Last season was an unqualified success for Saint Paul's Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.

The Ordway enjoyed a boost in total attendance, with 359,000 patrons for 2006-07.  And the Ordway also reported a surplus of $422,000 for the season.

The three principal tenants for the Ordway included the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Opera and the Schubert Club.  The Center also presented a number of touring Broadway shows and productions, including Irving Berlin's "White Christmas", "Rent", "Chicago", "Love, Janis" and Matthew Bourne's"Edward Scissorhands". 

The Irving Berlin production alone brought in over $5.5 million in a six-week run at the Ordway.