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Brave New Workshop's Fall 2015 Show to Feature Past Sketches


The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) is getting ready to open its Fall 2015 show, titled 'Throwback BNW: Junk from our Trunk.' Previews for the show are running now through August 14, with opening night on Saturday, August 15. The show runs every weekend through October 31. All performances are at the Brave New Workshop Theatre main stage at 824 Hennepin Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis. Tickets for 'Throwback BNW: Junk from our Trunk' are on sale now at (612) 332-6620 or http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/

Brave New Workshop to Present 'THROWBACK BNW' This Fall


The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) is pleased to announce the cast and title for its 2015 fall show: 'Throwback BNW: Junk from our Trunk.' Previews for the show run August 7-14, with opening night on Saturday, August 15. The show runs every weekend through October 31. All performances are at the Brave New Workshop Theatre main stage at 824 Hennepin Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis. Tickets for 'Throwback BNW: Junk from our Trunk' are on sale now at (612) 332-6620 or http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/

Brave New Workshop Sets 2014 Holiday Show


The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) has announced the title and cast of its holiday show, 'Twerking Around the Christmas Tree.' Previews for the show run November 7-14, with opening night on Saturday, November 15. 'Twerking Around the Christmas Tree' runs through January 31. All performances are at the Brave New Workshop Theatre main stage at 824 Hennepin Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis. Tickets for 'Twerking Around the Christmas Tree' are on sale now at (612) 332 -6620 or http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/

Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre Presents THE WOLF OF WALMART, Now thru 11/1


The Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre (BNW) is eagerly anticipating today's opening of the Fall 2014 comedy revue, 'The Wolf of Walmart.' All performances are at the Brave New Workshop Theatre main stage at 824 Hennepin Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis.

Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre Presents THE WOLF OF WALMART, 7/11-11/1


With preview performances underway, the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre (BNW) is eagerly anticipating the July 11 opening of the Fall 2014 comedy revue, 'The Wolf of Walmart.' All performances are at the Brave New Workshop Theatre main stage at 824 Hennepin Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis. Tickets for 'The Wolf of Walmart' are on sale now at (612) 332-6620 or http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/ 'The Wolf of Walmart' runs through November 1.

Brave New Workshop to Present WOLF OF WALMART, Begin. 7/2


The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) is pleased to announce the title and cast of its fall show, 'The Wolf of Walmart.' Previews for the show run July 2 - 10, with opening night on Friday, July 11. 'The Wolf of Walmart' runs through November 1. All performances are at the Brave New Workshop Theatre main stage at 824 Hennepin Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis. Tickets for 'The Wolf of Walmart' are on sale now at (612) 332-6620 or http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/

BNW to Present Spring Reboot of 'A PEDALPUB NAMED DESIRE,' 4/17-6/28


The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) is pleased to announce a spring reboot of its current hit winter show. The updated version will be titled 'A Pedalpub Named Desire: Love in Minnesota.' Previews for the show run April 17-24, with opening night on Friday, April 25. The show runs through June 28. All performances are at the Brave New Workshop Theatre main stage at 824 Hennepin Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis. Tickets for 'Pedalpub' are on sale now at (612) 332-6620 or http://theatre.bravenewworkshop.com/

Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre to Present 'A SNOWPLOW NAMED DESIRE,' 2/6-3/29


The Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre will focus on love and relationships in their Winter 2014 production, 'A Snowplow Named Desire: Love in Minnesota,' which opens just in time for the Valentine's Day love rush. The show will feature both new sketches and some classic pieces, all of which will explore just about every facet of love and relationships, all through the BNW's trademark satirical lens.

Brave New Workshop to Present I SAW DADDY MARRY SANTA CLAUS this Holiday Season, Begin. 11/7


The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) is pleased to announce the title of its 2013 holiday-themed comedy revue: 'I Saw Daddy Marry Santa Claus.' Previews for this, the BNW's 282nd production, will be November 7-14, and opening night will be Friday, November 15. 'I Saw Daddy Marry Santa Claus' runs through January 25, 2014. All performances are at the Brave New Workshop Theatre main stage at 824 Hennepin Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis.

Photo Flash: History Theatre's CAPITAL CRIMES: THE ST. PAUL GANGSTER MUSICAL, Now thru 5/20


History Theatre returns to the crime-ridden streets of St. Paul in the early 1930s with the return of a play written by David Hawley with music and lyrics by Drew Jansen, Capital Crimes: The St. Paul Gangster Musical. The show opens tonight and runs through May 20. See photos from the production below!

Hostory Theatre Presents Dudley: Rigged for Laughter! 10/2-24


History Theatre and the Brave New Workshop have teamed up to tell the outrageous life story of Dudley Riggs, a fourth-generation circus kid who founded the Brave New Workshop in 1958.

Photo Flash: DUDLEY: RIGGED FOR LAUGHTER Plays the History Theatre


History Theatre and the Brave New Workshop have teamed up to tell the outrageous life story of Dudley Riggs, a fourth-generation circus kid who founded the Brave New Workshop in 1958. Told in the fast-paced, ensemble-driven, sketch comedy style of the Brave New Workshop, Dudley: Rigged for Laughter! pays tribute to the man and the remarkable legacy of comedy he built starting with a storefront, some newspapers, and a lot of pluck.

Hostory Theatre Presents Dudley: Rigged for Laughter! 10/2-24


History Theatre and the Brave New Workshop have teamed up to tell the outrageous life story of Dudley Riggs, a fourth-generation circus kid who founded the Brave New Workshop in 1958.

Hostory Theatre Presents Dudley: Rigged for Laughter! 10/2-24


History Theatre and the Brave New Workshop have teamed up to tell the outrageous life story of Dudley Riggs, a fourth-generation circus kid who founded the Brave New Workshop in 1958.

History Theatre and the Brave New Workshop team up on Dudley: Rigged for Laughter!


History Theatre and the Brave New Workshop have teamed up to tell the outrageous life story of Dudley Riggs, a fourth-generation circus kid who founded the Brave New Workshop in 1958.

History Theatre Ends Production of QUEEN OF BURLESQUE, 5/23


History Theatre takes audiences back to a hot August night in 1953 for a unique look at the lives of burlesque dancers. Featuring classic burlesque dance numbers performed on the stage of the Gay 90s juxtaposed with the lives theses working women lived off-stage in the dressing room and beyond. The production QUEEN OF BURLESQUE will end its run May 23.

Photo Coverage: Opening Night at History Theater' QUEENS OF BURLESQUE, 4/24-5/23


With a wink and a nod to both naughty and nice, you will be transported back to a hot August night at the Gay 90s in 1953 where the drama in the ladies' dressing room is rivaled only by the dancers' sizzle on the stage. Stand up comics and girls with boas draped over just the right places make for a provocative night of music, dance, and laughter. Featuring classic burlesque dance numbers juxtaposed with the lives theses working women lived off-stage in the dressing room and beyond.

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