Past Reviews

Regional Reviews: Minneapolis/St. Paul

Theatre Schedule for Minneapolis - St. Paul


Artistry | Brave New Workshop Theatre | Chanhassen Dinner Theaters | Children's Theatre Company | Commonweal Theatre Company | Dark & Stormy Productions | Frank Theatre | Great River Shakespeare Festival | Gremlin Theatre | Guthrie Theater | History Theatre | Illusion Theater | Jungle Theater | Lakeshore Players Theatre | Lyric Arts Main Street Stage | Minneapolis Musical Theatre | Minnesota Fringe Festival | Minnesota Opera | Mixed Blood Theatre | Nimbus Theatre | Old Log Theatre | Open Eye Theatre | Open Window Theatre | Ordway Center for the Performing Arts | Orpheum Theatre | Pangea World Theater | Park Square Theatre | Penumbra | The Phipps Center for the Arts | Pillsbury House Theatre | Six Points Theater | Stages Theater Company | Steppingstone Theater | Ten Thousand Things Theater Company | Theater Latté Da | Theater Mu | Theatre Elision | Theatre Pro Rata | Theatre in the Round Players | Trademark Theater | Yellow Tree Theatre | Youth Performance Company |


Artistry
Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington MN
952-563-8575

Godspell
July 20, 2023 - August 13, 2023

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
October 5, 2023 - October 29, 2023

Some Enchanted Evening- The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein
December 20, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Crazy for You in Concert
January 25, 2024 - February 11, 2024

The Sound of Music
April 18, 2024 - May 12, 2024

Newsies
July 18, 2024 - August 11, 2024

Rent
October 3, 2024 - October 27, 2024


Brave New Workshop Theatre
Dudley Riggs Theatre, 824 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis MN
612-332-6620

It's Not the Heat, It's the Stupidity
June 1, 2023 - August 5, 2023

Cheaper than Hamilton - Our 65th Anniversary Show
August 10, 2023 - November 4, 2023

All I Want for Christmas is You ... to Elf Off
November 9, 2023 - January 27, 2024

Love and Other Things that Ruined My Life
February 15, 2024 - May 18, 2024


Chanhassen Dinner Theaters
501 W. 78th Street, Chanhassen MN
952-934-1525

Jersey Boys June 16, 2023 - February 24, 2024

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
March 1, 2024 - September 21, 2024


Children's Theatre Company
2400 Third Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN
612-874-0400

Cookin'
September 12, 2023 - October 22, 2023
Recommended for all ages

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress
World premiere
October 10, 2023 - November 19, 2023
Recommended for ages 4 and up

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
November 7, 2023 - January 7, 2024
Recommended for all ages

The Carp Who Would Not Quit and Other Animal Stories
January 16, 2024 - February 18, 2024
Recommended for ages 4 and up

Alice in Wonderland
February 13, 2024 - March 31, 2024
Recommended for ages 6 and up

Babble Lab
March 9, 2024 - April 4, 2024
Created with early learners in mind.

A Year with Frog and Toad
April 23, 2023 - June 16, 2024
Recommended for all ages


Commonweal Theatre Company
208 Parkway Ave. N, Lanesboro, MN
800-657-7025

Ugly Lies the Bone
April 6, 2024 - July 6, 2024

The Outsider
May 18, 2024 - August 31, 2024

Rumors
July 13, 2024 - November 2, 2024

Doubt, a Parable
September 7, 2024 - November 10, 2024

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
November 16, 2024 - December 23, 2024


Dark & Stormy Productions
612-401-4506

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
August 24, 2023 - September 17, 2024
Gremlin Theatre, 550 Vandalia St., St. Paul


Frank Theatre
3156 23rd Avenue South, Minneapolis MN
612-724-3760

Iron Bound
Presented at Gremlin Theatre January 19, 2024 - February 11, 2024

Fetal
Return Engagement
February 22, 2024 - March 10, 2024
Presented at the Frank Theatre studio, Ivy Building Suite 208, 2637 27th Ave. S., Minneapolis


Great River Shakespeare Festival
79 East 3rd Street, Winona, MN
507-474-7900

Hamlet
Much Ado about Nothing
Festival dates are June 25, 2024 - July 24, 2024
Plays are performed in repertory, check GRSF website for schedule


Gremlin Theatre
550 Vandalia Street, St. Paul, MN
1-888-71-TICKETS

The Thin Place
November 10, 2023 - December 3, 2023

Apples in Winter
March 22, 2024 - April 7, 2024


Guthrie Theater
818 South 2nd Street, Minneapolis MN
612-225-6238

The Importance of Being Ernest
September 9, 2023 - October 15, 2023
Wurtele Thrust Stage

