Stage & Arts
Restored classic film from the '50s is a dreamy essay about jazz and summer
It's partly a concert film, but the dreamy "Jazz on a Summer's Day" often veers offstage.
Stage & Arts
A staple of Minnesota summer, art fairs like Uptown have hit the pause button
But as art lovers mourn all the pandemic-forced cancellations, a Minneapolis fest bucks the trend.
Local
Local
A St. Paul play was set to be the first major live theater in months. Then its director got COVID-19
The Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company proves the show must go on.
Stage & Arts
Beset by debt, two St. Paul theater companies join forces to survive
Park Square and SteppingStone had been in talks before pandemic made their partnership urgent.
Stage & Arts
Facing terminal cancer, Minneapolis artist Aldo Moroni is fighting to finish one last epic work
Facing terminal cancer, Minneapolis artist Aldo Moroni is still trying to finish one epic work.
Stage & Arts
St. Paul's Penumbra gets a new name and a new mission: Promoting 'arts, racial equity and wellness'
The Penumbra Center for Racial Healing still will produce plays, but performing arts is becoming just one of three areas of focus.
Local
U of M's Northrop plans a return to live dance concerts in February
Fall season will mainly focus on virtual events.
Stage & Arts
Park Square's online play 'Riddle Puzzle Plot' is a snack for hungry theatergoers
Review: Park Square Theatre's "Riddle Puzzle Plot" plays out in four delightful socially distant episodes.
Local
Despite the pandemic, the show goes on in Medora, N.D.
A North Dakota road trip leads to relatively healthy Medora, where the summer performance season is still going strong.
Stage & Arts
Eagan native and Tony nominee Laura Osnes booked for 'Murder'
Former Children's Theatre star will sing in streaming show "Murder Mystery Musical."
Stage & Arts
Minnesota Fringe Festival tries to prove that theater can thrive online
The festival was always about experimentation. Now, it's trying to prove that theater can survive online.
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Stage & Arts
Walker Art Center critiques itself in a new exhibit of works by women
Exhibit of art by women looks at inequality in the art world — and in the museum's own collection.
Music
Minnesota Opera plans event at St. Paul's CHS Field as it scales back its season
It canceled the five operas previously announced for 2020-21, replaced by a string of events that "prioritize the safety of audiences and artists."
Stage & Arts
Park Square Theatre's interactive mystery 'Riddle Puzzle Plot' premieres on Zoom
No one's sure what to call this hybrid of theater and the internet, but writer Jeffrey Hatcher hopes it's fun.
Movies
Minnesota's busy Steve Zahn has been in more movies than you realize. Here are 7 of his best.
The Minnesota high school theater star has gone on to become a showbiz veteran.
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- A judge blocks the demolition of a groundbreaking Iowa art installation
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- Doris Kearns Goodwin and Laurie Anderson to receive medals from American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Shuttered Met Opera to lock out stagehands
- 300-year-old painting stolen by an American soldier during World War II returned to German museum
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