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Stage & Arts
September 27, 2017

'Henry & Alice' rekindle laughs, if not romance, in Park Square's season opener

REVIEW: Comedic couple "Henry and Alice" return in Park Square's season opener.
Stage & Arts
September 25, 2017
Melinda Lopez in "Mala."

Guthrie hosts regional premiere of 'Mala' about caring for ailing parent

Guthrie presents Melinda Lopez's solo show about caring for an ailing parent.
Stage & Arts
September 22, 2017
Randy Reyes, Paul de Cordova, Jay Eisenberg, Tracey Maloney and Sun Mee Chomet in "[Almost Equal To]" at Pillsbury House Theatre.

Pillsbury House Theatre's '[Almost Equal To]' illustrates economic insecurity

REVIEW: Regional premiere of Swedish playwright's "[Almost Equal To]" at Pillsbury House taps into global financial insecurity.
Stage & Arts
September 20, 2017
The stage version of "Disney's Aladdin" is a colorful spectacle.

'Disney's Aladdin' launches Broadway season in Mpls. with verve and pizazz

REVIEW: "Disney's Aladdin" opened the Broadway season in Minneapolis with flash and pizazz.
Stage & Arts
September 19, 2017
It's one of the biggest shows in Children''s Theatre history, and it's also one that speaks pointedly to Minnesotans. "The Abominables" is a hockey mu

New CTC musical 'Abominables' blows whistle, sweetly, on youth sports

REVIEW: Children's Theatre's made-in-Minnesota hockey musical offers insights and humor.
Stage & Arts
September 19, 2017
Kate Eastman (Juliet) and Ryan-James Hatanaka (Romeo) in the Guthrie Theater's production of "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, directed by Jo

Guthrie Theater's 'Romeo and Juliet' is lusty, modern and free-spirited

Joseph Haj elaborates on his approach to Shakespeare with a lusty production of the classic.
Music
September 18, 2017
Christina Baldwin

New play celebrates legendary 20th-century music teacher Nadia Boulanger

Review: Graceful, sensitive work showed how Parisian shaped the history of 20th-century music.
Stage & Arts
August 18, 2017

'Rhythmically Speaking' dance showcase offers footloose and spontaneous fun

REVIEW: "Rhythmically Speaking" showcase offers a strong group of dancers this year.
Music
August 14, 2017
Photo by David Boran. Lakes Area Music Festival's "Carmen."

'Carmen' is cozy, community-minded at Brainerd's Lakes Area Music Festival

Review: Brainerd's annual festival offered a more nuanced take on Bizet's antiheroine.
Stage & Arts
August 9, 2017
Frank Boyd in The Holler Sessions, written and performed by Frank Boyd, originally co-directed by Rachel Chavkin. The Holler Sessions plays August 4-2

Jazz is a path to salvation for manic DJ in Guthrie's 'Holler Sessions'

REVIEW: In a Guthrie solo show, a DJ preaches the sacred sounds that move him.
Stage & Arts
August 7, 2017
Musician Ivan Cunningham, left, and choreographer Margaret Ogas presented a piece called "Last week I went to Cub Foods and I cried in the condiments

Cedar Cultural Center's Hear Here! blurs boundaries of music, dance

Review: The Cedar's Hear Here! festival showcased three new collaborative dancer-musician projects.
Stage & Arts
August 7, 2017
Puppets are used to tell immigrants' stories in Mu Performing Arts' production of Immigrant Journey Project.

Hope shines through stories of Asian-American immigrants to Minnesota

REVIEW: A unique show harnesses the experiences of Twin Cities Asian-Americans.
Stage & Arts
July 27, 2017
Steve Hendrickson (Frank Butley), Jacqueline Correa (Tania Del Valle), Dan Domingues (Pablo Del Valle) and Sally Wingert (Virginia Butley) in the Guth

Review: Guthrie's 'Native Gardens' is the best stage comedy of the summer

Guthrie staging of "Native Gardens" is the summer's comedy winner.
Stage & Arts
July 21, 2017
Jesse Nager and the cast of “Jesus Christ Superstar.”

Ordway's 'Jesus Christ Superstar' looks super but is short on soul

REVIEW: Musical boasts great voices, choreography and design, but at the expense of soul.
Stage & Arts
July 17, 2017
Maeve Moynihan as Suzette and Grant Henderson as Robert

French farce provides fun introduction to Gremlin Theatre's new St. Paul space

REVIEW: The troupe presents a French farce to inaugurate St. Paul space.
Stage & Arts
July 14, 2017
Gene Pittman/Walker Art Center Fire Drill performs in "Momentum" at the Walker.

Dance works at Momentum festival confront dystopia, celebrate black sisterhood

REVIEW: The annual two-week Momentum festival begins with works confronting dystopia and celebrating black sisterhood.
Stage & Arts
July 14, 2017

Brave New Workshop's 'Guardians of the Fallacy' takes aim at Trumpworld

REVIEW: Its latest sketch-comedy revue aims zingers at Washington.
Stage & Arts
July 12, 2017
Streamlined, propulsive 'Motown the Musical' rolls through Twin Cities

Streamlined, propulsive 'Motown the Musical' rolls through Twin Cities

REVIEW: The tweaked musical offers a soulful soundtrack of the 1960s and '70s even as it tells of the rise of founder Berry Gordy and his romance with superstar Diana Ross.
Stage & Arts
July 10, 2017
Jonny Stuckmayer Singer and dancer Vie Boheme.

Blackout Improv troupe shows sparks of genius in New Griots Festival at Guthrie

The 10-day event reflects a renaissance of talented young black performers.
Stage & Arts
June 27, 2017
Derek Dirlam (as Archie Goodwin), E.J. Subkoviak (as Nero Wolfe) in "Might as Well Be Dead" at Park Square

Park Square Theatre's latest Nero Wolfe play offers escapist summer fun

REVIEW: Park Square Theatre's latest Nero Wolfe adaptation is an entertaining whodunit.
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