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March 12, 2018
"Roaring Girl" photos: Moll Cutpurse is played by Meredith Kind; Laxton is played by Joe Wiener. Photographer is Lou Bedor III. Produced by Classical

This rowdy, cross-dressing 'Roaring Girl' was 400 years ahead of her time

REVIEW: "Roaring Girl" is based on a Londoner in the 1600s who dressed, drank and fought like a man.
Stage & Arts
March 12, 2018
Mike Daisey: "I'm always sort of an unusual figure in the American theater."

Storyteller Mike Daisey in Minneapolis to turn 'A People's History' into theater

Part teacher, part theatermaker, he's tackling Howard Zinn's alternative history of the U.S.
Stage & Arts
March 12, 2018
Aleks Knezevich as Jack Kelly, leading a crew of newsboys in "Disney's Newsies" at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres.

Star of musical 'Newsies' dropped out of medical school to pursue a life in theater

"Newsies" star Aleks Knezevich could have been a doctor. He chose theater instead.
Stage & Arts
March 10, 2018
Children's Theatre artistic director Peter Brosius posed for a picture with a group of children, some holding his Ivy and Tony awards, who are part of

Minnesota 'visionary' has taken Children's Theatre to new heights

By leading but also listening, artistic director Peter Brosius has made the Children's Theatre Company the best in the world.
Stage & Arts
March 8, 2018
Installation of work by Pao Houa Her at Midway Contemporary Art.

Eye of the tiger guides the viewer through a Hmong photo show in Minneapolis

Sense of dreaminess pervades a show of photographs by Pao Houa Her.
Stage & Arts
March 8, 2018
Dean Holt plays the title character in "Corduroy."

'Corduroy' becomes the newest stage star at Children's Theatre

Stage & Arts
March 8, 2018
"Death by Misadventure" by Jim Denomie

Three hidden gems by Ojibwe artist Jim Denomie at St. Paul's Macalester College

Stage & Arts
March 7, 2018
Pulitzer winner Lynn Nottage, whose new play "Floyd's" will premiere at the Guthrie next year.

Guthrie books four female playwrights for 2018-19 season

The eight-show season includes a new play by Pulitzer winner Lynn Nottage, "Metamorphoses" by Mary Zimmerman, a revival of "Guys and Dolls" and a Shakespeare-sized question mark.
Stage & Arts
March 7, 2018
Choreographer Jan Martens' "The Dog Days Are Over."

Dancers jump for 'The Dog Days Are Over' at Walker Art Center

Stage & Arts
March 7, 2018
Rob Colletti and the cast of the touring production of "School of Rock."

Review: Kids rule 'School of Rock' at the Orpheum

Andrew Lloyd Webber musical amps up the fun at the Orpheum.
Stage & Arts
March 4, 2018
Joe Allen, Doug Freeman and Allesio Tranchell in "Princess Ida."

'Princess Ida" at Howard Conn Fine Arts

Stage & Arts
March 2, 2018
Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota's takes inspiration from Pink Floyd's "The Wall."

Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota gets mixed results with show inspired by Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'

Review: Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota didn't capture the darkness heard on "The Wall."
Stage & Arts
March 2, 2018
"Creation of the World" by Judy Chicago.

A journey from birth to the life beyond with artist Judy Chicago

Two exhibits at St. Kate's celebrate feminist godmother Judy Chicago.
Stage & Arts
March 1, 2018
Theater Latte Da's performance of "Assassins."
Tyler Michaels as the Baladeer / Lee Harvey Oswald.
Photo by Emilee Elofson

Take a break before you enjoy these intermission-free plays in the Twin Cities

You're in good company, with fewer intermissions during shows.
Stage & Arts
March 1, 2018
Work from "The Bibliophile as Bookbinder: The Angling Bings of S.A. Neff Jr."

Beautiful books celebrate the joys of fishing in a Minneapolis exhibition

Stage & Arts
March 1, 2018
Frank Szafinski credit
Company Wang Ramirez's "Borderline."

Europe's Company Wang Ramirez takes flight at Northrop auditorium

Stage & Arts
March 1, 2018
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Luke Xavier as Pink in Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota's production of "Pink Floyd's The Wall: A Rock Ballet."

Twin Cities dance troupe turns Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' into a ballet

Stage & Arts
February 28, 2018
Ivey Awards marquee at the State Theatre in Minneapolis.

Minnesota theater scene loses its sparkling showcase as Ivey Awards call it quits

After 13 years, funding woes shut down local version of Broadway's Tony Awards.
Stage & Arts
February 28, 2018
Emily Zimmer and Maren Ward in "Constance In The Darkness: A Musical in Miniature" at Open Eye Figure Theatre. Credit: Galen Fletcher

Open Eye's trippy new musical is tuneful but unwieldy

Theater review: But Open Eye's trippy show has bright spots – especially the inventive Maren Ward.
Stage & Arts
February 27, 2018
Ifrah Mansour is part of the Guthrie's emerging-artist celebration.

Guthrie's new solo theater festival features testimonies from the middle of crisis

Actors stand between extremes in the Guthrie Theater's new solo festival.

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