This season, Theater Latté Da in Minneapolis invites audiences to an exhilarating array of performances, each promising to stir the soul and captivate the heart. From a reinvented classic fairytale in 'Cinderella,' the spirited 'Christmas At The Local,' to the introspective 'School Pictures,' audiences will find themselves lost in a world of storytelling magic. The Tony-winning 'Fun Home' delves into personal journeys, while 'Passion' explores timeless themes of love and desire. Each performance offers a unique experience, combining powerful narratives with musical brilliance.

A Theatrical Season to Remember: Enchantment, Celebration, and Emotion at Theater Latté Da

On a cold winter’s night, a group of locals gather to raise a glass and play a tune, calling forth the spirit of the holidays through story and song. Voices blend, memories are rekindled, and a bit of mystery hangs in the air in the return of Theater Latté Da's rousing celebration of the season.

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Christmas At The Local

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### Event Description: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella at Theater Latté Da

**Event Dates:** November 20, 2024 - January 5, 2025  
**Location:** Theater Latté Da, Ritz Theater, Minneapolis, MN  
**Directed by:** Justin Lucero  
**Choreography by:** Kyle Weiler  
**Music Direction by:** Wesley Frye  

**Event Overview:**
Join us for a magical holiday experience with Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella at Theater Latté Da. This beloved classic, featuring music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, has been given a fresh, modern twist with a new book by Douglas Carter Beane. Directed by the talented Justin Lucero in his Latté Da debut, this production promises to enchant audiences of all ages.

**Plot Summary:**
Spirited and savvy Ella defies her stepmother’s wishes and captures the heart of a charming prince on her quest to transform her life and the world. Empowered by kindness and a fairy godmother, she both sparkles and sparks change, reminding us that goodness and courage can lead to happily ever after.

**Cast:**
- Theo Janke-Furman
- Nambi Mwassa
- Hope Nordquist
- Sally Wingert

**Special Performances:**
- **ASL/AD Performance:** December 12th at 7:30 pm. Reduced price tickets are available for $17.50 for ASL/AD patrons and one guest. Please call 612-339-3003 to purchase.
- **Open Captioned Performance:** Date to be announced.

**Additional Information:**
- **Box Office Hours:** 
  - Tuesday - Friday: 12 pm - 5 pm
  - Saturday: 12 pm - 5 pm (and 1 hour before performance times)
- **Contact:** 
  - Phone: 612-339-3003
  - Email: boxoffice@latteda.org

**Tickets:**
Tickets are available for purchase now. Don’t miss out on this enchanting holiday show that is guaranteed to be a ball for the whole family!

**Note:** Artists, titles, and production dates are subject to change.

Cinderella

### Event Description: Scotland, PA at Theater Latté Da

**Event Title:** Scotland, PA - Regional Premiere

**Dates:** September 18 - October 20, 2024

**Location:** Theater Latté Da, Ritz Theater, Minneapolis, MN

**Book by:** Michael Mitnick

**Music & Lyrics by:** Adam Gwon

**Based on:** A film written by Billy Morrissette and produced by Richard Shepard, Jon Stern, Abandon Pictures

**Directed by:** Lonny Price & Matt Cowart

**Choreography by:** Lorin Latarro & Travis Waldschmidt

**Music Direction by:** Joshua Zecher-Ross

**Description:**
Take a bite out of this deliciously macabre, laugh-out-loud New York Times Critic’s Pick based on the cult film and Shakespeare’s play. Stifled by the limitations of their lives in ’70s small-town Pennsylvania, Mac and Pat are burger joint employees with ambition. As their hunger for power grows and the body count rises, the couple cooks up a plan to supersize their serving of the American Dream. Under the direction of Broadway legend Lonny Price, Gwon’s tasty rock score and Mitnick’s sizzling script are the perfect recipe for a bloody good time.

**Featuring:**
- Will Dusek
- Katherine Fried
- Emily Gunyou Halaas
- Matthew Riehle

(Complete casting to be announced soon)

**Special Performances:**
- **ASL/AD Performance:** October 10th at 7:30 pm. Reduced price tickets are available for $17.50 for ASL/AD patrons and one guest. Please call 612-339-3003 to purchase.
- **Open Captioned Performance:** Date to be announced.

**Additional Information:**
- **Commissioned and Originally Produced by:** Roundabout Theatre Company, New York, NY
- **Artistic Director:** Todd Haimes
- **Managing Director:** Harold Wolpert
- **Executive Director:** Julia C. Levy
- **General Manager:** Sydney Beers

**Tickets:**
- **Box Office Phone:** 612-339-3003
- **Email:** boxoffice@latteda.org
- **Box Office Hours:** 
  - Tues - Fri: 12pm - 5pm
  - Saturday: 12pm - 5pm (in performances 1 hour before performance times)

**Note:** Artists, titles, and production dates are subject to change.

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Scotland, PA

First love and old friendship face off against greed and hypocrisy aboard a tricked-out yacht anchored off the coast of Miami in Bradley Greenwald and Steven Epp’s witty, contemporary libretto, sung to Puccini’s glorious score.

