Theater spotlight: 'All Shook Up'

The Elvis Presley-based musical is at Arts Center on 7.

July 26, 2012 at 7:32PM
Maureen Sherman Mendez as Natalie Haller, Joshua James Campbell as Chad, and Nathaniel Irvin as Dennis in "All Shook Up" at Minnetonka Theatre. Photo by Maureen Kvam
Maureen Sherman Mendez as Natalie Haller, Joshua James Campbell as Chad, and Nathaniel Irvin as Dennis in "All Shook Up" at Minnetonka Theatre. Photo by Maureen Kvam (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Continuing: Joshua James Campbell stars as Chad, the rock 'n' roll troubadour who jolts a small town in this jukebox musical, which -- as you might get from the title -- is stocked with Elvis Presley songs. Maureen Sherman-Mendez plays the young mechanic who falls for the rocker, and Nathaniel Irvin plays a local teen who wants to be part of the gang, too. Director Kent Knutson's cast includes Sean Michael Dooley, who has been at the Guthrie, Children's Theatre and Mixed Blood. This is an impressive array of talent, including several Equity actors, and Knutson has an excellent eye for staging musicals. (7:30 p.m. Thu.-Fri., 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sat. Ends Aug. 4; Arts Center on 7, 18301 Hwy. 7, Minnetonka; $10-$20, 952-401-5898 or www.minnetonkatheatre.com)

GRAYDON ROYCE

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