EVER AFTER Set For Ordway in Minnesota - Full Season Announced!

The Ordway in St. Paul, MN has announced its upcoming season, which will feature the Broadway-aimed musical Ever After, from December 3-29, 2019.

Ever After had its world premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse in 2015, and most recently played the Alliance Theatre from January 15 - February 17, 2019. It starred Sierra Boggess. David Garrison, Jeff McCarthy, Tim Rogan, and Rachel York.

Check out the full lineup for The Ordway's 2019-2010 season below:

Smokey Joe's Cafe
September 10-22, 2019

Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller, the Grammy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated smash, made history as Broadway's longest running musical revue. The show features 40 of the greatest songs of the past century, including showstopping classics like "On Broadway," "Stand by Me," "Jailhouse Rock," "Hound Dog," "Love Potion No. 9," "Spanish Harlem," "Yakety Yak," and "Charlie Brown."

This refreshing, sizzling-hot, new production of the show, directed and choreographed by Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Joshua Bergasse (Broadway's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and On the Town, Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance" and NBC's "Smash"), will appear in Minnesota for the first time, bringing these sensational rock and roll songs to a new generation.

The New One
October 17-19, 2019

Mike Birbiglia has a new one. It's called The New One.

He's made you laugh in Sleepwalk With Me, My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, and "Thank God for Jokes." He was also really funny in that one season of "Orange Is the New Black." And in "Billions." And "Broad City." Now he's touring this smash hit Broadway show, telling his story about parenting in a new way. It's the same heart and humor you've come to expect, with a hilarious new twist.

Ever After
December 3-29, 2019

A modern take on the Cinderella story, Ever After is a captivating new musical from award-winning songwriting team Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler, based on the beloved film.

Share the journey of Danielle de Barbarac as she risks everything to save a friend from an unjust fate, capturing the heart and imagination of a country along the way. With the help of none other than Leonardo da Vinci, Danielle must decide not only who she is, but what she'll fight for, and how far she'll go for love.

Ever After, this brand new musical you can see first at the Ordway, celebrates the unstoppable strength of the human spirit and captures the true magic at the heart of this beloved fairy tale.

Once On This Island
February 4-9, 2020

Winner of the 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, Once On This Island is the sweeping, universal tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl in search of her place in the world, and ready to risk it all for love. Guided by the mighty island gods, Ti Moune sets out on a remarkable journey to reunite with the man who has captured her heart.

The groundbreaking vision of two-time Tony Award nominated director Michael Arden (Spring Awakening revival) and acclaimed choreographer Camille A. Brown (NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live) has a score that bursts with life from Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.

This touring production, directed by Michael Arden and choreographed by Ordway favorite Camille A. Brown, will play in Minnesota for the first time.

The Color Purple
March 31-April 5, 2020

The Color Purple is the 2016 Tony Award winner for Best Musical Revival!

With a soul-raising, Grammy-winning score of jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues, The Color Purple gives an exhilarating new spirit to this Pulitzer Prize-winning story.

Don't miss this stunning re-imagining of an epic story about a young woman's journey to love and triumph in the American South.

Groundhog Day
July 21-August 9, 2020

Karma can be a funny thing. So when big-city weatherman Phil Connors gets mysteriously stuck in small-town America, laughter is in the forecast. With his unique look on life, Phil is always ready with a one-liner or clever quip about the all- too cheery people of Punxsutawney. But one extraordinary day is about to show Phil that maybe the joke is really on him.

Based on the iconic film, the musical Groundhog Day features a hilarious book by Danny Rubin and clever songs by Tim Minchin (Matilda).

For more information, visit ordway.org.