Renee Guittar (left) is frozen as Dracula (Michael Hanna) falls in COLLIDE Theatrical Dance Company's production of Dracula. It's mid-October and the Halloween decorations are creeping out all over. While some people are pacifically carving pumpkins, others are frantically scouring Amazon.com for fear of repeating last year's costume. COLLIDE Theatrical Dance Company,
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REVIEW: The Tap’s the Thing in Irving Berlin’s Music Box Revue 1921 (Theatre of the Ridiculous and Absurd)
A 1921 advertisement for the original Music Box Revue. There's a saying in show business that every show must have a pressing reason to exist. Irving Berlin’s Music Box Revue 1921's reason is clearly to be a love note to one of America's most beloved songwriters. The origins of Irving Berlin's Music Box Revue
REVIEW: Brilliant Music, Inconsistent Tone in Don Pasquale (Minnesota Opera)
Craig Colclough as the titular Pasquale in Minnesota Opera’s Don Pasquale. Photo by Dan Norman. Minnesota Opera's production of Don Pasquale, currently playing at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, is suffused with all the lovely music that you've come to know and expect, well-performed and a joy to hear. The updated
PREVIEW: Life Could Be a Dream is a Doo Wop Fantasia (Old Log Theatre)
The cast of the Old Log Theatre's upcoming production of Life Could Be a Dream. From left to right: Austin Stole, Lucas Wells, Grace Lowe, Eric Sargent, Brian Winter. There's something about the music of the 1950s that forms a quintessential part of American nostalgia and culture. This comes in part
FEATURE: 8 Illustrations Showing Intermedia Arts’ Plight
A bar chart illustrating the deficit cycle faced by Intermedia Arts, its board, and its staff since 2000. The organization's financial reserves were severely eroded even before the Great Recession hit; post-Recession, soaring expenses quickly eroded Intermedia's financial gains. Thursday evening, Intermedia Arts sent out a short, succinct to its media
REVIEW: Inspiring Man of La Mancha for Troubled Times (Latté Da)
Martín Solá and Zachary Garcia ride out in the play-within-a-play in Theater Latté Da's production of Man of La Mancha. Photo by Allen Weeks. September is one of the busiest months for Minnesota's professional theatres, with dozens of show openings in the Twin Cities alone. Theater Latté Da's production of Man of La
NEWS: 2017 Ivey Award Recipients Announced
A Staged Expression, featuring Ryan Colbert and Traci Allen Shannon. Photo by William Clark Photography. Last night, the 2017 Ivey Awards for professional theatre were announced at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, MN. Highlights included performances by a variety of companies that had previously won Ivey Awards, as well as a
REVIEW: The Abominables Takes a Musical Swing at Hockey (Children’s Theatre Company)
A reporter (Stephanie Bertumen) catches a Yeti (Ryan Colbert) on the ice in The Abominables, now playing at the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis. Photo by Dan Norman. The Abominables, a new musical playing at the Children’s Theatre Company, is an entertaining story about acceptance, team work, and the belief that
REVIEW: Superb In the Heights Runs to the Finish (Ordway)
Debra Cardona stars as Abuela Claudia in the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts production of In the Heights. Photo by Rich Ryan. The biggest thing wrong with the Ordway's production of In the Heights is that it's only running for two weeks. This powerhouse production deserves a much longer run, with
