Kathleen Gullickson of Best Buy Joins Hennepin Theatre Trust Board
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2015
Hennepin Theatre Trust today announced the election of Kathleen Gullickson, Director of Talent Acquisition for Best Buy, to its Board. The Trustees bring to the organization skills and experiences that include those in the arts, philanthropy, retail, politics, communications, real estate, business, law and finance.
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2015
Hennepin Theatre Trust today announced the election of Kathleen Gullickson, Director of Talent Acquisition for Best Buy, to its Board. The Trustees bring to the organization skills and experiences that include those in the arts, philanthropy, retail, politics, communications, real estate, business, law and finance.
Gadfly Theatre Productions to Present VILE AFFECTIONS, 3/20-29
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2015
Local theatre company Gadfly Theatre Productions to showcase Vanda's Vile Affections.
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2015
Local theatre company Gadfly Theatre Productions to showcase Vanda's Vile Affections.
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Returning to the Orpheum Theatre, 3/10-15
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2015
Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning, worldwide, smash hit Broadway musical, returns to Minneapolis as part of the 2014-2015 Thrivent Financial Broadway on Hennepin season. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production comes to life at the Orpheum Theatre March 10-15, 2015. Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased in person (no service fees) at the State Theatre Box Office (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis), online at HennepinTheatreTrust.org, by calling 1.800.982.2787 or visiting a Ticketmaster Center.
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2015
Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning, worldwide, smash hit Broadway musical, returns to Minneapolis as part of the 2014-2015 Thrivent Financial Broadway on Hennepin season. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production comes to life at the Orpheum Theatre March 10-15, 2015. Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased in person (no service fees) at the State Theatre Box Office (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis), online at HennepinTheatreTrust.org, by calling 1.800.982.2787 or visiting a Ticketmaster Center.
BWW Reviews: PIPPIN is High Flying Fun
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - February 19, 2015
Tony Award-winning PIPPIN is an acrobatic, twisty, flying, leaping, twirling revival that wowed the Orpheum Theatre crowd in Minneapolis and provides thoughtful insight into the thing called life.
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - February 19, 2015
Tony Award-winning PIPPIN is an acrobatic, twisty, flying, leaping, twirling revival that wowed the Orpheum Theatre crowd in Minneapolis and provides thoughtful insight into the thing called life.
Children's Theatre Company to Stage HUCK FINN, 3/3-4/4
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2015
Based on Mark Twain's classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Children's Theatre Company (CTC) will present Greg Banks' adaptation of Huck Finn, March 3 - April 4, 2015. Banks, whose CTC credits include Pinocchio, Robin Hood, Antigone, Romeo and Juliet and more, will direct, with music composed by Victor Zupanc, set by Joseph Stanley, costumes by Mary Anna Culligan and lighting design by Paul Whitaker. Huck Finn premiered at CTC in the 2006-2007 season and is part of the theatre's ongoing commitment to reimagining classics for the stage.
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2015
Based on Mark Twain's classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Children's Theatre Company (CTC) will present Greg Banks' adaptation of Huck Finn, March 3 - April 4, 2015. Banks, whose CTC credits include Pinocchio, Robin Hood, Antigone, Romeo and Juliet and more, will direct, with music composed by Victor Zupanc, set by Joseph Stanley, costumes by Mary Anna Culligan and lighting design by Paul Whitaker. Huck Finn premiered at CTC in the 2006-2007 season and is part of the theatre's ongoing commitment to reimagining classics for the stage.
Examining Post-War Society in Mission Theatre Company's TITUS ANDRONICUS and MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2015
War is an ever-present part of human society, but how we deal with it varies based on the smallest details. Even the victors do not come out unscathed. Mission Theatre Company sheds light on post-war life in divergent ways in its May repertory productions of Titus Andronicus and Much Ado About Nothing at the Minneapolis Theatre Garage.
