Lucero brings deep experience as an artistic leader, academic, and freelance director in the worlds of opera, theater, and musical theater August 23, 2023 (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) Theater Latté Da (TLD) announced today that it has chosen Justin Lucero as its next Artistic Director. Lucero will join TLD in mid-October, co-leading the organization with Managing Director Elisa Spencer-Kaplan. He joins the company from his current role at El Paso Opera in El Paso, TX, where he has worked since 2012 and served as Artistic Director for the past five seasons. He also leaves his faculty appointment ..read more

A public presentation of JOHNNY SKEEKY, part of Theater Latté Da’s NEXT Festival 2022. Photo by Chris Cartwright. THEATER LATTÉ DA ANNOUNCES  FOUR NEW WORKS AS PART OF THE 2023 NEXT FESTIVAL Presentations of three new musicals in development by creative teams Celeste Moreno, Bethany Brinton and Crystal Manich;  Andrew Wilkowske and Kelley Rourke;  and Randy Preston and Candrice Jones and a special one-night concert presentation from Kate Douglas and Shayfer James  will showcase new musical theater projects from local and national artists culminating in seven public presen ..read more

Peter Rothstein to depart as Artistic Director of Theater Latté Da The prolific stage director and creator of new work will become the next Producing Artistic Director of Asolo Repertory Theatre. Minneapolis, MN, January 22, 2023 —Theater Latté Da (TLD) announced today that its founding Artistic Director, Peter Rothstein, will step down to assume a new role as Producing Artistic Director of Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Florida, succeeding longtime Asolo Rep artistic leader Michael Edwards. Rothstein, who has led TLD since co-founding the organization with Denise Prosek in 1998, has b ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 13, 2022 Contact: Chris Cartwright  chris@latteda.org 612-225-1246 office BRITTANY WALLMAN NAMED MARKETING DIRECTOR AT THEATER LATTÉ DA   Wallman brings with her a diverse range of experiences in the Twin Cities’ performing arts, political and social justice communities.  (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) Theater Latté Da (Peter Rothstein, Artistic Director; Elisa Spencer-Kaplan, Managing Director) announced today that Brittany Wallman has been selected as the theater’s next Marketing Director. She joined the Latté Da staff on October 10 in a role that emc ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2022        T. Mychael Rambo (left) and Curtis Bannister (right) star in Theater Latté Da’s world premiere musical adaptation, TWELVE ANGRY MEN: A NEW MUSICAL. THEATER LATTÉ DA ANNOUNCES NEXT 25X25, THE COMPANY’S COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE OF ADVENTUROUS MUSICAL THEATER (Minneapolis/St. Paul) Theater Latté Da (Peter Rothstein, Founding Artistic Director and Elisa Spencer-Kaplan, Managing Director) today announces NEXT 25X25, the company's commitment to cultivate 25 new musicals, or plays with music, by 2025. Under the leadership ..read more

Regina Marie Williams stars in HELLO, DOLLY! as part of Theater Latté Da’s 25 Anniversary Season, Photo by Lucas Wells. Highlights of the musical theater company’s 25th anniversary season include Stephen Sondheim’s cult-classic MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, the world premiere of a new holiday tradition, CHRISTMAS AT THE LOCAL, a re-imagining of HELLO, DOLLY! starring Regina Marie Williams, the World Premiere of Harrison David Rivers’ and Ted Shen’s WE SHALL SOMEDAY, and the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical NEXT TO NORMAL. (MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL) Theater Latté Da (Peter Rothstein ..read more

Contact: Andrew Leshovsky  andrew@latteda.org 612-767-5646 office THEATER LATTÉ DA ANNOUNCES THE CAST FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF TWELVE ANGRY MEN: A NEW MUSICAL Peter Rothstein directs the world premiere musical adaptation of one of America’s greatest dramas.The production opens at the intimate Ritz Theater, June 11. Tickets are on sale now at Latteda.org or by calling the Box Office at 612-339-3003. TWELVE ANGRY MEN: A NEW MUSICAL features Sasha Andreev, Curtis Bannister, Reese Britts, Charlie Clark, James Detmar, Bradley Greenwald, Brian Kim, Riley McNutt, T. Mychael Rambo, Matt Riehle ..read more

INDUSTRY ADVISORY Contact: Beck Lee 516-641-3986 TWO-PART CONCERT EXPERIENCE “CELEBRATING SONDHEIM” FEATURES 15 TOP-NAME LOCAL ACTOR-SINGERS AND IS DIRECTED BY PETER ROTHSTEIN ACT 1 IS ON MARCH 4 & 5, ACT 2 ON MAY 6 & 7 (January 27, 2022) Stephen Sondheim, a Titanic force in the modern musical theatre, will be celebrated by Theater Latté Da and Crooners Supper Club with a unique concert experience in two parts, “Celebrating Sondheim,” curated and directed by Theater Latté Da’s founding artistic director Peter Rothstein. Featured in the concerts are a who’s-who of notable Twin Cities s ..read more

Spencer-Kaplan brings with her 20 years experience in theater management in New York City, Chicago and central Florida.  (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) Theater Latté Da (TLD) announced today that it has chosen Elisa Spencer-Kaplan as its next Managing Director, co-leading the organization with Founding Artistic Director Peter Rothstein. Spencer-Kaplan served five years as Executive Director of The Acting Company in New York City. The Tony Award-winning repertory theater presents national tours as well as Off-Broadway repertory seasons in New York City and Shakespeare tours in New York City s ..read more

Tony Potts and Corissa Bussian in LA BOHÈME, Photo by Dan Norman Peter Rothstein’s award-winning production of Puccini’s beloved opera will enjoy its opening night in the intimate Ritz Theater, Jan 22. Tickets are on sale now at Latteda.org or by calling the Box Office at 612-339-3003. LA BOHÈME stars Siena Forest and Corissa Bussian who will share the role of Mimi, Benjamin Dutcher and David Walton share the role of Rodolfo, Bergen Baker and Katherine Henly share the role of Musetta, Tony Potts as Marcello, with Bradley Greenwald as Benoît.  Performances begin Jan 19 and run thru F ..read more