Groundbreaking Set For New Ordway Concert Hall
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Groundbreaking is set June 19 for a new Concert Hall at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul. The Concert Hall will replace the existing 306-seat McKnight...
View ArticleCuriocity: Star ‘Buddy Holly’ On Playing An Icon
You never quite know when the good ol’ theater bug is positioning itself to bite an unsuspecting victim and in Andy Christopher’s case, it took him in a completely different direction. Christopher, who...
View ArticleCuriocity: Q&A With ‘Lion’ In Ordway’s ‘Wizard Of Oz’
Grab some lucky shoes and follow the yellowbrick road — a new production of “Wizard of Oz” opens this week at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. From the brilliant mind of Andrew Lloyd Webber,...
View ArticleMinn. Audience Can Sing Along To ‘Sound Of Music’
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Fans of “The Sound of Music” get a chance to sing along when the classic Julie Andrews movie is screened in St. Paul next month. The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts says...
View ArticleBest Spring 2014 Theater Productions In Minnesota
One of the liveliest theater and performing arts centers of the country, Minnesota caters to all audiences and tastes. Each spring, new shows open to offer locals fresh talent and enjoyable...
View ArticlePublic Invited To Sally Awards In St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — For the first time in the 21-year history of the Sally Ordway Irvine Awards, the public will be invited to attend Monday’s ceremony in St. Paul. The Ordway Center for the...
View ArticleNew Concert Hall Set To Open At St. Paul’s Ordway Center
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Downtown St. Paul’s new concert hall opens Sunday at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. A free community open house will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to launch “Rock the...
View ArticleMNfusion: Q&A With Illusionists’ Anti-Conjuror Dan Sperry
Do you believe in magic? Suspend your disbelief as seven of the world’s top magicians take the stage in “The Illusionists.” The North American tour is making a stop in Minnesota this week, and among...
View Article‘Camelot’ Playing At Ordway In St. Paul
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesotans have the chance to see the national tour of “Camelot” in St. Paul this week. The show is playing at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. It runs until Sunday, May...
View Article‘Camelot’ Brings The Knights Of The Round Table To St. Paul
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150516102654037AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The national tour of “Camelot” is now at St. Paul’s Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. The Tony...
View ArticleMNfusion: ‘Shaping Sound’ Awes, Delights Eager St. Paul Audience
If there is one thing to be said about Minnesota audiences, it is that they are hungry for great art. From musicals to operas to plays to dance, local audiences love to enjoy all the arts have to...
View ArticleHip Hop Nutcracker Returns To St. Paul’s Ordway Center
For the second year in a row, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is kicking off its holiday season with “The Hip Hop Nutcracker.” Twin Cities audiences were first introduced to the show in 2015,...
View Article‘White Christmas’ Comes To St. Paul’s Ordway Center
"White Christmas" is at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts now through Dec. 31.
View ArticleMNfusion: Ordway Center Announces 2017-2018 Musical Theater Series
Twin Cities theater lovers are getting an early Christmas present – a peek into the 2017 – 2018 season at the Ordway! Last Thursday, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts announced the shows that...
View ArticleMNfusion: Ordway Center’s ‘White Christmas’ Can’t Capture Holiday Nostalgia
As many Minnesotans can attest to, it just doesn’t feel like Christmas if there isn’t snow. But a white Christmas is a staple for more than just Minnesotans, as shown by the classic Christmas carol....
View ArticleMNfusion: ‘Diana’s Garden’ Star Say Minnesota Opera Keeps Art Alive & Relevant
It is often said that life imitates art. While perhaps unintended, a Minnesota arts company found this to be true last weekend. As Women’s Marches took place across the country, Minnesota Opera opened...
View ArticleMNfusion: Tyler Michaels Talks Timelessness Of Ordway’s ‘West Side Story’
When it comes to theater, the idea of “difference” has been widely explored. Whether it’s accepting them, learning to deal with them or loving despite them, it is an ever present theme across the art...
View ArticleMNfusion: ‘Broadway Songbook Hollywood & Broadway’ Opens At Ordway
Theater has a long and rich history of providing audiences with musical storytelling. One that has grown to include the musical film genre. But just as film has borrowed stories from theater, the stage...
View ArticleMNfusion: Ordway’s ‘An American In Paris’ Beautiful In Scene, Song
For anyone who’s ever wanted to fall in love during springtime in Paris, look no further than the Ordway in downtown St. Paul. Now through Sunday, the Ordway is showing “An American in Paris.” Based...
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