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2015
War is an ever-present part of human society, but how we deal with it varies based on the smallest details. Even the victors do not come out unscathed. Mission Theatre Company sheds light on post-war life in divergent ways in its May repertory productions of Titus Andronicus and Much Ado About Nothing at the Minneapolis Theatre Garage.
Guthrie Theater Welcomes New Artistic Director
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2015
The Guthrie Theater announced today that Joseph Haj will become its eighth artistic director in July 2015, succeeding Joe Dowling. The announcement by Board Chair Lee Skold and Search Committee Chair Patricia Simmons ends an extensive year-long search.
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2015
The Guthrie Theater announced today that Joseph Haj will become its eighth artistic director in July 2015, succeeding Joe Dowling. The announcement by Board Chair Lee Skold and Search Committee Chair Patricia Simmons ends an extensive year-long search.
BWW Reviews: The Guthrie Theater's Magical, Mystical, Mischievous MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Is A Midwinter Delight
by Jill Schafer - February 17, 2015
Yesterday I sat on the famous thrust stage of the Guthrie Theater and watched a bunch of soldiers, lovers, and fairies dance, sing, fly, converse, love, hate, and generally cavort around in a bare circular space. Or was it all a dream? Such is the Guthrie's latest production of perhaps Shakespeare's best loved romantic comedy, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, that after three hours of spellbinding theater, you're not quite sure if what you saw just happened, or perhaps, as Puck suggests in his epilogue, it was all just a dream. Artistic Director Joe Dowling has returned to an old favorite in his final season at the Guthrie, assembling a gorgeous and talented cast of local favorites with a few national talents thrown in. It's no wonder that he returned to this show; this MIDSUMMER is a dream of a production, with plenty of spectacle in the form of dancing, flying, singing fairies, humor in the form of typical Shakesperean hijinks, and heart in this sweet romance that ends with a neat happily ever after. Everything about it is truly a delight.
by Jill Schafer - February 17, 2015
Yesterday I sat on the famous thrust stage of the Guthrie Theater and watched a bunch of soldiers, lovers, and fairies dance, sing, fly, converse, love, hate, and generally cavort around in a bare circular space. Or was it all a dream? Such is the Guthrie's latest production of perhaps Shakespeare's best loved romantic comedy, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, that after three hours of spellbinding theater, you're not quite sure if what you saw just happened, or perhaps, as Puck suggests in his epilogue, it was all just a dream. Artistic Director Joe Dowling has returned to an old favorite in his final season at the Guthrie, assembling a gorgeous and talented cast of local favorites with a few national talents thrown in. It's no wonder that he returned to this show; this MIDSUMMER is a dream of a production, with plenty of spectacle in the form of dancing, flying, singing fairies, humor in the form of typical Shakesperean hijinks, and heart in this sweet romance that ends with a neat happily ever after. Everything about it is truly a delight.
BWW Reviews: Ten Thousand Things' Sparsely Lovely THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN Gets Right to the Heart of the Sweet and Inspiring Story
by Jill Schafer - February 16, 2015
No one does musicals like Ten Thousand Things does musicals. And even though it defies everything we know about musical theater, after seeing a TTT musical I think that maybe that's the way musicals should always be done. The music, like everything else about the show, is stripped down to the very basics, extraneous layers removed to reveal the very heart of the matter. A one-man orchestra provides the minimal accompaniment, and the small cast imperceptibly transitions from speaking to singing, so that you can't even tell where songs end and begin, it's just all one seamless story. And above all else, Artistic Director Michelle Hensley and all of the artists at Ten Thousand Things are storytellers. Whether it's Shakespeare or a classic American musical, they share the story in a pure and unadorned way so that all of their audiences, whether prisoners or seasoned theater-goers, can hear it and see themselves in it. One such masterpiece is their latest musical venture, THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN, a reprise of their very first musical venture 15 years ago. It's lovely, spirited, sweet, funny, moving, heart-warming, and real.
