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BWW Review: Food, Family, Mortality in AUBERGINE at Park Square Theatre
by Karen Bovard on October 12, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul AUBERGINE is, like its title, a quirky cross-cultural offering; like eggplant, it won't be to everyone's taste. It's a meditation circling around the ways food, family, memory, and mortality intertwine. Personally, I found it engaging though longer than it needs to be, at 2 hours and 10 minutes, including intermission. (more...) 
Northrop Presents BLACK GRACE Nov 7
by BWW News Desk on October 11, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Slap dancing, live singing, and South Pacific storytelling: New Zealand's Black Grace brings its powerful stylings to Northrop on Thu, Nov 7 in a debut that combines eloquent movements with elemental works. Black Grace's founder and choreographer, Neil Ieremia, fuses his New Zealand upbringing with his Samoan heritage for a unique hybrid of old and new dance styles. (more...) 
Osmo Vanska and Minnesota Orchestra Will Embark On Tour To South Korea and Vietnam
by BWW News Desk on October 10, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Minnesota Orchestra President and CEO Michelle Miller Burns announced today that Music Director Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra will embark on a tour to South Korea and Vietnam in June 2020, continuing its legacy of musical diplomacy and mounting one of the signature events of Vänskä's final three years as the Orchestra's music director. Vänskä and the Orchestra, at the invitation of the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam, will perform in Hanoi to celebrate the 25th anniversary of restored diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam. The Orchestra will additionally perform in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon) and participate in engagement activities with students in both cities. The tour, which will run from June 21 to July 3, will open with a performance on June 24 in South Korea at Seoul's Lotte Concert Hall, creating an opportunity to foster connections with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, where Vänskä was recently appointed music director. Tours centered around cultural exchange have become a hallmark of the Minnesota Orchestra during Vänskä's tenure, with the ensemble traveling recently to South Africa and Cuba. (more...) 
BWW Review: MEAN GIRLS at Hennepin Theatre Trust
by Brett Burger on October 10, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Whether you were born in the '80s, '90s or early 2000, you probably still laugh just as hard as you did the first time you watched the cult classic, Mean Girls. Well now, it's back to make audiences laugh in a whole new way with the Tony-nominated Broadway musical of the same name. The show, which originally opened on Broadway in April of 2018, has literally just begun its first national tour with Minneapolis being only the second stop. While adapting something from another medium to the stage can be dangerous at times, Fey has created a hit of a musical that I honestly didn't know if it would work or not. (more...) 
Chanhassen Dinner Theatre's MAMMA MIA! Brings Treats To Morning Commuters
by BWW News Desk on October 09, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Downtown commuters riding the Metro Transit Light Rail Blue and Green Lines will have something fun to wake up to on their way to work on Thursday, October 10! Cast representatives of MAMMA MIA! will greet commuters on the corner of 5th Street South, between 3rd and 4th Avenues South in Minneapolis (near the Government Plaza and Capella Tower). (more...) 
Theater Latté Da Extends Re-Imagined CHICAGO
by BWW News Desk on October 09, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Theater Latté Da announces today a two-week performance extension for the company's re-imagined production of CHICAGO. (more...) 
Children's Theatre Company Presents CINDERELLA
by BWW News Desk on October 08, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Children's Theatre Company (CTC) is bringing back the magical, fantastical, and all-too-hilarious Cinderella, directed by Peter C. Brosius. (more...) 
Theater Latté Da Announces Cast of Original Docu-musical ALL IS CALM
by BWW News Desk on October 08, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Theater Latté Da announces the cast of ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914, the poignant musical theatre work about the World War I Christmas truce, celebrating a homecoming after a successful Off-Broadway run in 2018 at the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture, for which it won a Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience. Created by Peter Rothstein, the production combines period songs and firsthand accounts of this remarkable event and has become an annual holiday classic. Since its premiere in 2007, the a capella production is brought to life by a cast of 10 actor/singers and beautifully blends iconic WWI patriotic tunes, trench songs, medieval ballads and Christmas carols from England, Wales, France, Belgium and Germany with texts written by more than 30 World War I figures. This moving ode to peace is directed by Theater Latté Da's founding Artistic Director Peter Rothstein with vocal arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach. The production will feature the talents of the Minneapolis-based cast who starred in the highly-lauded Off-Broadway run. ALL IS CALM premiered in a live radio broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio on December 21, 2007. (more...) 
