Minneapolis Theater Reviews

Review: BILLY PORTER at State Theatre
by Jared Fessler - May 24, 2023

Grammy, Emmy and two-time Tony winner Billy Porter brings passion and joy to Minneapolis with his first-ever career-spanning pop music concert tour: The Black Mona Lisa Tour: Volume One. Expect a full band, backed by a video installation, fronted by Billy Porter telling his life story through song. ...

Review: ANDREA BOCELLI IN CONCERT at Target Center
by Jared Fessler - May 22, 2023

What did our critic think of ANDREA BOCELLI IN CONCERT at Target Center?...

Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at Guthrie Theater
by Joe Sarafolean - May 20, 2023

It would be a crime to miss this production....

Review: WE SHALL SOMEDAY at Theater Latte Da
by Jared Fessler - May 11, 2023

What did our critic think of WE SHALL SOMEDAY at Theater Latte Da?...

Review: AN AMERICAN TAIL THE MUSICAL at Children's Theatre Company
by Jared Fessler - May 01, 2023

What did our critic think of AN AMERICAN TALE THE MUSICAL at Children's Theatre Company?...

Review: THE DEFEAT OF JESSE JAMES at History Theatre
by Joe Sarafolean - April 30, 2023

What did our critic think of THE DEFEAT OF JESSE JAMES at History Theatre?...

Review: OTHELLO: THE REMIX at Minneapolis Musical Theatre
by Jared Fessler - April 24, 2023

What did our critic think of OTHELLO: THE REMIX at Minneapolis Musical Theatre?...

Review: THE PAJAMA GAME at Artistry Theater
by Jared Fessler - April 24, 2023

What did our critic think of THE PAJAMA GAME at Artistry Theater? A classic tale of boy meets girl, and girl wants a raise - wait, that's not how it goes! Sid and Babe will show you exactly how it goes, as they manage romance and work on opposite sides of a labor dispute at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Fac...

Review: HITS! THE MUSICAL PRESENTED BY ON CUE ENTERTAINMENT at Pantages Theater
by Jared Fessler - April 22, 2023

What did our critic think of HITS! THE MUSICAL PRESENTED BY ON CUE ENTERTAINMENT at Pantages Theater?...

Review: BEATRICE RANA, PIANO at Schubert Club
by Jared Fessler - April 16, 2023

What did our critic think of BEATRICE RANA, PIANO at Schubert Club?...

Review: HAMLET at Guthrie Theater
by Joe Sarafolean - April 15, 2023

What did our critic think of HAMLET at Guthrie Theater?...

Review: MORE INFO CLOSE BRETT YOUNG: FIVE, TOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE at Armory
by Jared Fessler - April 09, 2023

What did our critic think of MORE INFO CLOSE BRETT YOUNG: FIVE, TOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE at Armory?...

Review: AGAIN at Theater Mu
by Jared Fessler - April 09, 2023

What did our critic think of AGAIN at Theater Mu?...

Review: HAMILTON at Orpheum Theatre
by Jared Fessler - April 06, 2023

What did our critic think of HAMILTON at Orpheum Theatre? Hamilton is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation's first Treasury Secretary. Featuring a...

Review: JOHN MAYER at Xcel Energy Center
by Jared Fessler - April 02, 2023

What did our critic think of JOHN MAYER at Xcel Energy Center?...

Review: RAGTIME at Morris Park Players
by Jared Fessler - April 01, 2023

What did our critic think of RAGTIME at Morris Park Players?...

Review: MY FAIR LADY at Ordway Center For The Performing Arts
by Jared Fessler - March 23, 2023

What did our critic think of MY FAIR LADY at Ordway Center For The Performing Arts? Boasting classic songs like 'I Could Have Danced All Night' and 'On the Street Where You Live,' My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics profess...

Review: THE WEDDING SINGER at Lyric Arts
by Jared Fessler - March 18, 2023

What did our critic think of THE WEDDING SINGER at Lyric Arts?...

Review: 5 By Jucoby Johnson at Jungle Theater
by Joe Sarafolean - March 16, 2023

What did our critic think of 5 at Jungle Theater?...

Review: BORN WITH TEETH at Guthrie Theater
by Joe Sarafolean - March 11, 2023

What did our critic think of BORN WITH TEETH at Guthrie Theater?...

Review: THE SONG POET at Minnesota Opera
by Jared Fessler - March 10, 2023

What did our critic think of THE SONG POET at Minnesota Opera? The first Hmong story adapted for the operatic stage, St. Paul writer Kao Kalia Yang's memoir The Song Poet comes to life in this world premiere. It tells the story of Yang's family and her song poet father as war drives them from the mo...

Review: TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at Orpheum
by Jared Fessler - March 02, 2023

What did our critic think of TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at Orpheum? This new musical reveals a comeback story like no other, of a woman who dared to defy the bounds of racism, sexism and ageism to become the global queen of rock 'n' roll. Tina - The Tina Turner Musical is a celebration of resili...

Review: POTTED POTTER at Pantages Theater
by Jared Fessler - February 25, 2023

What did our critic think of POTTED POTTER at Pantages Theater?...

Review: THE PROM at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
by Joe Sarafolean - February 18, 2023

Glitz, glam, and heart fill the main stage of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres....

Review: LOCOMOTION at Children's Theatre Company
by Jared Fessler - February 17, 2023

What did our critic think of LOCOMOTION at Children's Theatre Company? This was a neat production. The set and lighting reflected a composition notebook that would have projections of housing, classroom, and fire. The furtniture also had the notebook design concept in it. The cast was a talented gro...