Brett Burger
Another Season With The Orpheum
For the Orpheum, a new season means a new crop of previously Tony Award-Nominated and Award winning shows coming to the Twin Cities. These have ranged from blockbuster hits like the Lion King to even smaller known musicals, but still equally as incredible, like The Band’s Visit. After some cancellations and rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hennepin…
Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations
Another biomusical has hit the road and is touring around the country after a successful run on Broadway. One of the last shows of this previous season is the story of The Temptations in Ain’t Too Proud. Starting on Broadway back in 2018, this jukebox musical did have a bit of a rough start before touring due…
Coming Attractions: Summer Theatre
A reminder to always be sure to check with theatres on their COVID protocol and policies as some still require masks to be worn during the entire performance and some still require to provide proof of vaccine. Hannah Gadsby: Body of WorkJuly 15 – 17 Pantages TheatreHennepinTheatre.org Back in 2018, Hannah Gadsby world flipped upside down…
Coming Attractions: The Summer Has A Lot To Offer
PyratesTheatre Coup d’EtatJune 16-27, 2022Theatrecoupdetat.comPyrates, a dark comedy that focuses on a non-binary protagonist, Tanith, is about a crew and their planned mutiny to overthrow a vicious captain. As the plot thickens, Tanith suddenly finds themselves swept up in the world of piarcy and is introduced to a wide array of characters from femme and masculine-presenting…
Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus goes Broadway with Avenue Queer
With the 50th anniversary of Twin Cities Pride comes plenty of events, concerts and pop-ups. It’s the time to be proud of who we are as individuals and see how far we’ve come as a community. Next to Christmas, it’s maybe my favorite time of the year just due to the sheer joy the queer…
“The Prom” Presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust
In 2010, a young woman by the name of Constance McMillen was a senior at a high school in Mississippi. After deciding she would bring her girlfriend to her senior prom, the school board banned her from attending. After she challenged the board’s decision, the school board cancelled the prom entirely. It was after that…
The Chanhassen Dinner Theatre presents “Footloose”
The Chanhassen Dinner Theatre is known around the state as one of the best dinner theatres around. The talent they attract is simply some of the best and unparalleled and their recent show Footloose is no exception to that. However after seeing this production, I can’t help but think what else could they do if they picked…
Ordway Announces Biggest Season Yet
Spring is such a lovely time of the year, especially for us Minnesotans and those in the Midwest. It signals the end of winter, green grass growing and the flowers blooming but for us theater fans it signals the flurry of season announcements. The upcoming seasons for various theatres around town are slowly but quickly…
“Waitress” at the Ordway
Since it opened on Broadway in April 2016, Waitress became an instant hit. With lyrics and music by Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles, an all-female creative team and a stellar cast, it was bound to be great. I knew something about this show was special when it was nominated for four Tony Awards, won none of them…
Pretty Woman: The Musical
I went into a fairly unique position walking into the Orpheum Theatre earlier this week. That position was that I had never seen the original movie of the musical I was about to watch. That’s right, the iconic Pretty Woman with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere is now a musical. The only memory I have with this…
