Guys and Dolls
2026-02-13 - 2026-09-26 | Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, 501 W 78th St, Chanhassen, MN, 55317, United States
For the first time in over 35 years Chanhassen Dinner Theatres brings you a thrilling and electric staging of Guys and Dolls! From the gritty streets of New York to the colorful cafes of Havana, Guys and Dolls is a grand spectacle of music and comedy to delight audiences of all ages. This fresh production is set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City in a perfect balance of story, dance, music and romance!

Hands-On Hip Hop at Minnesota Children's Museum
2026-02-14 10:00 - 15:00, 2026-02-21 10:00 - 15:00, 2026-02-28 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | Minnesota Children’s Museum, 10 West Seventh Street, St. Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Join us for Hands-On Hip Hop, a six-week museum-wide celebration of Hip Hop culture and history.
Teaching artists and staff will lead special activities and programming throughout the museum, focusing on the five core elements of Hip Hop — Deejayin’, Emceein’, Breakin’, Graffiti (Street Art) and Knowledge of Self. The series culminates with a day of drop-in workshops and a finale performance.
All activities are included with museum admission at no extra cost. Visit https://mcm.org/hands-on-hip-hop/ for the full schedule of activities and events.
Hands-On Hip Hop kicks off on Monday, Jan. 19 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), then runs Saturdays from Jan. 31 through Feb. 28. Hands-On Hip Hop is created by Minnesota Children’s Museum in partnership with TruArtSpeaks, a St. Paul community organization focused on building connection through Hip Hop and other artistic expression.

Les Misérables
2026-02-17 - 2026-02-22 | Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, United States
Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Misérables.
This brilliant staging has taken the world by storm and has been hailed as “Les Mis for the 21st century” (Huffington Post), “a reborn dream of a production” (Daily Telegraph) and “one of the greatest musicals ever created” (Chicago Tribune).

Kimberly Akimbo
2026-02-24 - 2026-03-01 | Ordway, 345 Washington St, St. Paul, MN, 55102, United States
The 2023 Tony-winner for Best Musical, based on David Lindsay-Abaire’s play of the same title, revolves around a teenage girl named Kimberly Levaco, who suffers from a condition that rapidly accelerates the aging process. Before she has had a chance to venture forth into the world as an adult, she finds herself turning into an old woman. Her story, unfolding like a dark fairy tale, is as whimsical as it is piercing. Yet the effect is powerfully life-affirming in the way it reminds audiences of the preciousness of the time we have at hand. Full of quirky humor and social satire on grownup immaturity, the musical features a score by Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home) and David Lindsay-Abaire (Shrek) that will leave you both grinning and deeply touched.

Water for Elephants
2026-03-03 - 2026-03-08 | Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, United States
“Many wonders await audiences in this gorgeously imaginative Broadway musical.”- The New York Times
The critically acclaimed bestselling novel comes to “thrilling, dazzling” life (Time Out New York) in a unique, spectacle-filled new musical! Hailed as a Critic’s Pick, The New York Times calls it “stunning, emotional, heart-filled and gorgeously imaginative.”
After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life—and love—beyond his wildest dreams. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age.
Tony Award-nominated director Jessica Stone’s “huge, heart-filling” production (The New York Times) features a book by three-time Tony nominee Rick Elice adapted from Sara Gruen’s novel, and a soaring score by the acclaimed PigPen Theatre Co.
So, step right up to the “spellbinding entertainment” (Variety) at Water for Elephants, “the best new musical on Broadway” (Theatermania).

Mrs. Doubtfire
2026-03-17 - 2026-03-22 | Ordway, 345 Washington St, St. Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to Saint Paul in this internationally acclaimed hit musical critics call “wonderful, heart-warming, and laugh-out-loud funny” (Manchester Evening News) and “a feel-good, family-friendly comedy that delivers” (The Hollywood Reporter).
Based on the beloved film, Mrs. Doubtfire tells the hysterical and heartfelt story of an out-of-work actor who will do anything for his kids. It’s “the lovable, big-hearted musical comedy we need right now,” raves the Chicago Tribune—one that proves we’re better together.

Spamalot
2026-06-10 - 2026-06-14 | Ordway, 345 Washington St, St. Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Peter Marks of The Washington Post exclaims, “It’s UNFAIR to make me laugh this much! Spamalot is a tightly packed clown car speeding to musical theater nirvana!”
Spamalot, which first galloped onto Broadway in 2005, features a book & lyrics by Eric Idle and music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle. The original Broadway production was nominated for fourteen Tony Awards and won three, including Best Musical.
The musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, has everything that makes a great knight at the theater, from flying cows to killer rabbits, British royalty to French taunters, dancing girls, rubbery shrubbery, and of course, the Lady of the Lake. Spamalot features well-known song titles such as “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” “The Song That Goes Like This,” “Find Your Grail” and more that have become beloved classics in the musical theater canon.

SIX
2026-06-17 - 2026-06-28 | Ordway, 345 Washington St, St. Paul, MN, 55102, United States
From Tudor Queens to pop icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a euphoric celebration of 21st-century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over.
SIX has won 23 awards in the 2021–2022 Broadway season, including the Tony Award® for Best Original Score (Music and Lyrics) and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.
The New York Times says SIX “totally rules!” (Critic’s Pick) and The Washington Post hails SIX as “exactly the kind of energizing, inspirational illumination this town aches for!”
