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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Stage show celebrating George Michael returns to Minneapolis this fall
Hennepin Arts is rewarding fans who had faith that the George Michael tribute, "The Life and Music of George Michael," would return. A new tour of the stage show will come to the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis on Oct. 26. The tribute honors the groundbreaking singer who died in 2016 with a "concert-style show" that delves into his life and music, including his solo career and early hits with Wham! Sign up for our CONCERTS AND EVENTS newsletters The show, written and directed by Dean Elliott and produced by Ruckus Entertainment, has been toured previously, offering fans a chance to reconnect with his many chart-toppers like "Faith," "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go," and "Freedom." Tickets for "The Life and Music of George Michael," which is not affiliated with the singer's estate, go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 16.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tickets set to go on sale for the pre-Broadway run of 'Purple Rain' in Minneapolis
It's time to call up a friend and let them know you only wanted to see them underneath the Purple Rain marquee. Hennepin Arts has unveiled when tickets will go on sale for the pre-Broadway premiere of Purple Rain. Originally set for an April premiere, the musical was delayed to this fall. However, it does not appear that another delay is in the offing, as tickets for the pre-Broadway run will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 9. A musical has been adapted from the film that catapulted Prince to new heights of fame. Before it heads to Broadway, it'll have a five-week engagement at the State Theatre in downtown Minneapolis beginning on Oct. 16 and running through Nov. 16. The Minnesota-set musical has a book by Tony Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and direction by Tony nominee Lileana Blain-Cruz. Jason Michael Webb is the music supervisor. He also arranged the music and orchestrations. Webb is assisted by former Prince collaborators Morris Hayes and Bobby Z, who are the production's music advisors. The official opening night performance will take place on Nov. 5. Tickets will be available through the Hennepin Arts website.
CBS News
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
"Purple Rain" musical's world premiere set for this fall in Minneapolis
Prince's sister Sharon Nelson tells her own story in new book Prince's sister Sharon Nelson tells her own story in new book Prince's sister Sharon Nelson tells her own story in new book After a lengthy delay, the much-anticipated musical stage adaptation of Prince's beloved 1984 movie and album "Purple Rain" is finally set to make its world debut this fall in downtown Minneapolis. Hennepin Arts announced Monday the production is set to run from Oct. 16 to Nov. 16 at the State Theatre, with tickets going on sale on May 9 at 10 a.m. Although it kicks off in mid-October, the official opening night is set for Nov. 5. The production was originally slated to debut in April, but Hennepin Arts said in October "more time for creative development" was needed. The musical is based on the story by Prince and the film's original screenplay by Albert Magnoli and William Blinn, with music and lyrics by Prince. The book is written by Tony Award winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and it's directed by Tony Award-nominee Lileana Blain-Cruz. Prince and Apollonia Kotero in a scene from the film "Purple Rain" (1984). Warner Bros./Getty Images Hennepin Arts says two of Prince's closest musical collaborators — Bobby Z of The Revolution and Morris Hayes of New Power Generation — are serving as the production's music advisers. "This is a really good thing and it's something that he would really love," Bobby Z told WCCO's Reg Chapman last year. The film version made $100 million worldwide and was set and shot across the Twin Cities, with the legendary Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue as a major character. The movie, which won Prince an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, follows a thinly-veiled version of the icon, referred to as "The Kid," as he deals with his growing fame amid family and romantic drama. Prince died of an accidental painkiller overdose on April 21, 2016, at his Paisley Park complex in Chanhassen, which has now become a museum in his honor.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dog Man will battle a cyborg fish in 'Dog Man: The Musical' this winter
The hit book series Dog Man is coming to the stage in the Twin Cities. Hennepin Arts will bring "Dog Man: The Musical" to the Pantages Theatre in Downtown Minneapolis this December, dropping Dav Pilkey's half-dog, half-man into the real world. The show from TheaterWorksUSA, which premiered in 2019, will have five shows over two days on Dec. 6 and 7, about a year after the first film based on the series arrived in theaters. Like the film released in January — also based on the book series by the author of Captain Underpants — the musical sees Dog Man attempting to save his city from Flippy the Cyborg Fish and his army of sentient buildings. At the same time, he's contending with Petey, the evil cat, who may or may not have to join forces with Dog Man. Tickets for the five-show run at Pantages will go on sale Friday, Feb. 28 at 10 a.m.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Country icon Vince Gill returns to Minneapolis this spring
Country music icon Vince Gill has unveiled a more than 30-city summer tour that will include a stop in downtown Minneapolis. Hennepin Arts will bring the 22-time Grammy winner to the Orpheum Theatre on May 22. The 67-year-old singer behind "I Still Believe In You" has spent the last eight years as a touring member of the Eagles. Gill's solo tour will kick off shortly after the "Hotel California" band wraps up a residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas. 'I left home 50 years ago to try and become an accomplished musician and perform in front of whoever would show up," Gill said in a statement. "All these years later, it feels as special today as it ever did.' He'll be joined for the tour by an eight-piece band that includes Tom Bukovac (guitar), Eddie Dunlap (steel guitar), Jedd Hughes (guitar, vocals), John Jarvis (keyboards), Wendy Moten (vocals), Jimmie Lee Sloas (bass), Billy Thomas (drums), and Jeff White (guitar, vocals). Tickets for Gill's performance at the Orpheum go on sale Friday, Feb. 21 at 10 a.m.
