GREAT Theatre

Do you like to sew, paint or build? If so, GREAT Theatre could use your skills. GREAT Theatre is looking for volunteers of all ages and skills to help them with their productions during the 2016-2017 season.

GREAT Theatre is closing out their 2015-2016 season with a bang, bringing Grease to the Paramount Theatre stage the next three weekends.

You'd be an April Fool if you don't check out what's going on this weekend, with tributes to influential artists like Jackson Browne at Pioneer Place and Janis Joplin at the Ordway, GREAT Theatre kicks off their final show of the season with Grease at the Paramount, the unique mime/dance/puppet show of Teatro Hugo & Ines hits the stage at St. Ben's and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat hits the stage at the Orpheum. Read more in The Weekender!

ST. CLOUD -- GREAT Theatre has announced its show schedule for the 2016-2017 season. In honor of what would be Roald Dahl's 100 birthday, two of the shows are based on the influential author's work -- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and James and the Giant Peach. Other notable productions include musical versions of Sister Act and A Christmas Story, the children's classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the popular dinner theatre show, Tony N' Tina's Wedding.

This weekend offers a wide range of entertainment as America's Got Talent stars, The Texas Tenors, hit the stage at the Paramount, a renowned Beatles tribute show comes to the New Century Theatre, an innovative dance company brings its show to the Ordway, a harrowing drama begins its run at St. Ben's, and Mr. Popper's Peguins wraps up its series at St. John's. Read more in The Weekender!

GREAT Theatre's new production, Mr. Popper's Penguins, is ready to hit the stage tonight (Friday) at St. John's University.

This weekend is filled with entertaining options as Justin Ploof and the Throwbacks pay homage to the greatest duos in rock history, comedians Jason Schommer and Mary Rowles crack the crowd up at the Paramount, the Lake Wobegon Brass Band visits St. Cloud, GREAT Theatre kicks off Mr. Popper's Penguins at St. John's and an evening of live music and comedy for a great cause goes on at the Red Carpet. Read more about it in The Weekender!

You can sign your son or daughter up for GREAT Theatre's 2016 Summer Theatre Camp this week. Registration for season ticket holders is open today, with registration for everybody else opening Wednesday.

One of the most harrowing true stories of the 20th century hits the Paramount Theatre stage this weekend as GREAT Theatre presents The Diary of Anne Frank.

This weekend features a wide variety of music as the Fabulous Armadillos wrap up their Guilty Pleasures show at Pioneer Place, classic rockers Blue Oyster Cult and Jefferson Starship perform at the Medina Entertainment Center, and Smash Mouth and Uncle Kracker visit Mystic Lake. Along with the music, stage performances include the unique dance performances of TU Dance at St. Ben's and GREAT Theatre's The Diary of Anne Frank debuts at the Paramount Theatre. Read more in The Weekender!