Best Theater Shows in Minneapolis-St. Paul This Winter
Minnesota has no shortage of great theater. Here are our editors' picks for what to see as 2025 winds down and the local scene welcomes another year of strong touring shows and peerless original productions.
Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
Oct. 21 – Feb. 7
A tap-dancing spectacular based on the beloved film, Chanhassen never misses the execution of a big, hammy ensemble piece.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Children's Theatre Company
Nov. 4 – Jan. 4
A delightful, high-production take on the beloved Dr. Seuss story from the nation’s preeminent, Tony-winning theater for young audiences.
A Christmas Carol
The Guthrie
Nov. 8 – Dec. 28
The Guthrie’s lavish Holiday classic returns with David Beach as Scrooge, Daniel Petzold as Young Scrooge, and Regina Marie Williams as the Ghost of Christmas Past.
My Fair Lady
Theatre Latté Da
Nov. 12 – Dec. 28
The illustrious Anna Hashizume plays Eliza Doolittle in a pared-down staging of Lerner and Loewe’s classic.
Rollicking! A Winter Carnival Musical
History Theatre
Nov. 20 – Dec. 21
Local funnyman Keith Hovis’ new musical fantasy based on the iconic St. Paul Winter Carnival premieres at the History Theatre.
Scrooge in Rouge
Open Eye
Nov. 28 – Dec. 28
A hilarious “drag-fueled extravaganza” inspired by the Dickens story plays in Open Eye’s intimate jewel-box theater.
Black Nativity
Penumbra Theatre
Dec. 2 – 24
A gospel re-telling of the Christmas story returns for a landmark 33rd year. If you yet haven’t seen Penumbra’s Black Nativity – it's time.
Dinner for One
Jungle Theater
Dec. 6 – Jan. 4
Based on the iconic comedy sketch, this show tells the story of a dutiful butler helping his employer celebrate her birthday and features a rotating cast of Twin Cities heavyweights, including Christina Baldwin and Joy Dolo.
Jesus Christ Superstar
The Ordway
Dec. 9 – 28
The acclaimed Regents Open Air production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera hops the pond to the Ordway.
Somewhere
The Guthrie
Dec. 13 – Feb. 1
A play with dance from TONY-winning playwright Matthew Lopez about a family obsessed with "West Side Story" who are devastated that their apartment building will be demolished to make room for Lincoln Center.
The Wiz
Hennepin Arts
Dec. 16 – 21
The first Broadway Tour of “The Wiz” in 40 years hits Minneapolis around the holidays, just in time to do a Wicked-Wiz double-header.
Shucked
Hennepin Arts
Jan. 6 – 11
The Broadway tour of a corny (but oh-so-fun) musical about corn hits Minneapolis.
Kiss Me, Kate
Artistry
Jan. 22 – Feb. 15
A sizzling update of "Taming of the Shrew" featuring some of Cole Porter’s most memorable music will receive a staging from Bloomington’s Artistry.
The Happiest Man on Earth
Six Points
Jan. 27 – Feb. 28
JC Culter takes on this one-man adaptation of the beloved Eddie Jaku memoir about surviving Buchenwald and Auschwitz.
Symphony of Rats
The Wooster Group at Walker Art Center
Feb. 25 – 28
The Wooster Group, icons of experimental theater, bring Richard Foreman’s earth-shattering 1988 piece “Symphony of Rats” to the Walker.
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