Tag: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

A Brand New Day Cabaret launched at the Ordway

The Ordway has just launched a new Cabaret series, “A Brand New Day.” Based on its inaugural show, “Breaking Barriers: Love on the Broadway Stage from Hair to Hamilton,” which I attended January 31, this is an appropriate title. It’s…

The Magic Flute by Minnesota Opera Company, performing at the Ordway

The Magic Flute, one of Mozart’s most successful and recognizable operas, is equal parts genius and insane. Its plot is a convoluted fever dream filled with changing allegiances, romantic schmaltz, and an abundance of strange mythology. One cannot help but…

Elf at the Ordway

Need a little “Sparklejollytwinklejingley” this Christmas season? Looking for an overload like indulging in an entire plate of Christmas cookies? I’ve got just the thing: take someone who could use a little Christmas to the Broadway musical, “Elf,” showing through…

The Addams Family at the Ordway

The Addams Family has settled into the friendly confines of the Ordway for a solid two week run (through May 20).  Your intrepid HowWasTheShow.com reviewers, Janet Preus and John Olive, attended opening night, then repaired to the Amsterdam Bar for…

Cinderella at the Ordway

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is offering up a magical evening for families this holiday season with Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. No, it’s not about Christmas, but it’s a gentle and satisfying story full of sparkle and spectacle…