Old Log Theatre

I attended a performance of The Reluctant Dragon last week with a couple of my young friends. What a great time we had! I hadn’t been to the Old Log since I was you myself! It is set on beautiful grounds in Excelsior! The performance was entertaining and at about an hour long, it was just right for my young friends! At $15.00, the ticket price is also right! I will definitely be going back!

Jingle Bar experience was awful. My group of 5 all dumped our $18 drinks after a few painful sips. Ive never given up on a drink before, but they all tasted like cinnamon vomit. We felt scammed to be honest. You have to wait outside in the cold for a ridiculous amount of time. Theres no dance area, no food, barely any area to even sit. Everyone is shoving each other and standing shoulder to shoulder. The restaurant itself just said “no walk-ins”. So basically we stood in line for 40 minutes outside so that we can walk in and spend $20 on a drink and then leave. The area so packed you cant even really get a picture taken. The Christmas Bar in O’Donovans was better. I mean they were unorganized too but not to this extend. I think next year they should do reservations and maybe combine the restaurant with the Christmas Bar. Theres so much potential.

Wonderful experience seeing a holiday show! I haven’t been here since I was a child and I’m so impressed with how nice the theatre is. Easy parking and very nice ticket prices. Go!

I hadn't been back here in well over 12 years. The architecture is great with a cabin feel to it and the fireplace adds a touch of home. We watched a gentleman's guide to love and murder. It hit my husband's funny chord- hadn't seen him this entertained from a musical in years.

We went to the Jingle Bar - a smaller barn repurposed to a holiday themed cocktail bar! Highly recommended!

The play was good. Not well attended on a Wednesday night, but that didn't detract from the experience. There has been major remodeling since our last visit. .

We walked through the calming woods into a slice of sensory heaven. Excellent food, drink, and a great play. Why have I waited so long to come here?

11-10-22 Anoka Senior Center 'Once upon a Mattress' Great lunch ~ Awesome casting! 8-10-23 Million Dollar Quartet Maple Grove Senior Center

This review is for the Jingle Bar Holy heck. These 2 stars go to the decorations and the homey-cabin feel of this small, intimate space. I give 0 stars for everything else... It cost us $53.00 for 3 drinks... and they were terrible. They were the STRONGEST little cups; other customers in the building left their drinks on the side tables practically FULL because the drinks were un-drinkable. They ran out of the hot apple cider which is one of the only non-alcoholic drink options. I wish I were kidding because we had high hopes for this place but you guys, go somewhere else or buy a water. We had the "Frostbite" and "Snow White Russian." Please take a look at the menu and strongly consider your options ahead of time.

Always and again five stars for every aspect of the Old Log dining and theater experience. I attended the Million Dollar Quartet and like each show I've attended previous, it did not disappoint. Every detail from lighting to costumes to wigs to set design to the quality professional performers that grace the stage is on point and a delight. Today, after the show, I enjoyed meeting a few of the professionals. I love me some David! May he be cast in a role or one written specially for him in every single future production, please and thank you Old Log!!!! I cannot attend a show without first having a meal at the Cast & Cru Restaurant. I have the same experience there with every detail being on point. I am one of those people who has specific dietary restrictions which have always been taken seriously and easily accommodated with a delicious meal. Thank you Cast & Cru.

This review is for Jingle bar not theatre. We were in awe of their amazing instagram post of the cutest Christmas explosion in a bar. We went there on Thursday 530 and it's a tiny log cabin with no place to sit anywhere. It was shoulder to shoulder like a sardine can of unhappy looking ppl who probably were thinking where did they go wrong in life to be stuck like that. It was stuffy and smelled like you would expect in sardine can plus alcohol. The drinks were 16 dollars in a make shift bar and they did not looked good. After 5 min of this we turned around and never looked back. The post in instagram is gorgeous because they didn't have all the people there it was most likely filmed before they opened . If you want cute pictures of being squished while holding gross over priced drink with beautiful Christmas decor around you it's a right place for you enjoy

Brilliant! We saw the Million Dollar Quartet. I was struggling with a severe migraine throughout but it was expertly performed. Elijah Leer as Jerry Lee Lewis was phenomenal. I've seen the Killer play Great Balls of Fire with his histrionic attack of the keys and thought it was impossible to mirror, but he portrays Jerry Lee as the wild man he was. Myia's voice, as the girlfriend of Elvis, was otherworldly. She captivated all of us with her broad range vocally and thespianically. Her dialogue shifted from playful, to witty, to sardonic without effort. The use of Sam Phillips as a narrator weaving the storyline together helped blend and interlace the characters into a cogent story. We visited Memphis two years ago and toured the tiny Sun Studio so we were familiar with the background for the setup. Kudos to everyone involved from director, to actors, to those creating the set.

