The Soap Factory Presents COMMON ROOM, The Mediatheque Tour
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2017
Utilizing the collection of the Walker Art Center's Mediatheque library of over 100 titles, Common Room will offer a progressive mobile screening across the Twin Cities.
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2017
Utilizing the collection of the Walker Art Center's Mediatheque library of over 100 titles, Common Room will offer a progressive mobile screening across the Twin Cities.
The Soap Factory Announces Artists Participating In International Residency Exchange Program
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2017
The Soap Factory is excited to partner with Kutlivera to bring four emerging and mid-career Minnesota-based artists to Tranas, Sweden, to participate in a month-long residency at their organization.
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2017
The Soap Factory is excited to partner with Kutlivera to bring four emerging and mid-career Minnesota-based artists to Tranas, Sweden, to participate in a month-long residency at their organization.
Paisley Park Sets Dates for CELEBRATION 2018 to Honor Prince Rogers Nelson
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2017
Prince's Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota has announced that attendees to Celebration 2017 can reserve tickets to next year's planned Celebration 2018 now, past attendees can make reservation deposits for a comparable 2018 ticket; Celebration tickets will require a $100 deposit and VIP Celebration tickets, $200.
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2017
Prince's Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota has announced that attendees to Celebration 2017 can reserve tickets to next year's planned Celebration 2018 now, past attendees can make reservation deposits for a comparable 2018 ticket; Celebration tickets will require a $100 deposit and VIP Celebration tickets, $200.
Classes Are Now in Session at Penumbra Theatre's Summer Institute
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2017
Penumbra Theatre's Summer Institute is a leadership development program that trains teenagers to use their passion for the arts to promote social justice and equity. Across the Twin Cities, students are positively impacting their communities by standing up, speaking out, and moving those who listen with the power of performance.
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2017
Penumbra Theatre's Summer Institute is a leadership development program that trains teenagers to use their passion for the arts to promote social justice and equity. Across the Twin Cities, students are positively impacting their communities by standing up, speaking out, and moving those who listen with the power of performance.
NYC Theater Company Plunges Audiences Into Darkness
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2017
Hit the Lights! Theater Co. (HTL!) is pleased to present the award winning production of DUNGEON as part of the 2017 Minnesota Fringe Festival. DUNGEON tells the story of a young man falling into the unknown to rescue something he holds dear. It is told through movement, sound, flashlights, and without the use of dialogue or stage lighting. Inspired by kabuki, video games, horror movies, and pixar shorts, dungeon builds a world where the darkness speaks louder than the light.
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2017
Hit the Lights! Theater Co. (HTL!) is pleased to present the award winning production of DUNGEON as part of the 2017 Minnesota Fringe Festival. DUNGEON tells the story of a young man falling into the unknown to rescue something he holds dear. It is told through movement, sound, flashlights, and without the use of dialogue or stage lighting. Inspired by kabuki, video games, horror movies, and pixar shorts, dungeon builds a world where the darkness speaks louder than the light.
From the Creators of 'Church Basement Ladies', THE LOONEY LUTHERANS Comes to Maplewood Area Historical Society
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2017
In July, the Maplewood Area Historical Society (MAHS) brings theatrical entertainment with a side of hotdish to the Bruentrup Heritage Farm. MAHS will present the family-friendly comedy, THE LOONEY LUTHERANS in 'Livin' La Vida Lutheran,' a show cooked up by the creators of the popular hit musical CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES.
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2017
In July, the Maplewood Area Historical Society (MAHS) brings theatrical entertainment with a side of hotdish to the Bruentrup Heritage Farm. MAHS will present the family-friendly comedy, THE LOONEY LUTHERANS in 'Livin' La Vida Lutheran,' a show cooked up by the creators of the popular hit musical CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES.
Producer Kevin McCollum of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - July 13, 2017
Kevin McCollum produced some of Broadway's biggest shows, including MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, playing now in Minneapolis. Read along with my engaging conversation with him and learn some tidbits about an upcoming project and what drives his storytelling.
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - July 13, 2017
Kevin McCollum produced some of Broadway's biggest shows, including MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, playing now in Minneapolis. Read along with my engaging conversation with him and learn some tidbits about an upcoming project and what drives his storytelling.
The Soap Factory Presents Rethinking Public Spaces: Juxtaposition Arts
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2017
This summer, Juxtaposition Arts (JXTA) will build on the momentum they've created over the last 3 years around the celebration of Black August by combining the respective placemaking and art-based engagement skill sets of JXTA's Public Arts, Tactical, and Environmental Design studios by bringing 2017 Black August programming outdoors on the intersection of Emerson and West Broadway Avenues in North Minneapolis.
