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September 12 - 13

The following format is followed for brevity:

title; Playwright
brief description
COMPANY NAME; (genre)

time; location CODE; box office number; price range; ASL(when applicable)

September 12 -
Little House on the Prairie by Rachel Sheinkin
Based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved books, this world premiere musical centers on the independent spirit of the teenager Laura, the family's settlement in DeSmet, South Dakota, and the hardships and joys faced as a family in a pioneer community.
The Guthrie Theater (drama)
7:30 pm; GUT; 612-225-6238; $15 - $63
 
The Lion, the Witch, and the War Hero; or Is McCain Able?
Just in time for the Republican National Convention and the 2008 Presidential election, the Brave New Workshop is taking a look at all things political. With the 2008 unconventional campaign process getting crazier and even more unpredictable, join your favorite Brave New Workshop performers from recent shows as they satirize the politicians, election process, and what it is to be a voter in the USA.
Brave New Workshop (satire)
8:00 pm; BNW; 612-332-6620; $23 - $25

BNW After Party
Audiences can spice up their Fridays with as each performance will offer a unique selection of never-before-seen hilarious video, sketch debuts, and improv all by the Brave New Workshop main stage actors. This is a great new opportunity to perform material that didn't meet the topic confines of our main stage show, as well as an immediate stage for newly developed material. Each performance will have new material, and give audiences a new look at Workshop actors and their current musings.
Brave New Workshop (satire)
10:00 pm; BNW; 612-332-6620; $8

 
Married Alive! by Sean Grennan & Leah Okimoto
MARRIED ALIVE! is a funny and touching new musical that looks in on two married couples, one newlywed and one oldywed. The production focuses on the trials, joys, triumphs and defeats that are found in contemporary marriage. It's fast paced and at times sharp, but always affectionate. From babies to empty nests, job stress to domestic bliss, four actors and one piano comprise the evening's entertainment. Recommended for adult theatre-goers.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (musical)
6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59

The Wonder Bread Years by Pat Hazell
A hilarious 90 minutes of genuinely funny observations of our collective youth: Toughskin jeans, Jiffy Pop popcorn, Kool-aid stands and more! This one-man 'Show & Tell' promises to "feed the belly as well as the spirit." It’s an infectiously charming, fast-paced, hilarious production that takes you back to a simpler time in life - when candy was currency and the most dangerous kid in school carried a "switch-comb." THE WONDER BREAD YEARS offers you a chance to return to your childhood; it's an evening of pure escapism, where you have permission to think and act like a kid. Green army men rule, Etch-A Sketch is king and things that don't go your way are a "gyp." This classic material makes you crave the taste of space food sticks and revisit the faint scar from a lawn dart injury.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (musical)
6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59

 The Producers by Mel Brooks
The story was utterly outrageous: flop covered theatrical producer Max Bialystock realizes the road to his financial redemption lies in producing the worst musical ever written, raising $25,000 of the capital, and pocketing it all when the show is a one-night-only disaster. Aided and abetted by a timid accountant, Leo Bloom, Bialystock options the rights to a "gay romp with Adolf and Eva in Berchtesgarten" called "Springtime for Hitler." Of course, if the show, by some insane stretch of credulity, were to become a hit, Bialystock and Bloom would be thrown in jail. And that’s exactly what happens!
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (musical)
6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59
 
Church Basement Ladies: A Second Helping by Greta Grosch
A celebration of the church basement kitchen and the women who work there. From the elderly matriarch of the kitchen to the young bride-to-be learning the proper order of things, we see the church ladies handle numerous demands made of them in the course of serving their beloved church. They stave off potential disasters, share and debate recipes, instruct the young, and keep the Pastor on due course while thoroughly enjoying, (and tolerating) each other as the true "steel magnolias" of the church.
Plymouth Playhouse (comedy)
8:00 pm; PLY; 763-553-1600; $16 - $30
 
September 12 - 13
The Juliet Letters by The Theatrical Music Company
A fully-staged concert version of the Elvis Costello masterpiece "the Juliet Letters, gorgeously combining pop and classical music within an astonishing story.
The Southern Theater, (dance)
8:00 pm; SOT; 612-340-1725; $10 - $32
 
Power by Nick Dear
Witty, vulgar, and intelligent, the script is a dazzling area premiere of ambition and corruption. Th year is 1661 and France is bankrupts the young Louis XIV begins his reign under the tutelage of his sophisticated mentor and Finance minister Nicolas Fouquet. Soon the young Sun King ans his courtiers are chasing money and women, scheming, manipulating and destroying people's lives. A tautly-written tale of cunning and despicable characters and the irresistible attraction of greed.
Theatre in the Round Players (drama)
8:00 pm; TRP; 612-333-3010; $13 - $15
 
The Sisters Rosensweig by Wendy Wasserstein
She just slept with a man she doesn't know, her daughter feels called to the revolution, and her crazy sisters have arrived for the weekend; Happy 54th Birthday, Sara! Through Sara and her sisters, we are woven together by the threads that bind us: friendship, family dynamics, sex, global debates, and a search for who we are, and just exactly where we belong.
Park Square Theatre (drama)
8:00 pm; SPT; 651-291-7005; $20 - $30
 
