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🌸Mother's Day is just a week away!

If you're looking for something fun to do with your mom, make sure to grab your tickets to our Mother's Day Brunch and comedy 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀!
Come enjoy a delicious brunch complete with a complementary mimosa followed by the show!

𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵
𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 @ 𝟭𝟭:𝟯𝟬𝗮𝗺 (𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱)
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 @ 𝟭:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺

🎟️ Click below for tickets & Info!

Sidekick Theatre — The Fabulous Lipitones: About the Show The Fabulous Lipitones April 24 - May 19, 2024

Last week we started off March with the band 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 in the theater for back-to-back performances of their 𝙊𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 concert that featured music by classic country artists such as Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings!
🤠 Thank you to everyone that came out to join us for one or both of the shows! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

☘️Next up we have 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲 here to perform their extraordinary takes on Irish, Scottish, and Continental music, combining jigs, reels, and songs with dazzling modern horn lines. Complementing this special show will be a duo of dancers from The Flying Foot Forum!
You won't want to miss this one!
𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 @ 𝟳:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺

🎟️ Tickets are available at https://sidekicktheatre.com/about-the-show-brass-lassie

Check out what's happing this March at Sidekick Theatre!

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟲𝘁𝗵 & 𝟳𝘁𝗵 @ 𝟭𝗽𝗺
🎶 𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻
Three decades of classic country music! The same band that brought you “Honky Tonk Holiday” returns to the Sidekick stage with another memorable concert filled with your favorite country music from decades past. Get ready for some fantastic fiddling and even more lush harmonies!

Featuring the music of Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, this is one Sidekick concert you won’t want to miss!

Interested in joining us for lunch before the show?
🍽️ Here's what's on the menu - Creamy Pesto Chicken, Parmesan Roasted Potatoes, Lemon Roasted Asparagus, Strawberry Feta Salad, Warm Garlic Breadstick & Dessert! (Reservation Required)

🎟️Tickets --> https://sidekicktheatre.com/about-on-the-road

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟭 @ 𝟳:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺
🎶 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲 performs extraordinary takes on Irish, Scottish, and Continental music, combining jigs, reels, and songs with dazzling modern horn lines. Swinging like there was no tomorrow, with jazz-inspired horn arrangements, Latin-flavored Scottish dance tunes and a big band sound, their music is bold, joyous, highly infectious. Complementing this special show will be a duo of dancers from The Flying Foot Forum!
“𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶-𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗯𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗴𝗼. 𝗜𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿!” — Phil Nusbaum, KBEM/Jazz88
“𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲-𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.” — Irish Music Magazine, Dublin

🎟️Tickets --> https://sidekicktheatre.com/about-the-show-brass-lassie

🎉2024 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT! 🎉

We are very excited to announce our show line up for 2024!

🎟 Click here -> https://sidekicktheatre.com for ticketing, additional information, and meal options!

Watch for the announcement of our Holiday and New Years Eve shows! You won't want to miss them! 🍾🎊

We have a lot going on this holiday season at Sidekick Theatre!

🤠 If you haven't made it out to our H***Y TONK HOLIDAY concert, there are still three more chances to celebrate this wonderful time of year with this funny, heartwarming musical extravaganza! You're sure to have a good time!
🎶Saturday December 9th @ 7:30pm
🎶Tuesday December 12th @ 1pm
🎶Wednesday December 13th @ 1pm

👸🏼If you have kids or grandkids, don't miss out on our holiday kids show CINDERELLA! This magical musical based on the beloved fairy tale will have audiences of all ages engaged and laughing as they meet lovable characters along the way! Tickets to this show would also make a great "experience" gift for your kiddos this holiday season!
✨Saturday December 16th @ 1pm
✨Saturday December 23rd @ 1pm
✨Wednesday December 27th @ 10am
✨Thursday December 28th @ 10am
✨Friday December 29th @ 10am
✨Friday December 29th @ 12:30pm
🎅🏼🧇We still have a few available spaces left for Waffles with Santa on Saturday December 16th! (reservations required)

🎙️End your 2023 with our NEW YEARS WITH THE RAT PACK & FRIENDS concert! We are bringing the Rat Pack back just in time to celebrate the New Years with you! This time we are teaming up with the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra to bring you the music of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, and more!
🥂Sunday December 31 @ 7pm
🍽️Make it a New Years date night and add on dinner before the show! (reservations required)

🎟️You can get tickets to all of our shows at https://sidekicktheatre.com

We hope you spend your holiday season with us!

