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CHILDREN'S THEATRE COMPANY

2400 3rd Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55404


Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress is a heartwarming production that follows a young boy named Morris, who loves puzzles, painting, and wearing a vibrant ...


Children's Theatre Company presents the beloved holiday classic, Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! from November 5, 2024, to January 5, 2025. Directed by ...

Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas!


A miserly and miserable, ever-so-cantankerous Grinch has observed the despicable Christmas joy of the Whos with disdain, from a distance, for decades. Enough! In this CTC ...

Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster


Monsters have one job and it's to be SCARY! "Booga booga booga!" But as hard as he tries, Leonardo can't scare even a mouse. When ...


RELATED STORIES

Children's Theatre Company Appoints Raiyon Hunter as Casting Director


by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2023

 Children’s Theatre Company has announced that Raiyon Hunter, currently the Associate Casting Director for Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, has been appointed CTC’s Casting Director. She will join CTC on May 22....

Children's Theatre Company Announces Complete Cast and Creative Team for World Premiere AN AMERICAN TAIL THE MUSICAL


by A.A. Cristi - April 06, 2023

Children’s Theatre Company has announced the complete cast and creative team for the highly-anticipated World Premiere An American Tail the Musical....

Peter Brosius Will Step Down From Children's Theatre Company


by Stephi Wild - March 13, 2023

Children’s Theatre Company(CTC) has announced that Peter Brosius, Artistic Director has decided to depart CTC on June 30, 2024, at the end of the 2023-24 Season. His artistic vision has transformed the theatre into the nation’s leading theatre that serves a multi-generational audience....

Children's Theatre Company Presents CORDUROY


by Stephi Wild - January 05, 2023

Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) has announced the cast and creative team for the return engagement of Corduroy, following the 2018 World Premiere production....

Past Shows

Drawing Lessons
Drawing Lessons
10/8 - 11/10/2024


Experience the energy of a graphic novelist’s imagination at work! Dynamic, jump-off-the-page drawings show Kate’s manhwa graphic novel coming together, even as she deals with ...

Drawing Lessons
10/8 - 11/10/2024


Children's Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Drawing Lessons, a play by Michi Barall directed by Jack Tamburri. The story explores the life of ...

MOYA by Zip Zap Circus
MOYA by Zip Zap Circus
9/12 - 10/20/2024


MOYA by Zip Zap Circus features an original soundtrack composed by Josh Hawks. Audiences will soar into the visual spectacle of this pulsating acrobatic performance ...

A Year With Frog and Toad
A Year With Frog and Toad
4/23 - 6/16/2024


Meet Frog and Toad, best friends who embark upon a year’s worth of adventures with great merriment, comedic agility, and joyful song-singing. Join them as ...

The Friends of Frog and Toad Artisans and Advocates Market


Join us for "The Friends of Frog and Toad Artisans and Advocates Market" on June 1 and 2 from 10am-4:30pm to kick off LGBTQ+ Pride ...

Babble Lab
Babble Lab
3/9 - 4/14/2024


Strap on your safety goggles and clean out your ears! When an experiment unexpectedly goes awry, a concoction of sneaky, sprightly L E T T ...

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
2/13 - 3/31/2024


Take a tumble down the rabbit hole with Alice and you’ll land in a wonderfully wacky world of rhymes and ridiculousness, checkerboards and cheeky cats, ...

The Carp Who Would Not Quit and Other Animal Stories


Could YOU climb up a waterfall??! See a heroic carp who tries just that in this energetic and interactive retelling of traditional fables from Japan and Okinawa. ...

Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!


A miserly and miserable, ever-so-cantankerous Grinch has observed the despicable Christmas joy of the Whos with disdain, from a distance, for decades. Enough! In this ...

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress


Morris likes lots of things: doing puzzles, pretending to be an astronaut, and wearing a special tangerine dress from his school’s dress-up box. Join the ...

Cookin’ (Nanta 난타)
Cookin’ (Nanta 난타)
9/12 - 10/22/2023


  With a crazy deadline looming near, four frenzied chefs turn their kitchen into a dynamic, veggies-flying-everywhere performance as Korean samulnori drumming and martial arts ...

An American Tail the Musical
An American Tail the Musical
4/25 - 6/18/2023


In An American Tail the Musical , directed by Taibi Magar, an army of cats forces young Fievel Mousekewitz and his family to escape from ...

Corduroy
Corduroy
2/14 - 4/2/2023


Oh no, Corduroy’s button has gone missing! Join the beloved teddy bear as he takes a rollicking ride up the escalator and begins a delightfully ...

Locomotion
Locomotion
1/24 - 3/5/2023


Locomotion takes the audience into the life of 11-year-old Lonnie Motion, as he finds new tools -  the result of a school poetry assignment – ...