Please do not bring your children to Princess and the Pea. The theater today had busses of 1st graders so their parents didn't have the opportunity to take their kids out. Another exposure to the trans world that these children should not be part of. A man portraying a princess and dancing like a stripper and feeling every inappropriate part of his body to Brittany Spears music? Honestly inappropriate for adults! I left with my preschooler and first grader. It was a sad day. What happened to family and God?

We go to a lot of plays in the Twin Cities but have never ventured out here before. We're glad we did and we plan to be back! The theatre is pretty large - it holds 500+ people. It was maybe 1/4 full the night we were there so we had no trouble selecting good seats. Sight lines are good from all the seats - no poles or other barriers. Cast, band, set design were all excellent. Plenty of free, onsite parking. The walk up to the theatre from the lot is really pretty, with several out-buildings that fit the theme of "old log" and lights in the trees. There is a restaurant attached (Cast and Cru) that we did not try because the prices are pretty high, but it did look nice. It would probably be good for a special evening. There is a bar in the lobby of the theatre and you are allowed to take your drinks into the theatre. We saw "Life Could Be a Dream" and loved it. There really not much of a plot to this show- it's all about the music. So, thankfully, the performers had amazing voices!

Saw an amazing show here last night! "Lend me a Tenor" was phenomenally funny, perfectly acted, and utterly enjoyable. Screwball comedy reminded me a lot of an "I Love Lucy" episode. Go check it out if you've got some time! The theater itself could use some seating updates, but it was nice to have wide aisles and not smash into the seats in front of you. The seats themselves are old school movie theater style, and have "scene" better days. Tickets are a bit pricey for community theater, but I guess you have to consider that you're on Lake Minnetonka too. Didn't get a chance to check out the attached restaurant, but I'll definitely return for some other show & give that a whirl too.

Thanks for the memories. The music, not so much. "Beehive" is yet another in a long line of musical productions intent on capturing an era. The music is from the 60s, an important decade in modern American history, and the music of the time certain reflects the times, and the changes that occured over the course of the decade, bubblegum tunes such as "The Name Game and Be My Baby," to profound, deeply emotional songs such as "Abraham, Martin and John" and "Me and Bobby McGee." Entering the building lobby on a warm summer evening, one is hit by a strong musty smell. There is an air quality issue with this old building to which patrons are being exposed through the air conditioning system, and it's really off-putting. With all of the updating the new owners have done, could they have overlooked this important concern? That said, the Old Log's production of "Beehive" is, sadly, lacking on a number of counts. Overall, the production values were closer to a high school class play than a professional production. Pop music is always a reflection of the times in which it is written and performed, and the music of the 60s is no exception. The 7 actors playing various "girl groups" blasted their way through the production at warp speed, trading off delivering narrative passages explaining key events that occured during the decade that sets up a song or a set. But they mostly delivered their lines as fast as they could with little, if any, emotion that conveyed the significance of what they were saying. WIth a few notable exceptions, the performers never came close to the raw emotion or delivery of the original performers. Like so many of the songs, "My Boyfriend's Back," certainly brought back memories. But the original version, performed by The Angels in 1963, has a "street" feel that the Old Log cast totally missed. Perhaps because they didn't live during that time, or the director failed to impart the nature of the times that spawned the music. From a staging, lighting and performance standpoint, "Abraham, Martin and John" was, by comparison to most of the other songs, meaningful and heartfelt. I'm not sure what, if any, meaning the large backlit circles had, other than to occupy space. The wigs, which changed often, seemed from the 5th row to be tacky and cheap. Same for the costumes; they appeared to lack a level of quality that professional stage productions otherwise strive to present. All in all, "Beehive" is a great trip down memory lane. Too bad that these bumps in the road spoiled the trip.