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2017
This summer, Juxtaposition Arts (JXTA) will build on the momentum they've created over the last 3 years around the celebration of Black August by combining the respective placemaking and art-based engagement skill sets of JXTA's Public Arts, Tactical, and Environmental Design studios by bringing 2017 Black August programming outdoors on the intersection of Emerson and West Broadway Avenues in North Minneapolis.
The Soap Factory Presents Laura Brown's Open Air Studio Session
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2017
Rethinking Public Spaces artist, Laura Brown, is hosting her second open air studio session outside of The Soap Factory, inviting the public to screen print with her.
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2017
Rethinking Public Spaces artist, Laura Brown, is hosting her second open air studio session outside of The Soap Factory, inviting the public to screen print with her.
Sarah Hicks and Kevin Puts Extend Contracts with Minnesota Orchestra
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2017
The Minnesota Orchestra today announced that conductor Sarah Hicks will lead the Minnesota Orchestra's "Live at Orchestra Hall" concert series through the 2020-21 season, and that Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts will continue as director of the Orchestra's Composer Institute through the 2019-20 season.
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2017
The Minnesota Orchestra today announced that conductor Sarah Hicks will lead the Minnesota Orchestra's "Live at Orchestra Hall" concert series through the 2020-21 season, and that Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts will continue as director of the Orchestra's Composer Institute through the 2019-20 season.
BWW Review: Girl Friday Productions Returns with their Biennial Production - the Smart, Funny, and Sobering IDIOT'S DELIGHT
by Jill Schafer - July 11, 2017
IDIOT'S DELIGHT is one of those deceptive plays that makes you think it's a light and fun romp through the past, until you begin to see the seriousness behind the beautiful clothes and pretty music. WWI vet Robert E. Sherwood's play premiered in 1936 and is eerily prescient about the impending war in Europe. Or maybe not; maybe it was obvious at the time that the world was heading to another Great War, only 20 years after the first one. But even now, 80 years after it was written, the themes of nationalism, loyalty, changing borders, and a great sadness at the cost of war on all sides ring true. This one left me feeling a little depressed, but with much to contemplate, and also thoroughly entertained, as always, by Girl Friday Productions' biennial contribution to the #TCTheater world. Girl Friday specializes in 'larger scale American plays of exceptional literary merit that are less frequently produced today,' and IDIOT'S DELIGHT is indeed a delight, but one that is most certainly not for idiots.
by Jill Schafer - July 11, 2017
IDIOT'S DELIGHT is one of those deceptive plays that makes you think it's a light and fun romp through the past, until you begin to see the seriousness behind the beautiful clothes and pretty music. WWI vet Robert E. Sherwood's play premiered in 1936 and is eerily prescient about the impending war in Europe. Or maybe not; maybe it was obvious at the time that the world was heading to another Great War, only 20 years after the first one. But even now, 80 years after it was written, the themes of nationalism, loyalty, changing borders, and a great sadness at the cost of war on all sides ring true. This one left me feeling a little depressed, but with much to contemplate, and also thoroughly entertained, as always, by Girl Friday Productions' biennial contribution to the #TCTheater world. Girl Friday specializes in 'larger scale American plays of exceptional literary merit that are less frequently produced today,' and IDIOT'S DELIGHT is indeed a delight, but one that is most certainly not for idiots.
The Soap Factory Presents COMMON ROOM, The Silent Tour
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2017
In an increasingly frenetic world, Common Room carves out an island of quietude with this walking tour. The Silent Tour explores our relation to each other and our surroundings without words-how does this change our experience of our world, how challenging is it to be silent, can we even not communicate?
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2017
In an increasingly frenetic world, Common Room carves out an island of quietude with this walking tour. The Silent Tour explores our relation to each other and our surroundings without words-how does this change our experience of our world, how challenging is it to be silent, can we even not communicate?
Diana Ross to Perform at Northrop This Summer; Tickets on Sale Friday!
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2017
Presented by Frank Productions, True Endeavors, and Northrop, Diana Ross will perform today, July 11th, 2017 at 8 p.m. at Northrop at the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN.
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2017
Presented by Frank Productions, True Endeavors, and Northrop, Diana Ross will perform today, July 11th, 2017 at 8 p.m. at Northrop at the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN.
Music Director Osmo Vänskä Extends Contract with Minnesota Orchestra
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2017
The Minnesota Orchestra announced today that Music Director Osmo Vanska has signed a new three-year contract which will extend his leadership of the Minnesota Orchestra through its 2021-22 season and bring his tenure to 19 years?a length equaled only by founding Music Director Emil Oberhoffer and sixth Music Director Stanislaw Skrowaczewski.
