PICTURES: Woods at the Turf Club Arts Music by Jeff Rutherford - April 27, 2016May 2, 2016 Brooklyn based woods played at the Turf Club in St. Paul on April 26th. Ultimate Painting opened the night.
EDITOR’S NOTE: 8 Months In Arts Dance Lifestyle Movies Music Opera Opinion Theatre Visual Arts by Hanne Appelbaum - April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 It's been eight months since we founded the Twin Cities Arts Reader. That's a nice round number – we have eight people on our team, too. Some of us are more visible than others. Some of us are more active than others! Together, we've built some of the largest and most expansive performing
REVIEW: Not Your Grandma’s TAIKOPROJECT (Ordway) Arts Dance Music by Basil Considine - April 24, 2016April 24, 2016 Grandma has a marathon in Duluth, but unless you're Japanese she probably didn't have taiko growing up. If she did, she'd probably still be wowed by TAIKOPROJECT. This Los Angeles-based ensemble descended on the Ordway for several days to play for a few thousand eager schoolchildren and a full audience of adults.
REVIEW: Bryn Terfel/Natalia Katyukova (Schubert Club) Arts Music by Basil Considine - April 21, 2016April 24, 2016 Recordings artificially freeze our conceptions of an artist's instrument and performance to a single moment in time. This is especially true of singers, where the vocal instrument itself evolves significantly over time. A master singer at 25 will, almost without exception, have a very different vocal quality a decade later. This transition
BREAKING NEWS: Prince Dead at 57 Arts Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 The Chanhassen resident and internationally renown recording artist Prince was reported dead today. The singer, guitarist, and songwriter was 57. Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis on June 7, 1958, and began songwriting at the age of 7. He began playing as a studio guitarist in his teens, and made his
REVIEW: Super Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Children’s Theatre Company) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - April 16, 2016April 16, 2016 Greg (Ricky Falbo) and Rowley (David Rosenthal) and kindergartners in Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The book series Diary of a Wimpy Kid, written by Jeff Kinney, is one of the hottest properties in children's books. Its two film adaptations so far have both been critically and commercially well-received; to say that
WEEKEND PICKS: What to Do After Fun in the Sun Arts Dance Lifestyle Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - April 15, 2016April 15, 2016 Image by Pezibear. With temperatures staying in the mid-to-high 70s, outdoor fun is the name of the game for this weekend in the Twin Cities. Here are some recommendations for activities in and outside of the sun: Lakeshores: Grab a puppy dog at Isles Bun and Coffee in Minneapolis and work on those
NEWS: Skylark Opera Announces Return Plan, Part 1 Arts Music Opera Theatre by Basil Considine - April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 It's been a very busy month since March 18, when Skylark Opera abruptly cancelled its planned 36th season. That season, originally scheduled for June 2016, would have brought the musical theatre works of Comden & Green and Noël Coward to the E.M. Pearson Theatre. The unexpected announcement sent shockwaves through the Twin
PREVIEW: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical (Children’s Theatre Company) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 Photo by Dan Norman. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical opens Friday at the Children's Theatre Company. This adaptation of Jeff Kinney's best-selling book series is the fifth world premiere by CTC this season – and a very hotly anticipated show. As CTC Artistic Director Peter Brosius stated, "The finale
INTERVIEW: Jeff Whiting of Bullets Over Broadway Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - April 13, 2016April 14, 2016 Jeff Whiting, director of the touring company of Bullets Over Broadway. The mobsters of Bullets Over Broadway have brought their national tour to the Ordway. Director Jeff Whiting sat down with the Arts Reader's Basil Considine to talk about directing, touring, and acting careers. Read Lydia Lunning's review of the Bullets Over Broadway tour. Where are you based? I've