypsy Rose Lee, and in a nod to the vast numbers or theater practitioners forced to travel the country to earn their living, the Gypsys seek to acknowledge the excellence of the Seattle theater community.
BWW Interview: Jeanne Sakata Spreading the Truth With HOLD THESE TRUTHS
by Gil Kaan - May 23, 2017
Ten years ago, actress/playwright Jeanne Sakata began writing down her various thoughts on her personal connections with the subject matter of her DAWN'S LIGHT: THE JOURNEY OF GORDON HIRABAYASHI. Through various reincarnations over the last decade, and a title change to HOLD THESE TRUTHS; Jeanne will be opening at The Pasadena Playhouse. I was most excited to get Jeanne's insight on this dark and deplorable episode of American history.
by Gil Kaan - May 23, 2017
Ten years ago, actress/playwright Jeanne Sakata began writing down her various thoughts on her personal connections with the subject matter of her DAWN'S LIGHT: THE JOURNEY OF GORDON HIRABAYASHI. Through various reincarnations over the last decade, and a title change to HOLD THESE TRUTHS; Jeanne will be opening at The Pasadena Playhouse. I was most excited to get Jeanne's insight on this dark and deplorable episode of American history.
BWW Interview: 6 Questions & a Plug with TO BEGIN WITH's Gerald Charles Dickens
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - Mar 31, 2017
Charles Dickens' great-great grandson plays him in this semi-fictionalized tale about the real-life children's book he wrote for his own children about the life of Jesus Christ. Jeffrey Hatcher renowned Minneapolis playwright, wrote and directed this remount of the original 2015 production.
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - Mar 31, 2017
Charles Dickens' great-great grandson plays him in this semi-fictionalized tale about the real-life children's book he wrote for his own children about the life of Jesus Christ. Jeffrey Hatcher renowned Minneapolis playwright, wrote and directed this remount of the original 2015 production.
Charles Dickens Lives in TO BEGIN WITH at the Historic Wesley Center
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 14, 2017
Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, takes center stage when Hennepin Theatre Trust presents the anticipated return of TO BEGIN WITH at the Historic Wesley Center (101 E. Grant St., Minneapolis) Tuesday, March 28 to Saturday, April 15, 2017.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 14, 2017
Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, takes center stage when Hennepin Theatre Trust presents the anticipated return of TO BEGIN WITH at the Historic Wesley Center (101 E. Grant St., Minneapolis) Tuesday, March 28 to Saturday, April 15, 2017.
New Century Theatre Company to Present BRIGHT HALF LIFE
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2017
New Century Theatre Company (NCTC) begins its 2017 10th Anniversary Season with Tanya Barfield's Bright Half Life. Bright Half Life will run February 15-March 11, 2017 (opening night is February 17, 2017). Single tickets are available for purchase online now at www.wearenctc.org.
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2017
New Century Theatre Company (NCTC) begins its 2017 10th Anniversary Season with Tanya Barfield's Bright Half Life. Bright Half Life will run February 15-March 11, 2017 (opening night is February 17, 2017). Single tickets are available for purchase online now at www.wearenctc.org.
New Century Theatre Company to Present BRIGHT HALF LIFE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2017
New Century Theatre Company (NCTC) begins its 2017 10th Anniversary Season with Tanya Barfield's Bright Half Life. Bright Half Life will run February 15-March 11, 2017 (opening night is February 17, 2017). Single tickets are available for purchase online now at www.wearenctc.org.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2017
New Century Theatre Company (NCTC) begins its 2017 10th Anniversary Season with Tanya Barfield's Bright Half Life. Bright Half Life will run February 15-March 11, 2017 (opening night is February 17, 2017). Single tickets are available for purchase online now at www.wearenctc.org.
