THIS OLD HORSE

by Jared Fessler - February 01, 2026

What did our critic think of THE NO SECRETS TOUR - JESSIE J at First Avenue?...

by Joe Sarafolean - January 31, 2026

What did our critic think of GO, DOG. GO! • VE PERRO ¡VE! at Children's Theatre Company?...

by Jared Fessler - January 31, 2026

What did our critic think of RIDE THE CYCLONE at Lyric Arts?...

by Jared Fessler - January 30, 2026

What did our critic think of DEFEND MINNESOTA at First Avenue?...

by Jared Fessler - January 28, 2026

There’s a reason CHICAGO keeps coming back to Broadway—and to Minneapolis. Seeing it at the Orpheum Theatre this past week reminded everyone why this show has stayed at the top for decades: it’s sharp, funny, sexy, and endlessly entertaining. From the moment the lights dimmed, you could feel the exc...

by Jared Fessler - January 24, 2026

What did our critic think of LIFE IS A HIGHWAY TOUR - RASCAL FLATTS at Grand Casino Arena?...

by Jared Fessler - January 23, 2026

It was freezing on January 22. Not “kind of cold,” but the kind of Minneapolis cold that makes you rethink your plans. Still, people showed up. And once everyone packed into 7th Entry—that small room tucked under First Avenue—it didn’t take long for the cold to fade into the background....

by Jared Fessler - January 20, 2026

On a cold January night in Minneapolis, the State Theatre felt anything but wintery. As Celtic Throne II—Psalter of Ireland unfolded on January 18, 2026, the audience was carried into a world of ancient history, pulsing music, and remarkable young talent....

by Jared Fessler - January 13, 2026

Third Space Theater’s production of Will Arbery’s Plano, running now through January 18, 2026 at the Alan Page Auditorium at Mixed Blood Theatre, is fast, strange, and often deliberately disorienting....

by Jared Fessler - January 12, 2026

We chat with Patrick Dunachie of The King’s Singers ahead of an extraordinary concert at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. Patrick is the ensemble’s first countertenor, and this season marks a meaningful milestone in his career, as he will be stepping away from The King’s Singers at the end of the 2025...