I've seen several shows (mostly farces) here over the years, and we have always thoroughly enjoyed them. I've laughed harder here than probably anywhere else, at the excellent shows, the comedic talent, and the farcical situations that the play's characters find themselves in. It's a great place to go with friends, parents, in-laws. They always do an excellent job with sets, and we've always had decent seats. I highly recommend the Old Log.

We are from out of state and wanted to treat ourselves to a night out We saw "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" which was excellent. Great staging, absolutely terrific cast. The theater is very nice (only downside is a little bit musty but considering how long it has been there, forgivable). Desk and bar staff were friendly and courteous. If we lived closer we would certainly go back.

We saw The Play That Went Wrong. It was funny, to include some dry and slap-stick humor. We all enjoyed it. However, it would have been much better overall if it had been shorter. Show started at 7:30 pm and didn't leave our seats until 10:20 pm. I wish it had been over at intermission. By the second half the humor was getting old and actually kind of annoying. Too much screaming over and over again that seemed to never end. We all agreed the show would've been more enjoyable if it was shortened up a bit.

While visiting this July, a friend treated us to tickets to see the Dixie Swim Club at Old Log Theater. The play has been held over until 9/11/10 - so I wanted to get this review in so you'd know to get your tickets for this amusing and sweet production! The serene approach from the parking lot to the property eased us in to the rustic charm. I understand there's a dinning room to enjoy a meal on property, before your show. We came just for the theater, though. I was surprised by the size of the theater. It seats over 600. The rural auditorium has a barn-crossed-with-country-club feeling, though it didn't get in the way of enjoying the performance one bit. I think this would be a great venue for something like Oklahoma, Paint Your Wagon or Annie Get Your Gun. The Dixie Swim Club -- and it looks like most (if not all) of this season's shows -- is not a musical. It's a touching comedy about 5 college swim team friends who meet at a beach cottage on the outter banks of North Carolina each August for some girl time. Each scene is set in one of those Augusts: 22 years after graduation, 27 years after graduation, 32 years after graduation and 55 years after graduation. The set is simple and so is the story. To tell specifics would be too much of a spoiler. Suffice to say: the lines they sling as they update one another (and us) on their lives will put a smile on your face and create something you can enjoy with a group of girlfriends or generations of women within your own family. Tickets are $20-30 depending on the show time. Our host/emcee did a great job introducing the event and, evidently, has written "the book" on the Old Log Theater. Depending on the production, I would totally go back!

Theater geek that I am, I'm embarrassed to say it took me so long to get to Old Log. We took the kids to see Cinderella and we were all impressed by the talent onstage, and the facility as well! Although advertised as a kid friendly play, I'd say it was slightly more big kid than some of our local theaters. If you go to a matinee during a school break, you might see a bunch of school buses. School groups make me nervous (under supervised kids who dont really want to be there) but shout out to the group who came in on Hastings buses, bc that was a long ride and your kids and chaperones were the bomb! There was unfortunately a group of two families near us with an unhappy toddler who should have been removed. TBH, I was impressed the actors didnt break character to tell them to go to the lobby. And I was a little sad no usher came in to address the situation.

New owners are really fixing the place up! The dinner was fabulous--wine was reasonable--show was amazing!! We went to the opening show of the season--Cowgirls--and will now be buying season tickets (which are a steal!).

This is a lovely regional theater worth supporting. It's super homey and always produces well rounded shows. Every holiday season, the theater offers a sweet children's production. A restaurant is on site here so you can do a meal and show or just the show. A local family owned and a produced shows which launched some notable careers. Recently a new family took over and fixed it up. Please support your local theater. You won 't regret it. Nestled into Excelsior, you can make an event of your trip to the Old Log. You can take in one of the neighborhood restaurants or just take in a yummy post-show dessert of homemade custard at Adele's across the street.

Life Could Be A Dream, is a pleasant evening of singing and dancing which is uplifting and is a must see if you recall any of the do-wop music of the "50's-"60's. The cast has the singing ability which says, they belong on Broadway! And, sure enough some were recently on Broadway and were brought to The Old Log Theater just for this show. When these young actors open their mouths and sing you just hear NYC voices. You will want to toe tap and you will probably want to sing along with each song. I did. Every song deserves an applause, the performances are that good. Go with friends and have a fun evening. At the end of the show, the cast leaves thru the lobby, so, if you don't rush out you can thank them and meet them after the performance.