Johnny Skeeky Or, the Remedy for Everything

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Marsha Norman, this stirring family chronicle follows the inspirational Celie as she journeys from childhood through joy and despair, anguish and hope, to discover her own unique voice and place in the world.

The Color Purple

A rural Irish village is turned upside down by the arrival of an American film crew. When Charlie and Jake are cast as extras in the movie, they discover that Hollywood’s romanticized Ireland stands in stark contrast to the reality of their daily lives. This Olivier Award-winning comedy is a rollicking, poignant tale brought to life by two actors portraying a colorful cast of dozens.

Stones In His Pockets

Uniquely hilarious and heartbreaking, FALSETTOS is a contemporary musical set at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic about family, relationships, baseball and bar mitzvahs. When Marvin leaves his wife, Trina, and son, Jason, to be with his lover, Whizzer, confusion is unleashed, but so is the power and possibility of chosen family and choosing to love.

Falsettos

Adapted from Lindsey Seavert and Ben Garvin’s award-winning documentary, Love Them First: Lessons from Lucy Laney Elementary, this new musical chronicles a year in the life of the students, staff, and charismatic principal of a North Minneapolis elementary school. It's a story of inspiration, heartbreak, perseverance and the power of love.

Love Them First

Musician Andrew Wilkowske and librettist Kelley Rourke’s audacious take on the Verdi opera and Shakespeare’s tragic story of ambition reimagines the score for a rock band, replacing classical strings with electric guitars and envisioning Macbeth as the front man/lead singer of Macbeth and the Weïrd Sisters, a 70’s and 80’s-style arena rock band.

Macbeth And The Weïrd Sisters

Inspired by one of the oldest works in the Western canon, The Ninth Hour explores the intricacies of mankind's relationship with power and violence.  This is a classic story of glory and ruin as told through triumphant pop anthems, heart-wrenching lullabies, heroes and monsters.

The Ninth Hour

In a graveyard north of the Rio Grande, a woman is awakened from death after sixteen years.  She claws herself out of her grave.  Called by the spirit of vengeance, her past rushes back: the loss of her beloved babies and her death at the hands of her former husband. Writer/composer Celeste Moreno and arranger Bethany Brinton weave  traditional Latin American musical forms, popular music and the legend of La Llorona, the weeping woman, to create a new kind of ghost story.

The Tears Of La Llorona: A Border Zarzuela

A family determined to balance sanity and happiness against the gale force winds of mental illness finds strength in their commitment to love each other through their pain. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this groundbreaking musical is an insightful and deeply moving look at a modern family, and raises the rafters with its Tony Award-winning score.

Next To Normal

Since our founding 25 seasons ago, Theater Latté Da has gained national prominence in our field, transforming and building the musical theater canon with reimagined classics and new works that expand the stories we tell on our stage.

Thank you for celebrating 25 seasons with us and making Theater Latté Da's 2023 Gala a resounding success!

A Gala Dinner Party Celebrating our Silver Anniversary

Quincy Hall

The roots of resistance and resilience run deep in three generations of a Black family grappling with inequality, violence and oppression. This intimate new musical, performed by four actors in tour de force performances asks us to contemplate the cycle of racism in America and how we might commit to creating real change.

We Shall Someday

Business woman and matchmaker extraordinaire Dolly Levi is determined to make everyone’s lives richer and happier – including her own! Regina Marie Williams stars as Dolly in Kelli Foster Warder’s bold new production of this beloved musical comedy, featuring some of American musical theater’s most memorable songs including “Before the Parade Passes By,” “Put on Your Sunday Clothes,” “Ribbons Down My Back,” and “Hello, Dolly!”

Hello, Dolly!

This innovative musical about a group of friends spans three decades, spooling backwards from their present-day lives to the optimistic beginning of their friendship. This cult-classic blends the excitement and humor of a backstage musical with the poignancy of regrets and reconciliations – featuring some of Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated and personal songs including “Not a Day Goes By” and “Our Time.”

Merrily We Roll Along

### Event Description: School Pictures at Theater Latté Da

**Event Title:** School Pictures

**Dates:** February 5 - March 2, 2025

**Venue:** Theater Latté Da, Ritz Theater, Minneapolis, MN

**Written & Performed by:** Milo Cramer

**Directed by:** Morgan Green

**Event Overview:**
Join us for "School Pictures," a captivating and heartwarming musical portrait of modern school life, recognized by New York Magazine as the Best Play of 2023. This extraordinary production, directed by Morgan Green, offers a unique meditation on teaching and learning through musical snapshots of individual teenagers.

**Performance Details:**
- **Solo Writer-Performer:** Milo Cramer, a former tutor, brings to life the charming and keen observations of ten New York students striving to get into competitive schools. The play delves into the questions of what’s truly worth knowing and sacrificing in a system where success seems arbitrarily distributed.