Happy Holidays Y’all! 🤠

🎶Join us for H***Y TONK HOLIDAY!

🎄'Tis the season for a hootenanny! Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with this funny, heartwarming musical extravaganza. It’s the perfect way to treat your entire family this holiday season. Whether you enjoy good old-fashioned country Christmas songs or you like contemporary holiday tunes with a distinctly Nashville twist, you won’t want to miss out on our H***Y TONK HOLIDAY!

You can catch this entertaining show any of the following dates:
Tuesday December 5 @ 1pm
Wednesday December 6 @ 1pm
Thursday December 7 @ 1pm
Saturday December 9 @ 7:30pm
Tuesday December 12 @ 1pm
Wednesday December 13 @ 1pm

🎟️Get your tickets here --> https://sidekicktheatre.com/honkytonkholiday

🍽️All shows have the option to add on a meal before the show! (Reservation Required)
🍴Weekday Lunch @ 11:30am - Cranberry Roast Chicken, Cheesy Potatoes, Green Bean Almandine, Winter Salad, Dinner Roll, Dessert
🍴Saturday Dinner @ 6pm - Cranberry Roast Chicken, Holiday Salmon, Cheesy Potatoes, Green Bean Almandine, Winter Salad, Dinner Roll, Dessert

Sidekick Theatre :: 2023 Season Sidekick Theatre is a professional theatre company based at the Minnesota Heritage Center in Bloomington. Under the artistic leadership of Brian Pierce and Tim Stolz, we strive to entertain, engage and enrich our audience through the development and production of new and compelling musicals, plays a...

🎙️The Marvelous Wonderettes has just 4 performances left! If you haven't made it out to see this catchy show yet, what have you been waiting for?!

Remaining performance schedule -
💙Wednesday November 8th @ 1pm - SOLD OUT
💚Thursday November 9th @ 1pm
🧡Saturday November 11th @ 7:30pm
🩷Sunday November 12th @ 1pm

🎟️Tickets --> https://sidekicktheatre.com/wonderettes

🍽️There's still time to add on reservations for dinner Saturday night or Brunch for Sunday morning before the show! Check out the menu for both here --> https://sidekicktheatre.com/menus

Last week was our opening week of THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES and what a MARVELOUS week it was!

🧡💙💚🩷 Thank you to everyone that joined us last week, we hope you had as much fun as we did! If you didn't get a chance to catch the show last week, no worries! We have 12 more chances for you to catch this musical wonder! This show runs through November 12th.

🎟️Get your tickets at --> https://sidekicktheatre.com/wonderettes

🍽️Don't forget we have meal options available before every performance as well!

🎙️🎶 Meet the cast of THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES!

This smash off-Broadway hit features 30 classic songs from the '50s and '60s that will keep you smiling as you take a musical trip down memory lane!

🎟This show runs October 18 - November 12. Click on the link secure your tickets today! --> https://sidekicktheatre.com/wonderettes

🎙️🎶 THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES

Don't miss out on this jukebox musical running October 18th - November 12th

This smash off-Broadway hit takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where we meet Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy, and Suzy, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! As we learn about their lives and loves the girls serenade us with classic ‘50s hits including “Lollipop,” “Dream Lover,” “Stupid Cupid,” and “Lipstick on Your Collar.” In act two, the Wonderettes reunite to take the stage and perform at their ten-year reunion. We learn about the highs and lows the young women have experienced in the past decade and are charmed to find that no matter what life throws their way, they will conquer it together. Featuring over 30 classic ’50s and ’60s hits, The Marvelous Wonderettes will keep you smiling in this must-take musical trip down memory lane!

