Overview
- The national tour of The Notebook is playing at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Saint Paul through Nov. 30.
- Author Nicholas Sparks attended the Ordway performance, marking his first time seeing the touring production, and appeared in a video on the show’s social channels thanking the cast and reflecting on his Minnesota ties.
- MPR’s review highlights the musical’s structure, with Noah reading from a notebook as the story shifts across time to evoke fragile memory.
- Critics single out Sharon Catherine Brown and Beau Gravitte for deeply felt portrayals of the older Allie and Noah and the fleeting moments of recognition between them.
- Producers say the tour will visit 30-plus cities in its first year, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., with multi-age casting across the leads.