Stage & Arts
June 21, 2018
Some win, some lose, as Minnesota 'Hamilton' fans fight for 100,000 tickets

Some win, some lose, as Minnesota 'Hamilton' fans fight for 100,000 tickets

More than 200 lined up at the State Theatre and thousands more battled online for the roughly 100,000 tickets that went on sale Thursday morning.
TV & Media
June 21, 2018
"Bob's Burgers"

Boom in TV animation turns up the volume on voice talent

Actors behind the growing number of animated characters on TV are finally getting their due.
Inspired
June 21, 2018
Mohamed Malim: "Refugees are the hardest working people on this planet. … The word always reminds me of who I am."

Recent St. Thomas grad helps clear a path for fellow refugees

Mohamed Malim co-founded an online business that sells bracelets made from recycled life jackets that were worn by refugees. Half the profits go to charity.
Stage & Arts
June 21, 2018
Sami Haeli, Darwin Smith and Jim Robinson during a performance by the Theater of Public Policy at Tennessee State University in Nashville.

Minnesota political comedy troupe takes its show on the road

Theater of Public Policy proves that its unlikely blend of improv and politics can play outside Minnesota.
Variety
June 21, 2018

Minnesota Moment: We vote to party like it's 1919

"A great gathering of women" assembled at the State Capitol to celebrate congressional approval of the "Susan B. Anthony Resolution."
Music
June 21, 2018
Kamasi Washington at Rock the Garden.

Pick Six: Praise for Blue Ox Festival, Kamasi Washington, Springsteen, more

Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
TV & Media
June 21, 2018
Skye P. Marshall and Cress Williams in "Black Lightning."

Video review: Be struck by 'Black Lightning'

Variety
June 21, 2018
Meghan Picerno ("Christine Daaé") and Gardar Thor Cortes ("The Phantom") star in "Love Never Dies."

Best of the Week: 'Love Never Dies,' Chaka Khan, Eagles and Jimmy Buffett

Stage & Arts
June 21, 2018
Kristen Blodgette

Minnesota show was shaped by the woman they call Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'ear'

Meet the woman overseeing Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Love Never Dies"
Variety
June 21, 2018
Gramma's Boyfriend's Haley Bonar performs Saturday night during the second half of the Current's eleventh birthday bash at First Avenue's main room. ]

Festival takes aim at eating disorders

Music
June 21, 2018
Beck performs at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul before a sold out audience on 8/17/17.] Richard Tsong-Taatarii ï richard.tsong-taatarii@startribu

Ticket alert: Clutch, William Shatner, NF, Dane Cook, Low Cut Connie and more

Stage & Arts
June 21, 2018
Ana Isabelle, starring as Maria in "West Side Story" at the Guthrie Theater.

Meet the four lead actors making their Guthrie debuts in 'West Side Story'

Music
June 21, 2018

The big gigs: Pride in Concert, Dua Lipa

TV & Media
June 21, 2018
Sue Perkins, Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood and Mel Giedroyc in "The Great British Baking Show."

TV picks for June 22-24: 'Pacific War in Color,' 'The Great British Baking Show,' 'Love Means Zero,' 'Luke Cage'

Variety
June 21, 2018
Onya Deek twirls with a cape during the annual Twin Cities Gay Pride Parade down Hennepin Avenue. ] COURTNEY PEDROZA • courtney.pedroza@startri

Family fun: Pride Weekend

Movies
June 21, 2018
Paul Rudd in "The Catcher Was a Spy."

Movie spotlight: "The Catcher Was a Spy"

Eat & Drink
June 21, 2018
Shake-up at Midtown Global Market: The Rabbit Hole to close, new restaurant moving in

Shake-up at Midtown Global Market: The Rabbit Hole to close, new restaurant moving in

The Korean gastropub is calling it quits on June 30, and the owners of Moroccan Flavors plan to take over the space.
Variety
June 21, 2018
'Last Comic Standing' Todd Glass gets a jump on his stint at Hopkins comedy club

'Last Comic Standing' Todd Glass gets a jump on his stint at Hopkins comedy club

The veteran comic is at full volume during his often caustic act.
Science
June 21, 2018

Doctors warn against immunotherapy for rare blood cancer

Variety
June 20, 2018
The Forum Cafeteria

An ode to the Forum, a lost Art Deco masterpiece from 1930s Minneapolis

Variety

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