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January 26, 2016
Hope Cervantes (Estella), Barbra Berlovitz (Miss Havisham) and Ryan Colbert (Pip) in "Great Expectations" at Park Square Theatre. credit: Petronella J

'Great Expectations' brings Dickens' novel to Park Square Theatre in St. Paul

Joel Sass brings Dickens' big book to the theater.
Stage & Arts
January 26, 2016
Katharina Fritsch's 20-foot rooster recalls weather vanes.

Sculpture Garden to grow with 16 pieces of art from Walker

The sculptures will be installed this summer as part of a renovation that will be finished by June 2017. The Walker is paying for the art, valued at $15 million, with private funds.
Stage & Arts
January 25, 2016
Wayne T. Carr in "Pericles."

Stunning imagery in 'Pericles' inaugurates Haj era at Guthrie

REVIEW: Joseph Haj opens his Guthrie tenure with an arresting staging of Shakespeare's episodic adventure.
Stage & Arts
January 22, 2016
Joel Sass on the set of “Great Expectations” at Park Square in St. Paul. “If you’re going to adapt something,” he s

Whittling 'Expectations': Joel Sass tells how he adapted Dickens for stage

How does one find the stage play within a sprawling novel spanning years and locations and myriad characters? Director Joel Sass talked about his process.
Stage & Arts
January 22, 2016
"Riding on a Cloud" with Rabih and Yasser MrouÈ, part of the Walker's Out There series.

Rabih Mroue's 'Cloud' collects pieces of a shattered life at Walker

REVIEW: Out There's "Riding on a Cloud" orbits the aftermath of a violent catastrophe.
Stage & Arts
January 21, 2016
Wayne T. Carr (Pericles) during a tech rehearsal at the Guthrie Theater. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ ï cgonzalez@startribune.com - January 12, 2016, Minnea

Act One for Joe Haj: 'Pericles' gives Guthrie audiences a look at his work

Guthrie audiences at last get to see the stage work of new artistic director Joseph Haj in "Pericles," opening Friday.
Stage & Arts
January 21, 2016

Will you 'Get Lucky' at SooVAC's art sale and benefit gala?

Stage & Arts
January 21, 2016
Kelly Kaduce

Kelly Kaduce returns as 'Rusalka' while 'Bright Half Life' premieres at Pillsbury House

Stage & Arts
January 21, 2016
Precious Wallace, ìBlaque.î

Guerrilla Girls growl and take over Twin Cities arts organizations

Consciousness-raising feminist group is taking over Minnesota galleries, museums and storefronts and reaching out to area teens.
Stage & Arts
January 19, 2016
The main room in Chanhassen Dinner Theatre. The complex includes three stages in all. (Star Tribune photo by Tom Wallace, twallace@startribune.com)

Chanhassen Dinner Theatre to get a change of scenery with planned face-lift

Big update planned for decor at quirky, vintage dinner theater.
Stage & Arts
January 19, 2016

Ten Thousand Things works hard to elevate obscure musical

REVIEW: Ten Thousand Things works hard, but "Dear World" illustrates why it is a largely forgotten work.
Stage & Arts
January 18, 2016
Annie Enneking as Thea, David Darrow as Craig and Adelin Phelps as Cassie in "Lullaby" at Theater Latte Da. credit: Joe Dickie

'Lullaby' doesn't soothe in world premiere at Theater Latte Da

New work is too loud and feels like a movie-of-the-week in a production by Theater Latté Da.
Stage & Arts
January 18, 2016
David Gonzalez performs "The Frog Bride" at the New Victory Theater on March 9, 2006. Credit: ©Stephanie Berger ORG XMIT: www.stephaniebergerphot

Review: 'Frog Bride' at CTC jumps into action

David Gonzalez is joined by two spirited musicians in his animated retelling of the Eastern European folk tale.
Stage & Arts
January 17, 2016

Loudmouth Collective looks at brotherly love in 'The Best Brothers' in Minneapolis

A small, familiar familial premise reunites siblings without too much grief.
Stage & Arts
January 16, 2016
Guerrilla Girls Frida Kahlo and Käthe Kollwitz posed for a snapshot with MCAD student intern Sara Suppan, who helped organize the group's up

Guerrilla Girls swing into Twin Cities for art-world 'takeover'

Known for fighting bias in the art world, the feminist agitators arrive in Minnesota for a series of events.
Stage & Arts
January 15, 2016
The Rand Tower's compact lobby, with its gracefully curved staircases and inlaid terrazzo floor, is considered a Deco gem.

Lobbies are real heroes of downtown Minneapolis buildings

While most of us get our first impressions at skyway level, architects still treat first-floor entries as focal points.
Variety
January 15, 2016
"The Great Love Debate"

Is Twin Cities the U.S. dating capital? 'Great Love Debate' is betting on it

The quip-spewing guy behind a multishow singles event calls the Twin Cities a hothouse of romantic possibility.
Stage & Arts
January 15, 2016
Daniel Fish's " A Supposedly Fun Thing Iíll Never Do Again," part of the Walker's Out There series. credit: Paula Court

Review: David Foster Wallace's meta-fiction gets a meta-theater treatment at Walker

The words of David Foster Wallace are brought to the stage at Walker Art Center.

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