REVIEW: Fantastic, Moving Next to Normal (Latté Da) Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - June 18, 2023June 22, 2023 Kyle Weiler (Gabe), Audrey Mojica (Natalie) and Sayer Keeley (Henry) in Theater Latté Da's production of Next to Normal, now playing at the Ritz Theater in NE Minneapolis. There is a moment, most of the way through Act I of Next to Normal, when the music slows down and the auditorium
NEWS: 2023 Tony Award Winners Announced Arts Theatre by Amy Donahue - June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 Out of respect for the Writers Guild of America strike, no commentary or photos are included in this piece.Best New Play: LeopoldstadtBest New Musical: Kimberly AkimboBest Play Revival: Topdog/UnderdogBest Musical Revival: Parade Best Leading Actor in a Play: Sean Hayes, Good Night, OscarBest Leading Actress in a Play: Jodie Comer, Prima
REVIEW: Thrilling Million Dollar Quartet Jukebox Ride (Old Log Theater) Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - June 9, 2023June 11, 2023 L-R: David Beukema, Armando Ronconi, Eric Sargent, Kyle Baker, Myia Ann Butler, Elijah Leer, Mitchell Dallman in the Old Log Theater's new production of Million Dollar Quartet. Photo courtesy of the Old Log Theater. You should eat a full dinner and tend to your personal business before seeing Million Dollar Quartet
REVIEW: Inconsistent Norseplay (Maximum Verbosity/Phoenix Theater) Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - June 3, 2023June 4, 2023 Rob Ward (left) and Mickaylee Shaugnessy (center) play the titular Thor and Loki, respectively, in Norseplay: The Musical Adventures of Loki and Thor, now playing at the Phoenix Theater in Minneapolis. Norseplay: The Musical Adventures of Loki and Thor opened at the Phoenix Theater last evening. The occasion? The 20th anniversary
INTERVIEW: Itamar Moses and (Re-)Creating An American Tail for the Stage Arts Music Theatre by Kit Bix - April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 Lillian Hochman as Tanya and Matthew Woody as Fievel in the world premiere of An American Tail: The Musical, which starts previews Tuesday, April 25 at the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, MN. Photo by Kaitlin Randolph. Twenty-five years ago, the Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards was a
REVIEW: Do Not Throw Away Your Shot to See Hamilton (Orpheum/HTT) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Boo Segersin - April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 The national touring production of the megamusical Hamilton opened Monday at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN. Photo by Joan Marcus. Rejoice, fans! The wildly popular musical Hamilton has returned to Minneapolis, and this time it's staying for a 1-month engagement. If you haven't experienced the global phenomenon, or if you want
NEWS: Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Announces Arts Impact for Groups Recipients Arts Dance Music Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 20, 2023March 30, 2023 On March 28, 2023, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council voted to award $1,076,356 in funding for 109 groups and organizations. These grant awards, offered through MRAC's Arts Impact for Groups grant program for fiscal year 2023, provide up to $10,000 in funding to help groups create and sustain Minnesotans’ access
REVIEW: Rock ‘n’ Roll with Tina – The Tina Turner Musical (Orpheum/HTT) Arts Music Theatre by Boo Segersin - March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 A promotional photo for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, playing through March 12 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN. As rockstar biographies go, Tina Turner's just about has it all – great heights, great lows, turning points, struggles, and victories. And so it is in Tina - The Tina Turner
REVIEW: Building The Prom for Everyone (Chanhassen Dinner Theatres) Arts Music Theatre by Brian Bix - February 18, 2023February 21, 2023 The cast of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' new production of The Prom, now playing in Chanhassen, MN. Photo by Dan Norman Photography. Hell hasn't exactly frozen over, but the thermometer eased over freezing this weekend in the Twin Cities. Thus, one can say empirically that the musical The Prom, which opened Friday at Chanhassen Dinner
REVIEW: Joy Cometh in the Morning? To Kill a Mockingbird (Orpheum/Hennepin Theatre Trust) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Brian Bix - February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 Atticus Finch (Richard Thomas) examines a witness in To Kill a Mockingbird, playing through Sunday, 2/19 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN. Photo by Julieta Cervantes. Almost everyone in the packed Orpheum Theatre last night knew the story of To Kill a Mockingbird, having read the 1960 Harper Lee novel