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Stage & Arts
New Starz TV series 'P-Valley' has its roots in Minneapolis theater
New series began as a play at Mixed Blood.
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One of the first to return to live theater, Mankato Playhouse is selling tickets for July show
Mankato venue has a production of 'Forever Plaid' in the works.
Stage & Arts
Minnesota Museum of American Art fires its longtime director
In her decade-plus there, Kristin Makholm led the once-homeless museum into a landmark St. Paul venue.
Local
Stress making you scream? Join the club with weekly gathering at south Mpls. park
A theater artist and Macalester professor creates a ritual of release during COVID and George Floyd crucibles.
Stage & Arts
Activists want to keep George Floyd murals in communities that created them
After George Floyd's killing by police, hundreds made art on the plywood of boarded-up buildings. Where will they go now?
Stage & Arts
Children's Theatre will not reopen until March of next year
Live stage productions will relaunch with "Annie" and "Seedfolks."
Stage & Arts
Minnesota museums envision a 'touchless' future as they reopen
As Twin Cities venues begin to reopen, they're rebooting the visitor experience.
Movies
'Hamilton,' taped in 2016 with the original cast, will stream on Disney+
A wider audience can finally view this thrilling work.
Movies
Now streaming in 'Hamilton,' the show's original stars have gone on to big things
You've seen them rise to stardom. Now you can finally watch its cast in the show where it happened.
Stage & Arts
Larger-than-life Soviet art marks the first reopening of a Twin Cities art museum
The Museum of Russian Art reopens with paintings from Soviet-era Ukraine.
Music
An entertaining podcast for those who may be discovering (or missing) opera
We don't have live opera now, but we do have "Aria Code."
Local
Minneapolis Institute of Art cuts staff in response to pandemic
Citing "economic uncertainty" due to the pandemic, the museum cut 39 jobs and reduced leaders' pay by 15%.
Inspired
Twin Cities improv troupe offers 'Phone a Friend' outreach to those feeling isolated
The idea occurred to writer and improviser Keren Gudeman during a jog around Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis.
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Ordway president and CEO to leave for Calif. job
Jamie Grant broadened the center's programming beyond Broadway.
Stage & Arts
Two young artists create a 'cemetery' in Minneapolis to honor victims of police killings
Art installation serves as community gathering space.
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