'Triple Espresso' revived at Music Box

December 2, 2014 at 6:32PM
Paul Somers (Hugh Butternut), Brian Kelly (Bobby Bean) and Patrick Albanese (Buzz Maxwell) appeared in this year's production of Triple Espresso.
Paul Somers (Hugh Butternut), Brian Kelly (Bobby Bean) and Patrick Albanese (Buzz Maxwell) appeared in this year’s production of Triple Espresso. (Dml -/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Continuing: One of the most-enduring comedies built in Minnesota, this three-man show has revived itself for another residency in the Music Box Theatre in Minneapolis. Created by Michael Pearce Donley, Bob Stromberg and Bill Arnold, the story is about three performers who reunite after several years of estrangement. Really, that's just an excuse for some clever jokes, great physical comedy and magic tricks. The show ran for many years around the country and in a couple of European locations. The Music Box now brings it back seasonally for Twin Cities audiences. The cast is a mixture of the originals with others who have performed through the years. In other words, it can change from performance to performance. (7:30 p.m. Thu., 8 p.m. Fri., 5 & 8 p.m. Sat., 3 p.m. Sun. Ends Feb. 15; Music Box, 1407 Nicollet Av., S., Mpls.; $31-$36. 612-874-1100 or tripleespresso.com)

Graydon Royce

Original cast members of the long-running "Triple Espresso" -- from left, Michael Pearce Donley, Bill Arnold and Bob Stromberg -- stand in front of the Music Box theater on Nicollet Ave. in downtown Minneapolis in 2008.
Original cast members of the long-running "Triple Espresso" -- from left, Michael Pearce Donley, Bill Arnold and Bob Stromberg -- stand in front of the Music Box theater on Nicollet Ave. in downtown Minneapolis in 2008. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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