For the People
World Premiere
October 7, 2023 - November 12, 2023
McGuire Proscenium Stage

A Christmas Carol
November 11, 2023 - December 30, 2023 Wurtele Thrust Stage

Art
December 16, 2023 - January 27, 2024
McGuire Proscenium Stage

Dial M for Murder
January 20, 2024 - February 25, 2024
Wurtele Thrust Stage

On Beckett
An Irish Repertory Theatre Production
February 17, 2043 - March 24, 2024
McGuire Proscenium Stage

A Brittle Glory
Shakespeare's Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V performed in rotating repertory
March 23, 2024 - May 25, 2024
Wurtele Thrust Stage

Skelton Crew
May 4, 2024 - June 9, 2024
McGuire Proscenium Stage

Little Shop of Horrors
June 22, 2024 - August 18, 2024
Wurtele Thrust Stage

English
July 13, 2024 - August 18, 2024
McGuire Proscenium Stage


History Theatre
30 E. 10th Street, St. Paul MN
651-292-4323

The Boy Wonder
World premiere
October 5, 2023 - October 29, 2023

I Am Betty
World premiere
November 22, 2023 - December 23, 2023

Handprints
World premiere
January 25, 2024 - February 18, 2024

A Unique Assignment
World premiere
March 14, 2024 - April 7, 2024

Blended (Harmony): The Kim Loo Sisters
World premiere
In collaboration with Theater Mu May 2, 2024 - May 26, 2024


Illusion Theater
3754 Pleasant Avenue, Minneapolis MN
612-767-9254
612-339-4944

Afro-Atlantic Playwrights Festival
October 13, 2023 - October 15, 2023

We Take Care of Our Own
October 13, 2023 - October 28, 2023

Miss Richfield 1981 - Bad Advice for Christmas
December 7, 2023 - December 17, 2023


Jungle Theater
2951 Lyndale Avenue, Minneapolis MN
612-822-7063

Rich Dogs
September 16, 2023 - October 8, 2023

Say All the Truth
A production by The Moving Company
October 27, 2023 - November 26, 2023

Dinner for One
December 8, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Native Showcase
January 2024

A Jumping Off Point
April 2024 (dates TBA)


Lakeshore Players Theatre
4820 Stewart Avenue, White Bear Lake MN
651-429-5674

What the Constitution Means to Me
August 18, 2023 - August 20, 2023, September 17, 2023, January 29, 2024

The Three Musketeers
September 15, 2023 - October 1, 2023

She Loves Me
December 1, 2023 - December 20, 2023

Little House on the Prairie, the Musical
January 26, 2024 - February 10, 2024

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
March 8, 2024 - March 17, 2024

I Am My Own Wife
April 5, 2024 - April 14, 2024

Urinetown
April 16, 2024 - May 19, 2024

20th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival
May 30, 2024 - June 9, 2024


Lyric Arts Main Street Stage
420 East Main Street, Anoka MN
952-934-1525

A Chorus Line
September 8, 2023 - October 1, 2023

The Pavilion
October 13, 2023 - October 29, 2023

The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley
November 17, 2023 - December 22, 2023

The Last Five Years
January 19, 2024 - February 11, 2024

Radiant Vermin
March 1, 2024 - March 24, 2024

9 to 5
April 12, 2024 - May 12, 2024

The Servant of Two Masters
June 7, 2024 - June 23, 2024

Kinky Boots
July 12, 2024 - August 11, 2024


Minneapolis Musical Theatre
612-455-9501

TBA


Minnesota Fringe Festival

Consult website for venues and performance schedules


Minnesota Opera
Performances are Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 345 Washington Street, Saint Paul MN
612-333-6669

Cruzar la Cara de la Luna
November 4, 2023 - November 12, 2022
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 345 Washington Street, Saint Paul MN

The Elixir of Love
January 27, 2024 - February 4, 2024
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 345 Washington Street, Saint Paul MN

Trouble in Tahiti / Service Provider
Two One-Act Operas
March 9, 2024 - March 23, 2024
Luminary Arts Center, 700 North 1st Street, Minneapolis MN

La Boheme
May 4, 2024 - May 19, 2024
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 345 Washington Street, Saint Paul MN


Mixed Blood Theatre
1501 South Fourth St, Minneapolis MN
612-338-6131

The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington
March 8, 2024 - March 31, 2024

Full Range: The Iron Range Project
World premiere
June 20, 2024 - June 30, 2024
Location TBA in the Minnesota Iron Range


