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The Church Basement Ladies Return to Ames Center Black Box Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2018
The beloved Church Basement Ladies are back and getting busy with life outside the kitchen. Introducing 'Church Basement Ladies: You Smell Barn,' the seventh installment in the popular Church Basement Ladies series. The new show finally answers the burning question: What do Church Basement Ladies do when they're not in the basement? 'You Smell Barn' opens September 12, 2018 and runs through February 14, 2019, in a new location -the Ames Center Black Box Theatre in Burnsville, MN.
BWW Review: The National Tour of HAMILTON, the Quintessential American Story Told through the Quintessential American Art Form, Finally Arrives in Minnesota
by Jill Schafer - September 09, 2018
That's right, #TCTheater friends, music-theater's favorite founding father has finally arrived in Minneapolis, along with all of this friends. Three years after opening on Broadway and becoming the biggest theater sensation in years, maybe even decades, the second national tour is playing at the Opheum Theatre for a six-week run. I'm lucky enough to have seen it four times now, and it's still just as epic and thrilling, if not quite as mind-blowing as the first time. HAMILTON is the rare thing that not only lives up to the hype, it exceeds it. In fact it's not really about the hype at all, the 'all the cool people are seeing HAMILTON so I guess I should see it too.' You shouldn't go see HAMILTON so you can impress your friends and neighbors, you should go see HAMILTON because it's the quintessential American story told through the quintessential American art form - musical theater. It's one of those ground-breaking milestone events in the history of theater that has forever changed it. And it's also three jam-packed hours of music, dance, stories, entertainment, and inspiration. If you don't already have your tickets don't despair. There are tickets still available through the official channels, and you can enter a daily lottery in which 40 lucky people win the chance to buy tickets for $10. I don't think I need to try to convince anyone to go see it, or tell you how incredibly amazing it is. You already know that, the rest is up to you.
BWW Review: With DR. FALSTAFF, Mixed Precipitation Once Again Delivers a Delightful Mash-Up of Classic Opera and Pop Songs, Outdoors while Serving Fresh Local Food
by Jill Schafer - September 08, 2018
Cooler weather, back to school sales, and the Minnesota State Fair may signal the end of summer, but one of #TCTheater's summer highlights is in full swing. This is my 5th year attending Mixed Precipitation's annual picnic operetta (now celebrating their 10th anniversary), and if you haven't seen them yet you're missing out on a unique delight. Mixing classic opera, pop music, and Minnesota's bountiful harvest, they perform a charming show outdoors while feeding the audience throughout the show. What's better than that?! For this year's opera, Artistic Director Scotty Reynolds has adapted German composer Otto Nicolai's 1849 opera DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR (based on Shakespeare's THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR), setting it on the Iron Range in the '70s at the time of the foundation of the EPA, adding in songs by Bruce Springsteen. The result is exactly as weird and wonderful as that sounds. It's playful, fun, outdoors, and did I mention they feed you?! Playing in gardens and parks around the state, from Lake County to Winona (including several locations in the Twin Cities area), you're not going to want to miss this unique theatrical and culinary delight.
Sidekick Theatre Presents Pulitzer-Winning Play THE GIN GAME
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2018
Sidekick Theatre kicks off their fifth season with The Gin Game which will be presented September 7 through September 22, 2018 at The Ives Auditorium, 11411 Masonic Home Drive in Bloomington. The press opening is Today, September 8, at 7:30pm.
WE, THE REVOLUTION Featuring HAMILTON Company Members to Benefit BC/EFA
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2018
Members of the touring company of HAMILTON and First Avenue are pleased to present We, The Revolution featuring HAMILTON Company Members: A Rock Revue, with special guest Ashley Tamar Davis. The performance on Monday, September 24 at First Avenue benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Sidekick Theatre Presents Pulitzer-Winning Play THE GIN GAME
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2018
Sidekick Theatre kicks off their fifth season with The Gin Game which will be presented September 7 through September 22, 2018 at The Ives Auditorium, 11411 Masonic Home Drive in Bloomington. The press opening is Saturday, September 8, at 7:30pm.
Theatre In The Rounds Presents Classic Thriller WAIT UNTIL DARK
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2018
Theatre in the Round Players (TRP) opens its 67th season with Frederick Knott's Wait Until Dark, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, in weekend performances from September 7 - 30, 2018.
PREFERRED BY DISCREET WOMEN EVERYWHERE Comes to Freshwater Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2018
Freshwater Theatre returns to the Crane Theater with an original comedy by local playwright and Freshwater Co-Artistic Director Ruth Virkus: Preferred by Discreet Women Everywhere!
