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August 14, 2019
Broadway smash 'Hadestown' is coming to the Twin Cities

Broadway smash 'Hadestown' is coming to the Twin Cities

The Tony-winning musical has announced a national tour that includes a Twin Cities stop in 2020 or 2021.
Stage & Arts
August 13, 2019
Laura Wertheim Joseph

Minnesota Museum of American Art's new curator: 'There are widespread calls to decolonize museums'

Macalester alum Laura Wertheim Joseph brings broad arts experience to Minnesota Museum of American Art.
Stage & Arts
August 10, 2019

'Bone man' artist Gendron Jensen dies at age 79

He died last month in New Mexico after a battle with a rare bone cancer. "The irony of that diagnosis was not lost on him," a friend said.
Stage & Arts
August 9, 2019
The fountains at Peavey Plaza flowed Thursday.

$10 million later, the renovated Peavey Plaza is an accessible success

A renovation has restored the downtown gem's singular looks while making it accessible to all.
Music
August 9, 2019
Nirmala Rajasekhar leads practice with her veena. ] MARK VANCLEAVE ¥ Musician and composer Nirmala Rajasekhar held a practice session for her stu

Four artists from India who made their mark on Minnesota

In honor of India's Independence Day, a look at four Minnesotans who changed the culture here.
Music
August 6, 2019
Rice University
Jack Swanson

At 27, fast-rising opera star comes home to perform in Stillwater

Rising international star tenor Jack Swanson will lead a free Opera on the River concert.
Music
August 5, 2019
Bill Pederson (Apollo) and Sarah Jackson (Daphne) in "La Dafne" by Bold North Baroque Opera.

New Twin Cities troupe takes opera back to its very beginnings

REVIEW: Written more than 400 years ago, "La Dafne" gets an intimate period staging.
Stage & Arts
August 5, 2019
Reza Salazer, John Earl Jelks, Dame Jasmine Hughes and Andrew Veenstra in "Floyd's" at the Guthrie Theater.

World premiere in Minneapolis finds Pulitzer Prize winner in the mood to laugh

Guthrie commission from Lynn Nottage finds humor in a truck-stop kitchen.
Stage & Arts
August 2, 2019
Stoneworker Casiville Bullard helped build the St. Paul Union Depot, shown circa 1924-25.

These 3 builders helped shape Twin Cities architectural landscape

Mill City exhibit showcases work of black groundbreakers Cap Wigington, Casiville Bullard and William Hazel.
Stage & Arts
August 2, 2019
Stuck in an Elevator with Patrick Stewart II: The Wrath of Fandom. The Theatre Cosmic. (L to R) Travis Bedard, Ali Daniels, George Michael Calger. Pho

8 mini-reviews from the Minnesota Fringe Festival

Festival runs through Aug. 11 at multiple venues throughout Minneapolis.
Stage & Arts
August 2, 2019
The cast of "Fiddler on the Roof."

Beloved classic 'Fiddler on the Roof' shows its emotional center at Orpheum in Minneapolis

The production nods to tradition even as it adds exuberant updates.
Stage & Arts
July 30, 2019
Photo by Elsa Flom Aileen Wuornos. Aileen.

Four ways to choose your own Minnesota Fringe Festival adventure

With 142 shows, the Minnesota Fringe Festival offers a daunting smorgasbord.
Stage & Arts
July 29, 2019
"4nd Street" at the Ordway

In St. Paul, musical '42nd Street' plot makes no sense but who cares when the dancing is this much fun?

The plot makes no sense, but who cares when the dancing is this much fun?
Music
July 28, 2019
Jennifer Baldwin-Peden
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Minnesota Orchestra brings Clara Schumann to life at Sommerfest

REVIEW: Collaboration with theater company depicts a formidable 19th-century pianist in words and music.

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