REVIEW: Terrifying Assassins (Theater Latté Da) Arts Theatre by Bev Wolfe - February 18, 2018February 18, 2018 Dieter Bierbrauer as John Wilkes Booth in Theater Latté Da's production of the Sondheim musical Assassins. Photo by Dan Norman. “Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life.” Oscar Wilde's words haunted me as I was finishing this review and learned the horrific news of the shooting in Broward County,
REVIEW: Moving Humanity in the Downtrod of The Humans (Orpheum/Hennepin Theatre Trust) Arts Theatre by Kit Bix - February 17, 2018February 17, 2018 The cast of the national tour of The Humans: Richard Thomas, Pamela Reed, Daisy Eagan, Luis Vega, and Therese Plaehn. Photo by Julieta Cervantes. To paraphrase Tolstoy, all dysfunctional families are not alike. This is a good thing, because there are an awful lot of American dramas that seem to revolve
PREVIEW: Allen Ruppersberg Retrospective: 50 Years of Visual Art (Walker Art Museum) Arts Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - February 17, 2018 Allen Ruppersberg's The Singing Posters: Allen Ginsberg's Howl by Allen Ruppersberg (Part 1 & 2) (2003). Photo courtesy of the artist and Greene Naftali. Posters? Check. Comic? Check. Book covers? Check! Record covers? Check-check! This is just a small sample of Allen Ruppersberg's broad body of work, which will be
REVIEW: Will They or Won’t They Slay in The Ravagers? (Savage Umbrella) Arts Theatre by Amy Donahue - February 15, 2018February 17, 2018 A promotional photo for Savage Umbrella's 2018 production of The Ravagers. Photo by Anna Schultz. It's been a long time since Savage Umbrella first presented its drama The Ravagers. If you look back at reviews of the premiere, you get insight into a different landscape of theatrical coverage - Ed Huyck
NEWS: The Hennepin Theatre Trust’s 2018-2019 Season Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 Phillipa Soo, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Jasmine Cephas Jones in the original Broadway cast of Hamilton – one of 12 shows coming in the Hennepin Theatre Trust's next season. The Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today its 2018-2019 Bank of America Broadway season. The new season will feature a mix of 12 new and
REVIEW: The Royale Knockout (Yellow Tree Theatre) Arts Theatre by Bev Wolfe - February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 Santino Craven and David Murray in Yellow Tree Theatre's production of The Royale. Photo by Justin Cox. "BAM", "POW", "KAPOW" – A Knockout Bam goes the fist. Pow – another punch and someone’s seeing double. Kapow – the countdown is on and the play begins. Such is the flow of The Royale, an experiential telling of the
NEWS: Toxic Waste, No Laughing Matter. Toxic Avenger, Yes! (Minneapolis Musical Theatre) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - February 10, 2018February 10, 2018 A promotional image for Minneapolis Musical Theatre's production of The Toxic Avenger. There is a saying that there's an audience somewhere for everything. To support this, you need look no further than the growth of the Internet, which unites people with the most obscure hobbies and allows you to find the most
NEWS: RIP Bearded Men Improv, Long Live The Bearded Company Arts Theatre by Amy Donahue - February 8, 2018February 10, 2018 An image not reflecting the status of a Minneapolis-based improv troupe. Yesterday, the award-winning Bearded Men Improv troupe announced that it would no longer perform under its founding name. The company, which has Minneapolis and Los Angeles chapters, will henceforth be known as The Bearded Company. With typical élan, the 11-year-old company announced