PREVIEW: Behind the Story – Before Out of the Box Opera’s Suor Angelica Arts Music Opera Theatre by Basil Considine - June 24, 2024June 24, 2024 The interior of the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, MN, which will host Out of the Box Opera's production of Puccini's opera Suor Angelica. In the spring of 1904, the composer Giacomo Puccini was at an impasse. To the public eye, his life and career were flying high: he had
NEWS: First Look at Purple Rain Musical on Saturday, June 22 Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - June 21, 2024 The stage musical adaptation of Prince's legendary film and album Purple Rain is taking shape. The musical, scheduled to run April 10-May 11, 2025 at the historic State Theatre in Minneapolis, is filling out its creative team with new members, and will receive a "first look" preview and discussion tomorrow. This stage
NEWS: Expanding Board at the Stevens Square Foundation Lifestyle by Twin Cities Arts Reader - June 14, 2024 The Stevens Square Foundation (SSF), whose multifaceted mission nurtures community-based programs and addresses the complex needs of diverse elders in Minneapolis, has expanded its board with five new faces: Anne Johnson, Jonathan Lips, Jennifer Lundblad, Rajean Moone, and Jane Newman. “Our Board of Directors is comprised of a dedicated group of
REVIEW: Musically Stellar MJ (HTT/Orpheum Theatre) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - May 25, 2024May 25, 2024 Brandon Lee Harris as 'Michael' Josh A. Dawson as 'Quincy Jones' Roman Banks as 'MJ' and the cast of the MJ First National Tour. Photo by Matthew Murphy/MurphyMade. The touring Broadway musical MJ is more than a show about Michael Jackson’s life, it is the Michael Jackson experience with an enthused
NEWS: MN Orchestra’s Season Finale Meets Pride Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - May 23, 2024May 25, 2024 Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. Photo by George Heinrich Photography. The Minnesota Orchestra will close out its 2023-2024 season with a series of performances June 20-22 of music by LGBTQ+ composers. Works by Ethel Smyth, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Karol Szymanowski will round it the season. The middle concert, on Friday, June 21,
PREVIEW: Bringing Back that Detroit Sound (Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble at The Dakota) Arts Music by Brian Bix - May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble. Photo by Gemma Corfield. The legendary musician Don Was will be bringing his new Pan-Detroit Ensemble, as well as his many lifetimes of musical experience, to The Dakota for two shows (6:30 pm and 8:30 pm) on May 21. Most of us came across Was for
PREVIEW: HUGE Improv Theater’s Summer Season Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - May 4, 2024May 5, 2024 HUGE Improv Theater's still new-to-it space at 2728 Lyndale Ave in Minneapolis. The nonprofit has been an anchor tenant bringing patrons to other area businesses in Uptown for 14 years. HUGE Improv Theater – the Twin Cities' only venue devoted exclusively to both teaching and presenting long-form improv – has announced
PREVIEW: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s 2024-2025 Season Arts Music by John Anderson - April 20, 2024April 20, 2024 The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in concert. Photo by Chelsea Tischler. Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. A composer residency with Valerie Coleman. An oboe d'amore concerto. These are a few of the highlights of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's new season. For its 66th season, the SPCO – one of
PREVIEW: Mixed Precipitation’s Pickup Truck Opera Returns Arts Music Opera Theatre by Amy Donahue - April 15, 2024 Singers Kara Morgan, Corissa Bussian, and Mark Billy in Mixed Precipitation's 2023 operatic production of Romeo and Juliet. In the not-so-distant future, scientist and entrepreneur Dr. Johann Faust faces a planet in crisis but no motivation to spare humanity its fate. He yearns to find a life of meaning and love.
NEWS: New Building-Sized Portraits, Coming to Downtown Minneapolis (Hennepin Theatre Trust) Arts Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - April 13, 2024April 15, 2024 The Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Minneapolis, one of several historic theatres managed by the Hennepin Theatre Trust. The Hennepin Theatre Trust has announced the latest photographers for It's the People exposition of large-scale public art, highlighting the unique inspirations of humanity. Eight fine art portrait photographers will create portraits that will