Always a Mystery
You could be solving a mystery while you eat your dinner. This is a series of ongoing dinner theatres in which the audience gets a chance to solve the mystery as the action takes place around your dining area. There are several titles to choose from. Just click here to see them.
The Mystery Cafe (comedy/drama)
7:30 pm; MYS; 763-566-2583; $20 - $38.34
 
Forever Plaid by Micheal Hollinger
Opening earlier than originally announced, Forever Plaid is a funny, whimsical salute to a more innocent era. This Broadway hit is the story of four singers who return from heaven for one last performance. And what a performance it is… Blending witty comedy, outlandish choreography, and featuring precision harmonies, “The Plaids” sing some of the 1950’s greatest hits, icluding “Heart and Soul,” “Chain Gang.” This is a show your entire family will enjoy.
Old Log Theater (musical)
8:00 pm; OLT; 952-474-5951; $18 - $26
 
Patrick's Cabaret
Prose, poetry, dance, theatre, and a variety of other surprises as Sarah hosts one of the most eclectic mixture of performances and performance art in the Twin Cities. Always good shows with the best price in town.
Patrick's Cabaret (experimental)
8:00 pm; PAT; 612-721-3595; $6
 
September 13 -

Little House on the Prairie by Rachel Sheinkin
Based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved books, this world premiere musical centers on the independent spirit of the teenager Laura, the family's settlement in DeSmet, South Dakota, and the hardships and joys faced as a family in a pioneer community.
The Guthrie Theater (drama)
1:00 and 7:30 pm; GUT; 612-225-6238; $15 - $63

The Lion, the Witch, and the War Hero; or Is McCain Able?
Just in time for the Republican National Convention and the 2008 Presidential election, the Brave New Workshop is taking a look at all things political. With the 2008 unconventional campaign process getting crazier and even more unpredictable, join your favorite Brave New Workshop performers from recent shows as they satirize the politicians, election process, and what it is to be a voter in the USA.
Brave New Workshop (satire)
7:00 and 10:00 pm; BNW; 612-332-6620; $23 - $25

Late Night Improv
The mainstage cast of the Brave New Workshop (along with alumni and special guests) creating totally spontaneous, hilarious improvisation! It's what made the BNW famous!
Brave New Workshop (satire)
12:00 am; BNW; 612-332-6620; $1

 
Married Alive! by Sean Grennan & Leah Okimoto
MARRIED ALIVE! is a funny and touching new musical that looks in on two married couples, one newlywed and one oldywed. The production focuses on the trials, joys, triumphs and defeats that are found in contemporary marriage. It's fast paced and at times sharp, but always affectionate. From babies to empty nests, job stress to domestic bliss, four actors and one piano comprise the evening's entertainment. Recommended for adult theatre-goers.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (musical)
11:00 and 6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59

The Wonder Bread Years by Pat Hazell
A hilarious 90 minutes of genuinely funny observations of our collective youth: Toughskin jeans, Jiffy Pop popcorn, Kool-aid stands and more! This one-man 'Show & Tell' promises to "feed the belly as well as the spirit." It’s an infectiously charming, fast-paced, hilarious production that takes you back to a simpler time in life - when candy was currency and the most dangerous kid in school carried a "switch-comb." THE WONDER BREAD YEARS offers you a chance to return to your childhood; it's an evening of pure escapism, where you have permission to think and act like a kid. Green army men rule, Etch-A Sketch is king and things that don't go your way are a "gyp." This classic material makes you crave the taste of space food sticks and revisit the faint scar from a lawn dart injury.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (musical)
11:00 and 6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59

 The Producers by Mel Brooks
The story was utterly outrageous: flop covered theatrical producer Max Bialystock realizes the road to his financial redemption lies in producing the worst musical ever written, raising $25,000 of the capital, and pocketing it all when the show is a one-night-only disaster. Aided and abetted by a timid accountant, Leo Bloom, Bialystock options the rights to a "gay romp with Adolf and Eva in Berchtesgarten" called "Springtime for Hitler." Of course, if the show, by some insane stretch of credulity, were to become a hit, Bialystock and Bloom would be thrown in jail. And that’s exactly what happens!
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (musical)
11:00 and 6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $26-$59
 
Church Basement Ladies: A Second Helping by Greta Grosch
A celebration of the church basement kitchen and the women who work there. From the elderly matriarch of the kitchen to the young bride-to-be learning the proper order of things, we see the church ladies handle numerous demands made of them in the course of serving their beloved church. They stave off potential disasters, share and debate recipes, instruct the young, and keep the Pastor on due course while thoroughly enjoying, (and tolerating) each other as the true "steel magnolias" of the church.
Plymouth Playhouse (comedy)
4:00 and 8:00 pm; PLY; 763-553-1600; $16 - $30

 

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