BWW Review: Hennepin Theatre Trust Brings the Charming and Funny Off-Broadway Hit BUYER AND CELLAR to Minneapolis with a Fantastic Local Creative Team and Cast of One
by Jill Schafer - Apr 8, 2016
Imagine being so wealthy and successful that you need to build a mall in your basement just to hold all of your excess stuff. Such is the situation that living legend of stage and screen Barbra Streisand has found herself in, as described in her 2010 book MY PASSION FOR DESIGN. Playwright Jonathan Tolins has taken his fascination with this idea, and Barbra herself, and turned it into a successful Off-Broadway play BUYER AND CELLAR. Hennepin Theatre Trust has brought this delightfully amusing one-man show to Minneapolis, starring the uber-talented local theater artist Sasha Andreev and directed by acclaimed director Wendy Knox of Frank Theatre. The one-person cast and many-person creative team have come together to create a wonderfully entertaining evening of theater that is funny, fantastical, chock full of pop culture references, and surprisingly touching. Playing through April 24, you would be wise to pencil this one into your theater schedule.
by Jill Schafer - Apr 8, 2016
Imagine being so wealthy and successful that you need to build a mall in your basement just to hold all of your excess stuff. Such is the situation that living legend of stage and screen Barbra Streisand has found herself in, as described in her 2010 book MY PASSION FOR DESIGN. Playwright Jonathan Tolins has taken his fascination with this idea, and Barbra herself, and turned it into a successful Off-Broadway play BUYER AND CELLAR. Hennepin Theatre Trust has brought this delightfully amusing one-man show to Minneapolis, starring the uber-talented local theater artist Sasha Andreev and directed by acclaimed director Wendy Knox of Frank Theatre. The one-person cast and many-person creative team have come together to create a wonderfully entertaining evening of theater that is funny, fantastical, chock full of pop culture references, and surprisingly touching. Playing through April 24, you would be wise to pencil this one into your theater schedule.
Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 1/2-1/3/2016
by - Jan 4, 2016
Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, January 3, 2016 - Sunday, January 3, 2016.
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Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, January 3, 2016 - Sunday, January 3, 2016.
BWW Feature: The Ivey Awards Celebrates an Amazing Year of Theater in Minneapolis and St. Paul
by Jill Schafer - Sep 23, 2015
On Monday night I attended my 9th Ivey Awards. Yes, even before I started Cherry and Spoon in 2010 and started getting press tickets to the event in 2013, I was still a theater geek (read all the words I've written about the Iveys here). The Ivey Awards are my favorite theater night of the year, not so much for the awards themselves, but because it's a celebration of another year of amazing local theater that gathers all of my favorite theater artists in one room. Even though I've met many of them, I still get starstruck when I walk through the crowd and every other face I see is someone I've enjoyed watching on stage. I love to watch awards shows on TV so it's a thrill to get all glammed up and actually attend one in person. I even painted my toenails with a glittery green called 'One Short Day' - appropriate because of its musical theater geekiness and and because this event that I look forward to all year goes by in a whirlwind of people and honorees and loud music and conversations. And now it's over for another year, but more great theater is still to come which we will be celebrating next year!
by Jill Schafer - Sep 23, 2015
On Monday night I attended my 9th Ivey Awards. Yes, even before I started Cherry and Spoon in 2010 and started getting press tickets to the event in 2013, I was still a theater geek (read all the words I've written about the Iveys here). The Ivey Awards are my favorite theater night of the year, not so much for the awards themselves, but because it's a celebration of another year of amazing local theater that gathers all of my favorite theater artists in one room. Even though I've met many of them, I still get starstruck when I walk through the crowd and every other face I see is someone I've enjoyed watching on stage. I love to watch awards shows on TV so it's a thrill to get all glammed up and actually attend one in person. I even painted my toenails with a glittery green called 'One Short Day' - appropriate because of its musical theater geekiness and and because this event that I look forward to all year goes by in a whirlwind of people and honorees and loud music and conversations. And now it's over for another year, but more great theater is still to come which we will be celebrating next year!
The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys to Play Minneapolis' New Century Theatre, 6/14
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2015
Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Traditional Jass Band, one of the most exciting, soulful, versatile and foot-tapping New Orleans-style bands to storm the planet in recent years, will play the New Century Theatre at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, 2015.