by Jill Schafer - February 16, 2015
No one does musicals like Ten Thousand Things does musicals. And even though it defies everything we know about musical theater, after seeing a TTT musical I think that maybe that's the way musicals should always be done. The music, like everything else about the show, is stripped down to the very basics, extraneous layers removed to reveal the very heart of the matter. A one-man orchestra provides the minimal accompaniment, and the small cast imperceptibly transitions from speaking to singing, so that you can't even tell where songs end and begin, it's just all one seamless story. And above all else, Artistic Director Michelle Hensley and all of the artists at Ten Thousand Things are storytellers. Whether it's Shakespeare or a classic American musical, they share the story in a pure and unadorned way so that all of their audiences, whether prisoners or seasoned theater-goers, can hear it and see themselves in it. One such masterpiece is their latest musical venture, THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN, a reprise of their very first musical venture 15 years ago. It's lovely, spirited, sweet, funny, moving, heart-warming, and real.
Guthrie, TAC Stage 'KING ARTHUR'S COURT' & MACBETH in Rep, Beginning Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2015
The Guthrie Theater and The Acting Company (TAC) reunite for a seventh year to present A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - a satirical story adapted by acclaimed local playwright Jeffrey Hatcher from the novel by Mark Twain - in repertory with Macbeth, Shakespeare's dark and powerful tragedy.
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2015
The Guthrie Theater and The Acting Company (TAC) reunite for a seventh year to present A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - a satirical story adapted by acclaimed local playwright Jeffrey Hatcher from the novel by Mark Twain - in repertory with Macbeth, Shakespeare's dark and powerful tragedy.
Guthrie, TAC to Stage 'KING ARTHUR'S COURT' & MACBETH in Rep This Month Before National Tour
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
The Guthrie Theater and The Acting Company (TAC) reunite for a seventh year to present A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - a satirical story adapted by acclaimed local playwright Jeffrey Hatcher from the novel by Mark Twain - in repertory with Macbeth, Shakespeare's dark and powerful tragedy.
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
The Guthrie Theater and The Acting Company (TAC) reunite for a seventh year to present A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - a satirical story adapted by acclaimed local playwright Jeffrey Hatcher from the novel by Mark Twain - in repertory with Macbeth, Shakespeare's dark and powerful tragedy.
BWW Reviews: Theater Latte Da and Hennepin Theatre Trust Collaborate on a Spectacular and Poignant Re-Imagined OLIVER!
by Jill Schafer - February 11, 2015
Theater Latte Da and Hennepin Theatre Trust have formed a beautiful partnership called 'Broadway Re-Imagined,' in which they combine the resources of the Trust with the creativity and innovation of Latte Da to produce a Broadway-sized musical with all local talent and that special Latte Da twist. After the powerful rock musical Aida and the brilliant Ivey Award-winning Cabaret, they return this year with Oliver!, the 1960 musical based on Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist. But don't let all those adorable moppets dancing around the stage and singing upbeat tunes fool you. Oliver! is not a light and fluffy happy musical, well, not solely anyway. It's also a dark and somber look at such serious issues as child abuse and neglect, the desperation of poverty, and violence. But fortunately, after all the death and darkness, the curtain call ends with a reprise of a happy number, so we can all leave the theater with that happy musical feeling. But perhaps we also leave with a deeper thought about the relevance and seriousness of what we just saw, wrapped up in a gorgeous musical theater package, to ponder further at a later date.
by Jill Schafer - February 11, 2015
Theater Latte Da and Hennepin Theatre Trust have formed a beautiful partnership called 'Broadway Re-Imagined,' in which they combine the resources of the Trust with the creativity and innovation of Latte Da to produce a Broadway-sized musical with all local talent and that special Latte Da twist. After the powerful rock musical Aida and the brilliant Ivey Award-winning Cabaret, they return this year with Oliver!, the 1960 musical based on Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist. But don't let all those adorable moppets dancing around the stage and singing upbeat tunes fool you. Oliver! is not a light and fluffy happy musical, well, not solely anyway. It's also a dark and somber look at such serious issues as child abuse and neglect, the desperation of poverty, and violence. But fortunately, after all the death and darkness, the curtain call ends with a reprise of a happy number, so we can all leave the theater with that happy musical feeling. But perhaps we also leave with a deeper thought about the relevance and seriousness of what we just saw, wrapped up in a gorgeous musical theater package, to ponder further at a later date.
