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Review: 5 surprising things you learn in 'The Defeat of Jesse James' at History Theatre
The new Chan Poling-Jeffrey Hatcher musical is contemporary and historical at the same time.
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Review: 'First Lady Suite' at Elision is a smashingly entertaining chamber musical
Four presidents' wives take center stage in a show that imagines what their lives were like.
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Review: 'The Pajama Game' is a beautifully sung trip into the past of musicals
"Hey There" and "Steam Heat" are the hits in the old-fashioned show, set in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Review: A good night, indeed, with the sweet prince — 'Hamlet' lights up Guthrie stage
Director Joseph Haj and star Michael Braugher write a new chapter with Shakespeare's monumental tragedy.
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Review: Off with their heads? 'Revolutionists' mines laughs during French reign of terror
Shelli Place's staging of the Lauren Gunderson dramedy is slyly, dryly funny.
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Review: World premiere musical 'Again' is funny, tuneful and about cancer
Theater Mu presentation is partially inspired by playwright Katie Ka Vang's journey.
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Review: Updated 'My Fair Lady' pushes you back while drawing you in
Is beautiful music enough to overlook a sexist throwback cad in the touring Broadway production at the Ordway?
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Review: 'Diesel Heart' is more tell than show at History Theatre
The world premiere is a biographical drama about former St. Paul officer Melvin Carter Jr.
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Review: Characters in '5' imagine the unimaginable
JuCoby Johnson's comedy/drama at the Jungle is a world premiere.
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Here's what to expect when 'Feast' combines pork ribs with chills
The Walking Shadow Theatre/Black Forest Inn production is provocative and filling.
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Review: 'Misery' finds macabre humor in the midst of a snowstorm
The play is based on the Stephen King novel about a writer and his "No. 1 fan."
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Review: Chanhassen Dinner Theatres gets adventurous with 'Prom'
The entertaining musical nails down humor and heart even in its quieter moments.
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Review: New 'To Kill a Mockingbird' playing at Orpheum respects the old
Aaron Sorkin shifts the focus of Harper Lee's novel to reveal hidden stories in a touring production starring Richard Thomas.
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Review: 'Little Prince' at Guthrie captures classic book's delicate tone
Dominique Serrand directed the adaptation, which uses simple stage tricks to spark imagination.
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Review: 'Bull-Jean Stories' dips into history with blues-toned poetry
Aimee K. Bryant delivers fluid performances in Sharon Bridgforth's new play at Pillsbury House Theatre.
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Review: 'Hairspray' brings wit and energy to the Orpheum
The big-haired, big-hearted show has one great song after another.
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Review: 'Snowy Day' at Park Square Theatre in St. Paul seeks warm wonder
Director Ansa Akyea's production of "Snowy Day" at Park Square, grounded in music and a sense of play, suspends time.
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Review: Ordway's smoking 'Beauty and the Beast' sparks a real fire
The sparkling homegrown production is a highwater mark for the Ordway's Broadway at the Ordway series.
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Review: 'Christmas at the Local' by Theater Latté Day is cozy in a minor-key
Theater Latté Da's holiday show "Christmas at the Local" offers carols, stories and saltwater taffy.
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Review: 'Georgiana & Kitty' are forward-thinking friends in Jungle Theater comedy
The third holiday show inspired by "Pride and Prejudice" is another winner.
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