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The Guthrie Theater is not only nationally renowned, it’s a local treasure in my humble opinion. The building itself is architecturally stunning, with the crowning feature being the “Endless Bridge” (shown most clearly in the exterior, daytime photo included with this review.) The bridge provides gorgeous views of the Mississippi River, the Stone Arch Bridge and the surrounding Mill District.
We’ve been to the Guthrie many times over the years, but most recently we saw “Into the Woods,” which was a wonderful rendition of Stephen Sondheim’s musical.
(The nighttime photos and video on this post show the views from the Endless Bridge during the intermission around 8:30pm on a summer evening.)
“Into the Woods” was performed on the Wurtele Thrust Stage, or the thrust stage. It’s named that because of how it reaches or thrusts out into the audience. It’s also the same stage where we enjoy “A Christmas Carol” at the Guthrie each and every holiday season. There’s not a bad seat in the house when it comes to the thrust stage. The entire space feels intimate and the cast does a wonderful job performing to each angle of the theater, so no guest feels like they are getting any less of a show.
Tickets prices are what you would expect for high-quality theater. As such, it’s a special occasion visit for us, maybe two times per year. But we look forward to those visits all year.
As always another fantastic presentation of a Christmas Carol this was the third different production of this play I have seen at the Guthrie it would be hard to pick a favorite. My lady friend had never been here she so enjoyed this she made me promise to bring her back. I love that we have a top notch play house here in Minnesota
My first Christmas Carol 1983-1992. I them moved out of state. Having returned to the Twin Cities last spring I have happily seen all the productions, Christmas Carol is the G's fourth interpretation. Really wonderful. So great to see entire families, 2&3 generations moved by this Holiday message.
It was my first experience with the Guthrie and it was amazing! From the moment we entered the theater I could see why! That escalator ride alone was awesome! We were there to see A Christmas Carol and the show was just simply awesome!
It's a must do. Very nice interior and very good views of Minneapolis at night from the observation deck.
They have a variety of shows going on year round. Stage is big and can see everything that is going on from any seat.
Loved it!!
I gotta say, this is a place colorful, crazy and a little scary. I never knew that there was a long escalator in Guthrie Theater. I don’t know too much about this place. But overall great gift shop! And on the ninth floor I didn’t notice a small glass floor and I sometimes get the fear of stepping on a glass floor lol.
I have been to the Guthrie Theater many times over the years and enjoyed the views from the different areas of the theater that are open to the public.
Recently I saw my first performance there, and it was A Christmas Carol. I was blown away by the production!!
Everything about the show was incredible. The performers were all great, the wardrobe was very impressive, and how the sets looked and transitioned from one scene to the next was all top notch.
I will be seeing more performances here for sure!!
We love the Guthrie! We get the preview pass package and it’s phenomenal deal. We love the built in date night we get about once a month. Also as a yearly member it comes with lots of benefits like missed show insurance and ability to reschedule the tickets easily if needed (pay the difference for a non preview show). But we’ve loved our yearly preview membership for a few years now and it’s super affordable. $300 dollars for two people for the whole season of plays. The plays are top notch and we’ve loved them all!
I just visited, I didn't see a show but the building is incredible and the views are spectacular of the Mississippi, Saint Anthony Falls, and the Stone Arch bridge. Also the views of the Mills are fantastic. The overhang is a beautiful relaxing place to sit down and enjoy the scenery. The Amber room on the 9th floor is how to describe, it is a must-see. Admission is free to look.
It was the most amazing time that I had had with my son and my husband. And I'm hoping that we can do it again in the future. The only problem that we had was It was kind of expensive so hopefully the tickets won't be so expensive yet.
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