REVIEW: A Fantastic Ball at Guys and Dolls (Chanhassen Dinner Theatres) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Boo Segersin - March 18, 2026March 20, 2026 The cast of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' Guys and Dolls perform "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat", one of the show's many hit songs. Photo by Dan Norman Photography. The Golden Age musical Guys & Dolls is currently dazzling audiences at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. This classic show about the underbelly of 1930s
PREVIEW: Minnesota Opera’s 2026-2027 Season Arts Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 16, 2026 Minnesota Opera returns to its mainstage home at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Saint Paul, MN in 2026-2027. Minnesota Opera has announced its 64th season, with a trio of operas old and new. The season will feature the world premiere of The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by librettist
PREVIEW: Puccini’s Edgar at Minnesota Opera Arts Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 An excerpt of a watercolor illustration by Giovanni Zuccarelli for the score of Giacomo Puccini's second opera, Edgar, which will be performed by Minnesota Opera in April. A rarely heard musical gem is coming to the Twin Cities on April 17 and 19. Minnesota Opera will cap off the spring melt
NEWS: Guthrie Theater Announces ICE-Response Commission Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - February 23, 2026 The Minneapolis-based Guthrie Theater and New York City-based The Public Theater have announced a jointly developed work responding to the ICE presence in Minnesota. Since December 2025, an estimated 3,000 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota have disrupted local services, killed Minnesota citizens Renee Good and Alex
NEWS: Hennepin Arts’ Investment in Inspiration Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - January 21, 2026January 21, 2026 Hennepin Arts announced today a strategic investment in the next generation of Minnesota’s creative workforce through the addition of InspireMSP, a nationally recognized workforce development program connecting middle and high school students to careers across the creative industry. Building on an established creative relationship, Hennepin Arts is integrating InspireMSP into
BREAKING NEWS: The Jungle Theater Announces Programming Pause Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - January 20, 2026 An announcement posted to social media by the Jungle Theater's leadership team. In a statement this afternoon, the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis announced that the storied arts organization would be temporarily pausing its programming for financial reasons. As noted in a post on social media, To Our Jungle Community, We have made the
REVIEW: Brilliant Shucked (Hennepin Arts/Orpheum) Arts Music Theatre by Boo Segersin - January 7, 2026January 20, 2026 The cast of the North American Tour of Shucked. Photos by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman. Shucked is a light-hearted comedic musical that takes place in the small town of Cob County, located “somewhere north of South and south of North”. The town and all its residents are completely obsessed with and reliant
PREVIEW: Comedy Musical Gold: Kimberly Akimbo Lands at the Orpheum Arts Dance Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - July 7, 2025July 8, 2025 Laura Woyasz as Pattie in the National Tour of Kimberly Akimbo, which runs July 8-13 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN. Photo by Patrick Gray, Kabik Photo Group. Once upon a time, there was an award-winning play with ice skating, a hypochondriac parent, and a girl who aged so fast
INTERVIEW: Jenny LeDoux and Nautilus’ Bluestem Arts Music Opera Theatre by Amy Donahue - June 1, 2025June 1, 2025 A promotional image for Nautilus Music-Theater's Rough Cuts reading of Bluestem, a new music theater piece by Eric Anderson and Kim Sherman. One of the best-kept secrets in the Twin Cities is Nautilus Music-Theater's Rough Cuts series – a chance to see riveting, intimate performances of material for the highly affordable
REVIEW: 21st Century Twists Complete & Juliet (Orpheum/Hennepin Arts) Arts Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - May 18, 2025May 29, 2025 Corey Mach and the company of the North American Tour of & JULIE. Photo by Matthew Murphy. & Juliet uses the play within a play concept to provide Shakespeare’s classic Romeo & Juliet with an alternative ending. David West Read wrote the book for the show. Max Martin, a prolific song writer