Nimbus Theatre
2303 Kennedy Street Northeast, Minneapolis
612-548-1380

A Very Electric Christmas
December 2, 2023 - December 17, 2023


Old Log Theatre
5185 Meadville Street, Greenwood
952-474-5951

Million Dollar Quartet
June 2, 2023 - February 17, 2024

Snow White and the Seven Vikings
November 15, 2023 - December 30, 2023


Open Eye Theatre
506 East 24th Street, Minneapolis MN
612-874-6338

Honey, I'm Home
February 15, 2024 - February 24, 2024

The Doctor Wee-Woo Show
March 15, 2024-Mach 24, 2024


Open Window Theatre
5300 S. Robert Trail, Inver Grove Heights MN
55077

Dante's Inferno
September 29, 2023 - October 29, 2023

Saint Nicholas
December 1, 2023 - December 30, 2023

The Living Waters
February 23, 2024 - March 27, 2024

The Lilies of the Field
April 26, 2024 - May 26, 2024


Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
345 Washington Street, St. Paul
651-224-4222

Don't Monkey with Broadway: Patti Lupone in Concert
November 19, 2023

Peter Pan
December 6, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Hairspray
March 12, 2024 - March 17, 2024

On Your Feet!
April 5, 2024- April 7, 2024

Come from Away
June 7, 2024- June 16, 2024

Six
July 16, 2024 - July 28, 2024


Orpheum Theatre: Broadway on Hennepin Series
910 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis
1-800-859-7469

Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue
August 2, 2023 - August 6, 2023
Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis

Jagged Little Pill
August 8, 2023 - August 13, 2023

Beetlejuice
September 19, 2023 - September 24, 2023

Girl from the North Country
October 8, 2023 - October 14, 2023

Company
November 14, 2023, 2022 - November 19, 2023

Aladdin
December 5, 2023 - December 10, 2023

Mrs. Doubtfire
December 19, 2023 - December 24, 2023

Funny Girl
January 16, 2024 - January 21, 2024

Mamma Mia!
February 6, 2024 - February 11, 2024

Clue
February 27, 2024 - March 3, 2024

The Lion King
March 27, 2024 - April 28, 2024

MJ
May 14, 2024 - May 26, 2024


Pangea World Theater
612-203-1088

TBA


Park Square Theatre
408 St. Peter St., St. Paul
651-291-7005

TBA


Penumbra
270 North Kent Street, St. Paul
612-224-3180

Re-Memori
World premiere
October 12, 2023 - November 5 2023

Black Nativity
November 30, 2023 - December 24, 2023

Wine in the Wilderness
February 2, 2024 - March 17, 2043

Flex
April 25, 2024 - May 19, 2024


The Phipps Center for the Arts
109 Locust Street, Hudson, Wisconsin
715-386-8409

Murdered to Death
July 14, 2023 - July 30, 2023

9 to 5
September 15, 2023 - October 8, 2023

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
October 20, 2023 - November 5, 2023
Phipps Children's Theater
Recommended for ages 4 and up

Kick the Bucket List: The World According to AARP
October 20, 2023 - October 22, 2023

Wrapped Up in Red
December 1, 2023 - December 17, 2023

Tuck Everlasting
February 16, 2024 - March 3, 2024
Phipps Children's Theater
Recommended for ages 4 and up

Jeeves in Bloom
April 12, 2024 - April 28, 2024

The Further Adventures of Nick Tickle, Fairy Tale Detective
May 3, 2024 - May 19, 2024
Phipps Children's Theater
Recommended for ages 4 and up

Arsenic and Old Lace
July 12, 2024 - July 28, 2024


Pillsbury House Theatre
3501 Chicago Avenue S., Minneapolis MN
612-825-0459

The Maker Performance Series:

Leslie Parker - Improvisations, Movement and Memory

February, 2024

Nubia Monks and Lester Mayer - Theatre-based Storytelling for All
March 2024

Vasudevan - Transdisciplinary Movement Tethered to Place
April 2024

Oanh Vu and Andrew Young - Puppetry for Community Connection
May, 2024


Six Points Theater
Highland Park Community Center Theater, 1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul MN
651-647-4315

Kvell and Chuckle: Celebrating Jewish Humor
Four different events, August 16, 17, 22 and 24

Sisters in Law
October 21, 2023 - November 5, 2023

Survivors
January 2024 - February 2024, Dates TBA

The Moneylender's Daughter
World premiere
March 2, 2024 - March 17, 2024

Torch Song
May 4, 2024 - May 19, 2024


Stages Theater Company
1111 Main Street, Hopkins MN
952-979-1111

The Day You Begin
September 29, 2023 - October 22, 2023
Recommended for all ages

Spookley the Square Pumpkin
October 6, 2023 - October 29, 2023
Recommended for all ages