Cast Announced For Collide Theatrical's World Premiere Dance Musical THE GREAT GATSBY
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2018
The cast for COLLIDE'S upcoming world premiere dance musical, The Great Gatsby, has been announced. Created by Regina Peluso and Josh Campbell (the creative team that produced COLLIDE's hit production of 'Dracula' ), The Great Gatsby features Patrick Jeffrey as Gatsby, Caleb Michael as Nick, Katie Gearty as Jordan, Chelsea Rose as Myrtle and Grace Janiszewski as Daisy.
Children's Theatre Company Appoints Michael Winn As Director Of Community Partnerships And Inclusion
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2018
Children's Theatre Company (CTC) announced today the appointment of Michael Winn as the organization's new Director of Community Partnerships and Inclusion.
Cast Announced For CHARLOTTE'S WEB at Stages Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2018
Stages Theatre Company (STC) will launch its Most Magnificent Season of Theatre for Young Audiences with the literary classic, E.B. White's Charlotte's Web, dramatized by Joseph Robinette. The tale, filled with heart, hardship and imagination, centers around the unlikely connection formed between Wilbur, an irresistible pig, and Charlotte, a witty and resourceful spider. The heartwarming children's story about friendship, directed by Jeannine Coulombe, comes alive on our mainstage September 21st and will run through October 21st, 2018.
RENOWNED SICILIAN PUPPET THEATER Makes First Visit To Twin Cities
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2018
The Italian Cultural Center of Minneapolis/St. Paul (ICC) and Istituto Italiano di Cultura of Chicago present The Great Duel Between Orlando and Rinaldo for the Beautiful Angelica's Sake by the famed Italian puppet theatre company Associazione Figli d'Arte Cuticchio. This evening of captivating entertainment for all ages will be on stage for one night only on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7:30pm at Illusion Theater, located on the eighth floor of the Cowles Center for Dance & The Performing Arts at 528 Hennepin Ave. in downtown Minneapolis. 
Cirque Du Soleil's CORTEO Comes To Duluth
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2018
Corteo, the latest Cirque du Soleil's arena production, embark on a new journey throughout North America. The show will visit Duluth at the Infinite Energy Arena, from August 29 to September 2, 2018 for a limited run of seven performances. This unique production, directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, first premiered in Montreal under the Big Top in April 2005. Since then, the show has been a great success and has amazed 8 million people in 64 cities in 19 countries on four continents.
VIDEO: First Look at ONCE in Rehearsals at Theatre Latte Da
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2018
Rehearsals for Theater Latte Da's Once are underway. Winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Once features a book by Enda Walsh with music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. Theater Latte Da Artistic Director Peter Rothstein directs the production with Music Director Jason Hansen and choreography by Kelli Foster Warder. Performances begin September 12 at the Ritz Theater (345 13th Avenue NE in Minneapolis). Single tickets and season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at latteda.org or by calling 612-339-3003.
BWW Review: Chronofon Productions and Open Eye's DEAR LENNY: BERNSTEIN'S LIFE IN SONGS AND LETTERS is a Delightful 90 Minutes of Music, History, and Inspiration
by Jill Schafer - August 25, 2018
Leonard Bernstein. I know him mostly as the composer of one of my all-time favorite musical theater scores, WEST SIDE STORY (closing this weekend at the Guthrie), as well as other works ranging from classical to popular. But I never really knew much about the man behind the music or what his life was like. Thanks to Open Eye Figure Theatre and the team from Chronofon Productions (Bradley Greenwald, Dan Chouinard, Diana Grasselli, and Prudence Johnson), I now feel like I have an even greater appreciation for the music as well as the person who created it. DEAR LENNY: BERNSTEIN'S LIFE IN SONGS AND LETTERS is a well constructed and entertaining deep dive into the life and work of one of the best American composers of the 20th Century.
BWW Review: The Solo Play WHAT I THOUGHT I KNEW is a Remarkable True Story, Beautifully Told by Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company
by Jill Schafer - August 24, 2018
NYC-based theater artist Alice Eve Cohen had a surprise late-in-life pregnancy filled with traumatic experiences and decisions. So she wrote a play about it, because that's what artists do. The result is a frank, funny, and almost unbelievable story that touches on many common and relatable issues. For their production of WHAT I THOUGHT I KNEW, Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company enlisted Kim Kivens to perform the solo piece, a wise choice indeed. As much as anything else, the play is about storytelling. About our need to tell stories, our need to listen to each other's stories. Alice's story is a remarkable one, and listening to it, as told by the team at MJTC, is a joyful, heart-breaking, moving experience.