Playwrights' Center to Present March Readings of Idris Goodwin's THE REALNESS
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
?The Ruth Easton New Play Series at the Playwrights' Center continues in March with readings of the new play 'The REALNESS: the second break beat play' by Core Writer Idris Goodwin. The play will have two public readings: Monday, March 2 and Tuesday, March 3 at 7 p.m. at the Playwrights' Center, 2301 E. Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis.
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
?The Ruth Easton New Play Series at the Playwrights' Center continues in March with readings of the new play 'The REALNESS: the second break beat play' by Core Writer Idris Goodwin. The play will have two public readings: Monday, March 2 and Tuesday, March 3 at 7 p.m. at the Playwrights' Center, 2301 E. Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis.
2015-16 Broadway on Hennepin Season to Include BEAUTIFUL, 'GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE' & More
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
Hennepin Theatre Trust today revealed its stellar 2015-2016 Broadway on Hennepin Season, featuring Broadway's hottest Tony Award-winning shows, seven Minnesota premieres and returning favorites. Making their local debuts are A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, winner of four 2014 Tony Awards including Best Musical; Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, the 2014 Tony Award-winning inspiring true story, and The Bridges of Madison County, the romantic 2014 Tony Award winner for Best Score and Best Orchestrations.
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
Hennepin Theatre Trust today revealed its stellar 2015-2016 Broadway on Hennepin Season, featuring Broadway's hottest Tony Award-winning shows, seven Minnesota premieres and returning favorites. Making their local debuts are A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, winner of four 2014 Tony Awards including Best Musical; Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, the 2014 Tony Award-winning inspiring true story, and The Bridges of Madison County, the romantic 2014 Tony Award winner for Best Score and Best Orchestrations.
Park Square to Present David Mann's Adaptation of ROMEO AND JULIET, 2/27-3/8
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
Park Square continues its 2014-2015 season with a passionate, youthful rendition of William Shakespeare's greatest love story, ROMEO AND JULIET. Adapted and directed by David Mann, this production on the Boss Stage features a limited number of public performances February 27 - March 8, 2015.
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015
Park Square continues its 2014-2015 season with a passionate, youthful rendition of William Shakespeare's greatest love story, ROMEO AND JULIET. Adapted and directed by David Mann, this production on the Boss Stage features a limited number of public performances February 27 - March 8, 2015.
CTC's 50th Anniversary Season to Include DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, THE JUNGLE BOOK & More
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2015
Children's Theatre Company (CTC) celebrates 50 years as the flagship theatre for multigenerational audiences in North America with a mix of celebratory events and a continued commitment to creating new work for young audiences with a theatrical season that includes five premieres. Hailed by Time Magazine as the number one theatre for families in the nation, CTC celebrates 50 years of creating exciting new works for young audiences that have been in Beijing, Moscow, Tokyo, Canada, Scotland, most of the United States and Broadway; of being the largest and most honored theatre for multigenerational audiences in North America; and the being only theatre for young audiences to receive a Tony Award for sustained excellence.
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2015
Children's Theatre Company (CTC) celebrates 50 years as the flagship theatre for multigenerational audiences in North America with a mix of celebratory events and a continued commitment to creating new work for young audiences with a theatrical season that includes five premieres. Hailed by Time Magazine as the number one theatre for families in the nation, CTC celebrates 50 years of creating exciting new works for young audiences that have been in Beijing, Moscow, Tokyo, Canada, Scotland, most of the United States and Broadway; of being the largest and most honored theatre for multigenerational audiences in North America; and the being only theatre for young audiences to receive a Tony Award for sustained excellence.
