Announcing the Ordway 2012-13 Season. Broadway, Music, Dance.
Chicago
August 7 - 12, 2012
The funniest songs, the hottest dancing, the sexiest cast and the greatest story on Broadway—no wonder Chicago has been honored with six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy, and thousands of standing ovations. Come on babe! Don’t you deserve a sure thing?
Billy Elliot The Musical
October 9 - 14, 2012
Winner of 10 Tony Awards, Billy Elliot The Musical is the joyous celebration of one boy’s journey to make his dreams come true. The story follows Billy as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class, discovering a surprising talent that inspires his family and his whole community and changes his life forever.
Broadway Songbook
The popular concert series returns, exploring the lives and works of Broadway's most celebrated composers and lyricists. Some of the Twin Cities' best singers and musicians perform. An Ordway production.
The Words and Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein & Hart
September 21-30, 2012 Tickets • Learn More >
The Words and Music of Stephen Sondheim
January 18 - 27, 2013 Tickets • Learn More >
The Words and Music of Cole Porter
April 19 - 28, 2013 Tickets • Learn More >
Elf The Broadway Musical
December 5 - 30, 2012
One of the most beloved Hollywood holiday movie hits of the past decade is born again—live on stage! Elf The Broadway Musical is an original musical that brings to life the heartwarming and hilarious tale of Buddy, an orphan who mistakenly believes he’s one of Santa’s elves. Elf The Broadway Musical is the one present everyone wants this holiday season.
Anything Goes
May 7 - 12, 2013
When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention get tossed out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love. Roundabout Theatre Company’s Anything Goes is the winner of three 2011 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival and Best Choreography!
Sing-a-long Sound of Music
May 18, 2013
Simply one of your favorite things returns to the Ordway! This screening of the timeless and classic Julie Andrews film in glorious, full-screen Technicolor® will make you sing “Do-Re-Mi” to the top of the hills. Interactive fun included. TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY!
Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story
June 18 - 23, 2013
The smash hit returns to the Ordway! Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story tells the tale of the three years in which Holly became the world’s top recording artist before dying tragically in a plane crash. The foot-stomping, heart-pounding show features more than 20 of Holly’s greatest hits.
Lila Downs
Wed, October 17, 2012
Minnesota-raised Mexican artist Lila Downs fuses blues, jazz and soul in her soaring voice.
Poncho Sanchez
& his Latin Jazz Band
Fri, October 26, 2012
For more than three decades, Poncho Sanchez has stirred up a fiery stew of jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious Latin and South American rhythms.
Buckwheat Zydeco
Fri, February 8, 2013
Musical superstar Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr. and his band are the ultimate ambassadors of Louisiana zydeco music.
Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul
Sun, March 17, 2013
Grammy Award-winner Eileen Ivers is the pre-eminent exponent of the Irish fiddle in the world today! Passionate, bold and imaginative.
Delfos Danza Contemporánea
Sat, October 20, 2012
Mazatlán, Mexico choreographers/dancers Claudia Lavista and Victor Manuel Ruiz along with a collective of artists, present dynamic works of fluid physical movement within poetic narratives.
Black Grace
Tue, March 19, 2013
Boasting some of New Zealand's finest contemporary dancers of Pacific Island and Maori heritage, Black Grace has become internationally renowned as the world's finest example of Pacific contemporary dance.
Pilobolus
Sat, May 4, 2013
With mesmerizing transformations, Pilobolus creates a dance vocabulary of its own. Seen on Oprah, Conan O'Brien and the Oscars, Pilobolus is now in its 41st year! A performance not to be missed!
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