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March 7
"Mean Girls," which started as a 2004 movie with Lindsay Lohan was adapted as a Broadway musicall in 2018 and then reimagined as a movie again this Ja

Ordway's 2024-25 season boasts 'Mermaid,' 'Mean Girls,' 'Evan Hansen' and 'Ain't Too Proud'

The Disney musical will take the holiday slot, running for the month of December.
Stage & Arts
March 7
Visitors watch an oral history video in the "Many Voices, Many Stories, One Place" exhibit on Thursday at Historic Fort Snelling in St. Paul. The exhi

Where the rivers meet, a new exhibit offers fresh approach to Historic Fort Snelling

The exhibition "Many Voices, Many Stories, One Place" tells 10,000 years of the site's complicated history, shining light on under-represented stories
Variety
March 5
Visitors walk around the "Many Voices, Many Stories, One Place" exhibit. The exhibit includes stories from Dakota and Ojibwe people, Japanese-American

Gallery: Visitors attend Fort Snelling exhibition "Many Voices, Many Stories, One Place"

A new exhibition at Historic Fort Snelling chronicles histories of Dakota and Ojibwe people, Japanese-Americans, immigrants, enslaved African American people, soldiers and fur traders in this part of Minnesota, where the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers meet. Rather than starting with the building of Fort Snelling, the show goes back 10,000 years to the earliest days of this sacred land.
Stage & Arts
March 5
Monet Sabel, who plays Carole King, said she tries her best to to honor singer's gravelly, smoky and warm vocal stylings in the jukebox musical "Beaut

A 'Beautiful' daddy-daughter collab takes the stage in Chanhassen's Carole King musical

Michael Brindisi and Cat Brindisi-Darrow co-direct the show headlined by Monet Sabel, who played the legendary songwriter on the national tour.
Variety
March 5

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Local
March 5

Meet the Ordway boss working to keep the arts relevant and vital to the Twin Cities

Christopher Harrington said arts organizations must better connect with people.
Stage & Arts
March 4
Judith H. Shuǐ Xiān and Sam Johnson perform in Red Eye Theater's "Vastnessess."

Review: Red Eye's 'Vastnessess' captures life and death with emotion, TikTok trends and classical styles

Choreographer Valerie Oliveiro evokes her mother's passing and a baby's birth with longing and care.
Duluth
March 1
Members of the feminist-Indigenous theater company Spiderwoman Theater will perform Friday and Saturday at Cloquet High School before presenting works

Indigenous theater company brings its feminist, story-weaving style to Minnesota

Spiderwoman Theater presents workshops, performs a modern take on Shakespeare with its original interwoven production of 'Misdemeanor Dream.'
Stage & Arts
February 29
The cast in "Clue," which is at Minneapolis' Orpheum Theatre through Sunday, propel the show to stir memories and create new ones.

Review: Interrupted by snafu, 'Clue' gets back to murderous fun at Minneapolis' Orpheum Theatre

Actors took the hiccup as inspiration during the national tour launch.
Stage & Arts
February 29
Collide Theatrical Dance Company' "C.L.U.E." reimagines the classic board game with a modern twist.

This 'C.L.U.E.' has murder, intrigue, pop songs, Tofu the dog and your vote

Audience members have a say about the killer in Regina Peluso's dance parody of the board game.
Variety
February 29
Kimberly Richardson and Jim Lichtscheidl dance in a scene from Lauren Yee's "The Hatmaker's Wife," directed by Joel Sass for Ten Thousand Things Theat

Review: A talking wall and a golem keep things strange in 'Hatmaker's Wife' at Ten Thousand Things

Director Joel Sass' minimalist production has flecks of twinkling magic.
TV & Media
February 28
Matt Rife's "Natural Selection" was filmed at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., and launched on Netflix last year.

Comedian Matt Rife arrives in Minneapolis for four sold-out shows with plenty of heat and haters

Controversy is nothing new in the comedy world. Just ask Katt Williams, Shane Gillis, Kathy Griffin or Dave Chappelle.
Stage & Arts
February 28
In "On Beckett," Bill Irwin says our understanding of Irish playwright Samuel Beckett is all wrong.

Review: Guthrie's 'On Beckett' brings clownish entertainment to doyen of despair

With his engaging solo performance, Tony winner Bill Irwin makes the case for linking Samuel Beckett and circus arts.
Variety
February 27
Jason Isbell accepted the award for best American roots song for "Cast Iron Skillet" during the 66th annual Grammy Awards last month in Los Angeles.

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Critics' picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
Stage & Arts
February 26
The actor is delivering an exquisite performance as a young, uneducated woman who gets to show her true beauty and intelligence to nonbelievers.

Review: Penumbra offers rare vintage 'Wine in the Wilderness'

Lou Bellamy's staging of Alice Childress' play features a revelatory lead performance by Nubia Monks.
Stage & Arts
February 23
Emily Pitts and Jayson Douglas from Minnesota Dance Theatre perform in "Carmina Burana."

Minnesota Dance Theatre to end performances after shows in May

The decision was made because of financial difficulties
Stage & Arts
February 23
People picketed outside of the Minneapolis Institute of Art on Thursday over a toxic work environment and the firing of curator

Firing at Mia sparks union accusations of toxic work environment

Jan. 9 firing of Bob Cozzolino was the last straw for the union and the art community, but Mia said he was fired for cause.
Stage & Arts
February 20
Old Log Theater owner Greg Frankenfield, who performed in "The Play That Goes Wrong" in 2021, bought the playhouse in 2013. After 84 years, the compan

The Old Log, Minnesota's oldest theater, is shutting down

The abrupt closure slated for March 2 has taken alumni by surprise.
Stage & Arts
February 20
Audrey Mojica plays Alice in Peter Brosius' production of "Alice in Wonderland" at the Children's Theatre Company.

Review: Children's Theatre offers a trippy 'Alice in Wonderland'

While inventive and far out, Peter Brosius' production tamps down comparisons to psychedelic jaunts.
Variety
February 20
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet plays the Parkway Theater on Thursday in Minneapolis.

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