Contact:

Dale B. Stark

Hennepin Theatre Trust

Communications Manager

(612) 455-9537 : desk

(612) 562-5200 : cell

dale.stark@hennepintheatretrust.org

MINNEAPOLIS – Hennepin Theatre Trust presents comedian KATHLEEN MADIGAN in her brand new “The Mermaid Lady” standup comedy national tour on Saturday, April 16 at 8 p.m. at the historic Pantages Theatre (710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis).

Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 5 at the State Theatre Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, charge-by-phone at (800) 982-2787 and online at HennepinTheatreTrust.org.

DAY: Saturday

DATE: April 16

TIME: 8 p.m.

VENUE: Pantages Theatre

TICKET PRICE: Starts at $32.50

All pricing includes a Building Restoration Fee of $3.00

Madigan is a regular panelist on Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore,” and she was nominated for a 2014 American Comedy Award for Best Concert Comic. Her third one hour special, Madigan Again, is currently available on Netflix and was named one of iTunes Best Comedy Albums. Her second one hour special Gone Madigan, premiered on Showtime and is also available on Netflix. She's previously released five CDs and three DVDs, and starred in two HBO specials and three Comedy Central specials.

In addition to two USO tours of Iraq and Afghanistan, Madigan has performed on five CMT specials hosted by Ron White, with all proceeds donated to the Armed Forces Foundation.

The Detroit Free Press and PopMatters.com featured Madigan as one of the 9 Funniest Women on the Planet alongside Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Lewis Black calls her “the funniest comic in America, bar none,” and Ron White considers her “easily one of the best comics alive.”

For more information, visit www.KathleenMadigan.com

Follow Kathleen on social media at @KathleenMadigan on Twitter, www.facebook.com/KathleenMadigan/ on Facebook, and officialkathleenmadigan on Instagram.

Hennepin Theatre Trust, owner of the historic Orpheum, State, Pantages and New Century Theatres, is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to arts-inspired community cultural development. The Trust is located in the WeDo™ MPLS Cultural District. Learn more at HennepinTheatreTrust.org and wedompls.org.

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