🎟️ Get your tickets here --> https://sidekicktheatre.com/wonderettes

🍽️ Don't forget to check out our meal add-on options available for lunch, dinner or brunch! (Reservation required)

Sidekick Theatre :: 2023 Season Sidekick Theatre is a professional theatre company based at the Minnesota Heritage Center in Bloomington. Under the artistic leadership of Brian Pierce and Tim Stolz, we strive to entertain, engage and enrich our audience through the development and production of new and compelling musicals, plays a...

‼️You won't want to miss this fab-ulous band hit our stage for their last two concerts ever!

🎶FAB 6 - Farewell Performances of a Fab-ulous Beatles Tribute Band

Saturday, September 23 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, September 24 @ 1pm

Fab 6 is a fab-ulous Beatles tribute band featuring six core members (complemented by The Sun King Brass, The Parlophone Vocal Trio and The Pepperland Strings) in a celebration of the arrangements of the Fab Four’s music from the studio works of Sergeant Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour and Abbey Road.

🎟️Click for tickets -->

Sidekick Theatre — Fab 6 - 2023 Fab 6 is a fab-ulous Beatles tribute band featuring six core members (complemented by The Sun King Brass, The Parlophone Vocal Trio and The Pepperland Strings) in a celebration of the arrangements of the Fab Four’s music from the studio works of Sergeant Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour and Abbey Road...

📣 JUST ANNOUNCED!!!

🎶 New Years with the Rat Pack & Friends!
🎆 Sunday December 31st @ 7pm

The Rat Pack is back just in time to ring (and swing) in the New Year! Step back in time to hear the music of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, and Peggy Lee. Featuring special guest vocalists and the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra for one night only, audiences will enjoy big band classics such as “New York, New York,” and “That Old Black Magic,” as well as favorites like “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm” and “What are You Doing New Year’s Eve.”

🎟️ Get your tickets here --> https://sidekicktheatre.com/nye

🍽️ Make it a date night and come for the dinner before the show! Champagne Chicken, Roast Beef in Gravy, Roadside Potatoes (Parmesan Potatoes), Rice Pilaf, Glazed Carrots, Roasted Asparagus, Winter Salad, Dinner Roll, Assorted Dessert.
🍾🥂 Your meal will come with a complementary glass of Champagne to help toast to the new year!

🎶NO TOWN LIKE MOTOWN

SEPTEMBER 13 @ 1pm
SEPTEMBER 14 @ 1pm

You don't want to miss out on this concert!

Join us for a Sidekick salute to one of the most influential independent record companies in American history: Motown, a company that gave its name to the hugely popular style of soul music that still “grooves” with audiences young and old today. Featuring the same team that brought you “Disco Fever”, this show features music from such artists as The Temptations, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder and highlights classic hits like “Do You Love Me”, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered,” “My Girl”, and “You Really Got a Hold on Me.”

🎟️Click here for ticketing --> https://sidekicktheatre.com/about-the-show-motown

🍽️Come early and enjoy lunch before the show!
Meatloaf, served with Mashed Potatoes with Beef Gravy, Glazed Carrots, Caesar Salad, Dinner Rolls, Assorted Dessert
(Lunch reservations required)

Sidekick Theatre Founded by Brian Pierce & Tim Stolz, Sidekick has been delighting audiences young and old since 2015.

🎉 NEW DATE ADDED!!

SATURDAY AUGUST 5th @ 10AM!
Bring your family to this fantastic musical excursion of pirates packed with swashbuckling action, hysterical hijinks and enthralling music. THE PIRATES OF TREASURE ISLAND is great fun for all ages and includes the audience in the action.

