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'Animate' offers buzzy spectacle and primal charisma at St. Paul's Como Zoo
Mixed Blood Theatre's new play tackles hot-button issues against the backdrop of animal exhibits.
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World premiere musical in Minneapolis sends two queer performers on a 'bright, poppy' road trip
Joyful, ambitious musical is all about inclusion.
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Children's Theatre play 'Spamtown' uses charm and wit to navigate bitter 1980s P-9 strike
New Children's Theatre play "Spamtown" uses child's-eye charm to navigate bitter 1980s P-9 strike in Austin, Minn.
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St. Paul theater rips apart 'Pride and Prejudice' and reassembles it for today
A modern take on Jane Austen's classic novel invokes Queen and "Psycho."
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Fizzy musical at Old Log Theatre gets away with 'Murder'
Review: Witty "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" focuses on a charming hero who happens to be a serial killer.
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Review: 'God' puts the divine one on the psychologist's couch
In "O my God!," the divine one has a crisis of confidence.
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'Rocky Horror' still (somewhat) outrageous after all these years
The musical's second act falters, but lead Gracie Anderson never does.
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'Ethiopian Dreams' offers thrills at Children's Theatre
The first circus on the CTC stage is like a mini Cirque du Soleil that also doubles as a cultural showcase.
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Middle-aged prince has midlife crisis in boisterous but flawed 'Pippin'
A middle-aged prince has a midlife crisis in Theatre 55's revived Broadway classic.
Music
New Twin Cities troupe takes opera back to its very beginnings
REVIEW: Written more than 400 years ago, "La Dafne" gets an intimate period staging.
Music
Rain mars Mozart in the ruins by Mill City Summer Opera
REVIEW: Dodgy weather marred an intriguing update of "Così fan Tutte" at Mill City.
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'Raisin in the Sun' still bears fruit in new production at Anoka's Lyric Arts
A new production elevates gender themes in 1950s statement on race.
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Like eavesdropping on strangers? Catch Jungle Theater's 'Small Mouth Sounds'
Review: Set at a silent retreat, the comedy/drama draws viewers' imaginations into discovering its secrets.
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Black Label Movement gets creepy with 'Morituri te Salutant'
REVIEW: Music and visual elements raise the stakes in the company's "Teamwork 2.0."
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Grumble Theater asks patrons to see very first show 'solely as a woman'
A promising new company asks viewers to take a feminine perspective on its first show.
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Children's Theatre Company stages minimalist, magical 'Hobbit'
Review: A new staging conjures a world of magic and light.
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Old Log Theatre channels Rosemary Clooney with nostalgic jukebox musical
Old Log Theatre channels a 20th-century legend with a clumsy but tuneful jukebox musical.
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Contempo Physical Dance builds robust sisterhood with 'Strong Women' show
REVIEW: A new work by Contempo Physical Dance shows female solidarity.
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