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2015
Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Traditional Jass Band, one of the most exciting, soulful, versatile and foot-tapping New Orleans-style bands to storm the planet in recent years, will play the New Century Theatre at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, 2015.
BWW Reviews: Variations on a Theme - Three Musicals, THE COLOR PURPLE, CALVIN BERGER, and LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, All Speak to Beauty and Self-Worth
by Jill Schafer - Jan 27, 2015
At first glance, the musicals THE COLOR PURPLE, CALVIN BERGER, and LA CAGE AUX FOLLES may not seem to have much in common. The settings couldn't be more different - the rural South in the early 20th century, a modern day high school, and a drag club in 1970s France. But since I happened to see them all on the same weekend, I couldn't help but draw parallels between them. All three musicals all speak to themes of beauty, identity, self-worth, and having the courage to be who you really are, despite what the world is telling you. In THE COLOR PURPLE, a young, poor, black woman is told that she's ugly and worthless, but after a lifelong journey she arrives at a place of strength and self-love. CALVIN BERGER sets the classic play Cyrano de Bergerac in a modern high school, where a young man feels that his large nose prevents him from getting what he wants in life and chooses to hide behind the handsome popular guy, both of whom eventually learn it's better to be loved for who you are. Finally, in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, a middle aged man who feels more comfortable dressed as a woman is asked by his own son to hide who he is, but confidently declares 'I am who I am!' Another thing these three musicals have in common is that they can all currently be seen on Twin Cities stages featuring talented local casts. Read on for more details on each, pick one that suits your fancy, and go see a local musical that just may inspire you to love you you really are!
by Jill Schafer - Jan 27, 2015
At first glance, the musicals THE COLOR PURPLE, CALVIN BERGER, and LA CAGE AUX FOLLES may not seem to have much in common. The settings couldn't be more different - the rural South in the early 20th century, a modern day high school, and a drag club in 1970s France. But since I happened to see them all on the same weekend, I couldn't help but draw parallels between them. All three musicals all speak to themes of beauty, identity, self-worth, and having the courage to be who you really are, despite what the world is telling you. In THE COLOR PURPLE, a young, poor, black woman is told that she's ugly and worthless, but after a lifelong journey she arrives at a place of strength and self-love. CALVIN BERGER sets the classic play Cyrano de Bergerac in a modern high school, where a young man feels that his large nose prevents him from getting what he wants in life and chooses to hide behind the handsome popular guy, both of whom eventually learn it's better to be loved for who you are. Finally, in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, a middle aged man who feels more comfortable dressed as a woman is asked by his own son to hide who he is, but confidently declares 'I am who I am!' Another thing these three musicals have in common is that they can all currently be seen on Twin Cities stages featuring talented local casts. Read on for more details on each, pick one that suits your fancy, and go see a local musical that just may inspire you to love you you really are!
The Old Globe's GLOBE FOR ALL Free Shakespeare Tour Kicks Off Today
by BWW News Desk - Oct 28, 2014
The first Globe for All free Shakespeare tour will begin today, October 28 and will culminate in three low-cost performances on November 7 - 9 in the Globe's Hattox Hall, part of the Karen and Donald Cohn Education Center in the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.
by BWW News Desk - Oct 28, 2014
The first Globe for All free Shakespeare tour will begin today, October 28 and will culminate in three low-cost performances on November 7 - 9 in the Globe's Hattox Hall, part of the Karen and Donald Cohn Education Center in the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.
BWW Reviews: EATING RAOUL Serves Up Murderous Madness
by Libby Ryan - Oct 13, 2014
With a last name like "Bland," you'd never pick Mary and Paul for sinister scheming. But plotting abounds in Eating Raoul, the musical adaption of the 1980's cult classic at the New Century Theater.
by Libby Ryan - Oct 13, 2014
With a last name like "Bland," you'd never pick Mary and Paul for sinister scheming. But plotting abounds in Eating Raoul, the musical adaption of the 1980's cult classic at the New Century Theater.
