NEWS: The Southern Theater’s New Leadership Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - February 26, 2018 Today, The Southern Theater announced the selection of Janette Davis as its new acting Executive Director. The nonprofit theatre in Minneapolis's Cedar-Riverside neighborhood has been led by Interim Executive Director Jamie Schumacher for the past year; Schumacher succeeded Damon Runnals, who resigned in October 2016 to pursue other endeavors and ultimately
NEWS: Silent Nights Return in Minnesota Opera’s 2018-2019 Season Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - February 20, 2018February 26, 2018 A scene from Minnesota Opera's 2011 production of Silent Night. Photo by Michal Daniel. Minnesota Opera announced its 2018-2019 season last night. The company, one of the ten largest opera companies in the United States, will produce five mainstage operas at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, MN:
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
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
PREVIEW: Australian Dinosaurs Invade Ordway 2/13 Arts Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - January 19, 2018January 19, 2018 Aimee Louisanne and a friend (aka, "lunch") get rather close to a T-Rex from Dinosaur Zoo Live. Photo by C. Waits. Dinosaurs from Australia are invading the United States via Canada. Yes, you read that right. The Land Down Under has sent its toothiest specimens to delight America's children, just as
PREVIEW: Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival Arts Movies Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 A sampling of acts at the Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival. If the weather has you down, you can escape for a week by diving into the Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival. The festival's 2018 incarnation features stand-up comedians, a film delving the darkest sources of humor, a hit show about
REVIEW: A Very Die Hard Christmas Strikes Back (Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater) Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - December 16, 2017December 21, 2017 Josh Carson is John McClane in A Very Die Hard Christmas, a show that features movie jokes, pop culture references, a talking snowman, and more. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Believe it or not, this question has acquired significant attention on the Internet, with even Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau weighing
WEEKEND PICKS: Chess, Berbers, Amahl, A Very Die Hard Christmas Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - December 11, 2017December 11, 2017 A promotional image for A Very Die Hard Christmas at Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater. Weather this week vacillates between the 20s and 30s, but will rise above freezing as the weekend arrives. Here are the weekend's picks for getting out and about: Thursday, 12/14 Head down to the Minneapolis Institute of Art to see Amazigh
ANNOUNCEMENT: Editorial Changes at the Arts Reader Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 30, 2017November 26, 2017 Effective December 1, Editor-in-Chief Hanne Appelbaum will be on maternity leave through June 1, 2018. During the interim, Performing Arts Editor Basil Considine will assume the title of Editor-Ad-Interim.
PHOTOS: Cab Cabaret-Princess Party (Troubadour Wine Bar) Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 16, 2017November 17, 2017 Elena Glass, Emily Dussault, and Leslie Vincent singing a trio at the Troubadour Wine Bar on Monday, November 13. On Monday evening, an octet of musicians crammed onto the stage of the Troubadour Wine Bar in Minneapolis, MN for Cab Cabaret–Princess Party. The roster included Ruthie Baker McGrath, Emily Dussault, Elena Glass,