Fringe File, #9: Every Video from the Second Official Fringe Preview Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 An illustration for Waiting for Gygax, a Dungeons & Dragons-themed parody of Waiting for Godot staged by Hot Chocolate Media. Did you miss the second live preview of the Minnesota Fringe on Monday? Never fear: videos of each show preview (minus any last-minute cancellations and previews with Actor’s Equity members) are now online. Here they are
Fringe File 2017, #7: Every Video from the First Official Fringe Preview Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 A promotional image for Dancing Bare Feet, a Bollywood stage musical created by Renu Kumar and presented by RGK Modern Indian Dance Academy. Did you miss the live preview of the Minnesota Fringe on Monday? Never fear: videos of each show preview (minus any last-minute cancellations and shows with Actor's Equity
PREVIEW: Elle Casazza at the Uptown Art Fair Arts Music Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 19, 2017July 18, 2017 Photo by Poshlust Photography. The Uptown Art Fair comes to South Minneapolis on August 4-6, with 350 artists' work on display, 23 food vendors, beer gardens, and more. Here's a look at the music of one of the many performers whose music will enliven the fair, Elle Casazza. See the Complete
PHOTOS: A Mill City Summer Opera Retrospective Arts Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 16, 2017July 15, 2017 Eric Morris as Beppe, Jill Gardner as Nedda, Richard Crawley as Canio, and Andrew Wilkowske as Tonio in the Mill City Summer Opera's inaugural 2012 production of Pagliacci at the Mill City Ruins. Mill City Summer Opera's latest summer extravaganza, María de Buenos Aires, is currently playing at The Machine Factory while
FRINGE 2017: Coverage Roundup Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 11, 2017July 21, 2017 Minnesota Tamil Sangam's The Intrepid, a dance musical extravaganza. This page shows all content published by the Twin Cities Arts Reader related to the 2017 Minnesota Fringe Festival. For our broader MN Fringe coverage (i.e., not restricted to a specific festival season), see: http://twincitiesarts.com/tag/fringe/ Disclosure The majority of the Arts Reader staff are engaged in the
PREVIEW: Motown: The Musical (Orpheum Theatre/HTT) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 7, 2017July 7, 2017 Jarran Muse as Marvin Gaye in Motown: The Musical. Photo by Joan Marcus. The 2016-2017 Bank of America Broadway on Hennepin Season comes to a close on July 17th. This season hosted by the Hennepin Theatre Trust will go out with a retro bang with Motown: The Musical, which plays at the Orpheum Theatre in
NEWS: Minnesota Opera Announces Additional Shows Arts Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - June 22, 2017June 24, 2018 A photo of the Arizona Opera production of Don Pasquale, from which the design of Minnesota Opera's upcoming production is taken. Photo by Ed Flores. Minnesota Opera announced today that it was adding a sixth opera and three concerts to its previously announced 2017-2018 season. The season, which normally ends in May, will
NEWS: The 2017 Tony Award Winners Arts Dance Music Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - June 11, 2017June 12, 2017 The cast of Come From Away performing “Welcome to the Rock” at the 2017 Tony Awards. Here are the 2017 Tony Award Winners. In a surprise upset, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 received only two wins in design categories (best sound and best lighting design). Best Play: Oslo (Book: J.T. Rogers) Best Musical: Dear Evan
REVIEW: Diana Krall Goes Retro Again (State Theatre/HTT) Arts Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - June 4, 2017June 4, 2017 Photo by Mary McCartney. Diana Krall's Turn Up the World tour kicked off in Minneapolis on Friday with a concert at the State Theatre. The concert featured Krall's trademark husky alto vocals in standards drawn from the jazz repertoire and the Great American Songbook. The tour shares a name with Krall's just-released album, which
INTERVIEW: Ilima Considine as the Sexbots on SXSW, Summertime, and More Arts Lifestyle Music Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 Ilima Considine with PDX Dance Collective. Photo by Micah Goldstein. Two weeks after the 2017 installment of South by Southwest closed its doors, it's still the post-recovery (and/or hangover) period for festival attendees. Since its founding in 1987, this Austin, Texas-based festival has grown from a small new music festival to one