Best Theater Shows in Minneapolis-St. Paul This Spring and Summer
Minnesota has no shortage of great theater. Here are our picks for what to see in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area this spring and summer, including such popular shows as "In the Heights," "Spamalot," "A Chorus Line" and "The Wizard of Oz."
Guys & Dolls
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
Through Sept. 26, 2026
Director Tam Kangas-Erickson pulls off a maximalist production of this rollicking chestnut with a big assist from some of the best actors in the Twin Cities, including former Broadway Elphaba Madeline Trumble as Miss Adelaide.
Little Women
Guthrie Theater
April 18-June 21, 2026
Lauren Gunderson’s fresh adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel stars "True Detective" actor Isabella Starr LeBlanc as Jo and Daniel Petzold as her will-they-or-won’t-they best friend, Theodore Laurence.
The Wizard of Oz
Children’s Theatre Company
April 21-June 14, 2026
Past Dorothys at CTC have gone on to Broadway and national tours, including Laura Osnes, Britta Ollmann and Maeve Moynihan. This time, the role will be split by two local high schoolers and certain future stars: Aniya Bostick and Harriet Spencer.
The Most Happy Fella
Ten Thousand Things
May 14-June 7, 2026
Perhaps the most underrated musical from Frank Loesser ("Guys and Dolls," "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"), the soaring, Italian-influenced score of this romantic musical makes it well worth the cost of admission.
A Chorus Line
Park Square Theatre
May 15-June 14, 2026
Michael Bennett’s everlasting paean to Broadway ensemble performers gets an original production from Park Square (don’t worry, Bennett’s iconic choreography will be intact), which is currently celebrating its 50th season. A five, six, seven, eight!
Courting Harry
History Theatre
May 16-June 7, 2026
A play from Drama Desk Award-winning playwright Lee Blessing — first premiered at History Theatre in 2013 — tracks the lives and friendship of Minnesota-born Supreme Court justices Warren Burger and Harry Blackmun.
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Penumbra Theatre
May 28-June 21, 2026
The second installment in August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle (audiences do not have to be familiar to enjoy the plays individually), which tracks the 20th-century African American experience, comes to Penumbra in a splashy co-production with Portland Playhouse.
My Antonia
Theatre Latté Da
June 3-July 12, 2026
This world premiere musical adaptation of Willa Cather’s iconic prairie novel features a score by indie rock duo the Kilbanes.
Midsummer Night's Dream
The Modern Rep
June 5–20, 2026
Grant Sorenson, a Minneapolis-born, Boston-trained director known for his mysterious pop-up play readings and innovative site-specific productions, will turn his attention to Shakespeare with a six-person, queer-forward production of Shakespeare's "most overdone comedy."
Spamalot
Broadway National Tour at the Ordway
June 10-14, 2026
He’s not dead yet! Monty Python’s still-sidesplitting show stops at the Ordway on its national tour.
In the Heights
Artistry
July 30-Aug. 23, 2026
Before Lin-Manuel Miranda penned Hamilton and Moana, he won multiple Tony Awards for his exuberant, groundbreaking love letter to Washington Heights, Manhattan. Maija Garcia directs the Artistry production.
