WESTONKA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

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...

by Jared Fessler - January 23, 2025

The National Tour of Parade, currently gracing the stage of the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, is a poignant and breathtakingly raw production that resonates deeply with audiences. Directed with precision by Michael Arden, this revival of the Tony Award-winning musical by Alfred Uhry and Jason Robe...

by Joe Sarafolean - January 12, 2025

What did our critic think of LEONARDO! A WONDERFUL SHOW ABOUT A TERRIBLE MONSTER at Children's Theatre Company?...

by Jared Fessler - January 02, 2025

The first national tour of Parade will be making a stop at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis from January 21 to 26, 2025. We had the opportunity to chat with Talia Suskauer, who plays Lucille Frank, about this production and his excitement about coming to Minnesota....