NEWS: Minneapolis 8th Annual SongSLAM Winners Arts Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 1, 2026August 3, 2026 If Classical music is dead, no one told the sold out audience at this evening's SongSLAM. Not a seat was free at the Icehouse in Minneapolis, where lovers of music and poetry sipped libations and listened to the world premiere of six new art songs. The event, the Minneapolis 8th Annual
FRINGE FILE #13: INTERVIEW – Christy Johnson and the Radiant Ember in the Theatre Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - July 29, 2026July 29, 2026 The official show photo for Black and Foxy Co's cabaret Ember, which plays at the University of Minnesota's Rarig Kilburn Theatre as part of the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. What does a theatre producer do? In short, oversee everything – financial, logistics, creative, and anything else that needs nudging, nurturing, prodding,
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,
NEWS: SUFFS: Quick Facts Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - April 5, 2026July 12, 2026 SUFFS highlights how the suffragists pioneered modern political activism, including organizing mass marches, picketing the White House and engaging in nonviolent civil disobedience—actions that led many of them to imprisonment and hunger strikes. Created by Tony Award® winner Shaina Taub, SUFFS is a rare theatrical achievement in which a Broadway show
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: Opera America Hall of Fame Inductees Include Minnesota Connections Arts Music Opera by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 17, 2026 When Opera America inducts its 2025 class into the Opera Hall of Fame next month, Minnesotan opera fans will see more than a few familiar faces. Several of the nine artists, administrators, and philanthropists being recognized have worked closely with Minnesota Opera, with roots stretching back decades. The honorees – baritone
PREVIEW: Minnesota Opera’s 2026-2027 Season Arts Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 16, 2026 Minnesota Opera returns to its mainstage home at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Saint Paul, MN in 2026-2027. Minnesota Opera has announced its 64th season, with a trio of operas old and new. The season will feature the world premiere of The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by librettist