The Ordway to Present THE ILLUSIONISTS - WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE, 3/24-29
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2015
The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will welcome THE ILLUSIONISTS - WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE, the world's best-selling touring magic show, March 24-29 as part of a 20-city U.S. tour. The show comes to the Ordway after a record-shattering run on Broadway and a sold-out engagement at the Sydney Opera House. Tickets for THE ILLUSIONISTS are available now and can be purchased online at www.ordway.org, by phone at 651-224-4222 or in person at the Ordway ticket office.
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2015
The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will welcome THE ILLUSIONISTS - WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE, the world's best-selling touring magic show, March 24-29 as part of a 20-city U.S. tour. The show comes to the Ordway after a record-shattering run on Broadway and a sold-out engagement at the Sydney Opera House. Tickets for THE ILLUSIONISTS are available now and can be purchased online at www.ordway.org, by phone at 651-224-4222 or in person at the Ordway ticket office.
BWW Reviews: Penumbra Theatre's BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK - A Timely (and Very Funny) Look at Black Actors in Hollywood
by Jill Schafer - February 08, 2015
In BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK, now playing at Penumbra Theatre as part of their 'Womansong' season, the title character is a black actress in 1930s Hollywood who gets her big break playing a loyal slave in an antebellum Southern melodrama. She imbues the stereotypical role with as much humanity and depth as possible, and so begins a long and successful career, until she mysteriously disappears from the spotlight. Vera is a controversial figure because on the one hand her characters perpetuate the stereotypes seen in movies, but on the other hand she makes her characters as real as possible and has built a successful career for herself and opened doors for black actors in Hollywood. The play examines these issues in a funny, entertaining, innovative way, jumping across time and using video of Vera's first movie.
by Jill Schafer - February 08, 2015
In BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK, now playing at Penumbra Theatre as part of their 'Womansong' season, the title character is a black actress in 1930s Hollywood who gets her big break playing a loyal slave in an antebellum Southern melodrama. She imbues the stereotypical role with as much humanity and depth as possible, and so begins a long and successful career, until she mysteriously disappears from the spotlight. Vera is a controversial figure because on the one hand her characters perpetuate the stereotypes seen in movies, but on the other hand she makes her characters as real as possible and has built a successful career for herself and opened doors for black actors in Hollywood. The play examines these issues in a funny, entertaining, innovative way, jumping across time and using video of Vera's first movie.
Brave New Workshop's New Show FIFTY SHADES OF GRAVY Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2015
The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) is pleased to announce the cast and title for its 2015 winter show: 'Fifty Shades of Gravy' Previews for the show run today, February 6-12, 2014, with opening night Friday, February 13. The show runs through May 2.
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2015
The Brave New Workshop Theatre (BNW) is pleased to announce the cast and title for its 2015 winter show: 'Fifty Shades of Gravy' Previews for the show run today, February 6-12, 2014, with opening night Friday, February 13. The show runs through May 2.
BWW Interviews: Getting to Know THE COLOR PURPLE's Gary Hines
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - February 05, 2015
Gary Hines, an accomplished talent who's best known for his 45-year career with The Sounds of Blackness, is music director for the acclaimed run of THE COLOR PURPLE at St. Paul's Park Square Theater. We got to know a little more about this production and Gary in this BWW Interview.
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - February 05, 2015
Gary Hines, an accomplished talent who's best known for his 45-year career with The Sounds of Blackness, is music director for the acclaimed run of THE COLOR PURPLE at St. Paul's Park Square Theater. We got to know a little more about this production and Gary in this BWW Interview.
Theater Latte Da Brings OLIVER! to the Pantages, Beginning Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2015
OLIVER!, an re-imagining of the iconic musical based on Charles Dickens' classic Oliver Twist, directed by the nationally acclaimed Peter Rothstein, runs tonight, February 4-March 1, 2015, at the historic Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis.
