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Stage & Arts
November 22, 2019
L-R: Jane Bennet Bingley (Roshni Desai), Mary Bennet (Christian Bardin), Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Bennet Darcy (Sun Mee Chomet) and Lydia Benn

'Miss Bennet' is revived at the Jungle with more physicality and humor

Director Christina Baldwin's production has more physical humor, thanks to some newer actors.
Stage & Arts
November 22, 2019
A detail from the Finnish display at the American Swedish Institute's holiday show.

Holiday exhibit imagines past, present and future of Scandinavia

Personal ties abound in the American Swedish Institute's holiday display.
Stage & Arts
November 21, 2019
"Are You Ready for the Country" by Chris Larson

Minnesota artist Chris Larson makes a new groove from old record albums

Stage & Arts
November 19, 2019
Kirsten Wyatt portrayed Miss Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls."

The Guthrie Theater finds success with broadly inclusive programs

Successful, diverse offerings let the theater finish season in the black.
Stage & Arts
November 19, 2019
L-R: Audrey Johnson, Danielle Krivinchuk
Margaret Atwood's "The Penelopiad" at Gremlin Theatre
Photo by Theresa Burgess

Inventive St. Paul drama lets Penelope tell her side of ancient myths

You've heard of "The Odyssey"? Here's the rest of the story.
Stage & Arts
November 18, 2019
Jody Briskey is one of four actors portraying Judy Garland in "Beyond the Rainbow: Garland at Carnegie Hall" at the History Theatre.

Four actors capture the life, art of Judy Garland

A quartet of fine performances capture Judy Garland's too-short life.
Stage & Arts
November 17, 2019
Ansa Akyea as the Ghost of Christmas Present and Nathaniel Fuller as Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" at the Guthrie Theater.

Review: Guthrie Theater's 45th 'Christmas Carol' is resonant and inclusive

Guthrie's 45th production of 'A Christmas Carol' is resonant and inclusive.
Music
November 15, 2019

Best of the Week (Nov. 17-24): Charlie Parr, 'Cinderella,' Okee Dokee Brothers, sci-fi dance, Jurassic Quest, more

Music
November 15, 2019
Nearly all of the 2018 cast of "All is Calm" returns for this season's Theater Latté Da show, which will be filmed for PBS.

Minneapolis musical 'All Is Calm,' ready for prime time, is being recorded for PBS

It began in a Minneapolis church. Next year, it will reach millions.
Stage & Arts
November 15, 2019
Jody Briskey returns as Judy Garland in the Carnegie Hall concert portions of "Beyond the Rainbow" at St. Paul's History Theatre.

Two plays opening this week add to the legend of Minnesota's own, Judy Garland

Judy Garland is everywhere, including four versions of her at St. Paul's History Theatre.
Stage & Arts
November 15, 2019
Marlene Dumas Name No Names, 2005 Ink, metallic acrylic on paper 12 3/16 x 8 7/16 in Private collection © Marlene Dumas

'The Walker is like family': Minnesota collectors give the museum a remakable gift

Assembled over 60 years, the exquisite art collection of Erwin and Miriam Kelen has a new home at the Walker.
Stage & Arts
November 14, 2019
Nick Manthe and Ricky Morisseau in "Hit the Wall."

On stage: "Hit the Wall" from Mixed Participation

Stage & Arts
November 14, 2019
"Jackie Lee" by Katie Salisbury.

Photographer went behind the scenes to show the hard life of Chinese cooks

Stage & Arts
November 13, 2019
Children's Theatre Company's Andi Soehren tightened a corset onto actor Autumn Ness as they got ready in the dressing room for a dress rehearsal for t

Spanx of a bygone era: Behold the power of the binding undergarment

The many corsets on Twin Cities stages signify many different things.
Music
November 12, 2019
Jennifer Mack in "DIVE," a dance work exploring resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity, Photo by Steve Peterson.

Christopher Watson Dance Company: 'Gravity'

Stage & Arts
November 12, 2019
Eric ‘Pogi’ Sumangil and Brian Kim in Theater Mu's production of “Fast Company.” Photo by Rich Ryan.

Would you let a family of grifters win your confidence? Theater Mu asks.

Review: Theater Mu's "Fast Company" at the Guthrie.
Stage & Arts
November 10, 2019
Rajané Katurah and Dwight Leslie in "Cinderella" at the Children's Theatre Company.

Children's Theatre Company's modern take on 'Cinderella' has pop hits, holiday carols, a nod to Lizzo

She goes to a ball, and you should be prepared to have one at Children's Theatre Company.
Music
November 10, 2019
Credit: Dan Norman
Rodion Pagossov as Figaro and Liam Beck O’Sullivan as Figaro’s Assistant in Minnesota Opera’s The Barber of Se

Vaudeville 'Barber of Seville' goes for laughs at Minnesota Opera

REVIEW: Strong voices, but new staging of Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" sells classic comedy short.
Music
November 10, 2019

Collaborative impulse brought to the fore in Liquid Music's 'Let the Crows Come'

Stage & Arts
November 9, 2019
Golden Valley native Scott Z. Burns talks about making the CIA thriller, "The Report," and how he found its hero (played by Adam Driver). With a tidbi

Golden Valley native wrote two current thrillers, with a 007 movie on the way

Golden Valley native Scott Burns wrote "The Report" and "The Laundromat."

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