Well, we just came back from watching "Outside Mullingar" which had its regional debut here. I must say that we were pleasantly surprised by the venue. Yes, it is a bit away from everything being in Excelsior. However, it was a nice change of scene. Plus, we got a $15 coupon for 2 wine drinks and 1 dessert. The lady finger with amaretto creme and biscotti was simply delicious. Also, we got really nice seats for Gold Star at 1/2 off. We will be sure to check this out later. Plus, the cast and crew came to join the audience for refreshments in the restaurant.

Cozy ambiance, excellent food, and entertaining theater. What more could you ask for? Our recent experience included a wonderful expression of Minnesota's fan favorite walleye in a chowder. Highly recommend it.. The smoked pork chop was juicy and very flavorful. Their homemade smoke process makes it a hit. The new owners have taken great care in improving the overall experience at the Old Log Theater. With the current run of Almost Maine you won't be disappointed. Must see!

Play was a comedy ... hilarious, slap stick humor and entertaining. Dinner prior to play was excellent. Varied selection of food choice with unique flavor.

What more can I say that my fellow yelpers have not already raved about? This was my first time here and it most definitely will not be my last! I had gotten a great deal on Goldstar for Steel Magnolias so I gave it a whirl on the cheap. It was better than I ever thought it would be. I was thinking it might be some grungy old log Theater just like the name implies but it was beautiful. They have a restaurant attached which looked so lovely and relaxing. They also have a small bar you can sit and have drinks before the show or you are welcome to take the drinks in with you. (As long as you tell the bartender to put it in a plastic cup). We had great seats. The seats were comfortable with plenty of leg room. A taller person might disagree but for this shorty, I could almost sprawl my entire leg out straight in front of me! Sound was great, lighting was good, and I most definitely will be back! FYI-They are closed for a bit in early summer to remodel the Theater and Restaurant. I think it looks great as is but heck if they are going to make it even better, all the better.

As an executive admin, I bought gift cards including dinner for some clients here. I can not tell you the wonderful staff to help with that purchase. They care very much on the experience and went above and beyond to help me with many questions. I live pretty far north, but they way they handled my business will lead me to bring my family for a performance this summer. Outstanding to see service like this is still available in the industry.

Despite its 600 seat theater, the Old Log actually feels cozy and intimate. The theater is beautiful, and I'm sure the scenery outside is lovely, but we didn't walk around seeing as how it was blustery, cold, and well, February in Minnesota. I was visiting my family last weekend, and we came here to see Everybody Loves Opal. We arrived before the show for dinner and enjoyed sitting in front of the cozy fireplace while waiting to be seated. The dinner service was very good, and the food was great. Our party ate the prime rib, garlic shrimp, and the vegetarian option, which was homemade ravioli and tortellini. All of the food was excellent (even the bread!), but we were very impressed with the pasta. Most places give short shrift to vegetarian fare, but not this one. After filling up on dinner (by the way, the servers box up your leftovers and you can pick them up after the play), we filed into the theater for the show. It was funny and lighthearted, and the acting was great. The prices for dinner and the show are affordable and quite a bargain. We had a lovely evening, and I'd definitely come back again.

Hands down the best customer service I've ever experienced! My wife and I were entertaining company and purchased tickets for a show here. Little did we know, we purchased them for a similar theater all the way in Indiana! We discovered our mistake about an hour before showtime. The Old Log Theater was very understanding and honored the tickets we paid a different theater for. I am still stunned! Needless to say, they gained customers for life!

Million Dollar Quartet- Absolutely LOVED the showed! From start to finish you were kept wanted more and loving each and every song this extremely talented cast put on. They certainly put together the perfect group for this show and the whole audience I would say agreed! I am very much looking forward to the peanuts Christmas show! Thank you all for a great night!

Million Dollar Quartet was the best show I've seen at the Old Log Theater. We thoroughly enjoyed the music and the acting. Eric Morris who played Jerry Lee Lewis did an awesome job, and the cast were all very talented! Great show!

