From the atomic bomb to internment camps, stories of the last Minnesota veterans of World War II
Minnesota World War II veterans' experiences are told in a new play performed by a multigenerational cast.
Minnesota grad is building a big career in comedy, one character at a time
Kate McCarthy is making an impact in comedy, one nutty character at a time.
Minneapolis installation of temporary art honors permanent memories
Mandala artist turns grief into beauty.
Music
Rain mars Mozart in the ruins by Mill City Summer Opera
REVIEW: Dodgy weather marred an intriguing update of "Così fan Tutte" at Mill City.
Stage & Arts
Once a decade, Minneapolis Institute of Art opens its gallery walls to all artists — with a catch
Having your art displayed in a major museum is a rare honor. But once every ten years, Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) offers that singular…
Our theater and dance critics give you their takes on what's playing — good and bad — on Twin Cities stages.
Stage & Arts
Dance duo Hijack juxtaposes stage design and choreography in 'Jealousy'
REVIEW: Lighting and visual elements are juxtaposed by choreography in Hijack performance.
Music
Best of the Week (July 14-21): Raconteurs, 'Guys and Dolls,' Black Pumas, Apollo anniversary
Back in Jack Returning to the Armory a year after his debut solo gig in town, Jack White of White Stripes fame has put his…
Stage & Arts
Plaintiffs in sex abuse cases against the Children's Theatre to protest insurance company
Laura Stearns contends that jurors had no idea that insurance companies were on the hook, not CTC, for paying any damages in her case.
Inspired
Twin Cities' theater brings magical, free, puppet shows to backyards and parks
For 17 summers, the driveway tour has been roving through the Twin Cities to perform.
Stage & Arts
Vietnam-born artist has a feel for big, empty Midwest landscapes
‘Waiting Upon the Plains’ Artist Teo Nguyen’s photorealistic paintings of Midwestern landscapes capture the solitude of these wide-open farmlands. His appropriately titled exhibition offers a…
Stage & Arts
Theatre Elision presents 'Ruthless!'
Ruthless! Through July 21: Theatre Elision warms up its new location by remounting “Ruthless!” The outrageous “Bad Seed”-like musical gave Natalie Portman and Britney Spears…
Stage & Arts
Festival features three playwrights
Afro-Atlantic Playwright Festival Friday/Saturday: Inspired by the African tradition of the poet/storyteller known as a griot, the festival presents three playwrights whose work addresses the…
Stage & Arts
Franconia Sculpture Park hires Chicago native to replace its fired founder
It's hoping to bring in "new faces" after its founding director was forced out for inappropriate conduct.
Stage & Arts
It's a big dance week, with Momentum fest and a new work by Hijack
Momentum festival now at the Frey.
Stage & Arts
Board finds Guthrie Theater engaged in 'unfair labor practices' against former employee
Ex-employee said her evaluations were downgraded after she complained about work conditions.
Stage & Arts
Meet WACSO, the once-anonymous artist who sketches the soul of Minnesota
The artist known for Walkin' Around Checkin' Stuff Out scouts supper clubs, small-town bars and other places he doesn't quite belong.
Music
Best of the Week (July 7-14): Basilica Block Party, Ragamala dance, Rebirth Brass Band, Opera on the Range, Ramsey County Fair
God bless Americana With Live Nation taking over the booking, the Basilica Block Party has a decidedly country-rocking feel on Friday, with Grammy-grabbing Kacey Musgraves,…
Stage & Arts
Based on Duluth murders, 'Glensheen' musical returns to St. Paul for record-breaking run
History Theatre's musical, based on the Duluth murders, has become a fan fave.
Stage & Arts
These casting directors are three of the most powerful people in Twin Cities theater
Meet the casting directors responsible for hiring hundreds of Twin Cities actors every year.
Stage & Arts
Torture, brutality and yes, humor, merge in 'Pillowman'
REVIEW: Martin McDonagh's play is a masterful balancing act.
Stage & Arts
Printmaking gets political in art exhibit at Minneapolis' Highpoint Center
Printing the political Three printmakers investigate topics both personal and political in the Jerome Emerging Printmakers Exhibition, the culmination of a nine-month residency. Connor Rice…
Stage & Arts
It's a Brave New Workshop mashup
Shame of Thrones: Stupidity War Through Oct. 12: Actor Lauren Anderson marks her 50th show with Brave New Workshop in an improv-based mashup of characters…
Stage & Arts
CTC artists issue demands after past sexual assault cases
A fund for victims is among the five requests, part of an open letter.
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