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2017
The Minnesota Orchestra announced today that Music Director Osmo Vanska has signed a new three-year contract which will extend his leadership of the Minnesota Orchestra through its 2021-22 season and bring his tenure to 19 years?a length equaled only by founding Music Director Emil Oberhoffer and sixth Music Director Stanislaw Skrowaczewski.
Paisley Park Announces MUSICOLOGY-Summer 2017
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2017
Prince's Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota has announced dates for a special four-day Battle of the Bands event, titled MUSICOLOGY - Summer 2017, to be held August 31st through September 3rd at Paisley Park. This unique live performance event will highlight "Real Music by Real Musicians" - an ethos Prince consistently championed through his life, creative works and incendiary live performances. Nine finalists will be selected from an open pool of video submissions and invited to Paisley Park to perform for a live audience in the legendary Soundstage, the site of countless iconic Prince performances, including the Sign O' The Times and Rave Un2 the Year 2000 concert films. Music groups interested in participating are invited to enter a video submission today via Paisley Park's Facebook page; please visit facebook.com/officialpaisleypark for full details and submission criteria. The deadline for submissions is July 30, 2017.
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2017
Prince's Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota has announced dates for a special four-day Battle of the Bands event, titled MUSICOLOGY - Summer 2017, to be held August 31st through September 3rd at Paisley Park. This unique live performance event will highlight "Real Music by Real Musicians" - an ethos Prince consistently championed through his life, creative works and incendiary live performances. Nine finalists will be selected from an open pool of video submissions and invited to Paisley Park to perform for a live audience in the legendary Soundstage, the site of countless iconic Prince performances, including the Sign O' The Times and Rave Un2 the Year 2000 concert films. Music groups interested in participating are invited to enter a video submission today via Paisley Park's Facebook page; please visit facebook.com/officialpaisleypark for full details and submission criteria. The deadline for submissions is July 30, 2017.
Great River Shakespeare Festival Stages SHIPWRECKED: AN ENTERTAINMENT
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2017
Shipwrecked: An Entertainment, a family-friendly production, opened Friday, June 30th at 7:30 p.m. as a part of Great River Shakespeare Festival's (Winona, MN) 14th season.
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2017
Shipwrecked: An Entertainment, a family-friendly production, opened Friday, June 30th at 7:30 p.m. as a part of Great River Shakespeare Festival's (Winona, MN) 14th season.
Mixed Blood Announces 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2017
Mixed Blood Theatre today announced its 2017-18 Season in which comedy, drama, satire, and musicals invoke a spirit of generosity and self-determination, celebrating the power of theater. Its reconfigurable space will take on three unique orientations, putting on display Mixed Blood's core value to be predictably unpredictable.
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2017
Mixed Blood Theatre today announced its 2017-18 Season in which comedy, drama, satire, and musicals invoke a spirit of generosity and self-determination, celebrating the power of theater. Its reconfigurable space will take on three unique orientations, putting on display Mixed Blood's core value to be predictably unpredictable.
Perspectives Theater Company Announces STRANGER at the Minnesota Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2017
First-time producer Perspectives Theater Company is proud to announce its debut production STRANGER, playing at the 2017 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Memory, history, text and ritual entangle three strangers (Fernanda Badeo, Ricardo Beaird, Gabrielle Dominique) in a sprawling, modern epic, summoning the immense joy, messiness and struggle of being seen at the intersection of race and faith. A fresh and exciting reinterpretation of the book of Exodus, STRANGER explores the lives of Jewish people of color seeking to define their identity, community and faith.
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2017
First-time producer Perspectives Theater Company is proud to announce its debut production STRANGER, playing at the 2017 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Memory, history, text and ritual entangle three strangers (Fernanda Badeo, Ricardo Beaird, Gabrielle Dominique) in a sprawling, modern epic, summoning the immense joy, messiness and struggle of being seen at the intersection of race and faith. A fresh and exciting reinterpretation of the book of Exodus, STRANGER explores the lives of Jewish people of color seeking to define their identity, community and faith.
Stages Theatre Company to Dive Into Theatre for the Very Young with SWIMMY
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2017
Stages Theatre Company (STC) is proud to present our newest Theatre for the Very Young production of Swimmy, based on the Caldecott Honor book by Leo Lionni.
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2017
Stages Theatre Company (STC) is proud to present our newest Theatre for the Very Young production of Swimmy, based on the Caldecott Honor book by Leo Lionni.
The Soap Factory Presents COMMON ROOM
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2017
Common Room is a series of artist-led tours of Twin Cities sites, with each tour themed around a specific concept that the group uses as a lens to explore facets of the urban geography - in the past, these themes have included cats, alleys, skyways, fishing, freeway construction, weather, community kitchens, personal memory, and many more.
