MUSIC VIDEO: The Pixies’ “On Graveyard Hill” Arts Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 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
2019 Minnesota Fringe Festival – Coverage Round-up Arts Comedy Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 1, 2019July 20, 2019 A collage made from promotional show images from the 2019 Minnesota Fringe Festival. This landing page consolidates all of the Arts Reader's coverage for the 2019 Minnesota Fringe Festival. New interviews, features, previews, and reviews will appear here automatically when published.
BREAKING NEWS: Stephen Lord Resigns From Michigan Opera Theatre, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Arts Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 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 Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - May 7, 2019May 8, 2019 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 Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 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 Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 The National Tour of Hello, Dolly! opens on April 16 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. Photo by Julieta Cervantes. Off in Denver, the national tour of Hello, Dolly! is playing in the Mile High City. In two weeks, that tour will wind itself to Minneapolis (via Des Moines) for an
NEWS: Guthrie Theater Announces 2019-2020 Season Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 5, 2019July 10, 2019 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 Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - February 26, 2019February 27, 2019 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) Arts Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 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
PHOTOS: A Look at The Father at Gremlin Theatre Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 Craig Johnson and Olivia Wilusz in Gremlin Theatre's production of The Father. Photo by Alyssa Kristine. Tonight, Gremlin Theatre's production of Florian Zeller's The Father opens in St. Paul. This play, originally written in French and translated by Christopher Hampton, is a darkly humorous exploration of the ravages of dementia. The play's