Stage & Arts
Minnesota's first lady of church and stage stretches out into comedy
Greta Oglesby stars in the two-hander show "The Roommate."
Stage & Arts
Review: 'Charlie (Brown) Black' yokes humor and hurt in Minneapolis show
Mikell Sapp mines his journey from Alabama to Minnesota in his solo show at Pillsbury House Theatre.
Stage & Arts
Lyrical actor Mikell Sapp takes off mask and bares soul in 'Charlie (Brown) Black'
In a solo show at Pillsbury House Theatre riffing on Charlie Brown, the Alabama native mines his culture shock for humor.
Music
Our Friday best: Kraftwerk, Cecile McLorin Salvant, 'Moonlit Walk Home,' and the Minnesota Orchestra
Critics' picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
Stage & Arts
Guitars more likely to gently laugh than weep in 'Airness'
The comedy's characters are competitors in a national air guitar championship.
Variety
New chair of National Endowment for the Arts lands in Minnesota to talk 'artful lives'
Maria Rosario Jackson sees transformative power in the arts that could boost the nation.
Stage & Arts
'Moulin Rouge' finds its footing and wings after opening night glitch
The show at the Orpheum ran into technical issues and resumed after 15 minutes.
Stage & Arts
Pssst, there's an NFT art party this weekend at a house in south Minneapolis
Virtual art meets physical space at the experiment-minded Porch Gallery.
Music
New Brighton soprano crowned at Met Opera will sing in intimate Minneapolis 'Traviata'
Out of the Box Opera has adapted the Verdi show for small audiences at a downtown hotel on Memorial Day weekend.
Stage & Arts
Brave New Workshop cancels this weekend's shows after COVID strikes
"Back to Workshop or Everything's Fine!" is scheduled to run through Aug. 6.
Music
Highlights — and 'Delight' — as live music returns to Minneapolis' Art-A-Whirl
Hour-by-hour picks for this weekend, including rap legends Sugarhill Gang.
Variety
Our Friday best: Jessie Buckley in 'Men,' Lucius, Pekka Kuusisto and a reimagined 'Firebird'
Critics' picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
Variety
10 ways to savor the return of Art-A-Whirl to northeast Minneapolis this weekend
The nation's largest studio crawl is back in full force starting Friday.
Stage & Arts
'Moulin Rouge' dance captain relishes return to Twin Cities home
Wayzata High School grad Amy Quanbeck hopes to reconnect with her hometown touchstones.
Stage & Arts
'Solid Objects' questions the rules of dance performance
Complementary presentations, "Sandwich" and the more formal "Voids," were held at the Walker.
Stage & Arts
'Runestone!' cancels week of performances because of COVID cases
The world premiere musical's weekend shows won't go on.
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