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March 11, 2020
Jeannette Bayardelle and the Cast of Girl From The North Country on Broadway - photo by Matthew Murphy - 1178

Broadway musical 'North Country' is a spectacular reimagining of Bob Dylan songs

"Girl From the North Country" shifts Minnesota native's lyrics to folks in a Duluth boardinghouse.
Stage & Arts
March 9, 2020
Akiko Aizawa (Agave) and the cast of the Guthrie Theater’s presentation of SITI Company’s production of The Bacchae. Photo by Dan Norman

Guthrie hosts SITI's gruesome, indelible 'Bacchae'

Stage & Arts
March 9, 2020
Michael Gruber (center) in "The Music Man" at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres.

Chanhassen's 'Music Man' captivates while toning down archaic gender politics

Review: Director Michael Brindisi's smooth production tones down archaic gender politics.
Stage & Arts
March 7, 2020
"We serve people by serving art," says Katherine Luber, new director and president of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

New boss wants Mpls. Institute of Art to welcome tough conversations: 'Art is never easy'

As she settles in at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Katherine Luber is educating herself on issues — big and small.
Stage & Arts
March 6, 2020
Guests played in the ball pit set up in the Swedish Institute's ballroom at "The American Swedish Institute. At Play," a multilayered exhibition that

Minnesota's Swedish Institute turns itself into a playground to celebrate its 90th birthday

With a new show, American Swedish Institute throws itself a 90th birthday party.
Stage & Arts
March 6, 2020
Greta Oglesby and T. Mychael Rambo in "Thunder Knocking on the Door" at Ten Thousand Things Theater Company. Photo by Paula Keller

Blues tunes and powerful voices highlight dance-with-the-devil musical

Powerful songs give a lift to bluesical "Thunder Knocking on the Door."
Stage & Arts
March 6, 2020
Comedian Judy Gold

Judy Gold looks back at an underappreciated life in comedy as she preps for Mall of America show

Comedian Judy Gold loves television. Why doesn't it love her back?
Stage & Arts
March 6, 2020
Director Anne Bogart talked with actor Donnell E. Smith, who plays Pentheus, during rehearsal of "The Bacchae."

Auteur Anne Bogart brings 'The Bacchae' to the Guthrie

Auteur Anne Bogart closes some circles with "The Bacchae" at the Guthrie.
Stage & Arts
March 5, 2020
"Thank You For Coming: Play" by Faye Driscoll

In her first gallery show, Faye Driscoll stages a performance without the performer

Stage & Arts
March 5, 2020
"Sueno" at Pangea World Theater. Provided by Pangea

'Sueno' opens Friday at the Lab Theater

Stage & Arts
March 5, 2020
Kit Yan (left) and Melissa Li toured the country as Good Asian Drivers, an experience that inspired their world premiere musical, "Interstate," openin

Art imitates life in world premiere musical about band's rocky tour

"Interstate" collaborators had to get sick of each other to rediscover their friendship.
Stage & Arts
March 5, 2020
Leslie Alexander as Mrs. Higgins, Shereen Ahmed as Eliza Doolittle and Kevin Pariseau as Colonel Pickering in the touring production of "My Fair Lady.

Broadway tour of 'My Fair Lady' gorgeous and problematic at Orpheum in Minneapolis

Bartlett Sher's lush 2018 revival uses wit and irony to mute show's sexist baggage.
Stage & Arts
March 4, 2020
Ricky Falbo starred in the 2016 production of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" at Children's Theatre.

'Wimpy Kid' anchors a revival-heavy Children's Theatre season

The show anchors a season heavy on revivals, including "The Wizard of Oz," "Seedfolks" and "Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat."
Stage & Arts
March 3, 2020
Ronnie Allen in "Thunder Knocking on the Door" at Ten Thousand Things Theater Company. Photo by Paula Keller

'Thunder Knocking on the Door' returns to the Twin Cities two decades after bowing at Guthrie

Blues fable "Thunder Knocking on the Door" returns in an elemental production.
Stage & Arts
March 3, 2020
Karissa Gibson as Raksha Eirik Peterson as Akela Allie Causin as Bagheera Sadie Woolman-Schlukebier as Grown Mowgli Shelby Keeley as Young Mowgli Sara

Dance: 'I believe in you, I just don't think ... ' and 'The Jungle Book'

Stage & Arts
March 3, 2020
Carolyn Pool, left, and Shanan Custer will collaborate on "Bad Things, Good Whiskey" at Park Square Theatre.

St. Paul theater attempts to rebound with next season and new arts leaders

This will be Park Square's first season without an artistic director.
Stage & Arts
March 2, 2020
Maureen Kvam1 day ago Bonni Allen, Jen Maren, Shana Eisenberg, Sara Marsh and Melinda Kordich in the Old Log production of "Dixie Swim Club."

Old Log Theatre's 'Dixie Swim Club' plumbs the depths of life with laughter

The Old Log revival of "The Dixie Swim Club" offers a well-timed cornpone comedy about the stages of life.
Stage & Arts
February 28, 2020
Sanjit Sethi, the president of Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD).

New president of Minneapolis' MCAD is raising 'the next generation of cultural leaders'

An artist himself, Minneapolis College of Art and Design president Sanjit Sethi believes that critical thinking is just as important as artistic technique.
Stage & Arts
February 28, 2020
Hernandez-Rum-Pipi-2 at Highpoint (Eduardo Hernández Santos)

Glimpse Cuba from these three Minnesota galleries

A Minnesota museum and two Twin Cities galleries offer art from the embargoed island nation.
Stage & Arts
February 27, 2020
Luke Myers and Sophina Saggau are friends who revisit the worst years of their lives in "Moth." Provided by Bryant Lake Bowl.

In the spotlight: 'Moth' at Bryant-Lake Bowl

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