REVIEW: Drag’s the Thing in Over-the-Top The Legend of Georgia McBride (Guthrie Theater) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 Jayson Speters (Casey) and Cameron Folmar (Tracy) in the Guthrie Theater’s production of The Legend of Georgia McBride. Photo by Dan Norman. When playwright Matthew Lopez was a teenager, drag queens in a gay bar in the Florida Panhandle helped him come out about his sexuality. His play The Legend of
INTERVIEW: Laura Osnes and the Broadway Princess Party Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 A promotional photo for the Broadway Princess Party, which comes to the Pantages Theatre on August 18. Eagan, MN native Laura Osnes has been to Broadway and back with the Tony nominations to prove it. Besides Broadway, she's starred in shows at Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center, and sung concerts
Fringe File 2018 #15 – VIDEO: The Second Round of Previews Arts Dance Music Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - July 23, 2018July 24, 2018 A collage of promotional images for the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival. The musicals were out in force at last night's preview event for the 2018 Minnesota Fringe. The event – the second of three showcases – featured snippets of everything from short plays and couple tiffs to short plays and goofing
Fringe File 2018 #14 – Buttslashing and Amy Donahue’s 10 Shows to See Arts Dance Music Theatre by Amy Donahue - July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 Glen L. Dawson in New Endeavours' production of The Buttslasher. Photo by Geoffrey Conklin. You usually don't get a second chance to see a Fringe show. Usually. Normally, the festival closes, one or two remounts play at Bryant Lake Bowl, and maybe if you're super lucky you could see the odd touring show on
Fringe File 2018 #13 – Brid Henry on Diving Into Theatre Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 Actor Brid Henry (bottom) on a skydiving trip. Brid Henry plays Roxanne in the Red Dice Collective's upcoming Fringe production of Cyrano on the Moon. Brid spoke with the Arts Reader about diving into the local theatre scene. You worked on last year's The Future Is Female Festival in its Minneapolis branch. What was that experience
Fringe File 2008 #12 – Erin Roberts on Mental Disintegration and Integration Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 Actor Erin Roberts in rehearsal for Nightfox Stage Productions' My 4 Bodies. Erin Roberts is the star of My 4 Bodies, a solo show at the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival that delves into stress, illness, pressure, and loneliness. Naturally, these issues exist entirely in the world of environment and have no real-world
REVIEW: Jerry Lee Lewis and Balls of Country Fire (Treasure Island Resort & Casino) Arts Music by Brian Bix - July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 A promotional photo of Jerry Lee Lewis in concert. Jerry Lee Lewis, nicknamed “The Killer,” is – without question – one of the most important figures in rock-and-roll history. He was inducted in the inaugural class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. His rockabilly sound, combined with
FEATURE: Opera, Sexual Misconduct, and Daylight Arts Comedy Dance Music Opera Theatre by Basil Considine - July 21, 2018August 1, 2018 This story includes a graphic discussion of sexual assault. One night in July, wigmaster Jolie O’Dell turned out the lights and went to bed. She awoke, she says, to find herself being groped by her house guest, a bass-baritone opera singer named Matthew Stump. Stump masturbated as he fondled her; amidst
Fringe File 2018 #11 – Denzel Belin on The Breakfast Club: The Musical! Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - July 21, 2018July 22, 2018 The cast of The Breakfast Club: The Musical! in a promotional photo replicating the classic movie's poster. The Breakfast Club begins with an old dramatic standby. You isolate a group of people in a room, you have them talk, and eventually they exchange truths about themselves and come to new understandings.
REVIEW: Baskerville a Splendid Farce (Park Square) Arts Theatre by Amy Donahue - July 21, 2018July 21, 2018 The ensemble for Park Square's Baskerville. Photo by Petronella J. Ytsma. Officially, the show currently playing at Park Square Theatre's proscenium stage is called Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. This somewhat fatuous, pompous title belies the earthy farce that is at the heart of Baskerville. It's a Sherlock Holmes