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BWW Reviews: Go See this Show at ONCE
Falling slowly into a relationship with ONCE and its quirky characters stirred memories in the hearts and minds of lost loves and fleeting past moments. Catching this show at Minneapolis' Orpheum should be done pretty quickly with the run ending April 6....
BWW Reviews: Chanhassen Dinner Theatre's THE LITTLE MERMAID Makes Poseidon (and Disney) Proud
My tiny companion, Mia (she's 5-years-old) is sitting in a chair, staring intently at the stage-as she does when she's completely engaged-watching Chanhassen Dinner Theatre's regional premiere of THE LITTLE MERMAID. And just like that, I knew that no matter how I felt, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre's TH...
BWW Reviews: Fun, Puns and Tons of Imagination, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
Before there was Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Wendy and those two annoying little brothers--there was just a boy who didn't have a name, a few orphan friends, a 'starcatcher' named Molly and a ship named Neverland......
BWW Reviews: FREUD'S LAST SESSION is an Enticing 'What If' Story
Intriguing 'what if' play about an imaginary meeting between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis that raises important questions of our existence. Catch the final week in the Guthrie's Dowling Studio....
BWW Reviews: A New EVITA Missed a Few Notes
A new production of Evita just completed a run at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum in Minneapolis. High flying, adored: Che. Requiem for the Eva we know and loved: changes in the show both enhanced and detracted from the love of Eva Peron....
BWW Reviews: Happy Full or Uncomfortably Full? MMT's FIVE COURSE LOVE
FIVE COURSE LOVE by Gregg Coffin has a fairly simple premise, five different love stories set in five themed restaurants and three actors playing all the roles. It's a fast-paced, campy, and wildly outrageous comedy that weaves together music, humor and a little dash of heart....
BWW Reviews: Mediocre and Missing a Few Degrees, TRP's SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION
It's a very lively crowd for a Sunday matinee but Theatre in the Round Players have quite a loyal following, so I'm not surprised. Just before the lights fade to black, I hear it and it was that moment I should've immediately knocked on wood.
'You can't go wrong with this theatre,' says a man to ...
BWW Reviews: Perfectly Marvelous CABARET
A collaboration by Theatre Latte Da and Hennepin Theatre Trust, as a part of the Broadway Re-Imagined series, has high production values, top local talent and a story that retains relevance more than 40 years after it first premiered....
BWW Reviews: WIZARD OF OZ Has the Brain, Nerve and Most of the Heart
Technical wizardry and solid singing highlighted this new production of WIZARD OF OZ, now playing at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts in Saint Paul....
BWW Interviews: Getting to Know WIZARD OF OZ Newcomer Danielle Wade
The brand new Canadian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE WIZARD OF OZ opens this week at Saint Paul's The Ordway Center for Performing Arts, where Dorothy is played by Danielle Wade, who won the coveted role in a Canadian reality show, 'Over the Rainbow.' Wade shared a little about herself and...
BWW Reviews: BORN YESTERDAY Refreshes the Seasonal Stage
The comedy about a corrupt businessman from the other side of the tracks who heads to Washington, D.C., to buy influence with a senator is lead by standout Alexis Bronkovic as ditzy moll, Billie Dawn, in the Guthrie's antithesis to holiday hangover....
BWW Reviews: Walking Shadow Theatre Company's THE SEXUAL LIFE OF SAVAGES is Sexual Indeed
I'm not one to talk numbers. I never have been nor will I ever be willing to discuss the number of conquests and how it relates to overall sexual prowess. I only mention this because it's a typically cold, Minnesota evening when I see Walking Theatre Company's production of THE SEXUAL LIFE OF SAVAGE...
BWW Reviews: Timeless, Wonderful Holiday Classic - Guthrie's A CHRISTMAS CAROL
It's two minutes to curtain on a Wednesday's opening night performance of the Guthrie's annual production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL and I'm running through a parking garage. Who gets invited to see A CHRISTMAS CAROL and says, no? Nobody, that's who....
BWW Reviews: Mysterious, Witty and All-Around Engaging - TRP's SPIDER'S WEB
Agatha Christie's SPIDER'S WEB is a regular whodunit mystery. It's smart. It's humorous. And it always keeps you guessing. Instead of the expected holiday-focused production Theatre in the Round Players is offering up a little something different this season and I am more than happy to accept....
BWW Reviews: FLiP! Theatre Co.'s THE LAST FIVE YEARS is a He Said, She Said Masterpiece
Everyone has a love story they can pull from their memory, which is why everyone can relate this show. But this is not about my love story or your own love story, this is about Cathy and Jamie and THE LAST FIVE YEARS. This is about their love story....
BWW Reviews: Somewhat Predictable, but Still Very Entertaining, the Guthrie's SKIING ON BROKEN GLASS
It's opening night of David Goldstein's SKIING ON BROKEN GLASS at the Guthrie and as the play forms around me, it feels all too familiar-a love that makes no sense, an escort, unsupportive peers, and a constant battle of conscience. The play is just a little expected but in the end it leaves you wit...
BWW Reviews: Theatre Pro Rata's GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN is Certainly Something to Contemplate
It's a particularly wearisome Monday evening when I manage to see Theatre Pro Rata's production of GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN, and let's be honest—I'm in a foul mood. The lights dim, and immediately I check my phone to countdown the minutes until I can leave. Fast-forward a few hours and by the end of ...
BWW Reviews: 700 SUNDAYS is a must-see in Minneapolis
This is a show not to be missed by any theatre-loving Minneapolitan or anyone within driving distance because, not only was it funny as hell, it has more heart than you know what to do with. At the State Theatre through Saturday, Oct. 26, don't delay before you have to book a ticket to NYC to see it...
BWW Reviews: Bloomington's LES MISERABLES Fascinates
Bloomington Civic Theatre is currently staging what could easily be their biggest production to date, Les Miserables, and the production is outstanding....
BWW Reviews: CDT's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Goes for Nostalgic Connection
Family. Love. Faith. Change. Tradition. Those are the themes running throughout FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Currently playing at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, FIDDLER is one of the most beloved musicals of our time. In fact, once you start watching it won't be long before you figure out why....
BWW Reviews: MJTC's A STRANGE AND SEPARATE PEOPLE Is Thought Provoking
Love triangles are always complicated. But the one in A Strange and Separate People is as complicated as they come....
BWW Reviews: What a Difference a Year Makes for Illusion's LOVE AND MARRIAGE
The show is beautifully put together and truly embraces the idea that love conquers all. This is a show that all should see. If not for the songs sung gorgeously by the talented cast, then for the beautiful message of love in all shapes and forms that the show champions....
BWW Reviews: Nostalgic, Entertaining and Unexpected, TRP's MORNING'S AT SEVEN
Paul Osborn's MORNING'S AT SEVEN is interesting. I wish there were a better word to describe it, but it's the only word that feels right. I could say it's lively, endearing, or funny (which it's all of those things) but for some reason 'interesting' is the only word I can produce....
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Oh, Mary! Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (1/06-1/17) |
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Paul Taylor Dance Company Northrop (9/26-9/26) |
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SIX Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (6/17-6/28) |
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Jewelry Power Elite Dudley Riggs Theatre (7/24-8/01) |
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Churchill Ames Center (10/14-10/14) |
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Shrek The Musical Stages Theatre Company (6/20-8/02) |
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The Who's Tommy Orpheum Theatre (3/30-4/04) |
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The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley Commonweal Theatre Company (11/07-12/21) |
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John Crist Live! State (9/18-9/18) |
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