“Once upon a time, Minneapolis and St. Paul were trendy spots to road-test new musicals before they hit the Great White Way. Nowadays, those tryouts are going to other cities – taking prestige, money and jobs with them.” So what changed in the Twin Cities? “It’s not that local theater folks aren’t trying… [but] local markets can be so eager to have the imprimatur of a pre-Broadway tryout that they’re willing to virtually give away the theater space for the weeks and months of rehearsal leading up to performances.”