**Special Performances:**
- **ASL/AD Performance:** February 20th at 7:30 pm. Reduced price tickets are available for $17.50 for ASL/AD patrons and one guest. Please call 612-339-3003 to purchase.
- **Open Captioned Performance:** Details to be announced.

**Ticket Information:**
- **Box Office Hours:** 
  - Tuesday - Friday: 12 pm - 5 pm
  - Saturday: 12 pm - 5 pm (and 1 hour before performance times)
- **Box Office Phone:** 612-339-3003
- **Email:** boxoffice@latteda.org

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**Note:** Artists, titles, and production dates are subject to change.

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School Pictures

### Event Description: Fun Home at Theater Latté Da

**Event Title:** Fun Home

**Dates:** April 2 - May 4, 2025

**Location:** Theater Latté Da, Ritz Theater, Minneapolis, MN

**Music by:** Jeanine Tesori

**Book & Lyrics by:** Lisa Kron

**Based on:** The graphic novel by Alison Bechdel

**Directed by:** Addie Gorlin-Han

**Music Direction by:** Jason Hansen

**Cast:** Shad Hanley, Monty Hays, Sara Masterson, Essence Renae

**Event Overview:**
Join us for a groundbreaking and beloved Tony-winning Best Musical, "Fun Home," inspired by Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic memoir. This introspective and refreshingly honest musical is hailed as one of Broadway’s most original. Through the lens of three pivotal stages in Alison’s life, Bechdel’s witty and wistful illustrated autobiography comes to life in this moving journey to acceptance. Directed by Addie Gorlin-Han, the story looks back on Alison's 1970s childhood in the family-owned funeral home and her complex relationship with her father, revealing their unexpected commonalities.

**Special Performances:**
- **ASL/AD Performance:** April 24th at 7:30 pm. Reduced price tickets are available for $17.50 for ASL/AD patrons and one guest. Please call 612-339-3003 to purchase.
- **Open Captioned Performance:** Date to be announced.

**Ticket Information:**
- **Box Office Phone:** 612-339-3003
- **Email:** boxoffice@latteda.org
- **Box Office Hours:** 
  - Tuesday - Friday: 12 pm - 5 pm
  - Saturday: 12 pm - 5 pm (in performances 1 hour before performance times)

**Additional Information:**
Artists, titles, and production dates are subject to change. For more details and to purchase tickets, visit the Theater Latté Da website.

**Contact Information:**
- **Theater Latté Da**
- **Address:** 345 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
- **Phone:** 612-339-3003
- **Email:** info@latteda.org

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Fun Home

### Event Description: "Passion" at Theater Latté Da

**Event Title:** Passion

**Dates:** June 4 - July 13, 2025

**Location:** Theater Latté Da, Ritz Theater, Minneapolis, MN

**Overview:**
Theater Latté Da proudly presents "Passion," a Tony Award-winning musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine. Directed by the newly appointed Artistic Director, Justin Lucero, and with music direction by Jason Hansen, this production marks Latté Da’s 99th mainstage performance and a return to its celebrated tradition of staging Sondheim’s masterworks.

**Plot:**
Set in the 1860s Italy, "Passion" tells the story of a gripping and fiery love triangle. The narrative follows Giorgio, a dashing army captain who is transferred to a remote military outpost. Already entangled in a passionate, clandestine affair with Clara back home, Giorgio finds himself drawn into the sights and heart of Fosca, a fragile woman capable of adoration and desire unlike anything he has ever known. This dramatic journey explores themes of love, desire, and obsession.

**Cast:**
- Sasha Andreev
- Isa Condo-Olvera
- Katherine Fried
- Bradley Greenwald

**Special Performances:**
- **ASL/AD Performance:** June 26th at 7:30 pm. Reduced price tickets are available for $17.50 for ASL/AD patrons and one guest. Please call 612-339-3003 to purchase.
- **Open Captioned Performance:** Date to be announced.

**Ticket Information:**
Tickets are available for purchase through the Theater Latté Da Box Office. For group tickets, gift cards, and ticket discounts, please visit the official website or contact the box office directly.

**Contact Information:**
- **Box Office Phone:** 612-339-3003
- **Email:** boxoffice@latteda.org

**Additional Information:**
Artists, titles, and production dates are subject to change. For more details on planning your visit, including COVID-19 safety policies, directions, parking, and accessibility, please refer to the Theater Latté Da website.

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Join us for an unforgettable theatrical experience as we delve into the depths of human emotion with "Passion."

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Nov 20, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025

Cinderella

Nov 21 - Dec 31, 2024

Christmas At The Local

Feb 5 - Mar 2, 2025

School Pictures

1 - 27 Apr, 2025

Fun Home

Jun 4 - Jul 13, 2025

Passion

Nov 21 - Dec 31, 2024

Christmas At The Local

Nov 20, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025

Cinderella

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