REVIEW: Delightful Children’s Hour in Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds (Children’s Theatre Company) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - February 29, 2020March 4, 2020 Lynnea Doublette, Ellis M. Dossavi Alipoeh, and Kory LaQuess Pullam in the Children's Theatre Company production of Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds. Photo by Glen Stubbe Photography. A bit of Jamaica is available at Children’s Theatre with its production of Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds. The play is based on a
REVIEW: Stellar, Riveting Romeo & Juliet (COLLIDE) Arts Dance Music by Basil Considine - February 16, 2020February 17, 2020 Renee Guittar (Juliet) and Rush Benson (Romeo) in a promotional image for COLLIDE Theatrical's ballet adaptation of Romeo & Juliet. Staging what is often described as the greatest love story ever told on Valentine's Day might sound hokey. COLLIDE Theatrical's ballet setting of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet is anything but:
REVIEW: Striking, Grim Bernarda Alba (Theater Latté Da) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Stephanie Bertuman and the cast of Theater Latté Da's Bernarda Alba, now playing at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis, MN. Photo by Dan Norman. For decades, the Spanish playwright Federico García Lorca's last play, The House of Bernarda Alba (1936), has been a staple of regional, community, and educational theatres across
REVIEW: Another Look at Jesus Christ Superstar (Orpheum Theatre/HTT) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Dan Reiva - January 26, 2020January 27, 2020 A scene from Jesus Christ Superstar, now playing at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. Photo by Matthew Murphy. In the 50th Anniversary Broadway touring version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, Jesus is a rock star messiah. This is portrayed quite literally: Aaron LaVigne, as
REVIEW: The Unadvertised Jesus Christ Superstar Concert Experience (Orpheum Theatre) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - January 24, 2020January 26, 2020 The national touring company of Jesus Christ Superstar, playing through Sunday, 1/26 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. Photo by Matthew Murphy. The tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, now playing at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, has a lot in common with last month's run of Six at the Ordway. If you
PREVIEW: Jesus Christ (Superstar) Returns (Orpheum/Hennepin Theatre Trust) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - January 15, 2020January 26, 2020 James Delisco Beeks and the company of the North American Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, which plays at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis from January 21-26. Photo by Matthew Murphy. In 1969, a pair of little-known musical theatre writers named Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber decided to try and enter
REVIEW: SIX Short of Hype, Still a Splash (Ordway) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - December 5, 2019December 6, 2019 The cast of SIX, now playing at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Brett Beiner. From all the hype, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Broadway-bound SIX is the second coming of, well, Hamilton. It is not – the two are apples and
INTERVIEW: Chilina Kennedy on The Band’s Visit and Rocking the Road Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - December 1, 2019November 26, 2019 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: Hilarious Return of Cinderella (Children’s Theatre Company) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 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) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - November 25, 2019November 26, 2019 The famous Masquerade in The Phantom of the Opera, now playing at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN. Photo by Alastair Muir. This is your last chance to catch The Phantom of the Opera. Wait, that's not quite right. This is your last chance to catch the magnificent 25th Anniversary Tour