Excellent shows and a great atmosphere! Also, make sure you eat at Cast & Cru before the show. It's fantastic.

My mom surprised me with a birthday present to go to the wedding singer here. We both haven't ever been here before and we had a great Saturday evening. The play was so funny, cute and was very entertaining, we will definitely be back again. Everything inside looked brand new it had a great ambiance and it had a restaurant and bar, and we found out the kitchen makes everything in house. Which makes me excited to check out their Wednesday date night, $20 for a chef created meal, 1 appetizer, entree and dessert. I will highly recommend going here for any occasion and definitely make time to try an appetizer or two. Staff was very friendly and it was fast service during intermission. We will be going back and bringing more people to enjoy the evening.

This is our third or fourth time seeing a show at Old Log. We went to Lend Me a Tenor, a "screwball comedy" set in the 1930s. The presentation was skillful and included a clever approach intended to link the play to movies of the same period (hard to explain, but it really worked). It was very funny and well done. // The facilities at Old Log are great. The parking lot is large and close and there's a way to drive right up to the door if you have someone who needs to limit walking. The theater seats are comfortable with generous width and plenty of leg room. // We had to change our original ticket dates and the box office staff person was very helpful and friendly about it. I hated to change at the last minute, knowing they probably wouldn't be able to get someone else into the seats we weren't using, but they were very understanding.

The play, Winnie the Pooh, was a disappointment! It lacked creative costumes and audience participation. The dialogue was long and complicated for young children to follow. The restaurant should be open for the audience besides just the brunch. I've attended several children's plays here, in the past, and this did not live up to my expectation. I hesitate to post negative comments via social media, however, after leaving a voice message to management, I did not receive any feedback from them. Let's hope they can make improvements for future shows.

Loved every show that I have ever seen here, and Greggin Merissa who purchased the old log last year I've done an amazing job of bringing in great talent and putting on a great family shows

Life could be a dream was a cute play done well. The cast is very good and enthusiastic. All in all a fun evening. We'll be back.

Million Dollar Quartet was GREAT! The music was entertaining, the actors were engaging, all around fun night! Even though we were the youngest in the crowd, my friends and I still knew all the songs and had a great time. I would definitely recommend going. And while you're there, make reservations and go to the Cast & Cru restaurant before the show!

Attended matinee of Cowgirls. Absolutely amazing! The Star Tribune review did not do it justice. See for yourself. Incredibly fun, energetic & extremely talented actors/musicians. Our party of four could not remember when we had such a fun afternoon!

My wife and I saw the Old Log's latest show, "The Best LIttle Whorehouse in Texas" last night and loved it. The cast was talented and energetic, and as good if not better than the level of the Chanhassen Dinner Theater shows we've seen. (The Governor who sang and danced "The Sidestep" nearly stole the show and we thought he was more entertaining than Charles Durning in the movie version.) Glad to see the Old Log doing shows like this. Also glad they remodeled the theater and restaurant. The restaurant setting is modern and open and enhances the views of all their scenic acreage. The menu was updated and cosmopolitan and we can see eating there even without a theater event. There were mostly all meat and fish entrees, so being vegetarians we substituted salads (the curried cauliflower and arugula with goat cheese were two favorites and quite filling) and tapas (their four flavors of hummus were a treat). Try the black forest cake for a desert worth pacing yourself for. We had a service issue with a new waiter that the restaurant handled brilliantly, and "cemented" us as customers. We'll be back!

Went to dinner and a show. The play was very good (about the same as community theater--better than high school performances, not as good as Broadway) but not worth the $29.00 tickets--. The dinner was definitely banquet-type fare. Although the food was very good quality, there was not a lot of quantity. My husband had the prime rib which was good but not real flavorful and I had the stuffed chicken which was fabulous tasting but small. The potatoes and vegetables were great. They served cold rolls and very cold apple crisp--doesn't cost money to heat those things up, so I never understand why they'd be served that way. Again, just not worth the price of $24 per person. The waitress was great and since tip was included in the price we left a little extra. All in all a fun night out, but next time we'd probably spend half as much on cmmunity theater tickets and get a much nicer dinner for the price. A-OK but probably not worth the $100 price tag for one evening out.