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Love & Romance Theatre THE LADY WITH A LAP DOG | Sept. 15–24, 2017 Fortune’s Fool Theatre, Open Eye Figure Theatre (506 E 24th St., Minneapolis, MN) Book & lyrics by Daniel Pinkerton. Music by Robert Elhai. Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov. Directed by Nicole Wilder. Music direction by Jill Dawe. This world premiere is an intimate, emotionally powerful musical about two people who meet in the resort town of Yalta in 1899 and have a summer affair. Because both are in arranged marriages, the experience of meeting someone with whom each of them can communicate honestly leads them to look at the world with fresh eyes. How does one balance desire and responsibility? What does it mean to be virtuous? Can an act of unselfish love ever be a mistake? $16-$18 | openeyefiguretheatre.org | 612.874.6338 Sidekick Theatre Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center (11411 Masonic Home Dr., Bloomington, MN) sidekicktheatre.com | 612.440.7529 BE MY BABY | Oct. 4–Nov. 2, 2017 By Ken Ludwig. An irascible Scotsman and an uptight English woman, John and Maude, both in their late 50s must travel 6,000 miles to California together to bring a newborn back to Scotland. The problem is they despise each other. $23-$28 THE PRINCE MEETS HIS MATCH | Nov. 28–Dec. 28, 2017 See Children & Families section. THE GREAT GATSBY | Dec. 7–17, 2017 Lakeshore Players (4820 Stewart Ave., White Bear Lake, MN) By F. Scott Fitzgerald. Adapted by Simon Levy. Directed by Andrew Browers. Set during the Jazz Age, this classic play explores themes of idealism, decadence and the American Dream. Set on a prosperous New York island in 1922, this is the tale of the wealthy Jay Gatsby and his obsession with debutante Daisy Buchanan, who just happens to be married. $19-$25| lakeshoreplayers.com | 651.429.5674 | Thurs., Dec. 14, 7:30PM is Pay What You Will. See Also: ALIENS WITH EXTRAORDINARY SKILLS–See Women section. HENRY AND ALICE INTO THE WILD–See Comedies & Farces section. ROMEO & JULIET–See Shakespeare section. Dance Swan Lake Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895). This classic ballet tells the story of Prince Siegfried who learns that an evil sorcerer has turned young girls into swans and the lake is made up of the tears of their weeping parents. The prince falls in love with the beautiful swan, Odette. METROPOLITAN BALLET | Aug. 18 & 19, 2017 Auditorium at Hopkins High (2400 Lindbergh Dr. Hopkins, MN) $39-$59 | metroballet.org | 952.937.1387 RUSSIAN GRAND BALLET | Tues., Nov. 14, 7PM State Theatre (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN) $34-$89 | hennepintheatretrust.org | 800.982.2787 Music THE LEGENDS: SUPREME LOVE | Nov. 18 & 19, 2017 Capri Theater (2027 West Broadway, Minneapolis, MN) Germain Brooks, Kianna Marie and Kim Johnson sing the Supremes’ greatest hits. $25 | thecapritheater.org | 612.643.2024 14 | Exploring Theatre www.tctosca.com THE LADY WITH A LAP DOG: Open Eye Figure Theatre “We may give without loving, but we cannot love without giving.” ~ Bernard Meltzer


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