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Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner debuts her new comedy in Minneapolis
There are many ideas in the Lynn Nottage's comedy premiering at the Guthrie. Also, many sandwiches.
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Twin Cities tap dancers are better than New Yorkers, says a hotshot choreographer
A New York creative team was pleasantly surprised about what it found in the Twin Cities while refreshing a Broadway classic, "42nd Street."
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'A Prairie Homeless Companion' spoofs the iconic radio show
Minneapolis troupe spotlights southern Minnesota homelessness, taking "A Prairie Homeless Companion" to four towns.
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Mystery plays at St. Paul's Park Square are hit-and-miss, but the last one is a killer
The sleuth is the best thing in a trio of Agatha Christie plays.
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Minneapolis world premiere of 'Stinkers' blends laughs with astonishing puppet work
Puppets depict the enormous impact tiny people have on a family in the comedy "Stinkers."
Music
Opera goes to the lake this summer, with a new company opening in St. Paul
St. Paul's Como Lake is the setting for a Minnesota-born soprano's new company, Opera on the Lake.
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Sting to star in musical based on his childhood next spring at St. Paul's Ordway
Rock star will perform in his musical for two weeks in April at the Ordway.
Music
Grammy-winning quartet goes deep at Winona festival
REVIEW: The Parker Quartet confirmed its stellar reputation Thursday and Friday at the Minnesota Beethoven Festival.
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Murder mysteries are a comforting summer staple at this St. Paul theater
Every summer, St. Paul's Park Square Theatre brings a murder mystery to the stage.
Music
Minnesota Orchestra teams with theater troupe to tell one of music's great 'what-if' stories
Did Clara Schumann sacrifice her career as a composer for the sake of her family? Yes, but look at what she did achieve.
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Faces of murdered Mexican journalists haunt a show at Minneapolis Institute of Art
Faces of slain Mexican reporters occupy the Mpls. Institute of Art.
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St. Paul play with a basketball theme wobbles but actors keep it in bounds
Basketball-themed play is wobbly, but enlivened by strong acting.
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Three Minnesota stars join forces for a world premiere theatrical comedy
Somebody asked somebody to write a comedy. It opens this weekend at the Jungle.
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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