State Theatre

Come celebrate the best of Minnesota high school theater at Spotlight Showcase! Over 1,600 students will participate in the awards and recognition event, presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust’s Spotlight Education program. After a season of Spotlight-evaluated plays and musicals, honored students and programs take the stage at the historic State Theatre. Run time: Approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes, including 1 intermission. To further support Spotlight Showcase visit: https://hennepintheatretrust.org/spotlight-showcase-info/

Kick off the summer with some laughs! Comedy writer Colin Jost will be coming to Minneapolis on June 22. Jost serves as a head writer at Saturday Night Live and has won five Writers Guild Awards, two Peabody Awards, and has been nominated for 12 Emmy Awards for his writing on the show. He has also been published multiple times in The New Yorker, New York Times Magazine and the Huffington Post. In July 2020, Jost debuted his memoir, “A Very Punchable Face.” The memoir is a…

The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamo features a pair of grizzled gay ghouls exploring the culture boundaries of modern beauty through interviews with gorgeous guests who inhabit various facets of the beauty industry. From models, moguls, influencers, drag queens to adult performers, actors and more, Trixie and Katya break down the beauty behind it all, live!

RuPaul’s Drag Race – Werq The World Tour 2023 will coming to the State Theatre on Tuesday, August 1. In this show, perception is not reality… Asia O’Hara, Daya Betty, Jorgeous, Kandy Muse, Naomi Smalls, Plastique and select finalists from Season 15 are unknowingly trapped in the Netwerq… Free your mind this summer at the world’s largest drag production. Age restriction: 18 years and older

It’s appropriate that Boz Scaggs’ latest album is Out of the Blues, since the blues is what first sparked his five-decade musical career. Born William Royce Scaggs in Canton, Ohio on June 8, 1944, he grew up in Oklahoma and Texas, where he spent his teenage years immersed in the blues, R&B and early rock ‘n’ roll. While attending school in Dallas, he played in local combos. After several years as a journeyman musician around Madison, WI and Austin, TX, Scaggs…

Global superstar Ed Sheeran has announced details for the “- Tour” a very special run of dates set to take place in theaters and auditoriums in 14 cities across North America.  Singer-songwriter Ben Kweller supports in Minneapolis.  These intimate performances coincide with the massive stadium shows of Sheeran’s previously announced “+ – = ÷ x Tour”. To ensure more tickets get into the hands of fans who want to go to his shows, Ed Sheeran is using Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan…

Iceland’s Sigur Rós will be returning to the State Theatre on Monday, August 21, 2023. Promising a brand new show, they will draw on their illustrious seven-album career, while fixing their gaze firmly on what’s around the corner. As ever with Sigur Rós, expect heartbreaking beauty, breathtaking drama and an unforgettable musical experience.