BREAKING NEWS: SPCO Cancels Week’s Concerts, Implements New COVID-19 Test Regimen Arts Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra is one of several organizations to revisit internal procedures for COVID-19 testing in light of recent increases in breakthrough infections. The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra has cancelled its January 5-7 concerts. With COVID-19 numbers spiking across the world, the ensemble announced today that it will implement
BREAKING NEWS: COVID-19 Cancels Remaining Summer: The Donna Summer Musical Performances Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 The cast of the national touring company of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, whose run at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Saint Paul, MN has been interrupted due to COVID-19. As the Queen of Disco, Donna Summer smashed records and amassed an impressive 42 Top 40 hits, but
NEWS: First Avenue Reschedules End-of-Year Shows Arts Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 Graphic: New Year's Eve Cancellation Notice. With COVID-19 numbers rising steeply in the United States, performing arts organizations everywhere are taking stock of how to end the year. In a spirit of caution, First Avenue in Minneapolis has rescheduled several end-of-year concerts:The Suburbs @ Palace Theatre (New Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022) The
PREVIEW: JazzMN’s Holiday Show (Chanhassen Dinner Theatres) Arts Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 The JazzMN Orchestra will play its annual holiday concert at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres on December 13. Around the Twin Cities, households are stocking up on turkeys, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin, and other fall foods. Thanksgiving feasts are just around the corner, which by all predictions will bring many long-separated families back together.
FEATURE: The Children’s Theatre Company’s Bet on Warbucks – Annie Warbucks Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 The cast of the musical Annie, now playing at the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Lola Ronning (center) alternates as the titular little redheaded girl. Photo by Glen Stubbe Photography. Doors are open again at The Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After many long months of morphing content online
PREVIEW: ARENA DANCES Returns for 26th Season (Southern Theater) Arts Dance by Twin Cities Arts Reader - October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 A promotional for run with me, ARENA DANCES' return to the interior stage, which runs October 28-29 at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis, MN. Dancers are not known for their professional longevity. The average professional dancer retires from the stage between 35 and 40 years of age. Many do not make
NEWS: Beloved Arts Reporter Passes Away Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Pamela Espeland, a beloved arts reporter and fixture of Twin Cities journalism, passed away on Sunday, September 26. Her weekly Artscape column for MinnPost was a regular centerpiece of arts coverage.A multi-talented author and editor, Pamela was a graduate of Carleton College in Northfield, MN. As a copywriter, she worked
PREVIEW: Artistry’s Return to the Stage: Songs for a New World Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - September 7, 2021September 8, 2021 It's been a year and a half since Artistry closed its doors in Bloomington, Minnesota as pandemic shutdowns swept the country. When they reopen on Friday, the company faces a different world: one without Producing Artistic Director Benjamin McGovern, who stepped down in May after six seasons; one with a
NEWS: Minnesota State Fair’s Best Awards (2021) Lifestyle by Twin Cities Arts Reader - September 2, 2021September 7, 2021 Evening attendees line up to enter the Minnesota State Fairgrounds during the nightly fireworks. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota State Fair. The Minnesota State Fair announced today its official "Best" awards. Thirteen of the State Fair’s nearly 1,000 commercial exhibitors, concessions, attractions and food and beverage vendors received awards in a
PREVIEW: Hotly Anticipated Frozen Times Ahead (Hennepin Theatre Trust) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Caroline Bowman as Elsa (center) with the North American Touring Company of Frozen, which opens in Minneapolis on September 30. Photo by Deen van Meer. This week's cooler weather and rain are not just a welcome respite from a scorching summer, but also a harbinger of things to come: one month