REVIEW: Updated A Christmas Carol Glitters, Flows (Guthrie Theater) Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 The cast of the Guthrie Theater’s 2017 production of A Christmas Carol. Photo by Dan Norman. Not all Christmas Carols are created equal. Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale is something like a Thanksgiving turkey: it gets cut, stuffed, basted, and re-seasoned according to the meal its presenters wish to serve. Is it
REVIEW: Waitress: The Musical Serves Something Different (Orpheum Theatre) Arts Dance Music Theatre Visual Arts by Basil Considine - November 22, 2017November 22, 2017 Charity Angel Dawson, Desi Oakley, and Lenne Klingaman in the National Tour of Waitress: The Musical. Photo by Joan Marcus. The Broadway tour of Waitress: The Musical opened for business at the Orpheum Theatre Tuesday night, complete with the intoxicating aroma of hot pie filling the lobby during intermission. The evening was
REVIEW: Delightful Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (Jungle Theater) Arts Theatre by Bev Wolfe - November 19, 2017November 20, 2017 Fitzwilliam Darcy (James Rodríguez), Charles Bingley (Sam Bardwell), Jane Bingley (Adia Morris), Mary Bennet (Christian Bardin), Arthur de Bourgh (JuCoby Johnson), Lydia Wickham (Kelsey Didion), Elizabeth Darcy (Sun Mee Chomet), and Anne de Bourgh (Anna Hickey). Photo by Dan Norman. The Jungle Theater’s production of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, which opened
PHOTOS: Cab Cabaret-Princess Party (Troubadour Wine Bar) Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 16, 2017November 17, 2017 Elena Glass, Emily Dussault, and Leslie Vincent singing a trio at the Troubadour Wine Bar on Monday, November 13. On Monday evening, an octet of musicians crammed onto the stage of the Troubadour Wine Bar in Minneapolis, MN for Cab Cabaret–Princess Party. The roster included Ruthie Baker McGrath, Emily Dussault, Elena Glass,
PREVIEW: A Theatrical Double Header: Based On / A True Story (Southern Theater) Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 Aidan Jane Gallivan and Hailey Cowell in a promotional photo for The Critic and the Drama Queen. If you follow the Twin Cities theatre scene, September sees an astonishing number of show openings each year. October, despite a slew Halloween and horror-themed events, is relatively quiet. Then, as the leaves vanish
FEATURE: Jane Austen’s Living Legacy in Art Arts Dance Music Theatre Visual Arts by Basil Considine - November 15, 2017November 15, 2017 A promotional image of the Élan Ensemble, a group performing music from Jane Austen's family's music collection. July 18, 2017 formally marked the bicentennial of Jane Austen's death. The milestone occasioned many literary, scholarly, and artistic endeavors across the world, exploring varied aspects of her legacy. While her works may now
REVIEW: Sister Act‘s Triumphant Return (Chanhassen Dinner Theatres) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - November 14, 2017November 14, 2017 Delores Van Cartier (Regina Marie Williams, center) "keeps a low profile" while on the run from the mob in Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' spirited revival of Sister Act. Photo by Heidi Bohnenkamp. Those darn singing nuns are at it again. Just when you think it's safe to go back to the convent, Chanhassen
REVIEW: Music, Laughter, Locked in a Closet: The Marriage of Figaro (Minnesota Opera) Arts Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Basil Considine - November 14, 2017June 24, 2018 Johanni van Oostrum as Countess Almaviva, Richard Ollarsaba as Figaro, Angela Mortellaro as Susanna, Jacques Imbrailo as Count Almaviva, Andres Acosta as Don Basilio, Nadia Fayad as Marcellina and Matt Boehler as Doctor Bartolo in Minnesota Opera’s The Marriage of Figaro. Photo by Dan Norman. Minnesota Opera's The Marriage of Figaro opened on
PREVIEW: Sparkling Waitress: The Musical Comes to Minneapolis (Hennepin Theatre Trust) Arts Dance Music Theatre Visual Arts by Basil Considine - November 14, 2017November 15, 2017 Ryan G. Dunkin and the cast of the National Tour of Waitress. Photo by Joan Marcus. There are two classic definitions of pornography: material that is designed to arouse the senses, and something that you know when you see it. As far as food porn goes, Waitress: The Musical matches those
REVIEW: The Grinch and the Who Steal the Show (Children’s Theatre Company) Arts Dance Music Theatre Visual Arts by Basil Considine - November 12, 2017November 13, 2017 The cast of the Children's Theatre Company 2017 production of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Photo by Kaitlin Randolph. There are two stand-out reasons to see Dr. Seuss's The Grinch Who Stole Christmas at the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis. One is Reed Sigmund, whose portrayal of the titular