Seedfolks
3/8 - 3/21/2021


book: Paul Fleischman; dir: Peter C. Brosius. Charlotte Martin Theatre:...

Mountain Goat Mountain
2/8 - 2/21/2021


A Threshold experience, created by Zoë Barry, Liz Francis, Nikita Hederics, Tahli Corin and Sarah Lockwood. These artists live and work on the land of ...

Anansi the Spider: Re-spun
1/11 - 1/31/2021


Best enjoyed by ages 3 and up...


by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by Bryony Lavery It’s a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the innkeeper’s granddaughter, opens the door to ...

Cinderella
11/3 - 1/5/2020


UnitedHealth Group Stage: Cinderella...

Snow White
9/29 - 12/8/2019


Mirror, mirror on the wall, from apple to queen, Ensemble Theatre's Snow White has is it all! From the creators of last year's smash hit ...


Cal McCrystal; dir: Binyam Tesfamarian, Mehari Tesfamarian....

Carrie
8/9 - 8/11/2019


CARRIE White is a misfit. At school, she’s an outcast who’s bullied by popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home, she’s at ...

Cyrano
8/9


Edmond Rostand, translated by Michael Hollinger, adapted by Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner Children's Theatre Company...


UnitedHealth Group Stage: book: Dennis Kelly; lyrics: Tim Minchin; music: Tim Minchin; dir: Peter C. Brosius....

The Hobbit
3/12 - 4/14/2019


This one-hour version of Tolkien's classic novel is a suspenseful, fast-moving journey through the sometimes dark, sometimes charming, always compelling world of Middle Earth. Bilbo ...

Mr. Popper's Penguins
1/15 - 2/24/2019


UnitedHealth Group Stage: adapt: Pins and Needles Productions ; lyrics: Richy Hughes; music: Luke Bateman; dir: Emma Earle....


book: Timothy Mason; lyrics: Timothy Mason; music: Mel Marvin; dir: Peter C. Brosius....

I Come From Arizona
10/9 - 11/25/2018


adapt: Carlos Murillo from Carlos Murillo; music: Victor Zupanc; dir: Lisa Portes. World Premiere...

Last Stop on Market Street
9/15 - 10/21/2018


adapt: Cheryl L West; lyrics: Lamont Dozier, Paris Ray Dozier; music: Lamont Dozier, Paris Ray Dozier; dir: Henry Godinez....

The Wiz
1/23 - 3/18/2018


William F. Brown; book: William F. Brown; lyrics: Charlie Smalls; music: Charlie Smalls; dir: Lou Bellamy. UnitedHealth Group Stage:...

Corduroy
3/6 - 3/13/2018


Barry Kornhauser; music: Victor Zupanc; dir: Peter C. Brosius. Cargill Stage:...


Timothy Mason; book: Timothy Mason; lyrics: Timothy Mason; music: Mel Marvin; dir: Peter C. Brosius. UnitedHealth Group Stage:...

The Abominables
9/12 - 10/15/2017


Steve Cosson; lyrics: Michael Friedman; music: Michael Friedman; dir: Steve Cosson. World Premiere...

A Year with Frog and Toad
4/18 - 8/18/2017


Spend The Summer With Frog and Toad Kids will love A Year With Frog and Toad, a musical based on Arnold Lobel’s popular children’s book ...

HAIR
8/11 - 8/13/2017


Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical exploded onto the scene in the late 1960s, becoming a cultural phenomenon that both shocked and captivated audiences. A ...

Dr. Seuss' The Sneetches
2/7 - 3/26/2017


David Mallamud; book: Philip Dawkins; lyrics: Philip Dawkins; dir: Tracy Young. UnitedHealth Group Stage:...

The Last Firefly
9/27 - 11/13/2016


Naomi Iizuka; dir: Peter C. Brosius....

The Last Firefly
9/27 - 11/13/2016


Naomi Iizuka; dir: Peter C. Brosius....


Mo Willems; lyrics: Mo Willems; music: Deborah Wicks La Puma; dir: Jerry Whiddon....


Mo Willems; lyrics: Mo Willems; music: Deborah Wicks La Puma; dir: Jerry Whiddon....

Pinocchio
7/15 - 8/14/2016


adapt: Greg Banks from Carlo Collodi; dir: Greg Banks....

Pinocchio
7/15 - 8/14/2016


adapt: Greg Banks from Carlo Collodi; dir: Greg Banks....


book: Joe Tracz; lyrics: Joe Iconis; dir: Rachel Rockwell....

Animal Dance
3/22 - 5/1/2016


dir: Peter C. Brosius, Ann Carlson....


Jerome Hairston; dir: Peter C. Brosius....

The Frog Bride
1/12 - 2/28/2016


David Gonzalez; dir: Lenard Petit....

The Jungle Book
9/29 - 12/6/2015


Don't miss one of The Magik Theatre's first shows to tour nationally in over 50 sold out venues around the US! Adapted faithfully from Rudyard ...

Akeelah and the Bee
9/1 - 10/11/2015


adapt: Cheryl L. West from Cheryl L. West; music: Victor Zupanc; dir: Charles Randolph-Wright....


Between fantasy tale and object theater offset in a spectacular staging, funny and lyrical. A boarding home from 6 to 106 years to go around ...

Peter Pan the Musical
4/21 - 6/21/2015


Sir J.M. Barrie; lyrics: Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Carolyn Leigh; dir: Peter Rothstein....

Huck Finn
3/3 - 4/4/2015


adapt: Greg Banks from Greg Banks; music: Victor Zupanc; dir: Greg Banks....


Cargill Stage: - adapt: Rosanna Staffa; music: Victor Zupanc; dir: Peter C. Brosius....

Snowflake
1/13 - 2/22/2015


Gale LaJoye; music: Victor Zupanc....


Your heart will grow three sizes this holiday season! Discover the magic of Dr. Seuss’ classic holiday tale as it comes to life on stage ...

Cargill Stage:
5/22 - 7/20/2014


Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat, originally produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain adapt: Katie Mitchell; dir: Jason Ballweber....

Shrek the Musical
4/22 - 6/8/2014


book: David Lindsay-Abaire; lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire; music: Jeanine Tesori; dir: Peter Rothstein....

Balloonacy
3/25 - 5/4/2014


A solitary old man is steadfast in his silent routine until a mischievous balloon finds him and insists on becoming his friend. Through all the ...


UnitedHealth Group Stage: adapt: Jeffrey Hatcher; dir: Peter C. Brosius....


UnitedHealth Group Stage: adapt: Jim Morrow; music: Steven Naylor; dir: Jim Morrow....

Cinderella
11/12 - 1/5/2014


UnitedHealth Group Stage: adapt: John B. Davidson; music: Victor Zupanc; dir: Peter C. Brosius....


Cargill Stage: Lloyd Suh; dir: Ralph Pe...

Charlotte's Web
9/17 - 10/27/2013


adapt: Joseph Robinette; dir: Greg Banks....

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
6/21 - 7/21/2013


For tickets and more information, visit the website....

Alice in Wonderland
4/30 - 6/15/2013


UnitedHealth Group Stage: - adapt: Sharon Holland; music: Victor Zupanc; dir: Peter C. Brosius....

Jackie and Me
3/12 - 4/14/2013


Young Joey Stoshack is a headstrong boy with the unique power to travel through time by way of a baseball card. When assigned to write ...


Cargill Stage: - adapt: Rosanna Staffa; music: Victor Zupanc; dir: Peter C. Brosius....

Pinocchio
1/15 - 2/24/2013


UnitedHealth Group Stage: - dir: Greg Banks....

Buccaneers
Buccaneers
9/11 - 10/21/2012


When Enid Arabella learns of her downtrodden parents’ plan to send her away, she takes to the high seas, only to be captured by the ...

Pippi Longstocking
4/24 - 6/10/2012


Dressed in strange clothes and living with her horse and pet monkey, Pippi is the high spirited, warm hearted girl of supernatural strength and untold ...

Harold and the Purple Crayon
1/17 - 2/26/2012


One crayon. One character. Go. Take a ride with Harold and his trusty crayon as he hops a ride on a flying saucer, shares a ...

The Wizard of Oz
11/8 - 1/8/2012

A Wrinkle in Time
9/27 - 12/4/2011


On a dark and stormy night…so begins the fantasy adventure sending three children across space and time. Along the way, they must rely on their ...

Mercy Watson to the Rescue!
9/6 - 10/23/2011

Videos


The Little Mermaid in Minneapolis / St. Paul The Little Mermaid
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (12/3 - 12/29) Tracker
Jim Gaffigan: Everything is Wonderful in Minneapolis / St. Paul Jim Gaffigan: Everything is Wonderful
Orpheum Theatr (2/28 - 3/1)
Jimmy O. Yang Big & Tall Tour in Minneapolis / St. Paul Jimmy O. Yang Big & Tall Tour
State Theatre (1/30 - 1/30)
& Juliet in Minneapolis / St. Paul & Juliet
Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis (5/13 - 5/18)
An American In Paris
E.M. Pearson Theatre (5/16 - 5/18)
Dealing with Dragons in Minneapolis / St. Paul Dealing with Dragons
The Phoenix Theater (1/17 - 2/2)
American Ballet Theatre Giselle in Minneapolis / St. Paul American Ballet Theatre Giselle
Northrop Auditorium (4/18 - 4/19)
Sam Morril: The Errors Tour in Minneapolis / St. Paul Sam Morril: The Errors Tour
Pantages Theatre (4/18 - 4/18)
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