The members of the Cantus vocal ensemble. As with Major League Baseball, so with Cantus: the award-winning vocal ensemble is back at work after following a strict period of quarantine. Unlike Major League Baseball, however, there haven't been any quarantine jumpers to sow confusion and potential sickness in the ranks. And
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NEWS: Guthrie Theater to Film, Stream Virtual Christmas Carol
Cast members in a past Guthrie Theater production of A Christmas Carol. Photo by Dan Norman. The Guthrie Theater (Joseph Haj, Artistic Director) announced today that its holiday tradition of presenting A Christmas Carol is going virtual, as Dickens’ Holiday Classic. Inspired by Dickens' own holiday readings of his work, which were wildly
NEWS: Playwrights’ Center Announces Ambitious, COVID-era Programming Expansion
A word cloud of text of the Playwrights' Center press release announcing new content series. The Playwrights’ Center announced today an ambitious plan to expand its programming for theatre artists in its 2020-201 season. “As the world and its challenges continue to evolve, so must the work of Playwrights’ Center,” said
NEWS: SPCO Cancels Concerts through End of Year
Countertenor Reginald Mobley with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in one of the ensemble's December 2018 concert performances of Handel's Messiah. The performance is one of many available through the SPCO website. Today, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra became the latest performing arts organization in the Twin Cities to cancel its
NEWS: No More Broadway in 2020, Cirque du Soleil Bankruptcy Hits VStar
BREAKING NEWS: Ordway CEO Jamie Grant to Depart for Palm Desert
When fall comes, Jamie Grant will be in the desert. You might even say that he's going to Coachella, although not to the festival of that name. The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts announced today that its President and CEO Jamie Grant will be leaving August 31. Grant will take
WATCH: The 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music Winner, Angel’s Bone
BREAKING NEWS: SPCO, Guthrie, Latte Da, MN Opera, Children’s Theatre Company, More Suspend Programming
A 17th-century plague doctor wearing a mask equipped with long breathing tubes and spices to drive away foul aromas, which were thought to convey sickness. A host of local arts organizations have cancelled or suspended performances and other programming. The Children's Theatre Company, the Guthrie Theater, Minnesota Opera, Saint Paul Chamber
PHOTOS: My Fair Lady Opens at the Orpheum (Hennepin Theatre Trust)
Laird Mackintosh as Professor Henry Higgins, Gayton Scott as Mrs. Pearce, Adam Grupper as Alfred P. Doolittle, Kevin Pariseau as Colonel Pickering, and Shereen Ahmed as Eliza Doolittle in the national tour of My Fair Lady, now playing at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. Photo by Joan Marcus. The national tour
PHOTOS: Blue Man Group Returns (State Theatre/HTT)
Blue Man Group performances always feature bold colors, sometimes punctuated by flying paint and water bouncing off drums. Photo by Evan Zimmerman. Blue Man Group. It's a wordless performance act with long-running shows in Boston, New York, and Las Vegas, with tours running more or less constantly. It's an evening of