Ethan Davenport (Ren McCormack), Angela Steele (Ariel Moore), and Erin Nicole Farsté (Rusty) with the cast of Artistry's Footloose, which opens tomorrow at the Bloomington Center for the Arts. Photo by Devon Cox. Artistry's Footloose opens tomorrow at the Bloomington Center for the Arts. This musical (based on the 1984 film
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PREVIEW: The Fiddler on the Roof National Tour (Orpheum/Hennepin Theatre Trust)
MUSIC VIDEO: The Pixies’ “On Graveyard Hill”
The legendary alt rock band The Pixies dropped a new music video today. Directed by Kii Arens (behind the music videos for Devo's "What We Do" and Queens of the Stone Age's "The Vampyre of Time and Memory"), the psychedelic video sets the band's recent single "On Graveyard Hill". "On Graveyard
BREAKING NEWS: Stephen Lord Resigns From Michigan Opera Theatre, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Following last night's publication of an investigative feature on Stephen Lord, the American conductor has resigned from his positions at Michigan Opera Theatre and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Statements from both organizations follow. MOT's complete statement reads: Michigan Opera Theatre announced today that its Principal Conductor Stephen Lord has resigned from
NEWS: Jungle Theater Announces 2019-2020 Season
The Jungle Theater in Minneapolis announced its 2019-2020 season last night. The coming season will bring cyclones, doll houses, redwoods, Mary Janes, and Cambodian rock bands, plus a reprise of Jane Austen double features. It includes five local premieres, two revivals running in repertory, and a musical collaboration with Theater
PHOTOS: A Look at the Children’s Theatre Company’s Matilda
Sofia Salmela as Matilda in the Children's Theatre Company production of Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical. Photo by Dan Norman. In 1988, author Roald Dahl produced a new children's novel called Matilda. It was more than two decades since the publication of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory made him famous in
FEATURE: Inside the Hennepin Theatre Trust’s 2019-2020 Theatre Season
NEWS: Guthrie Theater Announces 2019-2020 Season
The Guthrie Theater (pictured) announced its 2019-2020 season today. Photo by Erik Blume. It's going to be a season of cabarets, shipwrecks, crazy dancing, sweat, and TV-fueled desire at the Guthrie next season. Add some Austen, a beauty shop, Christmas in New York, some good old-fashioned lying to family, and the
NEWS: Ordway Announces 2019-2020 Season
A groundhog, an animal whose mid-winter emergence is immortalized in the 1993 film Groundhog Day – one of several famous films whose musical versions will be appearing at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul in 2019-2020. Photo by Linnaea Mallette. The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
NEWS: The Grammy Award Winners and Nominees (Complete List)
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards celebration took place last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Hosted by Alicia Keys, the music industry awards featured a massive performing lineup, and winners ranging from Jimmy Carter (!) to Lady Gaga and Childish Gambino. Here is the complete list of nominees