- November 19 -
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All Shook Up- by Joe DiPietro
ALL SHOOK UP is an irresistible musical comedy-love story about a small
town girl who dreams of hitting the open road, and the mysterious guitar-playing
stranger who brings romance and rock'n'roll into her life. Written in the
same style as Broadway's Mamma Mia, created around the popular hit songs
of ABBA, ALL SHOOK UP is a new romantic comedy tailored to the classic hits
of Elvis Presley. See the song list.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
(musical)
6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $44-$77
O Little Town of Chanhassen Presented by The Stevie Ray's Comedy
Troupe
Stevie Ray's Comedy Troupe is back with another of their signature holiday
specials. The same people who brought you The Full Santy and Walking in
a Winter Wonder Bra now bring you a show that combines some old Chanhassen
favorites with fresh new comedy sketches and music. Enjoy tried and true
numbers like "Santa Baby" and "White Christmas" (we
like tradition too!); as well as new music, holiday comedy sketches, and
of course the troupe's unique brand of audience-interactive improv comedy.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
(comedy)
6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $46-$62
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- Always in the Basement by Greta Grosch
It is 1959 and the day of the Sunday School Christmas Program. As the children
rehearse up in the sanctuary, the ladies of the kitchen are finishing up the
goodie bags and putting final touches on the Nativity pieces. Little do they
know what surprises are in store for them as they are called upon to, once
again, step in and save the day.
Plymouth Playhouse (comedy)
8:00 pm; PLY; 763-553-1600; $20 - $32
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- CONTRA-TIEMPO
Dedicated to transforming the world through dance, the social activist dance
company CONTRA-TIEMPO takes Latin social dancing to new heights by infusing
elements of Salsa, Afro-Cuban, hip-hop and contemporary dance-theater in physically
intense and energizing performances.
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
(dance)
7:30 pm; ORD; 651-224-4222; $35 - $45
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Spilling Me Softly; or Once the Gulf Goes Black, It Never Goes Back
The truth is always funnier than fiction, so you might as well laugh while
you get your update on local, national, and world news. BNW will bring you
only the funniest news, overflowing with universally unobjective commentary
from all sides of the issues.
Brave New Workshop (satire)
8:00 pm; BNW; 612-332-6620; $24-$32
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
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- The 39 Steps novel by John Buchan and adapted by Patrick Barlow
Combining spy thriller with farcical comedy and ingenious theatrical invention,
The 39 Steps is an engaging, fast-paced whodunit that celebrates the magic
of theater. Closely following the storyline of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935
film, the play demands the sort of inventive, creative staging Joel Sass is
known for. Most remarkably, the play’s more than 150 characters are brought
to life by a cast of only four actors! With sly nods to the art and tricks
of live theater, The 39 Steps is a hilarious theatrical experience.
The Guthrie Theater (comedy)
7:30 pm; GUT; 612-225-6238; $24 - $60
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- November 19 - 20
- Zenon Dance Company
The peerless Zenon Dance Company opens its 28th season with world premieres
by New York choreographer Colleen Thomas and the Uruguayan-born, Brooklyn
based luciana achugar. Audiences and critics praised Thomas’ 2007 work
for Zenon, Catching Her Tears (44 ºN, 93ºW), for its rich, sensuous
imagery. The New York Times has lauded achugar’s “sensual, raw and
intensely physical” choreography. Brought to life with the stylistic
diversity and emotional intelligence of Zenon’s dancers, these powerful
new works highlight another signature concert
The Southern Theater, (dance)
8:00 pm; SOT; 612-340-1725; $28 - $30
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- Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin
The vulgar, egotistic - and rich - Harry Brock arrives I our nation's capital
toting his ex-showgirl mistress Billie. While he's out making backroom deals,
he hires a newspaper reporter to tutor her in the ways of Washington. And
Billie proved to be a quick study.
Theatre in the Round Players
(comedy)
8:00 pm; TRP; 612-333-3010; $15-$22
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- Fully Committee by Becky Mode
The spectacular Nathan Keepers returns to the Jungle in this devastatingly
funny play about a day in the life of Sam Peliczowski, an out-of-work actor
who mans the red-hot reservation line at Manhattan’s number-one restaurant.
While juggling scheming socialites, name-dropping wannabes, fickle celebrities
and egomaniacal bosses, can Sam manage to make it home for the holidays?
The Jungle Theatre (comedy)
8:00 pm; JGL; 612-822-7063; $20 - $36
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- 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
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- The Crowd You're In With written by Rebecca Gilman
When Melinda and Jasper invited a few friends over for the Fourth of July,
they didn't expect the debate to heat up so quickly. As their glowingly expectant
friends clash with their adamantly childless landlords, Melinda and Jasper
are torn over their future. Their single friend just wants to get high. In
this funny and thought-provoking new play, Rebecca Gilman explores the mysteries
of life-changing decisions, biological imperative, free will, and sangria.
Walking Shadow Theatre Company(drama)
8:00 pm; PCT; 612-375-0300; $15 - $18
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- Jeeves in Bloom by Margaret Raether
Jeeves In Bloom follows the uproarious mishaps and misadventures of the loveable,
loopy Bertie Wooster, who manages time and again to put himself in socially
precarious situations, only to be rescued by his brainy butler, Jeeves. Now
Bertie finds himself dodging romantic entanglements with a starry-eyed young
woman, eluding an enraged chef wielding a meat cleaver, and begrudgingly helping
his Aunt Dahlia to commit a burglary. Thank heaven Jeeves is there to save
the day.