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2015
OLIVER!, an re-imagining of the iconic musical based on Charles Dickens' classic Oliver Twist, directed by the nationally acclaimed Peter Rothstein, runs tonight, February 4-March 1, 2015, at the historic Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis.
CTC's THE BIGGEST LITTLE HOUSE IN THE FOREST Delights Toddlers, Starting Today
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2015
There's always room for one more in Children's Theatre Company's production of The Biggest Little House in the Forest, a play specially designed for children ages 2 through 5, opening today, February 3 through March 15, 2015.
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2015
There's always room for one more in Children's Theatre Company's production of The Biggest Little House in the Forest, a play specially designed for children ages 2 through 5, opening today, February 3 through March 15, 2015.
Freshwater Theatre to Present IF YOU DON'T WEAKEN, Begin. 3/28
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2015
Freshwater Theatre Company returns in 2015 with the world premiere of If You Don't Weaken, a new Jewish comedy by local playwright Jenna Zark.
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2015
Freshwater Theatre Company returns in 2015 with the world premiere of If You Don't Weaken, a new Jewish comedy by local playwright Jenna Zark.
Stages Theatre Company Offers Sensory Friendly Performance of GOODNIGHT MOON Today
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2015
Stages Theatre Company will offer a special Sensory Friendly Performance of Goodnight Moon: The Musical. The special performance will take place today, January 31st at 10am. To reserve tickets call 952-979-1111, option 4.
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2015
Stages Theatre Company will offer a special Sensory Friendly Performance of Goodnight Moon: The Musical. The special performance will take place today, January 31st at 10am. To reserve tickets call 952-979-1111, option 4.
BWW Reviews: Transatlantic Love Affair Brings Their Trademark Inventive Physical Theater Style to the Exquisitely Lovely THESE OLD SHOES
by Jill Schafer - January 30, 2015
I'll never forget the first time I saw Transatlantic Love Affair. It was the 'Audience Pick' show at the end of a long and exhausting 2012 Fringe Festival. I was tired and crabby and fringed out, but from the moment the lights went down on ASH LAND, TLA transported me to another world, a world so specifically and beautifully created on a bare stage by a group of performers using nothing but their bodies, voices, and souls to communicate the story. I've seen them a number of times since then, both at the Fringe and as part of Illusion Theater's 'Lights Up' series, and they continue to move me beyond what just 'ordinary' theater is able to do. TLA returned to Illusion Theater last night with a remount of their 2013 Fringe hit THESE OLD SHOES, a touching story of time, memory, regret, second chances, and long lost love rediscovered. In everything they do, TLA is nothing less than exquisite. But disappointingly, the theater last night was not as full as it should have been. My goal in writing this piece is to get as many people as possible to go see THESE OLD SHOES. You cannot call yourself a true Twin Cities theater fan if you've never seen Transatlantic Love Affair, and there's no better place to start than with this achingly lovely show.
by Jill Schafer - January 30, 2015
I'll never forget the first time I saw Transatlantic Love Affair. It was the 'Audience Pick' show at the end of a long and exhausting 2012 Fringe Festival. I was tired and crabby and fringed out, but from the moment the lights went down on ASH LAND, TLA transported me to another world, a world so specifically and beautifully created on a bare stage by a group of performers using nothing but their bodies, voices, and souls to communicate the story. I've seen them a number of times since then, both at the Fringe and as part of Illusion Theater's 'Lights Up' series, and they continue to move me beyond what just 'ordinary' theater is able to do. TLA returned to Illusion Theater last night with a remount of their 2013 Fringe hit THESE OLD SHOES, a touching story of time, memory, regret, second chances, and long lost love rediscovered. In everything they do, TLA is nothing less than exquisite. But disappointingly, the theater last night was not as full as it should have been. My goal in writing this piece is to get as many people as possible to go see THESE OLD SHOES. You cannot call yourself a true Twin Cities theater fan if you've never seen Transatlantic Love Affair, and there's no better place to start than with this achingly lovely show.
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