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 in-depth, critical arts coverage and reaches more than 600,000 readers per year. Latest posts by Twin Cities Arts Reader (see all) NEWS: St. Olaf College Sells Out Christmas Festival - November 26, 2024 NEWS: Minnesota Dance Theatre’s Board Updates - November 19, 2024 FRINGE FILE #8: The Golden Lanyard Awards - August 13, 2024 Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet