GROVES ACADEMY

by Jared Fessler - March 09, 2025

What did our critic think of THE LAST 5 YEARS at Ashland Productions?...

by Jared Fessler - March 05, 2025

What did our critic think of COME FROM AWAY at Ordway Center For The Performing Arts?...

by Jared Fessler - March 05, 2025

The national tour of Life of Pi made a stunning stop at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis from March 5–9, 2025, delivering a visually mesmerizing and emotionally powerful theatrical experience. Adapted from Yann Martel’s beloved novel, this stage production—winner of multiple Tony and Olivier Award...

by Jared Fessler - February 25, 2025

On February 24, 2025, Justin Timberlake brought his Forget Tomorrow World Tour to the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN, delivering an electrifying performance that left fans in awe. This tour, Timberlake's first in five years, has received an overwhelming response, selling over one million ticke...

by Joe Sarafolean - February 14, 2025

What did our critic think of THE SNOWY DAY at MN Opera?...

by Jared Fessler - February 12, 2025

The Hadestown National Tour’s stop at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis delivers an unforgettable theatrical experience that captivates from start to finish. Anaïs Mitchell’s Tony Award-winning folk-jazz musical, which reimagines the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, comes to life in a visually s...

by Joe Sarafolean - February 10, 2025

In Milo Cramer’s searing one man show, School Pictures, he carefully and masterfully brings to life the stories of students that he had the pleasure of tutoring for many years in New York City. Told through a series of songs, accompanied by a variety of instruments all played by Cramer, he details h...

by Jared Fessler - February 08, 2025

What did our critic think of GREASE at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres?...

by Joe Sarafolean - February 07, 2025

It may be the dead of winter in Minnesota but that is not stopping the Guthrie Theater from taking audiences to the moonlight filled forests of Athens in the middle of summer. Yes, William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is back on the Guthrie stage and this ravishing production proves why i...

by Jared Fessler - January 31, 2025

The corn-fed comedy Shucked has officially taken root at Des Moines Performing Arts, delighting audiences with its pun-filled humor, heartwarming story, and toe-tapping country score. Playing now through February 2, 2025, this Tony-winning musical proves that sometimes, a little corniness is exactly...