Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Shrek the Musical at Lyric Arts by Erin Nagel

In an upside down kingdom, an ogre named Shrek (Martino Gabriel-Mayotte) is hired to rescue the spirited Princess Fiona (Anna Larranaga) and bring her to DuLoc to marry Lord Farquaad (Kyler …

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 10:06PM

A Night With Janis Joplin at the Ordway by Erin Nagel

After a Tony Awards®-nominated performance on Broadway, Mary Bridget Davies brings her incarnation of Janis Joplin to the Ordway in Saint Paul. If you’re expecting a traditional Broadway …

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 09:45PM
Friday, March 18, 2016

Interview with Mary Bridget Davies of A Night with Janis Joplin by Erin Nagel

Mary Bridget Davies brings her Tony Award®-nominated performance of Janis Joplin to St Paul in A Night with Janis Joplin, March 29 – April 3. Before she takes the Ordway stage, Mary sat d…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 12:29AM
Monday, March 14, 2016

Beauty and the Beast at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres by Erin Nagel

  Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is loved as much today as it was 25 years ago; when the movie was originally released. Today, girls who grew up wanting to be Belle are introducing the…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 10:56PM
Friday, February 19, 2016

A Chorus Line at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts by Erin Nagel

It has been 40 years since A Chorus Line originally took audiences inside the audition for a Broadway musical. A lot has changed in musical theater over the years; Broadway has grown immense…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 10:24PM
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Interview with Molly Tynes from Ordway’s A Chorus Line by Erin Nagel

When you’re trying to make it on Broadway, your dream becomes an obsession. Dance, voice and acting classes, auditions and workshops consume your days. In the Ordway’s production…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 11:41PM
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

The Amish Project at the Guthrie Theater by Erin Nagel

On October 2, 2006 gunman Charles Carl Roberts IV, the local milkman, entered the one-room school house in the Amish community of West Nickel Mines, PA ordering the teacher and boys to leave…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 05:54PM
Friday, January 29, 2016

4 Takeaways From BroadwayCon by Erin Nagel

Last weekend I attended the first ever BroadwayCon presented by Playbill in NYC. Although Winter Storm Jonas did put a damper on some of the events, overall the weekend was a success. Don…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 01:19PM
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

2015 Theatre Favorites by Erin Nagel

We are already almost halfway through January 2016, so why not relive some of my Twin Cities theatre favorites from 2015? It was hard to pick complete favorites. The community is full of so …

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 12:20AM
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Lyric Arts by Erin Nagel

For Lyric Arts’ newest production a modestly designed stage of bleachers, a table, a microphone and a piano greet the audience. You would think you stumbled into the rehearsal of a show an…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 08:20PM
Friday, January 8, 2016

Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder at the State Theatre by Erin Nagel

What happens when a man discovers he’s the distant heir to a family fortune and the title of Earl? Well, in the case of Monty Navarro you start eliminating the eight people standing betwee…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 10:46PM
Thursday, December 24, 2015

7th House Theater’s The Great Work by Erin Nagel

Writing an original musical is hard. Writing one with a powerful and relevant story is even harder. But Grant Sorenson and David Darrow have created one of the best new works I’ve seen in …

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 06:36PM
Sunday, December 13, 2015

Interview with Wendy Lehr by Erin Nagel

Over the years, Wendy Lehr has made numerous and significant contributions to the Twin Cities theatre community. Not only has she acted, directed and danced on stages throughout the area, bu…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 03:55PM
Sunday, November 29, 2015

A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie Theater by Erin Nagel

  For 41 years, thousands have made the Guthrie Theater’s annual production of A Christmas Carol part of their holiday traditions. The classic Dickens’ tale of redemption is the p…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 01:17AM
Thursday, November 26, 2015

The Cocoanuts at the Guthrie Theater by Erin Nagel

If you’re looking for a fast paced show with countless opportunities for laughs, look no further than The Cocoanuts at the Guthrie Theater. This Marx Brothers’ comedy musical from 19…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 11:55PM
Friday, November 20, 2015

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at the Orpheum Theatre by Erin Nagel

