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MRS. PARKER, MR. PORTER
a new musical revue
Stage North presents the world premiere of the musical revue MRS. PARKER, MR. PORTER.
Written by Twin Cities theater veteran Peter Moore, the show features the glorious music of Cole Porter and the blazing wit of Dorothy Parker. It’s a delightful confection of wonderful songs and sparkling dialog.
Cole, Dorothy, four singers and a live band perform Just One of Those Things, Begin the Beguine, Night and Day, You’re the Top, and 21 other Porter hits (and a few rarities!), interspersed with some of Parker’s most delightful poems, anecdotes and famous one-liners (“Brevity is the soul of lingerie!”) that made her the toast of the literary world.
Along the way, these two brilliant American icons banter with each other, reminisce and tell stories about their often funny, sometimes poignant, and always fascinating lives and careers.
The stellar cast includes Bonni Allen as Dorothy Parker, Jim Pounds as Cole Porter, and singers Prudence Johnson, Geoff Jones, Lillian Grace Carlson and Stephen Neff. Directed by Peter Moore, musical direction by Anita Ruth, choreography by Jim Lichtscheidl, set and props by Rick Polonek and costumes by Jan Battles.
The show opened March 6, 2026
Cherry and Spoon has this (and more) to say...
If you need to escape from the weariness of the world for a couple hours, and be immersed in a world of clever witticisms and beloved, familiar, classic songs gorgeously performed in an intimate space, check out the perfectly delightful Mrs. Parker and Mr. Porter.
MAURITIUS, a darkly comic thriller by Theresa Rebeck
This show is something else! A woman with an extremely rare and valuable postage stamp gets tangled up with some dangerous people when she gets it appraised, and the twists, turns and double crosses will have you laughing one minute and gasping the next.
The cast includes Bonni Allen, Sarah Dickson, Corey DiNardo, Bill Schoppert and Stage North Artistic Director Peter Moore, who will also direct.
Mauritius will open Oct. 25 and run Thu, Fri and Sat nights at 7:30 and Sundays at 2 thru Nov. 17. Tix are $25 and are now on sale at Eventbrite.com
Ain't Misbehavin'
the Fats Waller Musical
At last! Stage North's long-anticipated production of Ain't Misbehavin' explodes onto the Capri stage on May 19! Under the direction and musical direction of local legends Austene Van and Sanford Moore, Ain’t Misbehavin’ brings the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s to life. Join five of the Twin Cities' hottest vocalists on a journey through the timeless music of Thomas “Fats” Waller. You’ll be jumpin’ and jivin’ with memorable songs such as “Honeysuckle Rose”, “Ain’t Misbehavin’”, “Black and Blue”, “This Joint is Jumpin’ ” and “I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling.” One of the most popular, well-crafted revues of all time, this sometimes sassy, sometimes sultry, always hugely entertaining show features the incredible vocal talents of Angela Stewart, Nikia Brown, Cornisha Garmon, Len Jones and Kevin Brown.
Ain't Misbehavin' the Fats Waller Musical will now open Friday, May 19th, 2023.
The Family Line by Lee Blessing
The show opened Apr. 1, 2022.
This electric new play takes place entirely in a car. A man and his mixed- race grandson, meeting for the first time, drive to Minneapolis to bring the smart and sullen fifteen year old to his birth father after his mother’s death. In those 24 hours, each of their lives will be altered in ways they never expected, even as they arrive during the most tumultuous time in the city’s history.
Blesssing’s trademark intelligence, wit and insight into the human condition are all on crackling display in this remarkable and timely drama, showcasing one of America’s best playwrights at the height of his formidable story-telling powers.
King of the Kosher Grocers
by local playwright Joe Minjares.
The show opened Oct. 15, 2021.
The show is a warm-hearted comedy set in 1991 on the North Side of Minneapolis! Silver’s Market has been a Jewish deli (now also selling collard greens and tortillas) and neighborhood institution for fifty years. When city inspectors threaten to close the place down, old friends Silvers, Chavez and Mooney (a Jew, a Mexican, and an African-American) are bound and determined to keep it open. Will they succeed? You KNOW they will, and how they do it will keep you laughing all night long!
The production was directed by Stage North artistic Director Peter Moore and featured long time Twin Cities favorites Michael Tezla as Silvers, James A. Williams as Mooney and playwright Minjares as Chavez. Pearce Bunting, Melanie Wermacher, Ian McCarthy and Domino D’Lorion rounded out the cast.
Stage North's next production will be at
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