🎟️ Click the link for your tickets! --> https://sidekicktheatre.com/pirates-11

Stick around after the show for our Build Your Own Sundae Bar! 🍨

Sidekick Theatre :: 2023 Season Sidekick Theatre is a professional theatre company based at the Minnesota Heritage Center in Bloomington. Under the artistic leadership of Brian Pierce and Tim Stolz, we strive to entertain, engage and enrich our audience through the development and production of new and compelling musicals, plays a...

☀️ Looking for a fun summer activity for you and your kiddos?!

Come enjoy our summer kid's show - Pirates of Treasure Island! 🏴‍☠️

💎 We also added a few special dates what include a treasure hunt after the show! (weather permitting)
Thursday July 13th after the 12:30pm show
Friday July 14th after the 12:30pm show
Friday July 28th after the 12:30pm show
Monday August 7 after the 10am show

🎟️ Click the link for ticketing! --> https://sidekicktheatre.com/pirates-11

Happy opening day of The Pirates of Treasure Island!

If you don't have your tickets yet, there is still time!

Sail off on a fantastic musical excursion of pirates, treasure maps and high seas adventures. This thrilling new tale follows a young man who is enlisted to join in a race for buried treasure against a band of treacherous pirates. Packed with swashbuckling action, hysterical hijinks and enthralling music, THE PIRATES OF TREASURE ISLAND is great fun for all ages and includes the audience in the action.

Click the link for ticketing --> https://sidekicktheatre.com/pirates-11

Summer Dance Party! A Salute to Buddy Holly and Friends
Thursday June 22nd @ 7:30pm

Make it a date night and join us for dinner before the show!
(reservation required for dinner)
BBQ Chicken and Ribs, served with Cheesy Hashbrowns, Southern Style Green Beans, Coleslaw, Biscuits with Honey Butter, Assorted Dessert.

Click for ticketing --> https://sidekicktheatre.com/dance-party-reunion

A 're-staging' of Buddy Holly's series of Dance Party tours from 1958-1959, featuring music of Buddy's co-stars, Ritchie Valens ("La Bamba", performed by Allen Malicsi); Dion & the Belmonts (with Brian Pierce, singing "Teenager in Love"), The Big Bopper ("Chantilly Lace", featuring Zach Spicer) and Frankie Sardo ("Fake Out", featuring Gary Rue).

A stellar tribute to the music of American rock and roll icon Buddy Holly , featuring original cast members (Nicholas Freeman, Blake Foster and Zach Spicer) from History Theatre’s IVEY-award-winning production of Buddy!

Mother's Day is just a week away!
If you're still looking for something fun to do with your mom, make sure to grab your tickets to our Mother's Day Brunch and comedy Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help!

Come enjoy a delicious brunch complete with a complementary mimosa then take a step back in time to the 70's for this show!

Sunday May 14th
Bunch starts @ 11am (reservation required)
Show starts @ 1pm

Tickets & Info at https://sidekicktheatre.com/incident

May 14th is your last chance to catch this show so you definitely won't want to miss out!

Two weeks down, two weeks to go for our hilarious comedy Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help!

Come join the fun at one of our remaining shows:
Thursday May 4th @ 1pm & 7:30pm
Saturday May 6th @ 7:30pm
Sunday May 7th @ 1pm
Wednesday May 10th @ 1pm
Thursday May 11th @ 1pm & 7:30pm
Saturday May 13th @ 7:30pm
Sunday May 14th @ 1pm

🍷Thursday nights are "Friends Night Out"; discounted tickets and a free beverage from the bar before the show. WHAT A DEAL!

💐 Looking for something special to do with your mom on Mother's Day? We have you covered! Come enjoy a lovely Sunday Mother's Day Brunch followed by the show.
(Reservation required)

🍽️ DID YOU KNOW?!
We offer the choice of adding on a meal before ours shows?
Wednesday & Thursday Lunch
Saturday Dinner
Sunday Brunch
(Reservation required)

🎟️ Ticketing & Information -> https://sidekicktheatre.com/incident

🎭Meet the cast of INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP!

