PREVIEW: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - December 11, 2015 Monty Navarro (Kevin Massey, center) finds himself trapped between his affections for Sibella Hallward (Kristen Beth Williams) and Phoebe D'Ysquith (Adrienne Eller). It takes a long time to plan a Tony award-winning murder comedy and get away with it. Robert Freedman and Steven Lutback, the writers of A Gentleman's Guide to Love
Arts Practitioners, Educators Hail ESSA Passage Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - December 9, 2015 Today, the United States Senate voted to approve the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), sending this law to the White House. President Obama is expected to sign the act into law tomorrow, initiating one of the most broad changes in U.S. public education since the passage of the No Child Left
Magic Flute Revamp Rules Box Office Arts Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - December 9, 2015 The Queen of the Night may not have succeeded in Mozart's The Magic Flute, but Minnesota Opera certainly did. The company's recent revival of its 2014 staging of the opera completely sold out, with 9,808 tickets purchased for the six public performances. Throw in about 150 people for the first dress rehearsal and 1,600 eager high
REDUX: Joshua Bell and A Little Nightmare Music Arts Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - December 6, 2015December 11, 2015 With Hanukkah starting tonight and memories of Joshua Bell selling out the Ordway fresh in mind, let's look back at the violin virtuoso's holiday team-up two years ago with Igudesman & Joo of A Little Nightmare Music fame:
The Dean of American Musical Theatre Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 25, 2015 When Aaron Copland died in 1990, a flood of obituaries hailed the composer as the "Dean of American Music." In the 25 years since his passing, no composer has picked up the reins; no successor has arisen whose music for the concert hall is popular, universally respected, and profoundly influential
Park Redesigns in the Air at Lake Calhoun, Lake Harriet Lifestyle by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 19, 2015November 18, 2015 Major changes are being discussed for the Lake Calhoun and Lake Harriet Parks. The Star Tribune's Steve Brandt has the story. Redesigning the Lake Calhoun Park and its surround streets has been a source of repeated discussion for many years, especially with growing residential density and commercial use on Lake Street and
OPINION: Attacks in Paris Opinion by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 13, 2015 By now, many of you have heard of the terrible terrorist attacks perpetrated in Paris. The crimes committed today are monstrous: suicide bombings and mass shootings – indiscriminate killings. The world is rightly horrified by what has taken place. All of those who have suffered losses today have our deep
Hormel Bacon Campaign Goes Bananas Lifestyle by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 12, 2015 What's better than burlesque? Burlesque with bacon, sayeth the advertising campaign for Hormel's Black Label Bacon: The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal has the writeup.
PREVIEW: The Circus Juventas Gala Arts Dance Lifestyle by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 6, 2015November 6, 2015 If you missed Circus Juventas' sensational 1001 Nights show this summer, there's one more chance to catch it during one of fall's hottest society events: the annual Circus Juventas gala. Many local arts organizations have their galas in their performance or gallery spaces, but only Circus Juventas puts the action under the
PREVIEW: Walt Whitman, Puppets Invade Intermedia Arts Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 3, 2015November 3, 2015 Do you like alliteration like Walt Whitman and puppets and poetry? Do you think that all of the above should be combined? If so, Intermedia Arts' upcoming Ode to Walt Whitman might be what you're looking for. This show by Bart Buch is billed as "an intimate puppet poem and cosmic dialogue between queer