INTERVIEW: Linda Shenk on Shakespeare, Religion, and Romeo and Juliet Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - September 15, 2016September 29, 2016 Shakespeare's classic tale of star-crossed lovers returns to the Twin Cities in dramatic fashion next week with Minnesota Opera's staging of the classic Gounod opera Roméo et Juliette. Shakespeare scholars have primarily attributed the sources for the Bard of Stratford-on-Avon's work to two poems: Arthur Brooke's The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Iuliet
INTERVIEW: Combustibility, Theatre, and Doors You Shouldn’t Enter Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - September 9, 2016September 9, 2016 For some people, summer is a magical time filled with craft breweries and standup paddleboarding. For others, summer is an offensively warm time getting in the way of the best season filled with falling leaves, sweater weather, and haunted houses. Combustible Company clearly falls in the latter category: before the
PREVIEW: The Cabaret National Tour (Hennepin Theatre Trust) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - September 6, 2016September 8, 2016 The cast of the national tour of Cabaret. Photo by Joan Marcus. Summer may have another two weeks on the calendar, meteorologically speaking, but the mild temperatures and rain this week are already giving a taste of fall. With the fall comes a new round of programming at area theaters and a new
EDITORIAL: The Critical Cultural Coverage Gap Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 31, 2016September 1, 2016 Today, according to Deadline, the New York Times quietly announced the wholesale elimination of its regional coverage of restaurants, galleries, theatres, music, and other mainstays of its culture sections. The newspaper's retrenchment is one of the most significant changes ever made to its arts coverage, eliminating much of its coverage of the
REVIEW: Bars and Measures Somewhat Square (Jungle Theater) Arts Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 Darius Dotch as Eric in the Jungle Theater's production of Bars and Measures. Photo by Dan Norman. The Jungle Theater is showcasing playwright Idris Goodwin in his Twin Cities debut with his play Bars and Measures. The title refers to a passion for music shared by two brothers, one who is barred from
INTERVIEW: Donald Livingston on the Twin Cities Early Music Festival Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 The Twin Cities Early Music Festival has just wrapped up – a month-long cavalcade of concerts, workshops, master classes, and intimate recitals. The director of the festival, Donald Livingston, agreed to chat with the Twin Cities Arts Reader's Basil Considine about the festival's explosive growth, wearing multiple hats as a
REVIEW: Lively, Slick Drowsy Chaperone Wryly Delivered (Artistry) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - August 25, 2016August 26, 2016 Brittany Parker and Angela Steele in Artistry's production of The Drowsy Chaperone. Photo by Hilary Roberts. Slick dancing and choreography are longtime features of Artistry-produced musicals, but the company's current production of The Drowsy Chaperone delivers strongly in the musical and acting departments as well. This production, playing through September 11 at the Bloomington Center for the Arts, is
Fringe File #15: The After-Reviews Arts Dance Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - August 22, 2016August 22, 2016 Official show image: For Worse, presented by Theatre Unbound. Just when you thought Fringe was entirely over for the year...out came a sequel. Here are a few more 30-second show reviews providing parting thoughts on some shows whose memories have lingered in our staff's memories: Gilligan: A Tropical Musical by Literally Entertainment Productions The 60s television show
WEEKEND PICKS: Burlesque at the Museum, Drowsy Chaperones, and Lanterns Arts Dance Lifestyle Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - August 19, 2016August 19, 2016 Note: An earlier version of this column erroneously listed the American Swedish Institute's Cocktails at the Castle event as occurring this weekend. That event actually will take place on Friday, Sept. 16. Friday Think museums are stuffy? The Hennepin History Museum will make you think differently with a special 18+, nighttime exhibition of
Fringe File #14: TCAR Awards Arts Dance Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - August 17, 2016August 20, 2016 Arun Velliangiri as Aman Khan and Ranjan Dumra as Appa in Bezubaan: The Voiceless. The annual Minnesota Fringe Festival floods Minneapolis with an 11-day deluge of theatre, music, dance, spoken word, and sometimes something else. With more than 150 shows crammed into that period, it is physically impossible to see more than a