Fringe File, #10: The Out-of-Towners Preview Arts Dance Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - July 29, 2017July 31, 2017 A publicity photo for There Ain't No More by Willi Carlisle Productions, an award-winning Fringe show that has been touring and selling out across the country. The final official Minnesota Fringe Preview event takes place at Mixed Blood on Wednesday, August 2 @ 7:30 PM. This event, the Touring Artists Showcase, is usually
Fringe File, #9: Every Video from the Second Official Fringe Preview Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 An illustration for Waiting for Gygax, a Dungeons & Dragons-themed parody of Waiting for Godot staged by Hot Chocolate Media. Did you miss the second live preview of the Minnesota Fringe on Monday? Never fear: videos of each show preview (minus any last-minute cancellations and previews with Actor’s Equity members) are now online. Here they are
REVIEW: Jesus Christ Superstar Dazzles (Ordway) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 Simon Zealotes (Terance Reddick) leads the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar in his eponymous song. Photo by Rich Ryan. Jesus Christ Superstar began as a concept album in 1970, soon giving rise to numerous ad hoc church performances throughout Britain and the United States. News of the album spread quickly by radio
Fringe File 2017, #8: Who’s In Fringe? Arts Dance Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - July 22, 2017July 22, 2017 Every 2017 Minnesota Fringe show's preview image. Wondering who you know in Fringe this year? Can't remember what their show is and don't want to sift through individual show descriptions? The Minnesota Fringe website can help you – it now features a convenient page to see every single credit listed on
Fringe File 2017, #7: Every Video from the First Official Fringe Preview Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 A promotional image for Dancing Bare Feet, a Bollywood stage musical created by Renu Kumar and presented by RGK Modern Indian Dance Academy. Did you miss the live preview of the Minnesota Fringe on Monday? Never fear: videos of each show preview (minus any last-minute cancellations and shows with Actor's Equity
Fringe File 2017, #6: Minnesota Fringe’s Second Official Preview of 2017 Arts Dance Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - July 19, 2017July 21, 2017 A promotional photo for Lysa Sparrow's First Year Queer, one of 30 Minnesota Fringe shows being previewed on Monday. Photo by Rebecca Jean Lawrence Photography. Here's a game to play: how many Fringe titles can you fit into a sentence that still kind of makes sense? A Bollywood Twistery Facility Denial of Service
Fringe File 2017, #5: The Money Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre by Basil Considine - July 18, 2017July 21, 2017 Our popular Fringe File series on the Minnesota Fringe Festival returns. Pictured: Max Wojtanowicz in a promotional photo for MN Fringe 2016's Ball: A Tribute to My Lost Testicle. A Fringe show may begin with the first glimmer of an idea or the drawing of its number, but its first incarnation ends with the money.
THE CURMUDGEON: Vol. 5 – The Five Sins of Publicity Photos Arts Dance Music Opera The Curmudgeon Theatre Visual Arts by Amy Donahue - July 15, 2017July 15, 2017 Photo by Markus Spiske. It happens to us all the time: someone submits a press kit or request for reviews, we're intrigued and thinking about possibilities – and find that the photos are just unsuitable for publication purposes. There are many different ways that this can happen, so here's a list
REVIEW: Splendid Hit Parade in Motown: The Musical (Orpheum/Hennepin Theatre Trust) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Ali O'Reilly - July 13, 2017July 14, 2017 Gabriella Whiting (Florence Ballard), Allison Semmes (Diana Ross), and Tavia Riveé (Mary Wilson) in Motown: The Musical. Photo by Joan Marcus. Motown: The Musical returned to the Orpheum July 11th. The musical – which follows the story of Berry Gordy, Jr. and his iconic hit-making enterprise – includes more than 60 beloved hits
PREVIEW: Steamy Accordion Tango in María de Buenos Aires (Mill City Summer Opera) Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Basil Considine - July 13, 2017July 13, 2017 Catalina Cuervo as María in a 2014 Syracuse Opera production of María de Buenos Aires. Photo by Douglas Lee Wonders. Mill City Summer Opera's upcoming María de Buenos Aires was written by Astor Piazzola, one of the most renown tango composers of the 20th Century. If that seems an odd pedigree for