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's Liquid Music Series Presents Hanna Benn & Deantoni Parks: Procession
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2018
Analogue, digital, acoustic and synthetic sonorities seamlessly intermingle in this luminous collaboration between Atlanta-based duo vocalist/composer Hanna Benn (Son Lux, Boots) and percussionist/composer/producer Deantoni Parks (John Cale, Sade, T Bone Burnett, Flying Lotus). Procession explores the spiritual and emotional core of ceremonial music in the form of a song cycle, with new arrangements by Benn featuring her ethereal vocal textures elevated by electronic flourishes, and anchored by Park's ceaselessly kinetic rhythms alongside an SPCO string quintet of Maureen Nelson, Nick Tavani, David Auerbach, Rebecca Merblum and Zachary Cohen. This world premiere for chamber ensemble marks the Twin Cities debut of Benn and Parks as a duo. Join us to step into this truly numinous sanctum of sound.
Hennepin Theatre Trust And Jack Link's To Open Pre-show Destination On Hennepin Avenue
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2018
Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today it has reached a milestone in its partnership with Jack Link's Protein Snacks. The JACK LINK'S LEGEND LOUNGE (900 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis), located next to the historic Orpheum Theatre, will open to the public on Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. before the first performance of Hamilton. Last December, the Trust announced it was partnering with Jack Link's to renovate the portion of 900 Hennepin's first floor that faces Hennepin Avenue to create a theatre-enhancing destination for guests to meet and gather when attending shows. The lounge will be open to the public and feature Jack Link's inspired crafted cocktails and protein snacks for purchase.
BWW Review: Dark and Stormy's 'NIGHT, MOTHER is a Difficult Ride, but Beautiful, Heart-Breaking, Thought-Provoking, Conversation-Starting Theater
by Jill Schafer - August 22, 2018
Friends, this is a tough one to watch. And I don't necessarily recommend it for everyone, especially people who might be triggered by the events of the play. Proceed with caution, because Marsha Norman's Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'NIGHT, MOTHER is 90 minutes of the most frank discussion of suicide I've ever seen. Dark and Stormy's production, featuring the two-person dream team of Artistic Director Sara Marsh and #TCTheater favorite Sally Wingert, is beautifully done and powerfully affecting, almost painfully so. And they're doing all the right things - partnering with the Minnesota chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and including the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255) - so that hopefully this play brings more awareness of and discussion about suicide. And it's also some really intense, intimate, engaging theater. I expect nothing less from Dark and Stormy.
Sidekick Theatre Presents Pulitzer-Winning Play THE GIN GAME
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2018
Sidekick Theatre kicks off their fifth season with The Gin Game which will be presented September 7 through September 22, 2018 at The Ives Auditorium, 11411 Masonic Home Drive in Bloomington. The press opening is Saturday, September 8, at 7:30pm.
Trademark Partners With Better Angels For World Premiere of UNDERSTOOD
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2018
Tyler Michaels directs Trademark Theater's newest World Premiere, Understood, at Soma Studios in North East Minneapolis from October 3rd - October 28th. Understood, written by local playwright Tyler Mills, weaves a time bending, urgent story that captures the essence of our nation's harsh divides.
IS GOD IS Opens September 21 At Mixed Blood Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2018
Mixed Blood is the only regional theater in America producing, in the playwright's words, this "nuanced exploration of Black female anger."  IS GOD IS "explores the taboo of black female anger and the complexity of survival. It's terrifyingly funny and absurdly violent. It's about love and loyalty sisterhood and rivalry," says director Nataki Garrett.
Theatre In The Rounds Presents Classic Thriller WAIT UNTIL DARK
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2018
Theatre in the Round Players (TRP) opens its 67th season with Frederick Knott's Wait Until Dark, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, in weekend performances from September 7 - 30, 2018.
Hennepin Theatre Trust Announces Details for HAMILTON #HAM4HAM Lottery
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2018
Producer Jeffrey Seller and Hennepin Theatre Trust announce a digital lottery for HAMILTON tickets will begin in conjunction with the show's first performance (Wednesday, Aug. 29) in Minneapolis at the historic Orpheum Theatre (910 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis).
Park Square Theatre Announces The Regional Premiere Production Of THE AGITATORS
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2018
Park Square Theatre announces the regional premiere production of THE AGITATORS by Mat Smart, a core writer of the Minneapolis-based Playwrights' Center. The play, which examines the tempestuous friendship of women's rights advocate Susan B. Anthony and civil rights activist Fredrick Douglass, was commissioned by Geva Theatre in Rochester, New York, where the two giants of history first became friends. Park Square's production of this timely play, only the second in the nation, will play on the Park Square Proscenium Stage from September 21 to October 28, 2018.

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