BWW Interview: Remy Auberjonois of THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Guthrie Theater
by Kristen Hirsch Montag on October 09, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Memories are explored in THE GLASS MENAGERIE and this interview with actor Remy Auberjonois, starring in the Guthrie's production through Oct. 27. (more...) 
BWW Review: Eloquent, Timely PIPELINE at Penumbra Theatre
by Karen Bovard on October 08, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Playwright Dominique Morisseau is a gifted rising voice in the theater, recognized with a 2018 Macarthur 'Genius' Grant. Her straight play PIPELINE centers contemporary lives we see on stage too rarely: an anguished black mother trying to keep her teenage son safe, and her financially successful ex-husband, estranged from both of them. Because Morisseau drops us into both public and private school dilemmas for people of color, we gain insight into the deep inequities in our educational systems in this country, though this never feels like an 'issue play' for two reasons: there is no grasping for simple resolutions and the characters are so thoroughly imagined. (more...) 
BWW Review: ON THE VERGE at The Commonweal Theatre
by Kathleen Peterson on October 08, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul The Commonweal Theatre in tiny Lanesboro, Minnesota, takes us on a journey a?" along with the three extremely intrepid female explorers a?" into the late 19th century and beyond. (more...) 
BWW Exclusive: Ben Rimalower's Broken Records with Special Guest, Stephen Schwartz!
by Ben Rimalower on October 07, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to Tony, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz about Judy Collins' 1967 album 'Wildflowers.' They also discuss Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, The Supremes, 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,' Motown, 'Bye Bye Birdie,' and Leonard Cohen. Stephen talks about the conception and creation of a number of his works, including 'Wicked,' 'Godspell,' 'Pippin,' 'The Baker's Wife,' 'Working,' 'Rags,' and 'The Prince of Egypt.' He tells stories about working with artists such as Howard Ashman, Charles Strouse, Steven Spielberg, and Whitney Houston, and talks about collaborating with Alan Menken, with whom he wrote the songs for the hit Disney films 'Pocahontas,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' and 'Enchanted.' (more...) 
Photos: MEAN GIRLS Tour Lights Up Minneapolis In Honor Of October 3!
by BWW News Desk on October 04, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul The national tour of MEAN GIRLS lit up Minneapolis last night for Mean Girls Day by turning the I-35W bridge pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in partnership with the American Cancer Society. So fetch! (more...) 
BWW Interview: Britta Ollmann and Michelle de Joya of CHICAGO at Theater Latte Da
by Kristen Hirsch Montag on October 04, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Latte Da's CHICAGO spotlights two leading ladies battling for the ultimate in fame, so what's more appropriate than giving a double-dose of 6 Questions & a Plug? Buckle up and follow along as these two actors share the spotlight. (more...) 
BWW Review: CTC's CIRCUS ABYSSINiA Captures Audiences Dreams
by Peggy Sue Dunigan on October 03, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Wow! When two brothers from East Africa dream their childhood dreams they imagine an Abyssinian circus. The Tesfamarian brothers, Bichu and Bibi, magical, marvelous circus arrives at the Minneapolis Children's Theatre Company (CTC) by way of Ethiopian culture, a country previously titled Abyssinia. In a traveling production performed worldwide, CTC Artistic Director Peter C. Ambrosius arranged for Circus Abyssinia: Ethopian Dreams to dazzle the Twin Cities. Created and produced by the two Tesamarian brothers, the circus also collaborates with Writer Cal MC Crystal and Choreographer Kate Smith to transfix the audience on the amazing 19 member cast. (more...) 
The SPCO's Liquid Music Series Presents Ashwini Ramaswamy LET THE CROWS COME
by BWW News Desk on October 03, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul On Friday and Saturday, November 8a?"9, 2019 at 8:00pm, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's Liquid Music Series presents Ashwini Ramaswamy: Let the Crows Come. (more...) 
