Fringe File #1: INTERVIEW: Andrew Erskine Wheeler on Becoming Booth’s Ghost Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 7, 2019July 7, 2019 A promotional photo for Booth's Ghost. Photo by Nathan Kornelis. He's played a Disneyland Genie, a Green Bay Packers Super Fan, Hubert H. Humphrey (twice), and assorted police officers over the years – so it's natural that Andrew Erskine Wheeler should eventually come around to playing a ghost. This ghost's beef?
REVIEW: Jefferson Township Sparkling Junior Talent Pageant Kills It (Park Square Theatre) Arts Dance Music Theatre Visual Arts by Basil Considine - June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 The cast of Jefferson Township Sparkling Junior Talent Pageant, opening Friday at Park Square Theatre in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Petronella J. Ytsma. A new musical with a very wordy title opened in St. Paul last night. The show? The Jefferson Township Sparkling Junior Talent Pageant by Keith Hovis. The
REVIEW: Drizzle in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Ordway) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - June 20, 2019June 21, 2019 Kristin Stokes, Chris McCarrell, and Jorrel Javier in the national tour of The Lightning Thief. Photo by Jeremy Daniel. There might be a good children's show lurking inside The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. If there is, however, it's buried pretty deep. The show's great moment of wonder is when
INTERVIEW: Keith Hovis on Sparkling Junior Talent Pageants…for Theatrical Purposes (Park Square Theatre) Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 The cast of Jefferson Township Sparkling Junior Talent Pageant, opening Friday at Park Square Theatre in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Petronella J. Ytsma. This Friday, a show with a surprisingly long title opens at Park Square Theatre: the Jefferson Township Sparkling Junior Talent Pageant musical. This roaring comedy – a
FEATURE: Threats, Quid Pro Quo Harassment, & Obscene Messages: Abuse on an Operatic Scale Arts Music Opera Theatre by Basil Considine - June 18, 2019June 21, 2019 Photo by Toni Maksan. [Editor's update: Following the June 18th publication of this article, Stephen Lord resigned from Michigan Opera Theatre and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.] [Warning: This article includes a detailed discussion of sexual harassment.] "If you sleep with me, you would have so many jobs." "I could cast you in so
REVIEW: The Rinky Dink Show A Literal Laughing Matter Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - June 16, 2019June 16, 2019 A promotional photo for The Rinky Dink Show! What Kind of Rinky Dink Show is This?, now playing at Bryant-Lake Bowl. The Rinky Dink Show! opened last night at Bryant-Lake Bowl & Theater in Minneapolis. This evening of sketch comedy brims with visual, spoken, and musical humor. It recalls at times
FEATURE: After the Mermaid, Pt. 2: Caroline Innerbichler to Star in Frozen National Tour Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - May 29, 2019May 30, 2019 Twin Cities native Caroline Innerbichler (left) and Caroline Bowman (right) will star as Princess Anna and Princess Elsa, respectively, in the upcoming National Tour of Disney's Frozen – coming to Minneapolis in May 2020. Photo by Matthew Murphy. Looking for warmth in a Minnesota May is usually an on-again, off-again affair.
INTERVIEW: The Music-Makers Fronting Celtic Woman Arts Music by Basil Considine - May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Celtic Woman in concert. From left to right: Tara McNeill, Éabha McMahon, Mairéad Carlin, and Megan Walsh. The ensemble performs Saturday evening at the State Theatre in Minneapolis. The global musical sensation Celtic Woman comes to Minneapolis tomorrow. Since its formation in 2004, the performance collective has brought its striking presentations
REVIEW: Roaring Laughs Abound in The Play That Goes Wrong (Orpheum/Hennepin Theatre Trust) Arts Comedy Theatre Visual Arts by Basil Considine - May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Angela Grovey and Scott Cote look on in terror as part of the set bursts into flame in The Play That Does Wrong. Photo by Jeremy Daniel. As the lights came up for intermission last night at the Orpheum Theatre, the person behind me turned to their companion and said, "Wow!
INTERVIEW: Rick Shiomi and Martha Johnson on Being Caught in the Theatre Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Lin Bo and Erika Kuhn in Full Circle Theater's upcoming production of Caught by Christopher Chen. Photo by LKBachman. Christopher Chen's play Caught opens at the Guthrie Theater on Saturday, May 18. This play pulls the audience into the world of an art exhibition-in-progress featuring work by a political dissident from