Beauty and the Beast, Jr.
November 17, 2023 - December 27, 2023
Recommended for all ages

Dragons Love Tacos
World premiere
January 26, 2024 - February 25, 2024
Recommended for all ages

The Name Jar
In collaboration with Theater Mu
World premiere
March 22, 2024 - April 14, 2023
Recommended for ages 5 and up

Matilda, Jr..
March 23, 2023 - April 9, 2023
Recommended for ages 5 and up

Finding Nemo, Jr.
June 23, 2024 - August 4, 2024

The Dandelion Seed
August 7, 2024 - August 25, 2024
Recommended for ages 0-5


Steppingstone Theater
55 Victoria Street N., St. Paul MN
651-225-9625

TBA


Ten Thousand Things Theater Company
Performances at varied locations in the Twin Cities, check website for details
612-203-9502

Twelfth Night
October 5, 2023 - November 19, 2023

Ten Thousand Voices: Water
December 4, 2023 - December 10, 2023

The Hatmaker's Wife
February 8, 2024 - March 17, 2024

The Spitfire Grill
April 25, 2024 - June 9, 2024


Theater Latté Da
Ritz Theater, 345 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis MN 5541

Falsettos September 20, 2023 - November 5, 2023

Christmas at the Local
November 21, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Stones in His Pockets
January 24, 2024 - February 25, 2024

The Color Purple
March 20, 2024 - May 5, 2024

Johnny Skeeky or The Remedy for Everything
May 29, 2024 - July 7, 2024

Next Festival 2024
Summer, 2023


Theater Mu
651-789-1012

The Nosebleed
In collaboration with the Walker Art Center
January 25, 2024 - January 27, 2024
Presented at the McKnight Theater, Walker Art Center
725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN

Hells Canyon
February 21, 2024 - March 17, 2024
Presented at Jungle Theater

The Name Jar
World premiere
In collaboration with and performed at Stages Theatre Company
March 22, 2024 - April 14, 2023
Recommended for ages 5 and up

Blended (Harmony): The Kim Loo Sisters
World premiere
In collaboration with History Theater
May 2, 2024 - May 26 2024
Presented at History Theater


Theatre in the Round Players
245 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis
612-333-3010

Arsenic and Old Lace
September 8, 2023 - October 1, 2023

She Kills Monsters
Co-Produced with FAIR School for the Arts
October 27, 2023 - November 5, 2023

The Secret of Chimney Manor
November 17, 2023 - December 17, 2023

The Seagull
January 12, 2024, 2022 - February 4, 2024

Silent Sky
February 23, 2024 - March 17, 2024

God of Carnage
April 5, 2024 - April 28, 2024

Men on Boats
May 10, 2024 - June 2, 2024

A Wrinkle in Time
June 21, 2024 - July 14, 2024


Theatre Elision
6105 42nd Avenue North, Crystal MN

In the Green
February 22, 2024 - March 9, 2024

Sea Cabinet
May 9, 2024 - May 18, 2024

Penelope
July 12, 2024 - August 17, 2024

Ghost Quartet
October 10, 2024 - October 19, 2024


Theatre Pro Rata
Crane Theater, 2303 Kennedy Street NE, Minneapolis
St. Paul MN
612-234-7135

Bernhardt/Hamlet
September 29, 2023 - October 14, 2023

The Language Archive
April 5, 2024 - April 20, 2024


Trademark Theater

TBA


Walking Shadow Theatre Company
612-375-0300

Zerolands
World premiere
Dates TBA
2010 Hennepin Ave. E., Minneapolis, MN

Feast
Return engagement
March 1, 2024 - March 24, 2024
Presented at The Black Forest Inn


Yellow Tree Theatre
310 5th Avenue SE, Osseo MN
763-493-8733

The Rats & The Wasps Nest
Two One Act Plays by Agatha Christie
September 29, 2023 - October 29, 2023

Every Christmas Story Ever Told
December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Toil & Trouble
February 2, 2024 - March 3, 2024

Once Upon a Time ...
June 7, 2024 - July 30, 2024


Youth Performance Company
All performances at the Howard Conn Fine Arts Center, 1900 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis
612-623-9080

Little Women
September 29, 2023 - October 15, 2023

Elf the Musical, Jr.
December 1, 2023 - December 17, 2023

Freedom Riders
February 2, 2024 - February 18, 2024



Please note that dates may change unexpectedly - always check with the theater before making plans.


- Updated 2/11/24. Changes/Corrections can be emailed to the Editor