Old Log Theater (comedy)
8:00 pm; OLT; 952-474-5951; $20 - $32
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- 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; $8
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- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Guthrie returns to this holiday favorite, in an all new production with
a script by British playwright Crispin Whittell and directed for the first
time by Joe Dowling.
The Guthrie Theater (drama)
7:30 pm; GUT; 612-225-6238; $29 - $69
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- Cowboy Versus Samurai by Michael Golamco
The lives of the only two Asian Americans in the tiny town of Breakneck, Wyoming,
are turned upside down when the beautiful Veronica Lee, a Korean American
teacher from New York City, moves to town. Cowboy vs. Samurai is a romantic
comedy that re-imagines the Cyrano de Bergerac story in which the nose is
race. This production features actors Sun Mee Chomet (Macbeth), Kurt Kwan
(who played the father in last year’s Yellow Face) and Sherwin Resurreccion
(M. Butterfly).
The Guthrie Theater (comedy)
7:30 pm; GUT; 612-225-6238; $18 - $30
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- 10 Virgins by Laura Jacqmin
After their mother's disappearance, Marchen and her nine sisters grow up in
a swamp with only a trunk full of old stories to teach them about the world.
But under the influence of a cryptic witch, Jenny Greenteeth, Marchen begins
to wonder if her destiny lies beyond her books and her isolated life with
her siblings. Is she willing to leave her life behind -- even betray her sisters
-- to find her own freedom? When the littlest sister disappears, it's up to
Marchen to uncover the truth. Inspired by classic fairy tales and folklore,
10 Virgins deftly explores what it means to find our way in the world and
what consequences come from the paths we choose.
Theatre Unbound (drama)
8:00 pm; LLT; 612-207-3659; $10 - $15
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- November 20 -
-
All Shook Up- by Joe DiPietro
ALL SHOOK UP is an irresistible musical comedy-love story about a small
town girl who dreams of hitting the open road, and the mysterious guitar-playing
stranger who brings romance and rock'n'roll into her life. Written in the
same style as Broadway's Mamma Mia, created around the popular hit songs
of ABBA, ALL SHOOK UP is a new romantic comedy tailored to the classic hits
of Elvis Presley. See the song list.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
(musical)
11:00 and 6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $44-$77
O Little Town of Chanhassen Presented by The Stevie Ray's Comedy
Troupe
Stevie Ray's Comedy Troupe is back with another of their signature holiday
specials. The same people who brought you The Full Santy and Walking in
a Winter Wonder Bra now bring you a show that combines some old Chanhassen
favorites with fresh new comedy sketches and music. Enjoy tried and true
numbers like "Santa Baby" and "White Christmas" (we
like tradition too!); as well as new music, holiday comedy sketches, and
of course the troupe's unique brand of audience-interactive improv comedy.
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
(comedy)
11:00 and 6:00 pm; CDT; 952-934-1525; $46-$62
-
- Always in the Basement by Greta Grosch
It is 1959 and the day of the Sunday School Christmas Program. As the children
rehearse up in the sanctuary, the ladies of the kitchen are finishing up the
goodie bags and putting final touches on the Nativity pieces. Little do they
know what surprises are in store for them as they are called upon to, once
again, step in and save the day.
Plymouth Playhouse (comedy)
4:00 and 8:00 pm; PLY; 763-553-1600; $20 - $32
-
- CONTRA-TIEMPO
Dedicated to transforming the world through dance, the social activist dance
company CONTRA-TIEMPO takes Latin social dancing to new heights by infusing
elements of Salsa, Afro-Cuban, hip-hop and contemporary dance-theater in physically
intense and energizing performances.
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
(dance)
7:30 pm; ORD; 651-224-4222; $35 - $45
-
- A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Enchantment, farce, and lingerie fly when four young lovers become the unwitting
pawns of the Fairy King and Queen.
Park Square Theatre (drama)
7:30 pm; SPT; 651-291-7005; $12.50 - $32
-
-
Spilling Me Softly; or Once the Gulf Goes Black, It Never Goes Back
The truth is always funnier than fiction, so you might as well laugh while
you get your update on local, national, and world news. BNW will bring you
only the funniest news, overflowing with universally unobjective commentary
from all sides of the issues.
Brave New Workshop (satire)
7:00 and 10:00 pm; BNW; 612-332-6620; $24-$32
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
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- Puss In Boots by Charles Perrault
A French literary fairy tale about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain
power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and
low-born master. A new musical adaptation of the classic Charles Perrault
fairy tale.
Old Log Theater (musical)
1:00 pm; OLT; 952-474-5951; $8
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- The Christmas Schooner by John Reeger
A heart-warming musical about a German-American shipping captain and his crew
who braved the icy waters of Lake Michigan to bring Tannenbaum (Christmas
Trees) to the immigrant families of Chicago.
History Theatre (drama)
2:00 and 7:30 pm; GHT; 651-292-4323; $17 - $25
-
- The 39 Steps novel by John Buchan and adapted by Patrick Barlow
Combining spy thriller with farcical comedy and ingenious theatrical invention,
The 39 Steps is an engaging, fast-paced whodunit that celebrates the magic
of theater. Closely following the storyline of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935
film, the play demands the sort of inventive, creative staging Joel Sass is
known for. Most remarkably, the play’s more than 150 characters are brought
to life by a cast of only four actors! With sly nods to the art and tricks
of live theater, The 39 Steps is a hilarious theatrical experience.
The Guthrie Theater (comedy)
1:00 and 7:30 pm; GUT; 612-225-6238; $24 - $60
