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Ready for fall theater? We will update this list as further information comes in.
Broadway @ the Ordway
345 Washington St., St. Paul
- “Come From Away”: Based on a true story, this musical focuses on 7,000 stranded passengers in a small town, and it’s a New York Times pick. (Oct. 6-15, 2023)
Children’s Theatre Company
2400 Third Ave. S., Minneapolis
- “Cookin’”: Four chefs put on a performance of Korean samulnori drumming and martial arts. (Sept. 12-Oct. 22, 2023)
- “Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress”: Based on a children’s book, this play follow Morris, who wants to be an astronaut—and also to wear a dress, despite his classmates’ lack of understanding. (Oct. 10-Nov. 19, 2023)
- “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”: The CTC holiday favorite returns. (Nov. 7, 2023-Jan. 7, 2024)
The Guthrie Theater
818 South Second St., Minneapolis
- “The Importance of Being Earnest”: Oscar Wilde’s play, “a trivial comedy for serious people,” kicks off the season with wit. (Sept. 9-Oct. 15, 2023)
- “For the People”: The world premiere of a Guthrie commission by Ty Defoe and Larissa FastHorse, this play follows a woman returning to Minneapolis to serve the Indigenous community there. (Oct. 7-Nov. 12, 2023)
- “A Christmas Carol”: For the 49th time, the Guthrie stages a production of Scrooge’s holiday trials. (Nov. 11-Dec. 28, 2023)
History Theatre
30 10th St. E., St. Paul
- “The Boy Wonder”: The story of Minnesota’s youngest governor comes to the stage as a musical. (Oct. 7-29, 2023)
- “I Am Betty”: Betty Crocker, the fictional icon, gets some “Barbie” treatment in this musical that grapples with conflicted feelings over what she has represented across generations. (Nov. 25-Dec. 23, 2023)
Jungle Theater
2951 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis
- “Rich Dogs”: Two butlers who serve wealthy dogs make a chance encounter in a comedy set in the near future. (Sept. 16-Oct. 8)
- “Misdemeanor Dream”: The Moving Company, co-producer and creator, examines Moliere’s “The Misanthrope.” (Oct. 27-Nov. 26)
Orpheum Theatre, Hennepin Theatre Trust’s “Broadway on Hennepin”
910 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis
- “Girl From the North Country”: The national tour premiere of the Tony-winning musical, set in Duluth during the Depression, features the music of Bob Dylan. (Oct. 8-14, 2023)
- “Company”: Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking, vignette-driven musical about middle adulthood gets a new production. (Nov. 14-19, 2023)
Penumbra
270 N. Kent St., St. Paul
- “Re-Memori”: In this world premiere, a one-woman show, Memori Brooks does hair while sorting through personal stories interwoven with American history, from enslavement to Black Lives Matter. (Oct. 12-Nov. 5, 2023)
- Langston Hughes’ “Black Nativity”: The homegrown Christmas show has been going since 1987, featuring gospel vocals by the Kingdom of Life Church Choir. (Nov. 30-Dec. 24, 2023)
Theater Latté Da
345 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis
- “Falsettos”: This musical, at turns comic and heart-rending, explores the notion of chosen family at the start of the AIDS epidemic. (Sept. 20-Nov. 5, 2023)
- “Christmas at the Local”: Featuring poet Dylan Thomas’ “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” plus text by Maya Angelou, this show sees locals coming together for story and song. (Nov. 21-Dec. 31, 2023)
