Minnetonka Elementary Schools Present 101 DALMATIANS, Opens 2/11
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(Jan. 26 1:11 PM) - The Minnetonka School District is offering a new arts experience for its elementary students.

TigerLion Arts Presents The Dragons Are Singing Tonight
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(Jan. 26 5:00 AM) - Welcome to the Year of the Dragon! In collaboration with the Minnesota Boychoir, Puppet Farm Arts, and Circus Juventas, TigerLion Arts presents the world premiere of The Dragons Are Singing Tonight ~ the musical tale of a nasty dragon at the Southern Theater.

Park Square Theatre Presents RAGTIME 1/20-2/19
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(Jan. 26 5:00 AM) - Journey back to turn-of-the-century America, where Scott Joplin's ragtime music fills the air with an infectious beat. Ragtime: the Musical, weaves a spellbinding story of three families whose lives collide against the backdrop of New York in "the American Century"-a white family living the privileged life in New Rochelle, a disillusioned Jewish immigrant bent on achieving success, and a handsome young black piano man courting the woman he loves.

William Shatner Brings One Man Show to the Orpheum in March
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(Jan. 25 5:40 PM) - Television and movie legend William Shatner will bring his one man show SHATNER’S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT (www.shatnersworld.com) to cities across the U.S. in 2012. Tickets for all cities go on-sale the weekend of February 3rd. The tour follows a three week run Broadway’s Music Box Theatre from February 14 - March 4.

AN IDEAL HUSBAND to Open at Walking Shadow Theatre Company, 2/10
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(Jan. 25 2:58 PM) - Oscar Wilde's AN IDEAL HUSBAND, directed by Amy Rummenie, will play from February 10th through the 25th in the Red Eye Theatre.

Yellow Tree Offers Buy One Get One Free Tickets to STILL LIFE WITH IRIS
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(Jan. 25 12:00 PM) - Yellow Tree is offering patrons who buy one ticket to Still Life with Iris at regular price, one student ticket free for the next 48 hours only. This offer can only be redeemed by calling the box office at 763-493-8733. Still Life with Iris is best for ages 8 & up

Northrop Presents Jin Xing Dance Theatre Shanghai, 2/18
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(Jan. 24 8:29 PM) - Northrop Concerts and Lectures at the University of Minnesota presents the Minnesota debut of Jin Xing Dance Theatre Shanghai on Saturday, February 18 at 8:00 pm at the Orpheum Theatre.

Harriet Harris, Simon Jones Lead Guthrie Theater's HAY FEVER, Opens 3/10
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(Jan. 24 3:13 PM) - The Guthrie Theater today announced complete casting for its first-ever production of Hay Fever, Noël Coward’s sensational and highly entertaining comedy of manners, playing March 10 – April 22, 2012, on the Wurtele Thrust Stage.

SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT Announces Post-Broadway Tour Dates!
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(Jan. 24 9:13 AM) - As previously announced, television and movie star William Shatner will bring his one man show SHATNER’S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT to cities across the U.S. in 2012. Tickets for all cities go on-sale the weekend of February 3rd. The tour follows a three week run at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre from February 14 - March 4.

Park Square Theatre Presents RAGTIME 1/20-2/19
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 20 1:30 AM) - Journey back to turn-of-the-century America, where Scott Joplin's ragtime music fills the air with an infectious beat. Ragtime: the Musical, weaves a spellbinding story of three families whose lives collide against the backdrop of New York in "the American Century"-a white family living the privileged life in New Rochelle, a disillusioned Jewish immigrant bent on achieving success, and a handsome young black piano man courting the woman he loves.

The Duluth Play Ground Presents AVENUE Q, 1/19-2/11
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(Jan. 19 2:00 AM) - The Duluth Play Ground presents the Tony Award-Winning musical AVENUE Q. It will perform on Jan. 19-21, 26-28, Feb. 2-4, 9-11 at 7:30 p.m. and Jan. 21, 28, Feb. 4, 11 at 11 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at http://www.duluthplayhouse.org/.

AMERICAN IDIOT to Play Orpheum Theatre, 2/21
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(Jan. 18 4:37 PM) - American Idiot, Green Day’s explosive Broadway hit called “wonderfully raucous” and “emotionally charged” by the New York Times, makes its Minnesota debut at Hennepin Theatre Trust’s Orpheum Theatre February 21-26, 2012.

Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of Women Returns To New Century 1/18-3/18
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(Jan. 18 12:30 AM) - Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of Women, the original hit comedy celebrating the honor, truth, humor and silliness of being female, returns to Minneapolis by popular demand Wednesday, Jan. 18 to Sunday, March 18, 2012.

Photo Flash: Children's Theatre Company Presents HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON
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(Jan. 16 6:44 PM) - Bursting with inspiration and innovative stage magic, Harold and the Purple Crayon, a new theatrical production developed at Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT) arrives at Minneapolis’ Children’s Theatre Company (CTC), this month.

BALLAD OF THE PALE FISHERMAN Comes to Illusion Theater, 2/10
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(Jan. 16 12:20 PM) - BALLAD OF THE PALE FISHERMAN re-imagines the Irish/Scottish folktale of the seal woman–or selkie–in Illusion Theater’s seventh annual Lights Up! series. The 2010 Fringe Favorite of the same name has been expanded into a deeper, richer production, fully-produced with original music and incorporating new material. Isabel K. Nelson directs this award-winning show (voted 2010 Fringe Outstanding Performance, Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Production) on stage February 10-25, 2012, at the Illusion, 528 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis.

Emily Swallow to Lead Guthrie Theatre's CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
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(Jan. 14 5:00 AM) - On the heels of the explosive A Streetcar Named Desire, the Guthrie Theater today announced complete casting for Tennessee Williams’ drama Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about a Southern family in crisis receives its second-ever Guthrie staging. Last produced at the Guthrie in 1976 under the artistic leadership of Michael Langham, this production will play from January 14– February 26, 2012, on the Wurtele Thrust Stage. Lisa Peterson (Major Barbara, Oedipus and Mrs. Warren’s Profession) will direct.

Guthrie Theater and The Acting Co Reunite For JULIUS CAESAR
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(Jan. 14 5:00 AM) - The Guthrie Theater and The Acting Company reunite to present Julius Caesar, a contemporary spin on Shakespeare’s conspiratorial political tragedy, from January 14 – February 5 in the Dowling Studio.

THE LION KING Opens Tonight at the Orpheum Theatre
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(Jan. 13 1:40 PM) - Disney’s The Lion King, celebrating nearly 15 years since its 1997 world premiere in Minneapolis, opens tonight, Friday, Jan. 13, at 8 p.m. at Hennepin Theatre Trust’s Orpheum Theatre for a limited engagement of five weeks through Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.