REVIEW: Sardonic Humor in Glass Menagerie (Guthrie Theater) Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - September 22, 2019September 22, 2019 Grayson DeJesus (as Jim O’Connor) and Carey Cox (as Laura Wingfield) in the Guthrie Theater’s production of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, now playing at the Guthrie's Wurtele Thrust Stage in Minneapolis. Photo by T Charles Erickson. Memories are a tricky thing. As recounted by Tom in the prologue to The
PHOTOS: Theater Latté Da’s Chicago Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Britta Ollmann and Michelle de Joya in Theater Latté Da's production of Chicago, now in previews at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis. Photo by Dan Norman. Theater Latté Da's production of the classic Kander/Ebb/Fosse musical Chicago opens tomorrow at the Ritz Theater in Northeast Minneapolis. Here's a look at the company's
REVIEW: Masterful Acting in a Curious Incident (Yellow Tree Theatre) Arts Theatre Visual Arts by Bev Wolfe - September 18, 2019September 18, 2019 Zach Schnitzer in Yellow Tree Theater's production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, now playing in Osseo, MN. Photo by Justin Cox. Yellow Tree Theatre opened its 12th Season last week with The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Playwright Simon Stephens based his play
REVIEW: Retro Hit Parade in Smokey Joe’s Cafe Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - September 17, 2019September 18, 2019 The company of the Ordway's new production of Smokey Joe's Cafe. Photo by Dan Norman. Smokey Joe's Cafe is an unabashed jukebox musical revue. It has no plot, no throughlines worth reporting, and no dialogue. If these things were at all missed, the audiences at the Ordway Center for the Performing
PREVIEW: Donna Grantis at the Dakota Jazz Club, 9/24 Arts Music by Brian Bix - September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Donna Grantis in concert at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis, MN. Photo by Joe Lemke. As a young Canadian guitarist, Donna Grantis dreamed of jamming with Prince. This dream actually came true: one day, out of the blue, a call came from Hannah Welton – Prince’s drummer – asking Grantis
PREVIEW: The Old Log’s Plan to Get Away With Murder Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 A promotional image for the musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, which begins previews October 18 at the Old Log Theatre in Excelsior, MN. It's not every day that a theatre plans to commit mass murder and get away with it. However, the Old Log Theatre – a longtime
REVIEW: Journey North Opera Company Bounds Back with Powerful Rape of Lucretia Arts Music Opera Theatre by Basil Considine - September 7, 2019September 11, 2019 A promotional photo for Journey North Opera Company's production of The Rape of Lucretia. Photo by Justin Sims Photography. Journey North Opera Company's been in hibernation for a long time. Not since 2015 has the company produced in the Twin Cities, back when it was still called Twin Cities Fringe Opera.
INTERVIEW: Grayson DeJesus on Playing the Gentleman Caller in The Glass Menagerie Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - September 6, 2019September 9, 2019 An excerpt from the New York Times' April 2, 1945 review of The Glass Menagerie's opening on Broadway. In two weeks, the Guthrie Theater opens its new production of The Glass Menagerie on the Wurtele Thrust Stage in Minneapolis. This classic chamber drama is no stranger to the Guthrie Theater, for whom
NEWS: Rocky Horror Claims Life of Park Square Shop Saw Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 Photo by scott1346. St. Paul, MN-based Park Square Theatre announced the death of a long-time company worker yesterday. Bessie, the company's 65-year-old table saw, passed out while building sets for the company's upcoming production of The Rocky Horror Show. She was pronounced dead on the scene by Dave PEterson. Bessie, who joined
REVIEW: Pat Metheny’s Amazing Breadth at the Dakota Arts Music by Brian Bix - September 5, 2019September 7, 2019 A publicity photo of Pat Metheny. Photo by J. Peden. Pat Metheny has won nearly every honor there is for a musician to win. His 44 recordings have sold over 20 million records sold worldwide, and have included three gold records. Those recordings have earned him an amazing 34