Whether you’ve grown up Catholic or you simply can relate to the craziness of family, this moving, heartwarming comedy will leave you in stitches.

“A family comedy that will keep audiences laughing from start to finish, whether they grew up Catholic or not.” - Broadway World

🎟This show runs April 19 - May 14. Head to our website and secure your tickets today!
https://sidekicktheatre.com/incident

🎉2023 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT! 🎉

You won't want to miss out on the variety of shows we have coming this year - there is a little something for everyone!

🎟 Click the link to our website for ticketing, additional information, and meal options!
https://sidekicktheatre.com

Watch for the announcement of our New Years Eve dinner & show - stay tuned! 🍾🎊

*Click through the posters to read each show descriptions*

Ready for some warmth, Minnesota friends? Dan Chouinard's LUSH COUNTRY featuring Prudence Johnson returns to the Sidekick stage for one night only - March 30 @ 7:30pm!

Sidekick fan-favorite Gary Rue joins an all-star cast of longtime Twin Cities headliners and Prairie Home Companion veterans to celebrate the best country songs of the hi-fi era, including “Stand By Your Man”, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”, and “El Paso.”

Don’t miss this celebration of classic country music! Join us for dinner before the show, too!

Sidekick Theatre — Lush Country: About the Show Lush Country March 30, 2023

LUSH COUNTRY

Thursday, March 30 @ 7:30pm

The seven members of Lush Country are an all-star group of longtime Twin Cities headliners and A Prairie Home Companion veterans: Dan Chouinard, Prudence Johnson, Richard Kriehn, Kent Saunders, Gary Rue, Pete Johnson and Joe Savage.

Are you lonesome tonight? Got heartaches by the number? A hankering for the sound of a pedal steel guitar, that high lonesome Floyd Cramer piano and that Patsy Cline yodel? Then you gotta hear Lush Country, a new all-star band playing the best country songs of the hi-fi era, from Eddy Arnold to Tammy Wynette and back again.

Join us for dinner before the show!
BBQ Brisket, Mac & Cheese, Roasted Vegetables, Creamy Broccoli Salad, Homemade Coleslaw, Biscuits w/ Honey Butter and Dessert
(By reservation only)

Click link for ticketing! --> https://sidekicktheatre.com/lush-country-concert

Location -
11411 Masonic Home Drive
Bloomington, MN 55437

🎉 LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE!
Snag yours while you still can!

All You Need Is Love
Tuesday, February 14 @ 1pm
Wednesday, February 15 @ 1pm

The same team that has produced “Fools Fall In Love” annually since 2020 has something new for you in 2023! “All You Need Is Love” celebrates the incredible music of the Fab Four with the ‘Fools’ singing their way through the most indelible works of the Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr catalog. You’ll hear early hits such as “She Loves You”, “I Want to Hold Your Hand”, and “Yesterday”, and later releases from the Beatles’ studio years including “Oh! Darling” and “Something”.

Enjoy an atmosphere of fun, romance, and BEATLEMANIA from Sidekick Theatre this Valentine’s Day! ❤️

Click here for tickets --> https://sidekicktheatre.com/love

Location -
11411 Masonic Home Drive
Bloomington, MN 55437

We hope to see you there!

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is open!

Brian Pekol and the Sidekick crew play your favorite popular Christmas tunes from EVERY one of the the last six decades in a concert that promises to warm your heart, especially during this Minnesota cold snap! You'll hear songs made famous by Mariah Carey, The Beach Boys, The Carpenters, and even Justin Bieber! You'll want to make this show an annual tradition - don't miss it!

Limited tickets still available!

sidekicktheatre.com/rockin-around

Sidekick Theatre — Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree December 6, 7, 8, & 10, 2022

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Snow White and Rose Red opens tomorrow!

This German fairytale reminds us that siblings can be the best friends you'll ever have, and that kindness can bring unexpected rewards!