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BWW Reviews: The Guthrie's TRIBES Reminds Us to Really Listen
How often do we take for granted our sense of hearing? Our human existence is so intricately connected with the world of sound--from music, to movies, to simply talking on the phone to a loved one--when left without sound, most people might feel lost, painfully alone, or even go insane. Imagine now,...
BWW Reviews: MMT's CARRIE THE MUSICAL Wrecks Havoc
Minneapolis Musical Theatre opened their season this weekend with the regional premiere of 'Carrie The Musical', an adaptation of the Stephen King novel. I have never seen the 1976 movie or read the book. I was going into the show without any preconceived notions of what the show should or should ...
BWW Reviews: History Theatre's BABY CASE Takes Flight
A kidnapped baby. An American Hero. Sensationalized news coverage. All add up to the 'Crime of the Century'. Throw in some songs and you have the musical 'Baby Case' currently playing in Saint Paul at the History Theatre. Known for producing shows with historical ties to Minnesota and the upper Midw...
BWW Reviews: Yellow Tree Theatre's ON GOLDEN POND Evokes Golden Memories
Heading up north to the cabin is such an integral part of life in Minnesota. The tranquility and seclusion of the woods offers an excellent escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Even though Ernest Thompson's 1978 play 'On Golden Pond' is set in Maine there is a natural connection with ...
BWW Reviews: Theater Latte Da's STEERAGE SONG Beautifully Tells Immigrants Tales
Could you make the decision to bid farewell to your family and homeland with the prospect of a better life in the New World? Not knowing if or when you would see them again? That is the tough choice millions of immigrants to America faced from 1840-1924 during the golden age of immigration to Americ...
BWW Reviews: Nothing is Ordinary About Nautilus' ORDINARY DAYS
Nestled in the Lowertown area of Saint Paul Nautilus Music-Theater is producing a beautiful production of a little known musical, Ordinary Days. Its a hidden gem of a musical and put composer/lyricist Adam Gwon on the theatre map in New York City. Ordinary Days tells the story of four New Yorkers Cl...
BWW Reviews: 'Reality Theatre' in UNCLE VANYA at the Guthrie
In today's world, we've come to expect action, excitement and big emotion, or displays of it, and it's only getting worse in the age of 'reality TV.' What the public wants, they get. And lots of it. Reality today is oversized, over spent and over wrought....
BWW Reviews: DISENCHANTED Charms Minneapolis
The premiere of DISENCHANTED opened at Minneapolis' Ritz Theatre Thursday night. Six talented actors charmed and delighted the audience with strong singing and comedy chops in this tale of what's after 'happily ever after.'...
BWW Reviews: GOOD PEOPLE Is Perfection at Park Square
Good theater makes you think as you leave the theater. Excellent theater makes you think while watching the scenes unfold before you. That is exactly what David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People does....
Ivey Awards Honor the Super Heroes of Minneapolis/Saint Paul Theatre
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Jeffrey Hatcher was honored by the Twin Cities theatre community Monday, Sept. 23, at a fashionable, eclectic reunion of colleagues, friends and fans at the ninth annual Iveys....
BWW Review: CTC's CHARLOTTE'S WEB Is A Delight For The Whole Family
Everyone knows the tale of Fern, Wilbur and Charlotte from the beloved classic children's book Charlotte's Web by E.B. White and now for the first time you can see them come to life on the Children's Theatre Company stage. Brilliantly directed by Greg Banks, this production is fun and entertaining w...
BWW Reviews: Guthrie's MOON SHOW 143
Guest author Scott Drake stopped by Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater on a recent trip from Philadelphia, Pa., and provided this review of MOON SHOW 143, on a short run at the theater's Dowling Stage through Sept. 18....
BWW Reviews: Lyric Arts' THE LARAMIE PROJECT Pulls At The Heart and Soul
As we approach the 15th anniversary of the brutal murder of gay student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming, The Laramie Project at Lyric Arts is a great example of how theater has a way of tackling tough subject matter....
BWW: Reviews: Jungle Theater's FOOL FOR LOVE Isn't Just For Fools
I overheard another audience member remark before the show 'I think I've been in this seedy motel before' and she was right. Long time fans of the Jungle will recognize the set from the previous production of Sam Shepard's Fool for Love the theatre produced years ago....
BWW Interviews & Reviews: WAR HORSE Visits Minneapolis
War Horse cast members took a few minutes to talk about coming to Minneapolis during a meet and greet on June 12, 2013. Watch the video of their interview and see another video from Minnesota Public Radio of them playing Albert & Joey, and find out some fun facts about Joey, the War Horse. The show ...
BWW Reviews: Guthrie's CLYBOURNE PARK Reveals How Little/Much Has Changed in 50 Years
Guthrie Theater's summer proscenium production shows how much has changed and how much as stayed the same in the 50 years between acts 1 and 2....
BWW Reviews: MMT's SUNSET BOULEVARD Strives to Reclaim Faded Glory
Actors, dancers, writers, directors all flock to Hollywood in an attempt to make it big and see their name in lights. Those lucky enough to see their dream to fruition also face the challenge of keeping their name in lights and face in public view. That's the fate that has transpired for silent movi...
BWW Reviews: Guthrie Summer Starts Strong with AN ILIAD and THE PRIMROSE PATH
The two shows currently playing at the Guthrie couldn't be more different in feel and scope but both are thoughtful and engaging, and worth a couple visits to the 50-year-old theatre this month....
BWW Reviews: FLASHDANCE THE MUSICAL Spins, Leaps and Pirouettes its Way Through Minneapolis Run
The Minnesota debut of Flashdance the Musical is a dance spectacle with all the moments from the 1983 film you want to see in all its unabashedly 80s glory....
BWW Reviews: Brave New Workshop's LANCE ARMSTRONG'S STEROID-PUMPED COMEDY REVIEW Through 6/29
The four cast members come out the winners in this roast of cheating and the cheating cheaters who cheat with honest, straight-forward, biting satire and a little (?) visual gag for good measure....
BWW Reviews: Beloved Musical, MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, Opens Brief Run at Orpheum
Monty Python's Spamalot is back to taunt Minneapolis for a second time at the Orpheum Theatre in a limited engagement, March 15-16....
BWW Reviews: Educational and Fun SISTER'S EASTER CATECHISM at New Century Theatre
Don't be late. Don't chew gum. Don't touch your partner. And for heaven's sake, cover your cleavage, unless you want to be scolded by Sister. For the uninitiated and non-Catholics, Sister's Easter Catechism: Will My Bunny Go To Heaven? will surely teach you a thing or two and put a smile on your fac...
BWW Reviews: BILLY ELLIOT Pirouettes with Stunning Grace at the Ordway
Don't miss the short-run production of BILLY ELLIOT, as its electric, razzle-dazzle spirit leaps and soars across St. Paul's ORDWAY CENTER stage....
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Footloose: The Musical Open Door Community Theatre (6/20-6/28) |
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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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