Stage & Arts
'Jelly's Last Jam' sweetens the stage with top flight artistry
Review: Director Kelli Foster Warder puts her arresting stamp on the musical about self-styled inventor of jazz, Jelly Roll Morton.
Stage & Arts
Fine performances lift slight 'Family Line'
The actors do what they can but the comedy/drama bites off more than it can chew.
Stage & Arts
Martha Graham Dance Company's creativity is timeless
Review: The troupe brought energy and a pulse to works created decades ago.
Stage & Arts
Jim Denomie's presence endures at solo exhibition, even without him
The late artist's last exhibit, "Sweet Dreams," is on display at ArtReach St. Croix in Stillwater.
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Our Friday best: 'Thunder Knocking,' Golden Smog, Caitlyn Smith, 'Four Seasons,' Sons of Kemet
Critics' picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
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Theater wonder woman ready to roll with 'Jelly's Last Jam'
Kelli Foster Warder makes her directorial debut at Theater Latte Da with musical about jazz legend Jelly Roll Morton.
Stage & Arts
Henry VIII's 'Six' wives are coming to the Ordway and so are 'My Fair Lady' and Patti LuPone
The 2022-23 roster includes "Beauty and the Beast," "Soldier's Play" and Damien Sneed.
Stage & Arts
Italian court demands Minneapolis Institute of Art return $2.5 million sculpture
Roman work long greeted visitors in museum's rotunda.
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At a pugnacious Oscars, Apple's feel-good 'CODA' triumphs
After a movie year often light on crowds, the Academy Awards named an unabashed crowd-pleaser, the deaf family drama "CODA," best picture Sunday, handing Hollywood's top award to a streaming service for the first time in a ceremony that saw the greatest drama when Will Smith strode onstage and slapped Chris Rock.
Celebrities
At Minneapolis show, Michael Che says he's leaving the anchor desk at 'SNL'
The "Weekend Update" co-star broke the news at a pop-up show in a Minneapolis hair salon.
Stage & Arts
Cream of Twin Cities classical musicians to hold benefit concert for Ukrainians
Isles Ensemble will perform works Sunday by Ukrainian composers, Antonin Dvorak and Peter Tchaikovsky.
Stage & Arts
Walk with spirits and connect with Dakota history at St. Paul nature sanctuary
Animated creations are superimposed on the landscape in an augmented reality installation at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary.
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Ukraine reports 300 dead in airstrike on Mariupol theater
About 300 people were killed in the Russian airstrike last week on a Mariupol theater that was being used as a shelter, Ukrainian authorities said Friday in what would make it the war's deadliest known attack on civilians yet.
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Our Friday best: Judith Hill, international fest, Garrison Keillor, Shackletons, 'Earth Tomes'
Critics' picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
Stage & Arts
After initial misstep, Lyric Arts recasts show to emphasize inclusion
When "Smokey Joe's Cafe" started out with a less than diverse cast, Facebook commenters and white actors expressed concern.
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Grand Rapids theater cancels 'Sister Act' after controversy over white lead
Concerns about rewriting the role, which is conceived as a Black woman, led to the 11th-hour decision.
Stage & Arts
For its 60th season, Guthrie goes big with 'Into the Woods,' 'Hamlet'
The 2022-23 roster also includes a celebrated comedy, a world premiere by a Pulitzer winner and an Agatha Christie mystery.
Stage & Arts
'Parks' is a biographical musical with a touch of poetry
Review: The world premiere production looks at legendary artist Gordon Parks' early years in St. Paul.
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