FRINGE FILE #9: The Previews Arts Comedy Dance Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - July 26, 2026July 26, 2026 Trying to plan your Minnesota Fringe Festival experience and unsure of where to start? How about seeing a bunch of 3-minute show excerpts – live – before deciding to commit? If that floats your boat, then mark your calendar for July 27 and August 5 at 7:30 PM. That's when the two official
FRINGE Roundup 2026 Arts Comedy Dance Lifestyle Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 25, 2026July 26, 2026 A collage made from promotional show images from the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. This landing page consolidates all of the Arts Reader's coverage for the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. New interviews, features, previews, and reviews will appear here automatically when published. Readers may also be interested in: Cherry and Spoon's Minnesota Fringe
FRINGE FILE #1: MN Fringe – Let the Planning Begin Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 3, 2026July 13, 2026 A collage of this year's Minnesota Fringe Festival show pictures. The full schedule for the annual Minnesota Fringe Festival has been released, setting off what is for many fans an annual burst of frantic schedule planning. The 33rd annual MN Fringe Festival's celebration of live performance art runs August 6–August 16, 2026,
INTERVIEW: Suffragists and Stand-Ins: SUFFS‘ Abigail Aziz Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - April 2, 2026April 3, 2026 Danyel Fulton as Ida B. Wells, Trisha Jeffrey as Mary Church Terrell, and Victoria Pekel as Phyllis Terrell in the national touring production of SUFFS, which plays at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis from April 7-12, 2026. Each of these roles is covered by singer-actor Abigail Aziz. Photo by Joan Marcus. Behind
REVIEW: A Fantastic Ball at Guys and Dolls (Chanhassen Dinner Theatres) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Boo Segersin - March 18, 2026March 20, 2026 The cast of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' Guys and Dolls perform "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat", one of the show's many hit songs. Photo by Dan Norman Photography. The Golden Age musical Guys & Dolls is currently dazzling audiences at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. This classic show about the underbelly of 1930s
NEWS: Hennepin Arts’ Investment in Inspiration Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - January 21, 2026January 21, 2026 Hennepin Arts announced today a strategic investment in the next generation of Minnesota’s creative workforce through the addition of InspireMSP, a nationally recognized workforce development program connecting middle and high school students to careers across the creative industry. Building on an established creative relationship, Hennepin Arts is integrating InspireMSP into
PREVIEW: Comedy Musical Gold: Kimberly Akimbo Lands at the Orpheum Arts Dance Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - July 7, 2025July 8, 2025 Laura Woyasz as Pattie in the National Tour of Kimberly Akimbo, which runs July 8-13 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN. Photo by Patrick Gray, Kabik Photo Group. Once upon a time, there was an award-winning play with ice skating, a hypochondriac parent, and a girl who aged so fast
NEWS: Tamara Kangas Erickson Appointed New Head of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Arts Dance Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 Tamara Kangas Erickson has been appointed the new President and Artistic Director of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres.Photo courtesy of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. The Board of Directors of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (CDT) today announced the appointment of Tamara Kangas Erickson as its new President and Artistic Director. This appointment follows the passing of
NEWS: Minnesota Dance Theatre’s Board Updates Arts Dance by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 19, 2024December 1, 2024 Students at Minnesota Dance Theatre practice at the mirror. Photo courtesy of Minnesota Dance Theatre. Minnesota Dance Theatre announced today the appointment of six new members of its board of trustees. The new trustees, who will serve 3-year terms, are: Isabella Boylston, Rod Brayman, Dr. David M.Perlman, Georgia Finnegan-Saulitis, Lisa Smith,
FRINGE FILE #8: The Golden Lanyard Awards Arts Comedy Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 13, 2024August 13, 2024 The main Minnesota Fringe Festival is now over, with a few encore performances to follow. Over 11 days, the festival's 31st incarnation presented more than 500 performances and more than 20,000 butts-in-seats. At its closing night party, the Golden Lanyard Awards were distributed to 28 shows and 2 individuals. For the