PREVIEW: The Manhattan Transfer at the State Theatre (Hennepin Theatre Trust) Arts Music by Brian Bix - October 3, 2022October 4, 2022 The award-winning vocal ensemble The Manhattan Transfer. Photo by F. Scott Schafer-Gros. After 50 years of singing – and one last album, appropriately entitled Fifty, The Manhattan Transfer is on its farewell tour. This Grammy Award-winning, four-part vocal harmony group lands at the State Theatre in Minneapolis on October 12. The Manhattan Transfer –
REVIEW: “Takin’ It to the Streets”: The Doobie Brothers at Treasure Island Arts Music by Brian Bix - September 17, 2022September 17, 2022 The Doobie Brothers played Friday at the Treasure Island Ampitheater at Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Welch, MN. The Doobie Brothers brought their “50th Anniversary Tour” to the Treasure Island Amphitheater Friday evening. The group – founded in 1970 and 2020 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame –
REVIEW: Exciting Wonderland Returns to the Asylum (Artistry) Arts Dance Theatre by Myron Frisch - September 15, 2022September 15, 2022 A promotional photo of the original 2021 production of Wonderland by Collide Theatrical Dance Company. Pictured: Miranda Shaughnessey, Patrick Jeffrey, Jarod Botljes, and Rush Benson from the 2021 cast. Photo by Lucas Wells. Wonderland is back. The thrilling contemporary dance show by Collide Theatrical Dance Company – originally premiered as an outdoor production
REVIEW: John Scofield – Still Playing with Space (The Dakota) Arts Music by Brian Bix - September 14, 2022September 18, 2022 Jazz guitarist John Scofield performed at The Dakota in Minneapolis on September 9. Like most of us, jazz guitar great John Scofield spent the COVID-19 pandemic at home. For someone who had lived on the road for half the year since 1975, this was quite a change. He used the enforced
REVIEW: Interesting Brews in Alice, the Immersive Experience (Stilheart) Arts Lifestyle Theatre by Boo Segersin - September 11, 2022September 11, 2022 The basement of the Stilheart Distillery & Cocktail Lounge in Minneapolis has been transformed into an Alice in Wonderland-inspired space for The Alice: An Immersive Cocktail Experience. Photo by Boo Segersin. Do you enjoy Alice in Wonderland and the many creations inspired by it? Do you love whimsey and silliness? Are you
NEWS: Wickedness Has Its Perks, Economic Impacts Arts Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 Jennafer Newberry as Glinda in the National Tour of Wicked, which closed yesterday at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. Photo by Joan Marcus. "Wickedness is in the heart of man," says an old proverb. But for the Hennepin Theatre Trust, and downtown Minneapolis, it turns out that Wicked-ness has its perks. Let's
NEWS: Cantus Announces 2022-2023 Season Arts Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 18, 2022 A file photo of the vocal ensemble Cantus, from the male vocal ensemble's 2021-2022 season. Photo courtesy of Cantus. The Twin Cities-based vocal ensemble Cantus has announced its 2022-2023 season. The male octet will present five concert programs at a dozen Minnesotan destinations, and in twenty additional cities around the country. “We
Fringe File #6: The Golden Lanyards Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 15, 2022August 18, 2022 On Sunday evening, the Minnesota Fringe Festival announced the recipients of its Golden Lanyard Awards. Some of these awards are chosen by audiences and some by Fringe staff members: Audience-driven Awards Spirit of the Fringe 3 Guys on Stage Who Get Hit with Hot Dogs, Snow Cones, etc. - an alleged Theatre
INTERVIEW: Lissa deGuzman and Jennafer Newberry on Embodying Wicked Arts Music Theatre by Kit Bix - August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Jennafer Newberry as Glinda and Lissa deGuzman as Elphaba in the national tour of Wicked. Photo by Joan Marcus. The Broadway megamusical Wicked is playing at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis through August 28. This revisionist take on the events of The Wizard of Oz foregrounds the evolving relationship between Galinda (later to
Fringe File #5: The Last Day of the Fringe Arts Theatre by Amy Donahue - August 14, 2022August 14, 2022 Today is the last day of the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Here are seven show recommendations to close out the festival, one for the first five time slots and a split choice for the finale: 1 PM 3 Guys on Stage Who Get Hit with Hot Dogs, Snow Cones, etc. (an alleged Theatre