Note: This review has been updated and republished with additional pictures. It originally ran on October 5, 2015. Not every musical shines in a black box theater, but Chameleon Theatre Circle uses it to bring audience immersion to splendid heights in its production of The Rocky Horror Show. This production is a

The Star Tribune called it "a ripping success." Pioneer Press said it "checks all the right boxes and more than fits the bill." A year and half ago, having seen 1 hour of a rough draft, Cherry and Spoon pronounced "almost every song and scene is terrific." These are high praises for

One of the most-requested classic musicals every year at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is The Sound of Music. (Another is Frozen: The Musical, a show which doesn't technically exist, yet, but that's another story.) To the great delight of subscribers, last spring's 2015-2016 season announcement included the news that

Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue, now playing at Park Square Theatre, is the sort of stage work where knowing too much in advance is against the audience interest. This staging of an intergenerational tale of experiences in and around the U.S. military is moving and gripping. Some preliminary notes: It's best to eat

As the Minneapolis Institute of Art's Julianne Amendola can tell you, it's not every year that your institution turns 100. In this respect, the MIA has a leg up on almost every arts organization in the area in terms of longevity and head starts – just ask the Children's Theatre Company. The