Just as the Minnesota Fringe Festival was closing this past weekend, a Fringe-related show was opening down in Bloomington. The Drowsy Chaperone, presented by Artistry, actually has a history as a fringe festival show. This musical began its life as a spoof written for a bachelor party. One wedding later, the

Keith Rice as King Arthur. Photo by Bernadette Pollard. Off in the western suburbs, the cast and crew of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' Beauty and the Beast are prepping for another run of "Be Our Guest," "If I Can't Love Her," and other hits. Before the main dinner course is done, the kitchen is

Photo by Tracy Martin. Updating classic musicals is tricky. People have their favorite moments, lyrics, and renditions that get a pleasant polish from nostalgia. If you're picking a show to update, Lerner and Loewe's Paint Your Wagon is a pretty good pick – the original show has a number of script problems

Solera Restaurant in former times. The Hennepin Theatre Trust announced on Friday that it had reached an agreement with the City of Minneapolis to purchase the former Solera building (900 and 906 Hennepin Ave.) in downtown Minneapolis. This purchase marks HTT's latest step in expanding its role as a curator of the