Calling it 'my Sistine Chapel,' painter puts final touches on a memorial to Minnesota veterans
After a decade of work, Charles Gilbert Kapsner is putting the final touches on a memorial to the state's veterans.
Meet the Minnesotans who helped bankroll Broadway's hottest new musical
These Twin Citians theater lovers invested in the hit "Hadestown."
'Dear Evan Hansen' reminds us: Musical theater is jam-packed with tyrants, maniacs and creeps
Musical theater giants such as "Dear Evan Hansen" feature liars, robbers and killers — and those are the good guys.
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Best of Week (May 26-June 2): 'Small Mouth Sounds,' Juice WRLD, Train Days, Jillian Rae, more
Silence in the Jungle “Small Mouth Sounds” is set at a silent retreat. We know nothing about the six characters but, gradually, bits of information…
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Busy Twin Cities actor found time to write world premiere 'How It's Gon' Be'
Coming of age in south Florida Over the last couple of years, JuCoby Johnson has been one of the busiest actors in town. But apparently…
Our theater and dance critics give you their takes on what's playing — good and bad — on Twin Cities stages.
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Schubert Club's 'Tienda' plucks immigrant musician from Minnesota history
Review: An evocative new chamber opera imagines the inner life of a Mexican who landed in Minnesota.
Stage & Arts
19 musical theater protagonists, ranked from nicest to meanest
Ranking musical protagonists, from the nicest to meanest. 1. Jean Valjean, “Les Misérables” — Saves lives, wins wars, raises orphans, unites lovers, steals bread.…
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New opera targets a younger audience: babies and toddlers
Babies are the target audience for a Minnesota Opera work that dares to think small.
Stage & Arts
Young talents get a boost from Minneapolis artist Leslie Barlow
New studio program is the brainchild of Leslie Barlow.
Stage & Arts
Walker Art Center's 2019-20 performing arts season embraces politics
The 2019-20 performing arts calendar is packed with works that strive to change the world.
Stage & Arts
Theatergoers feel 'Caught' between truth, reality with sly play at the Guthrie
Full Circle Theater stages Christopher Chen's high-concept, highly provocative play.
Stage & Arts
Museum of Russian Art hires new executive director with strong Twin Cities ties
Mark Meister, first director of the Minnesota Children's Museum, returns to the Twin Cities after more than 30 years.
Stage & Arts
'Vikings Begin' shows relics from ancient Swedish burial ground: 'They were real people'
What was life like in Scandinavia before the rise of the Vikings 1,300 years ago? This show at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis offers a dazzling peek.
Stage & Arts
Like eavesdropping on strangers? Catch Jungle Theater's 'Small Mouth Sounds'
Review: Set at a silent retreat, the comedy/drama draws viewers' imaginations into discovering its secrets.
Stage & Arts
Pillsbury House Theatre's 'Blood Knot' is a gnarly Apartheid-era play on race
A new production features masterful performances, even as the apartheid-era script shows the drama's shortcomings.
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Best of the Week (May 19-26): 'Matilda the Musical,' Chromeo, St. Paul Ballet, L7, Memorial weekend
Children’s triumph Emily Gunyou Halaas delivers a tour de force performance as whip-cracking principal Miss Trunchbull in “Matilda the Musical,” Children’s Theatre Company’s adaptation of…
Stage & Arts
Agnostic Minneapolis painter gives the Old Testament a colorful, surreal new look
Struggling for a subject, an agnostic Minneapolis painter found his purpose in the King James Bible.
Stage & Arts
Minnesota comics chase stardom in L.A.: 'I knew it was going to be an ego check'
Every year, standups who conquered Minnesota move West to face the ultimate challenge: To live or die in L.A.
Stage & Arts
Want to actually see art at Art-a-Whirl? Here are 5 must-see events
If your head is spinning at the very thought of Art-A-Whirl, do not worry. You are not alone. Make a weekend out of discovering oddities,…
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Ten Thousand Things stages powerful play on 17th-century poet punished for her 'curiosity'
Powerful drama draws from the true story of a Mexican nun who was ahead of her time.
Stage & Arts
A century ago, Twin Cities was a surprising hub of hand-sewn haute couture
Over a century ago, Twin Cities dressmakers took their cues from Europe, as a new exhibit shows.
Stage & Arts
Woman of 1,000 faces Kate McCarthy hosts her final show in northeast Minneapolis
Woman of 1,000 faces When Kate McCarthy graduates from the University of Minnesota this weekend, it will be with the unofficial title of Most Likely…
Stage & Arts
Minneapolis director channels yoga training: 'There are so many shared breaths in this play!'
A trained yoga instructor, Lauren Keating finds parallels between the boards and the mat for "Small Mouth Sounds."
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