Hennepin Theatre Trust's 'New Century Sessions' Series Continues with Mark Mallman, Mayda, and Matt Wilson & John Munson in 2014
by BWW News Desk - Sep 26, 2014
Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that its on-the-rise New Century Sessions series will continue with three exciting local acts.
by BWW News Desk - Sep 26, 2014
Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that its on-the-rise New Century Sessions series will continue with three exciting local acts.
BWW Reviews: THE NEW ELECTRIC BALLROOM Offers a Complex, Disturbing, and Completely Engrossing Enda Walsh Play
by Jill Schafer - Sep 17, 2014
Enda Walsh seems to be a perfect match for Frank Theatre. Their mission is 'to produce unique work that stretches the skill of the artists who create the work while simultaneously challenging the everyday perceptions of the audience.' In other words, they do weird stuff, but weird in the best possible way, in the way that challenges the audience and encourages us to look at things in a new way, even if we don't quite understand it. Irish playwright Enda Walsh also writes weird and interesting and challenging and utterly unique plays. As with last year's Ivey award-winning MISTERMAN, Frank once again does beautiful work with this weird, challenging, disturbing, completely engrossing, crazy brilliant play.
by Jill Schafer - Sep 17, 2014
Enda Walsh seems to be a perfect match for Frank Theatre. Their mission is 'to produce unique work that stretches the skill of the artists who create the work while simultaneously challenging the everyday perceptions of the audience.' In other words, they do weird stuff, but weird in the best possible way, in the way that challenges the audience and encourages us to look at things in a new way, even if we don't quite understand it. Irish playwright Enda Walsh also writes weird and interesting and challenging and utterly unique plays. As with last year's Ivey award-winning MISTERMAN, Frank once again does beautiful work with this weird, challenging, disturbing, completely engrossing, crazy brilliant play.
Hennepin Theatre Trust's 'New Century Sessions' Series to Continue with Mark Mallman, Mayda, and Matt Wilson & John Munson in 2014
by BWW News Desk - Aug 20, 2014
Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that its on-the-rise New Century Sessions series will continue with three exciting local acts.
by BWW News Desk - Aug 20, 2014
Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that its on-the-rise New Century Sessions series will continue with three exciting local acts.
Amphibian Stage Opens 'THE NOSEMAKER'S APPRENTICE' Today
by BWW News Desk - Jul 10, 2014
Amphibian Stage Productions presents its third main stage production of the 2014 season, The Nosemaker's Apprentice: Chronicles of a Medieval Plastic Surgeon. Jay Duffer, John Forkner, Alexandra Lawrence, Brandon Murphy and Scott Zenreich will star in this comedy, running today, July 10 through Sunday, August 10 at Amphibian's Berlene T. & Jarrell R. Milburn Theatre at 120 S. Main Street. David A. Miller will direct the production.
by BWW News Desk - Jul 10, 2014
Amphibian Stage Productions presents its third main stage production of the 2014 season, The Nosemaker's Apprentice: Chronicles of a Medieval Plastic Surgeon. Jay Duffer, John Forkner, Alexandra Lawrence, Brandon Murphy and Scott Zenreich will star in this comedy, running today, July 10 through Sunday, August 10 at Amphibian's Berlene T. & Jarrell R. Milburn Theatre at 120 S. Main Street. David A. Miller will direct the production.
New Century Theatre Frequently Asked Questions
What show is currently in New Century Theatre?
New Century Theatre's current show is The Azuma Kabuki Dancers and Musicians which began performances on 2/18/1954.
What when was New Century Theatre built?
New Century Theatre was built in 1921.
How many seats does New Century Theatre have?
New Century Theatre has 1700 seats.
What were the longest running shows at New Century Theatre?
Kiss Me, Kate which ran from 12/30/1948 to 7/28/1951, Follow the Girls which ran from 4/8/1944 to 5/18/1946, High Button Shoes which ran from 10/9/1947 to 7/2/1949, Up in Central Park which ran from 1/27/1945 to 4/13/1946 and
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