REVIEW: Guns ‘N Roses Still Shooting (U.S. Bank Stadium) Arts Music by Amy Donahue - July 31, 2017August 2, 2017 A promotional photo for Guns 'N Roses. About 50,000 fans can testify that Guns 'N Roses are liars. After the band began a slow breakup in 2014, various members swore that they would not reunite onstage again. More than a year into their Not in This Lifetime... tour, the band is
Fringe File, #11: 5 Ridiculous Yet Wonderful-Looking Fringe Shows Arts Dance Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - July 30, 2017July 31, 2017 A promotional image for Jefferson Township Sparkling Junior Talent Pageant: A New Musical, presented by Devious Mechanics. One of the first things that our staff do when covering Fringe is to read through every show description. Counting cancellations, that's 192 or so to date for 2017! Here are some of incredibly
Fringe File, #10: The Out-of-Towners Preview Arts Dance Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - July 29, 2017July 31, 2017 A publicity photo for There Ain't No More by Willi Carlisle Productions, an award-winning Fringe show that has been touring and selling out across the country. The final official Minnesota Fringe Preview event takes place at Mixed Blood on Wednesday, August 2 @ 7:30 PM. This event, the Touring Artists Showcase, is usually
PREVIEW: Loring Park Art Festival (July 29-30) Arts Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 28, 2017July 29, 2017 Sunflowers and booths at the Loring Park Art Festival. Photo by Sher Stoneman. Loring Park is one of the definitive summer hangout spots in the Twin Cities, with its gentle slopes and winding paths becoming home to numerous festivals when the weather's warm. This weekend, the Loring Park Art Festival fills
Fringe File, #9: Every Video from the Second Official Fringe Preview Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 An illustration for Waiting for Gygax, a Dungeons & Dragons-themed parody of Waiting for Godot staged by Hot Chocolate Media. Did you miss the second live preview of the Minnesota Fringe on Monday? Never fear: videos of each show preview (minus any last-minute cancellations and previews with Actor’s Equity members) are now online. Here they are
REVIEW: Jesus Christ Superstar Dazzles (Ordway) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 Simon Zealotes (Terance Reddick) leads the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar in his eponymous song. Photo by Rich Ryan. Jesus Christ Superstar began as a concept album in 1970, soon giving rise to numerous ad hoc church performances throughout Britain and the United States. News of the album spread quickly by radio
REVIEW: Comic Camp Delights in Ka-Baam!! (Huge Theatre) Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 23, 2017July 23, 2017 A partly colorized crop of Doug Kalberg's pencil-and-ink cover art for the July 15, 2017 performance of Ka-BaaM!! at Huge Theatre. This image has been altered for publication. In a June 22 piece on Minnesota Playlist, Huge Theatre's executive director Butch Roy called for media outlets to spend more time reviewing long-form theatrical
Fringe File 2017, #8: Who’s In Fringe? Arts Dance Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - July 22, 2017July 22, 2017 Every 2017 Minnesota Fringe show's preview image. Wondering who you know in Fringe this year? Can't remember what their show is and don't want to sift through individual show descriptions? The Minnesota Fringe website can help you – it now features a convenient page to see every single credit listed on
Fringe File 2017, #7: Every Video from the First Official Fringe Preview Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 A promotional image for Dancing Bare Feet, a Bollywood stage musical created by Renu Kumar and presented by RGK Modern Indian Dance Academy. Did you miss the live preview of the Minnesota Fringe on Monday? Never fear: videos of each show preview (minus any last-minute cancellations and shows with Actor's Equity
Fringe File 2017, #6: Minnesota Fringe’s Second Official Preview of 2017 Arts Dance Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - July 19, 2017July 21, 2017 A promotional photo for Lysa Sparrow's First Year Queer, one of 30 Minnesota Fringe shows being previewed on Monday. Photo by Rebecca Jean Lawrence Photography. Here's a game to play: how many Fringe titles can you fit into a sentence that still kind of makes sense? A Bollywood Twistery Facility Denial of Service