Paige Hernandez Gives Theatre A Jolt With Her Unique Multi-Racial Experience At Park Square
by BWW News Desk on October 03, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Park Square Theatre announces a special one-week only presentation of PAIGE IN FULL by Paige Hernandez on the Boss Stage (Friday, Oct 25 a?" Sunday, Oct 27). This unique experience blends poetry, dance, media and music to share a multicultural girl's journey through hip-hop to self-discovery. Since its premiere in 2010, this a?oevisual mix-tapea?? has sold out performances throughout the country and garnered praise from critics and audiences alike for its energy, intelligence, and originality. In addition to just three public performances, the show will play to schools at special weekday matinees. (more...) 
BroadwayWorld Seeks Contributors in Minneapolis
by BWW News Desk on October 02, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul BroadwayWorld.com is looking for new contributors to help us grow our local coverage of theatre and support local talent and venues with our international platform! Find out more about joining the team! (more...) 
Photo Flash: Children's Theatre Company Presents SNOW WHITE
by BWW News Desk on October 01, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Children's Theatre Company announces the premiere production of Snow White, running September 29 through December 8, 2019. Commissioned and developed by CTC, this new, two-actor take on the classic Grimm's fairy tale is adapted and directed by Greg Banks who has over 19 years of experience working at CTC and is his 14th production with the theatre. (more...) 
BWW Review: Regional Premiere of GLORIA: A LIFE at History Theatre
by Karen Bovard on October 01, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Gloria Steinem turns 85 this year, and she's still working as a feminist activist. As embodied in this regional premiere by the great Charity Jones, she's as humble as she is savvy. This production dives into her long life, consistently dedicated to issues of women's rights, but full of personal evolution and discovery. Dozens of supporting roles are taken up by a strong ensemble of six additional women, dedicated to explicating Steinem's life in both the personal and public arenas. The play unrolls in brisk, forthright, direct address to the audience. (more...) 
Jessica Huang Named 4 Seasons Residency's Inaugural Recipient
by BWW News Desk on October 01, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul The National Winter Playwrights Retreat (HBMG Foundation, CO), Ignition Arts (OK), Seven Devils Playwrights Conference (ID), and Tofte Lake Center (MN), in collaboration with National New Play Network, announce the launch the 4 Seasons Residency with inaugural playwright Jessica Huang. (more...)
Theatre Coup D'Etat's ROGUE PRINCE Opens Next Week
by BWW News Desk on September 30, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Rogue Prince is an original adaptation of William Shakespeare's Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, based on the script Chimes at Midnight by Orson Welles. Our story will focus on the young Prince Hal and his relationship with his friend and father figure, the rogue Falstaff. Hal is caught between a father he respects but does not love, and a father-figure he loves but can't respect. As the world changes around them both, each one realizes they must sacrifice who they are for who they will become - whether they want to or not. (more...) 
BWW Interview: Deshawn Bowens of MEAN GIRLS at Orpheum Theatre
by Brett Burger on September 30, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul On Mean Girls Day in 2016 - October 3 for those familiar with the movie - it was announced that the cult classic movie, by comedic genius Tina Fey, would be made into a musical. The world premiere would be in Washington D.C. before making its Broadway premiere at the August Wilson theatre in April of 2018. It opened to rave reviews in which Variety reassured fans that 'nothing important has been purged from the story' which is very important, especially if you're a big fan of Tina Fey's hilarious comedy. (more...) 
Theater Latté Da Announces NEXT Generation Commission
by BWW News Desk on September 30, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul Theater Latté Da today announces the NEXT Generation Commission, an new opportunity for women artists and artists of color designed to support the creation and development of new musical theatre projects. (more...) 
BWW Exclusive: Ben Rimalower's Broken Records with Special Guest, Cole Escola!
by Ben Rimalower on September 30, 2019 in Minneapolis / St. Paul In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to actor and comedian Cole Escola about Judy Garland's beloved 1961 Grammy-winning live album Judy at Carnegie Hall. They also discuss Bernadette Peters, Liza Minnelli, Barbara Cook, and Marin Mazzie. Cole talks about how he discovered each of these legendary performers and how live albums and concert patter have helped inform his own career. Cole currently writes for and stars in Amy Sedaris's Emmy-nominated show At Home with Amy Sedaris on truTV. (more...) |
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