Saint Paul, Minnesota (September 3, 2025) – The Ordway Center for Performing Arts announced today that single tickets are now on sale for all 13 shows in its 2025–2026 season. Shows include 6 one-night-only performances, spanning rock to Celtic music, and 7 award-winning Broadway musicals.
This year, the Ordway is celebrating 40 years since its opening. The new 2025-2026 season will kick off this fall with a free 40th Anniversary Open House on September 21, featuring self-guided backstage tours, family-friendly activities, mini-concerts and more.
Season shows and events include:
40th Anniversary Open House (September 21, 2025)
The Addams Family (September 30–October 5, 2025)
Classic Albums Live: The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers (October 11, 2025)
The Notebook (November 18–30, 2025)
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas (December 4, 2025)
The String Queens: Our Favorite Things (December 6, 2025)
Jesus Christ Superstar (December 9–28, 2025)
Sounds of Blackness' "Music for Martin" (February 20, 2026)
Kimberly Akimbo (February 24–March 1, 2026)
Mrs. Doubtfire (March 17–22, 2026)
Classic Albums Live: The Eagles’ Greatest Hits (March 21, 2026)
Chloé Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies Live! (March 27, 2026)
Spamalot (June 10–14, 2026)
SIX (June 17–28, 2026)
Individual tickets are now on sale. Subscription packages are also available online for the full season, offering the best ticket prices and other exclusive benefits. Discounted tickets for groups of 10 or more can also be purchased by calling 651-282-3111 or emailing groups@ordway.org.
About the shows
A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, The Addams Family is the magnificently macabre hit musical featuring everyone’s favorite creepy, kooky characters. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. A man her parents have never met. And if that weren't upsetting enough, she confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he's never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday's "normal" boyfriend and his parents.
Classic Albums Live: The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers
The iconic Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers album, released in 1971 and widely regarded as one of their best, stands as a landmark in rock history, featuring timeless anthems such as "Brown Sugar" and "Wild Horse.” With its raw energy and innovative sound, the album captures the rebellious spirit of the era. Join us as we celebrate this classic masterpiece in a live performance that promises to transport audiences back to the golden age of rock and roll.
Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, The Notebook tells the story of Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart. “Full of butterfly-inducing highs and beautiful songs” (Entertainment Weekly), The Notebook is a deeply moving portrait of the enduring power of love, and features music by singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and a book by TV’s Bekah Brunstetter (“This Is Us”). Travelers is the presenting sponsor of The Notebook.
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas
This Christmas, internationally acclaimed, award-winning Celtic Superstars and power-couple Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy return to the world stage for the first time since 2000. MacMaster’s virtuosic skill and charm combine with Leahy’s energy and incredible stage presence to create the most exhilarating duo in Celtic music. Join them and their family for an unforgettable evening of music, dance and storytelling where each note resonates with the joy of the season.
The dynamic trio return to the Ordway Concert Hall by popular demand with their signature authentic, soulful, and orchestral renditions of holiday classics. Their performance will feature music from their hit holiday album “Our Favorite Things.” Praised for creating uplifting and magical musical experiences that inspire diverse audiences, The String Queens boast an impressive repertoire spanning from the Baroque era to jazz and today’s Billboard hits. They have graced stages at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, performed for Presidential Inauguration Concerts, and headlined at the Wimbledon Championships.
You won’t want to miss this mesmerizing new production of the iconic musical phenomenon, Jesus Christ Superstar. Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, this Olivier Award-winning revival hails from London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, directed by the acclaimed Timothy Sheader (Crazy for You, Into the Woods) with cutting-edge choreography by Drew McOnie (King Kong, Strictly Ballroom). The production has garnered unprecedented reviews and accolades, appealing equally to theater lovers and concert music fans.Set against the backdrop of the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of Judas, this rock opera masterpiece by legendary Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award-winning songwriters Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber pays tribute to the historic 1971 Billboard Album of the Year while creating a uniquely fresh and inspiring theatrical world. The world-famous score features unforgettable songs like "I Don’t Know How to Love Him," "Gethsemane" and "Superstar."
Sounds of Blackness' “Music for Martin”
The Grammy Award®-winning, Twin Cities-based Sounds of Blackness performs a range of musical genres, including jazz, blues, spirituals, rock ’n’ roll, R&B, gospel, hip hop and soul. Hear them perform stylized arrangements of the music that fueled the Civil Rights Movement along with poignant narration and audio-visual elements interwoven into excerpts from the great speeches of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr.
A new musical about growing up and growing old (in no particular order), Kimberly Akimbo is the winner of five Tony® Awards including Best Musical. It features the Tony® Award-winning book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire (Shrek), a Tony® Award-winning score by Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), choreography by Danny Mefford (Dear Evan Hansen) and direction by Tony® Award-nominated director Jessica Stone (Water for Elephants). Kimberly is about to turn 16 and recently moved with her family to a new town in suburban New Jersey. In this “howlingly funny heartbreaker of a show” (The New Yorker), Kim is forced to navigate family dysfunction, a rare genetic condition, her first crush...and possible felony charges. Ever the optimist, she is determined to find happiness against all odds and embark on a great adventure.
Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to Saint Paul in this internationally acclaimed hit musical critics call “wonderful, heart-warming, and laugh-out-loud funny” (Manchester Evening News) and “a feel-good, family-friendly comedy that delivers” (The Hollywood Reporter). Based on the beloved film, Mrs. Doubtfire tells the hysterical and heartfelt story of an out-of-work actor who will do anything for his kids. It’s “the lovable, big-hearted musical comedy we need right now,” raves the Chicago Tribune – one that proves we’re better together.
The Eagles, one of the most legendary rock bands in history, have captivated audiences with their timeless melodies and harmonies since the 1970s. Known for chart-topping hits like "Hotel California" and "Take It Easy," this unforgettable live performance will transport fans through the band’s greatest hits, promising an evening of nostalgia and air-guitar fueled joy. Audiences can expect an exhilarating mix of classic rock that will resonate with both longtime admirers and new listeners alike.
Syncopated Ladies is a female tap dance band from Los Angeles created by Emmy Award®-nominated tap dancer and choreographer Chloé Arnold, protégé of Debbie Allen. Syncopated Ladies’ viral videos have amassed over 200 million views. They have worked with mega star Beyoncé, were the winner of the first dance crew battle on FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance, performed on Good Morning America and at the U.S. Open, and have performed to sold-out audiences in their full-length concert, Syncopated Ladies Live!
Spamalot, which first galloped onto Broadway in 2005, features a book and lyrics by Eric Idle and music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle. The original Broadway production was nominated for 14 Tony® Awards and won three, including best musical. Lovingly ripped off from the classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, this musical comedy features well-known songs titles such as “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” “The Song That Goes Like This,” “Find Your Grail” and more that have become beloved classics in the musical theatre canon.
From Tudor queens to pop icons, the six wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is a global sensation. The SIX: LIVE ON OPENING NIGHT Broadway album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard cast album charts and surpassed one billion streams worldwide.