The Twin Cities is gifted with a wealth of residents who engage in generative art creation: writers, composers, painters, sculptors, choreographers, weavers, and more. With the end of 2019 approaching, the Arts Reader is recognizing several of these creators who stand out from the pack. The Arts Reader's 2019 Composer
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INTERVIEW: Matthias Maute on Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and 80 Concerts/Year (Bach Society of Minnesota)
REVIEW: SIX Short of Hype, Still a Splash (Ordway)
INTERVIEW: Chilina Kennedy on The Band’s Visit and Rocking the Road
What would you do if a whole busload full of strangers was stranded in your town overnight? What if they were from a country that has historically not gotten along well with your own? A scene from the national tour of The Band's Visit, which plays at the Orpheum Theatre
REVIEW: The Many Returns of Jane Austen in Christmas at Pemberley (Jungle Theater)
Fitzwilliam Darcy (James Rodríguez, left) and Charles Bingley (Jesse Lavercome, right) advise the inexperienced Arthur de Bourgh (Reese Britts, center) on how to write letters to women in the Jungle Theater production of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. Photo by Dan Norman. The Jungle Theater's 2017 holiday hit Miss Bennet: Christmas
REVIEW: Hilarious Return of Cinderella (Children’s Theatre Company)
Rajane Katurah and Alexcia Thompson in the Children's Theatre Company production of Cinderella. Photo by David Rubene Photography. Children’s Theatre has launched a raucous and hilarious remount of Cinderella. This production is based on John B. Davidson’s adaptation of Charles Perrault’s original fairytale. I saw this fantastic show in 2016 and
REVIEW: Phantom of the Opera Returns for Final Rollercoaster Ride (Orpheum Theatre)
INTERVIEW: Derrick Davis on Becoming the Phantom of the Opera
REVIEW: A Christmas Carol Strikes Back (Guthrie Theater)
The cast of the Guthrie Theater’s production of A Christmas Carol, now playing at the company's Wurtele Thrust Stage in Minneapolis, MN. Photo by Dan Norman. The Guthrie Theatre’s 45th seasonal production of the A Christmas Carol creates a delightful, feel good show for all families. The production is based on
REVIEW: Brilliant, Hilarious Homicide in Gentleman’s Guide (Old Log Theatre)
Monty Navarro (Max Wojtanowicz, right) drops in on his paramour Sibella (Emily Scinto) in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, now playing at the Old Log Theatre. Photo courtesy of the Old Log Theatre. It's a good thing that entertainment consumption and morals are only thinly linked. If the association