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INTERVIEW: Jenny LeDoux and Nautilus’ Bluestem

by Amy Donahue -

A promotional image for Nautilus Music-Theater's Rough Cuts reading of Bluestem, a new music theater piece by Eric Anderson and Kim Sherman. One of the best-kept secrets in the Twin Cities is Nautilus Music-Theater's Rough Cuts series – a chance to see riveting, intimate performances of material for the highly affordable

NEWS: Brews & Credit (Unions) Team Up

by Twin Cities Arts Reader -

A photo of the new High Yield Pale Ale. The Minnesota Credit Union Network and Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative have launched the High Yield Pale Ale, a unique beer collaboration. A portion of every pint sold from the High Yield Pale Ale will be used to underwrite financial literacy efforts in

REVIEW: Paul Simon’s Intimate Orpheum concert

by Bev Wolfe -

A promotional photo of American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. Paul Simon gave a low-key but stirring performance on Easter at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis.  I was especially excited to see him in concert since cancer treatments prevented me from attending his farewell tour in 2018.  Still dealing with cancer, but on

NEWS: Arena Stage Honors Sen. Klobuchar with American Voice Award

by Amy Donahue -

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, a vaunted Washington, DC-area theatre, presented the American Voice Award to Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on Thursday, April 10, 2025. The award presentation took place as part of Arena Stage's opening night celebration for the world-premiere production of Larissa FastHorse’s Fake

NEWS: Tamara Kangas Erickson Appointed New Head of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres

by Amy Donahue -
Tamara Kangas Erickson has been appointed the new President and Artistic Director of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres.

Tamara Kangas Erickson has been appointed the new President and Artistic Director of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres.Photo courtesy of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. The Board of Directors of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (CDT) today announced the appointment of Tamara Kangas Erickson as its new President and Artistic Director. This appointment follows the passing of

NEWS: Cancellations Continue to Roll The Kennedy Center

by Amy Donahue -

The ceiling of The Kennedy Center's Opera House in Washington, DC. Photo by Ron Blunt, courtesy of The Kennedy Center. Disruptions continue to spawn at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, long one of the nation's leading arts institutions in Washington, DC. The celebrated opera Fellow Travelers – which

NEWS: Film Score Fest: 2025 Edition

by Twin Cities Arts Reader -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAJB0rXtn3c The Film Score Fest – an annual event featuring new short films with original musical scores, performed live with orchestra – returns on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The film screenings at the History Theatre in Saint Paul, MN will reach their largest form yet, with two main screening sessions with orchestra, and

PREVIEW: Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus – Icicle Tour

by Amy Donahue -

A promotional image for the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus's Out Of The Closet & Into The Burbs tour. The Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus (TCGMC) is hitting the road later this month, on a mission of “building community through music”. This late winter tour is specifically designed to bring TCGMC

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