For years Broadway has turned to the jukebox musical to fill theaters. Most full of stories that include down on their luck artists and groups who manage to defy all odds and become one of t…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 01:05PM
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

MN Opera’s The Magic Flute by Erin Nagel

  Last Saturday, I attended my first opera MN Opera’s production of The Magic Flute. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I was envisioning the stereotypical opera with women in big be…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 07:58AM
Sunday, October 18, 2015

The Spitfire Grill at Lyric Arts by Erin Nagel

The Spitfire Grill is a show which is much more than just another musical. You won’t find show stopping dance numbers. Instead, you have a show that is overflowing with heart and reminders…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 11:28PM
Saturday, October 10, 2015

Broadway Songbook – The 70s Songbook at The Ordway by Erin Nagel

Over the last six years the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts has explored the songbooks of Sondheim, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein and contemporary composers. This weekend they…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 12:59PM
Wednesday, October 7, 2015

The Jungle Book at Children’s Theatre Company by Erin Nagel

Adapting beloved children’s books for the stage is nothing new for the Children’s Theatre Company. Their adaptations don’t just serve the purpose of entertaining their core…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 07:31PM
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

To Kill A Mockingbird at the Guthrie Theater by Erin Nagel

Every year millions of high school students are assigned to read To Kill a Mockingbird in their English class. Many will begrudgingly read it, while others will look past the forced reading …

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 10:49PM
Saturday, September 26, 2015

The Realish Housewives of Edina: A Parody by Erin Nagel

It was only a matter of time before Bravo’s hit reality TV franchise The Real Housewives, received the ultimate compliment… its very own parody stage show. Opening last night, The Realis…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 01:06PM
Friday, September 25, 2015

Always & Forever: Concert Weekend at the Illusion Theater by Erin Nagel

Ever wonder what goes on in a barbershop full of men? Well, if the shop is anything like the barbershop showcased in the Illusion Theater’s production of Always & Forever: Concert Week…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 11:48AM
Saturday, September 12, 2015

The Explorers Club at Lyric Arts by Erin Nagel

Normally a woman attempting to gain membership to an all men’s club wouldn’t be a cause for laughter. But in Nell Benjamin’s The Explorers Club, which opened the 20th Season at Lyric A…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 06:19PM
Thursday, September 10, 2015

Cinderella at the Orpheum Theatre by Erin Nagel

This isn’t the Cinderella you grew up with. This Cinderella has poise, a kind heart, is book smart and has a mind for social justice. In other words, she is a princess for the 21st century…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 12:00AM
Saturday, September 5, 2015

Akeelah and the Bee at Children’s Theatre Company by Erin Nagel

Last night Children’s Theatre Company kicked off its 50th Season with Akeelah and the Bee, the first of five world premieres this season. Based on the 2006 movie, Akeelah and the Bee is th…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 04:15PM
Thursday, August 13, 2015

How to Avoid Breaking the Bank on Theatre in New York City by Erin Nagel

There is a common misconception that seeing a play or musical is an expensive outing. While that can be true, there are several ways to alleviate the financial strain of a night at the theat…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 11:55PM
Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Going to the Theatre Doesn’t Have to Break the Bank by Erin Nagel

There is a common misconception that seeing a play or musical is an expensive outing. While that can be true, there are several ways to alleviate the financial strain of a night at the theat…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 11:09PM
Saturday, August 8, 2015

Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirate of Penzance at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts by Erin Nagel

With the exception of Shakespeare, today’s popular musical theatre shows usually weren’t written prior to the 1950’s. However, there are a few exceptions to this; one being Gilbert …

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 01:21AM
Thursday, August 6, 2015

Interview with Brandon O’Neill of The Ordway’s Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance by Erin Nagel

Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance was first performed in New York City in 1870. Now you can catch this operatic comedy on stage at The Ordway Center for the Performing Art…

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 12:30AM
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Kinky Boots at the Orpheum Theatre by Erin Nagel

Every girl loves a good, stylish pair of shoes. And even some guys do too. In Kinky Boots, now playing at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, Charlie Price (Steven Booth) is out to save the …

SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 09:55PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards