NEWS: The 2018 MN Theater Award Honorees Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 The 2018 Minnesota Theater Awards took place on Monday, September 24 at ARIA in Minneapolis. Last night, the 2018 Minnesota Theater Awards party unfolded at Aria. Unusually, there were no award recipients announced – only honorees who had been nominated. In a typically Minnesotan development, the organizers announced last week that they
REVIEW: If/Then/Anoka: Yes (Lyric Arts) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - September 10, 2018September 11, 2018 The cast of Lyric Arts' production of the musical If/Then. Photo courtesy of Lyric Arts. Impressive is the word that best describes my experience at Lyric Arts Main Street Stage’s production of the Broadway musical If/Then. The word describes both the theatre as well as the performance. Lyric Arts has been
PREVIEW: Ananya Dance Theatre’s Annual Dance Showcase (The O’Shaughnessy) Arts Dance Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 Ananya Dance Theatre. Photo by V. Paul Virtucio. This month, Ananya Dance Theatre closes out its 5-part series Work Women Do with the world premiere of Shaatranga at The O'Shaughnessy. This final chapter, whose name in Bangla translates as "Seven Colors", will be performed Friday, Sept. 21 and Saturday, Sept. 22
REVIEW: Stunning Hamilton Erupts on Hennepin (Orpheum/Hennepin Theatre Trust) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - September 1, 2018September 10, 2018 Joseph Morales and Nik Walker as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, in the second national tour of Hamilton. Photo by Joan Marcus. The most remarkable thing about Hamilton is not that each song is so good. The most remarkable thing is that each element – the striking choreography, the immense variety
Fringe File 2018 #26 – Official Numbers; MN Fringe No Longer Largest in United States Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - August 23, 2018September 1, 2019 A scene from Lions and Peacocks and Snakes – OH MY! by CAAM Chinese Dance Theater, one of several shows at the inaugural Family Fringe festival. Photo by Dan Norman. The numbers are in for the 2018 Minnesota Fringe festivals: this year's Fringe fests were a heck of a lot smaller
REVIEW: A Lawyer’s Look at Legally Blonde (Artistry) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 A courtroom scene in Artistry's production of Legally Blonde. Photo by Devon Cox. Having been both blonde and a law student, the title Legally Blonde always catches my attention, whether it is the 2001 Reese Witherspoon movie or the 2007 Broadway musical. The stage adaptation currently being presented by Artistry features a book by
Fringe File 2018 #25 – The MN Fringe-Official Awards Arts Dance Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - August 12, 2018August 13, 2018 A collage of Minnesota Fringe Festival images. The Minnesota Fringe announced its inaugural Golden Lanyard Awards this evening. The awards for the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival were free-flowing, to say the least, with some 26 given out in sometimes confusingly labeled categories: Spirit of the Fringe Award: Hamlet, but Hamlet's a Chicken
Fringe File 2018 #24 – The Arts Reader Awards Arts Dance Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - August 11, 2018August 13, 2018 A photo collage of the recipients of the Arts Reader's awards for the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Read about our awards process. Read about why we give awards related to Minnesota Fringe Festival. On Sunday night, the Minnesota Fringe will announce its official awards for its 2018 festivals at its closing-night party at
Fringe File 2018 #23 – Wish List for Next Year’s Festivals Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 11, 2018August 11, 2018 In no particular order, here are some of our wish list items for next year's installments of the Minnesota Fringe Festival and Family Fringe: General A return of the Family Fringe. Returning to a child-friendly venue like the Celtic Arts Junction for the Family Fringe. A Fringe Central with contracted arrangements for
Fringe File 2018 #22 – The Family Fringe Steps Up and Other Fringe Photos Arts Dance Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 Audience members at Steppingstone's EGG is..., part of the Family Fringe. Photo by Dan Norman. One of the new additions to this year's Minnesota Fringe lineup is the Family Fringe at Celtic Arts Junction in St. Paul. Unlike the main festival's lottery, applications for the Family Fringe are reviewed by a