BREAKING NEWS: COVID-19 Cancels Remaining Summer: The Donna Summer Musical Performances Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 The cast of the national touring company of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, whose run at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Saint Paul, MN has been interrupted due to COVID-19. As the Queen of Disco, Donna Summer smashed records and amassed an impressive 42 Top 40 hits, but even she took anan occasional intermission. So, too, has it become true with the national tour of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, which has closed early at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts due to COVID-19 cases in the touring company. As a result of this abundant caution, the scheduled performances on Dec. 31, Jan.1 and Jan. 2 will no longer take place. Guests who purchased tickets for these performances should contact the Ordway ticket office at 651-224-4222 to request a refund or to receive credits for a future show. The Ordway’s two remaining Broadway @ the Ordway shows, An Officer and a Gentleman (Jan. 20-23) and Waitress (March 8-13), remain scheduled. Cancellations due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases have brought early closes to shows such as the Guthrie Theater’s A Christmas Carol, as well as more temporary breaks to Broadway shows such as Six!, Hamilton, The Music Man, and Moulin Rouge. Current plans and scheduling for The Ordway’s two remaining Broadway @ the Ordway shows, An Officer and a Gentleman (Jan. 20-23) and Waitress (March 8-13), remain as previously scheduled. The touring cast of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. About Latest Posts Twin Cities Arts ReaderThe Twin Cities Arts Reader is an arts and lifestyles magazine whose coverage examines arts and selected activities in the state of Minnesota and across the country. It provides Minnesota's largest source of in-depth, critical theatre coverage, and reaches more than 600,000 readers per year. Latest posts by Twin Cities Arts Reader (see all) NEWS: Old Log Theatre to Close March 2 - February 20, 2024 NEWS: Pop Culture Stars in MN-DOT’s Snowplow Class of 2024 - January 30, 2024 PREVIEW: Stages of Equity 2024 Festival (Jan-April 2024) - December 23, 2023 Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet