“Spamlot” Explained for (and Recommended to) Monty Python Neophytes
I have never seen any Monty Python work, but knew to expect irreverent humor. Could the search be for a can of Spam? Who was Monty Python anyway?
“Mamma Mia!”: Thank you for the music, Ordway
Picture a warm summer day on a lovely island surrounded by beautiful shimmering water with a small hotel serving up hospitality. Now add i..
Ordway’s “White Christmas” Sets the Stage for a Happy Holiday
There is nothing better to put one in the holiday mood than a lovely show filled with music and charm produced at a theater decorated lavi..
“We Are Baseball”: Hall of Fame comes to Mall of America
The Hall of Fame has brought its new interactive traveling exhibit We Are Baseball to the lot adjacent to the Mall of America for a two-we..
“Rise Up, O Men”: Plymouth Playhouse’s Church Basement Ladies Give the Fellas a Turn
The Church Basement Ladies franchise began in 2005 with the original Church Basement Ladies play, set in 1964. After serving up A Second ..
“The Lion King” Roars Again at the Orpheum Theatre
Disney’s The Lion King has returned to Minnesota for a fifth time, following its world premiere at the Orpheum Theatre in 1997 with return..
“The Bridges of Madison County” Musical Brings Quiet Passion to Minneapolis
The beloved novel The Bridges of Madison County was written in 1992 by Robert James Waller, an Iowa college professor. Considered too shor..
‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ dances back to Minneapolis
After more than ten years, the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis has brought back Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for a short ru..
“Country Roads”: Plymouth Playhouse Celebrates the Music of John Denver
Country Roads: The Music of John Denver is currently being staged at Plymouth Playhouse. Conceived and created by Dennis Curley, this show..
Ordway’s “Sound of Music” summons old-world charm
Based on a true story, The Sound of Music tells the story of Maria Von Trapp, a young postulate at an Austrian abbey just before World War..
“The Wizard of Oz”: CTC Recreates a Classic
Imagine an audience equally comprising young children and adults—all held captive for close to two hours, with the only sound being a youn..
New “Cinderella,” at the Orpheum Theatre, fails to enchant
The production of Cinderella currently playing at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis is playwright Douglas Carter Beane’s 2013 adaptation ..