Ernest Goes to the Theatre

09/13/2026

Lyric Arts has started their 2026/2027 season with the Stephen Sondheim musical Merrily We Roll Along. The musical runs through October 4, 2026. Check out www.lyricarts.org for tickets. Here’s a link to my review.

https://ernestgoestothetheatre.blogspot.com/2026/09/merrily-we-roll-along-lyric-arts.html

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Located in the heart of historic downtown Anoka, Lyric Arts offers a full season of live theater productions, concert series and education workshops.

09/13/2026

I went to see Ball: A Musical Tribute to My Lost Testicle at the Black Box Theater at Artistry MN, which has a limited run through September 20, 2026. This is the personal story of a favorite Twin Cities actor Max Wojtanowicz. Check out www.artistrymn.org for tickets.

https://ernestgoestothetheatre.blogspot.com/2026/09/ball-musical-tribute-to-my-lost.html

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Artistry Theater and Visual Arts

09/10/2026

Exciting news about Oh, Mary! being filmed. Don’t forget to see it live on stage at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in January.

Have you ever had a really great day? Thanks to HBO Max, we will be able to watch the filmed production of Oh, Mary! from the comfort of our homes in 2027. Learn more about the upcoming release at the link in our comments.

08/26/2026

Check out the cast of Indecent at Theater Latté Da.

Introducing the cast of INDECENT!

Meet the incredible ensemble who will be bringing Paula Vogel's powerful play with music to the Ritz Theater stage, beginning Sep 16. Tickets are going fast, so reserve yours today at latteda.org/indecent

INDECENT will feature Spencer Chandler (My Ántonia, Christmas at the Local), Robert Dorfman (Latté Da debut), August Forman (Latté Da debut), Tony Larkin (Latté Da debut), Ryan London Levin (Merrily We Roll Along), Rebecca Mac (Latté Da debut), Ann Michels (Fun Home, Five Points), Pat O'Keefe (Latté Da debut), Aila Peck (Latté Da debut) and Ani Tonoyan (Latté Da debut) along with understudies Tara Borman (My Ántonia, Scotland, PA), Russell Kaplan (Twelve Angry Men: A New Musical), James Ramlet (Johnny Skeeky, All Is Calm) and Drew Stutz (Latté Da debut).

08/24/2026

Very exciting news from Lyric Arts.

08/23/2026

Looks The Jungle Theater is auctioning off everything at the Jungle Theater building. Take a look at this link.

Full contents liquidation of a working theater: complete set-building scene shop, dressing rooms, front-of-house furnishings, and vintage props. Online only. Bi

08/21/2026

Dark & Stormy Productions is starting their 14th Season with the play Wait Until Dark. It’s playing at Gremlin Theatre through September 13, 2026. It’s a good thriller with some really impressive performances. Check out www.darkstormy.org for tickets.

https://ernestgoestothetheatre.blogspot.com/2026/08/wait-until-dark-dark-and-stormy.html

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Dark & Stormy Productions is an award-winning, critically-acclaimed, professional theatre delivering intimate, dynamic, exceptional live stage productions in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Awarded Best Theater of 2016 by City Pages, D&S is a Twin Cities' favorite place to see the best

08/21/2026

Seeing the Dark & Stormy Productions of the play Wait Until Dark at Gremlin Theatre. I’ll post a review on Ernest Goes to the Theatre.

08/20/2026

Last night I was able to see the fun stage production of Dirty Dancing The Musical at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. It’s a new tour that is premiering in downtown St. Paul before venturing out the rest of North America. The musical runs through September 6, 2026. Check out www.ordway.org for tickets.

https://ernestgoestothetheatre.blogspot.com/2026/08/dirty-dancing-musical-ordway-august-2026.html

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Recognized as one of the U.S.’s leading not-for-profit performing arts centers, the Ordway is home to a wide variety of performances that encompass the finest in Broadway theater, music, dance, and vocal artists in its Music Theater and Concert Hall.

08/14/2026

The Noel Coward comedy Private Lives is currently playing at Guthrie Theater through August 23, 2026. Here’s my review of this fun comedy. Check out www.guthrietheater.org for tickets.

https://ernestgoestothetheatre.blogspot.com/2026/08/private-lives-guthrie-theater-august.html

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The Guthrie Theater is dedicated to producing a mix of classic and contemporary plays and cultivating the next generation of theater artists.