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2017
Common Room is a series of artist-led tours of Twin Cities sites, with each tour themed around a specific concept that the group uses as a lens to explore facets of the urban geography - in the past, these themes have included cats, alleys, skyways, fishing, freeway construction, weather, community kitchens, personal memory, and many more.
BWW Review: Shimmering SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at the Guthrie Theater
by Karen Bovard - June 28, 2017
Design. Pattern. Composition. Balance. Light. Dark. Harmony. These are the principles artist Georges Seurat-as imagined by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine-names in his struggle to paint in a new way. All these principles are present in the musical SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. The current production in Minneapolis is a delight, visually scintillating, gorgeously sung and orchestrated, and successful at melding the two disparate acts into a satisfying whole.
by Karen Bovard - June 28, 2017
Design. Pattern. Composition. Balance. Light. Dark. Harmony. These are the principles artist Georges Seurat-as imagined by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine-names in his struggle to paint in a new way. All these principles are present in the musical SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. The current production in Minneapolis is a delight, visually scintillating, gorgeously sung and orchestrated, and successful at melding the two disparate acts into a satisfying whole.
FLY BY NIGHT's Jim Lichtscheidl
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - June 27, 2017
Learning more about an actor who you've seen a lot in a show you've never seen before can be a lot of fun. Local actor Jim Lichtscheidl answers 6 Questions and a Plug, and is going places but won't be going anywhere.
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - June 27, 2017
Learning more about an actor who you've seen a lot in a show you've never seen before can be a lot of fun. Local actor Jim Lichtscheidl answers 6 Questions and a Plug, and is going places but won't be going anywhere.
BWW Review: Old Log Theatre's GHOST THE MUSICAL is Better than Broadway; the Smaller Cast and Fewer Magic Tricks Serve the Story Better
by Jill Schafer - June 27, 2017
Old Log Theatre's contribution to the summer blockbuster musical is GHOST THE MUSICAL, based on the popular 1990 movie. It premiered on Broadway in 2012 and ran for only a few months, and when I saw the tour the following year I was not impressed. At the time I wrote, 'At its core, GHOST is a small intimate love story, but GHOST THE MUSICAL is a big splashy techno-heavy 'show,' in which the beauty of that story gets lost. The story would be better served with less tricks, a smaller cast, fewer showy songs, and a greater focus on what we really care about - the relationship between Molly and Sam.' I'm thrilled to report that Old Log has done just that. The score, which is quite good, the story, and the relationships between the characters are more the focus of the show, with lower tech effects that serve the story rather than drawing attention away from it. If you're looking for a satisfying summer musical experience, head out to Old Log Theatre, one of the oldest theaters in Minnesota, in lovely Excelsior on Lake Minnetonka.
by Jill Schafer - June 27, 2017
Old Log Theatre's contribution to the summer blockbuster musical is GHOST THE MUSICAL, based on the popular 1990 movie. It premiered on Broadway in 2012 and ran for only a few months, and when I saw the tour the following year I was not impressed. At the time I wrote, 'At its core, GHOST is a small intimate love story, but GHOST THE MUSICAL is a big splashy techno-heavy 'show,' in which the beauty of that story gets lost. The story would be better served with less tricks, a smaller cast, fewer showy songs, and a greater focus on what we really care about - the relationship between Molly and Sam.' I'm thrilled to report that Old Log has done just that. The score, which is quite good, the story, and the relationships between the characters are more the focus of the show, with lower tech effects that serve the story rather than drawing attention away from it. If you're looking for a satisfying summer musical experience, head out to Old Log Theatre, one of the oldest theaters in Minnesota, in lovely Excelsior on Lake Minnetonka.
Cast Set for SHREK THE MUSICAL at Stages Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2017
Stages Theatre Company (STC) presents Shrek The Musical, directed by Artistic Director Sandy Boren-Barrett. Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation Film, Shrek The Musical, is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs, and the beloved characters you know and love to life on our stage!
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2017
Stages Theatre Company (STC) presents Shrek The Musical, directed by Artistic Director Sandy Boren-Barrett. Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation Film, Shrek The Musical, is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs, and the beloved characters you know and love to life on our stage!
Chris Isaak at the Pantages Tickets Go On Sale Friday, 6/23 at 10 a.m.
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2017
Singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor and talk show host CHRIS ISAAK, and his band Silvertone, return Minneapolis for one night only at the historic Pantages Theatre (710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) on Wednesday, Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m.???????
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2017
Singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor and talk show host CHRIS ISAAK, and his band Silvertone, return Minneapolis for one night only at the historic Pantages Theatre (710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) on Wednesday, Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m.???????
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