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Review: A gutting 'Iphigenia at Aulis' lands with poetic heartbreak
Ten Thousand Things stages the reimagined Greek classic with music and an all-star cast.
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Review: 'A Streetcar Named Desire' hits the head more than the heart
Yellow Tree Theatre pares the classic to just four characters.
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Review: 'God of Carnage' turns cocktails into a nightmarish, comic brawl
Four characters say goodbye to civility in play at St. Paul's Gremlin Theatre.
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Review: Fringe Festival offers a cultural smorgasbord of bite-sized shows
Romance sparks between plants, three guys get hit with food and love is tested onstage.
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Review: Guthrie's 'Sweat' keeps Lynn Nottage's insight and foresight intact
The drama captures the economic strains, resentments and dreams of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
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Review: Life and times of the Temptations come alive in 'Ain't Too Proud'
The jukebox musical captures it all — enduring tunes, pain and poignancy.
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Review: 'Emma' keeps the laughs coming at the Guthrie Theater
The world premiere adaptation of Jane Austen's novel is a hoot that also finds the hurt behind the humor.
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Review: Penumbra's mystical, experimental 'Spittin' Seeds' hits in the gut
The commissioned show feels like a layer cake of varied artistic visions.
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Review: Brave New Workshop's comeback show is determined to soothe troubled souls
Review: The troupe takes a gentler approach in its first show since the start of the pandemic and a change in owners.
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Review: Rock 'n' roll literally saves lives in Theater Mu's haunting 'Cambodian Rock Band'
The Lauren Yee play offers strong acting and first-rate music in its Minneapolis premiere.
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Review: Swinging, must-see musical 'Twelve Angry Men' makes a nearly flawless debut
Production by Minneapolis' Theater Latté Da is the first, but it won't be the last.
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Review: Odd duck 'Roommate' mixes laughs with pathos at Mixed Blood
Greta Oglesby and Alison Edwards try to deliver clarity in Jen Silverman's stylistically muddled play.
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Open Eye's 'Hair Ball!' is a bright, fun, Bigfoot-themed musical
Canada-set comedy is performed on the green roof of the Bakken Museum.
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Review: 'Charlie (Brown) Black' yokes humor and hurt in Minneapolis show
Mikell Sapp mines his journey from Alabama to Minnesota in his solo show at Pillsbury House Theatre.
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Guitars more likely to gently laugh than weep in 'Airness'
The comedy's characters are competitors in a national air guitar championship.
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REVIEW: History or hoax? 'Runestone!' turns over some questions
The tepid rock musical leaves it to the viewer to decide.
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Review: 'Wimpy Kid' is back, with plenty of energy and creativity
Review: Performances are uniformly good in this CTC production that features new elements.
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Outstanding singers are the ticket to 'Memphis,' a musical at Bloomington's Artistry
Review: The 1950s-set show skims the surface but actor Vie Boheme delivers.
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Review: 'Passing Strange' is a funny, tuneful 'ride to the real'
Review: The spectacular Malo Adams is our guide into a story of youthful wanderings at Yellow Tree Theatre.
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Review: 'The Prom' is the funniest musical since 'Book of Mormon'
Review: The touring Broadway show has big laughs, bouncy songs and a sweet message.
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