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June 26, 2017
The cast of the Guthrie Theaterís production of Sunday in the Park with George. Photo by T Charles Erickson

Guthrie Theater's 'Sunday in the Park' is an elegant stroll with art and heart

Review: Sondheim musical "Sunday in the Park With George" is a beaut at the Guthrie.
Stage & Arts
June 23, 2017

Review: Tap dance show by Kaleena Miller forgoes the flash and bears down on the beat

REVIEW: Rhythm rules Kaleena Miller's starkly staged "Shift," which features a different musician nightly adding to the percussive score.
Stage & Arts
June 15, 2017
The cast performs a number in the touring production of "An American in Paris." Photo by Matthew Murphy.

'An American in Paris' offers old-fashioned charms at Ordway

REVIEW: Fueled by graceful dance and Gershwin melodies, the stage reincarnation of the Gene Kelly musical is a vehicle for romance.
Stage & Arts
June 13, 2017
Mollie Fischer and Frank Moran star in "Ghost: The Musical."

Don't be afraid of 'Ghost the Musical'

REVIEW: Although the songs are bland, an appealing cast brings this musical to life at Old Log.
Stage & Arts
June 12, 2017
Chris Koza, in the role of Harold McClam in Jungle Theater's "Fly By Night," foreground, with James Detmar, Joy Dolor, Jim Lichtscheidl, and Royer Boc

Jungle Theater musical 'Fly by Night' gets lost in the stars

REVIEW: What starts as a small, innocent, love story loses its glow in the second act.
Stage & Arts
June 7, 2017
The company of the "Rent" 20th anniversary tour.

'Rent' revival rocks Minneapolis' Orpheum Theatre

Energetic revival proves that the landmark 1996 musical is still resonant, even if sometimes quaint.
Stage & Arts
June 6, 2017
Photo by Craig James Hostetler, actors (from left to right) Nicholas Kaspari (Carl), K‰ri Nielsen (Anna), and Kip Dooley (Third Man). ORG XMIT:

Grief and comedy partner in 'The Baltimore Waltz'

REVIEW: Theatre Coup d'Etat offers a lively revival of Paula Vogel's "The Baltimore Waltz."
Stage & Arts
June 2, 2017
Photograph by George Byron Griffiths
"Pike St." Written & Performed by Nilaja Sun
Directed by Ron Russell. Pillsbury House Theater, Minneapolis, MN
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Review: One actress conjures an entire world in the solo show 'Pike St.'

Writer/actor Nilaja Sun delivers a bevy of colorful characters in this tour de force solo show.
Stage & Arts
May 31, 2017
Peder Lindell, right, stars in "The Boy & Robin Hood."

New troupe debuts with a boy's bloody coming of age in 'Robin Hood'

REVIEW: "The Boy and Robin Hood" marks the successful debut of Trademark Theater.
Stage & Arts
May 30, 2017
"Up: The Man in the Flying Chair," presented by Theater Pro Rata at Park Sqaure Theater.

'Up' imagines the obsessions of a man who floated into the sky

REVIEW: "Up" shows the damage wreaked by one man's obsession.
Stage & Arts
May 23, 2017
Christina Baldwin and Nathan Keepers in the Moving Company's production of "Refugia."

Quest for identity drives 'Refugia,' getting its world premiere at Guthrie

REVIEW: Premiere by Moving Company is a nearly three-hour patchwork with much to say.
Stage & Arts
May 23, 2017
Gabriel Murphy, Linda Kelsey and Tracey Maloney in "Amy's View" at Park Square Theatre.
credit: Petronella J. Ytsma

'Amy's View' at Park Square is all talk and little drama

Without a high-voltage star, David Hare's wordy, half-baked play is a tough slog at Park Square.
Stage & Arts
May 17, 2017
Eric Sharp, Song Kim, Hope Nordquist, Randy Reyes in ìCharles Francis Chan Jr.ís Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery,î produced by Mu Perfor

Charlie Chan gets sharp, cutting treatment in Mu production at Guthrie

REVIEW: Playwright Lloyd Suh's murder mystery about stereotypes opens with gusto at the Guthrie.
Stage & Arts
May 15, 2017
JuCoby Johnson in Walking Shadow Theatre Company's "Red Velvet." Photo by John Heimbuch

Review: 'Red Velvet' looks at the first black actor to play Othello

Walking Shadow stages the regional debut of "Red Velvet," about the first black actor to play Othello.
Stage & Arts
May 12, 2017
Photo credit Paula Keller
Aimee K. Bryant and Darius Dotch in "Intimate Apparel" by Ten Thousand Things.

Review: 'Intimate Apparel' gets a fine as silk staging by Ten Thousand Things

REVIEW: Ten Thousand Things stages an engaging revival of Lynn Nottage's "Intimate Apparel."
Stage & Arts
May 8, 2017
Cristina Castro and Sally Wingert in "Wit" at Artistry in Bloomington.

Actor Sally Wingert artfully channels a cancer patient in 'Wit'

Revival of 1999 Pulitzer Prize winner features extraordinary performance by Sally Wingert.
Stage & Arts
May 2, 2017
Robert O. Berdahl (Olaf), Jon Andrew Hegge (Frandsen) and Ann Michels (Inge) in “Sweet Land the Musical” at History Theatre.

Minnesota musical 'Sweet Land' is uneven but offers plenty of charm

REVIEW: New musical at History Theatre tells a Minnesota immigrant's tale with poignant tunes and a star turn by Ann Michels.
Stage & Arts
April 26, 2017

'Wiesenthal' confronts evil with humor, pathos

REVIEW: Tom Dugan's solo show about the Nazi-hunting "Jewish James Bond" stirs emotions at Illusion.
Stage & Arts
April 26, 2017
Lil (Nancy Marvy) and Lenny (Robert Dorfman) are husband and wife in We are the Levinsons.
credit: Sarah Whiting

'The Levinsons' could be your family – stressed, struggling but surviving

REVIEW: "The Levinsons" shows troubles and humor across three generations.
Stage & Arts
April 25, 2017
Brittany Bellizeare (Pecola) in the Guthrie Theater's production of Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, adapted by Lydia R. Diamond and directed by Lilean

Guthrie brings 'Bluest Eye' from page to stage with poetic power

REVIEW: Playwright Lydia R. Diamond's must-see adaptation of Toni Morrison's breakout novel, which opened Friday, animates the Guthrie's biggest space with aching beauty.

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