From “Back to the Future” to the return of St. Paul’s Park Square Theatre, the coming months have numerous options for live theater and musicals. The lineup includes a pair of world premieres, “Drawing Lessons” and “Holmes/Poirot,” and an encore presentation of the popular musical “I Am Betty.
” Here’s a look at what’s on tap. Opens Sept. 10: The much-loved 1985 film starring Michael J.
Fox has spawned two sequels, an animated TV show, video games, theme park rides and now a musical with music by longtime film composer Alan Silvestri, lyrics by Alanis Morissette collaborator Glen Ballard and a book by Bob Gale, co-writer of the original trilogy. It opened in London’s West End in 2021 and won the best new musical at the Laurence Olivier Awards. It opened on Broadway last summer.
Through Sept. 22: Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis; $149-$50; hennepinarts.
org . Opens Sept. 12: South African troupe Zip Zap Circus’ jugglers and unicycle dancers will offer a pulsating acrobatic performance set against the Cape Town skyline, complete with South African pop music.
Through Oct. 20; Children’s Theatre Company, 2400 Third Ave. S.
, Minneapolis; $78-$15; 612-874-0400 or childrenstheatre.org . Opens Sept.
14: In 1844, Heyum Lehmann arrives in New York from Bavaria. After changing his name to Henry Lehman, he and his brothers start a fabric business that evolves over generations to become a powerful international finance firm. It’s based on the tru.