The Look of CDT’s Beauty and the Beast Arts Dance Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 17, 2016March 18, 2016 The Beast (Robert O. Berdhal) wrestles with his mortality and anguish. Photo by Heidi Bohnenkamp (2016). Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' new production of Beauty and the Beast is pulling younger and older audiences out to the West Metro area. Among other things, the production features new costumes by Costumer Rich Hamson and Assistant Costumer Susan
REVIEW: Sumptuous Tosca Muddles Imagery, Makes Out Musically Arts Music Opera Theatre by Basil Considine - March 16, 2016March 17, 2016 Cavaradossi (Leonardo Capalbo) walks to his fate. Photo by Dan Norman. If anyone was worried when Minnesota Opera announced that Kelly Kaduce was stepping into the title role of Tosca with just a week's notice, they needn't have bothered. Kaduce was in full form on opening night, a dazzling presence on stage as
REVIEW: Just See The How and the Why (Theatre Unbound) Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - March 15, 2016March 16, 2016 Writing a theatre review is a mix of art and craft. A play review that reads like a play-by-play live blogging of a sports game sits more on the side of craft; selecting details to comment on that resonate with the whole experience of the play is more on the
The Ordway’s 2016-2017 Season Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - March 15, 2016March 16, 2016 Oyate Okodakiciyapi. Photo by pauloTphotography. The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts announced its 2016-2017 seasons this evening with its annual festive celebration. The upcoming season includes a diverse mix of self-produced musicals, touring Broadway shows, world music concerts, dance performances, the Ordway's own Broadway Songbook concerts, and a variety of special
REVIEW: Nina Simone: Four Women Transcends Bio Status (Park Square Theatre) Arts Theatre by Bev Wolfe - March 13, 2016March 13, 2016 Regina Marie Williams in Nina Simone: Four Women. Photo by Tom Wallace. The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was the site of one of the most horrific multiple murders during the Civil Rights era. It is also the focal point of Park Square Theatre’s production of Christina Ham’s play Nina Simone:
INTERVIEW: Director Shelli Place Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - March 13, 2016March 14, 2016 Theatre Unbound's production of The How and the Why opened on Friday at the New Century Theatre. Director Shelli Place sat down with the Twin Cities Arts Reader's Basil Considine to discuss this play and her work. Part of Theatre Unbound's mission statement reads "providing audiences with engaging, rarely-seen perspectives on issues that are
Recommended Menu: Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Arts Dance Lifestyle Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 12, 2016 Going to see Beauty and the Beast at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres? There are many delicious menu options, but here's a selection recommended by the Twin Cities Arts Reader's Basil Considine: Appetizer: Chan Sampler (split with your friends) - comes with a hot artichoke dip, gouda cheese croquettes, coconut shrimp, and Italian meatballs. Entrée:
REVIEW: C’est Belle! Beauty and the Beast à Chanhassen Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - March 12, 2016March 18, 2016 Gaston (Aleks Knezevich) and company in CDT's 2016 production of Beauty and the Beast. Photo by Heidi Boehnenkamp. It's been 11 years since Chanhassen Dinner Theatres opened its original production of Beauty and the Beast. In the intervening decade, this adaptation of the classic Disney movie musical has appeared on Twin Cities stages via Broadway
PREVIEW: The Look of Tosca Arts Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 11, 2016 Scarpia (Stephen Powell) revels in his diabolical plan. Photo by Dan Norman. Minnesota Opera's Tosca opens tomorrow. Here's a look at the production and the gorgeous sets and costumes by Lorenzo Cutùli; all photos by Dan Norman.
REVIEW: If/Then = Yes/But (Orpheum Theatre) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - March 9, 2016March 11, 2016 It's entirely possible that you'll leave If/Then (now playing at the Orpheum Theatre) without any certainty about what actually went on onstage. The basic schtick of this show is to play out the "what ifs" at different decision points, but it's not always clear where one version of events begins and ends. This