REVIEW: Fantastic, Moving Next to Normal (Latté Da) Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - June 18, 2023June 22, 2023 Kyle Weiler (Gabe), Audrey Mojica (Natalie) and Sayer Keeley (Henry) in Theater Latté Da's production of Next to Normal, now playing at the Ritz Theater in NE Minneapolis. There is a moment, most of the way through Act I of Next to Normal, when the music slows down and the auditorium
INTERVIEW: Elena Glass, Emily Dussault, and Leslie Vincent on Redefining Harmonies Arts Music by Basil Considine - June 12, 2023June 13, 2023 Musicians Emily Dussault, Leslie Vincent, and Elena Stabile will perform as a trio at MetroNOME Brewery in St. Paul on June 17, 2023. Follow the Twin Cities theatre/music scene for a spell, and you'll soon start developing your favorites. Ask others about who they never miss, no matter what they're doing,
NEWS: 2023 Tony Award Winners Announced Arts Theatre by Amy Donahue - June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 Out of respect for the Writers Guild of America strike, no commentary or photos are included in this piece.Best New Play: LeopoldstadtBest New Musical: Kimberly AkimboBest Play Revival: Topdog/UnderdogBest Musical Revival: Parade Best Leading Actor in a Play: Sean Hayes, Good Night, OscarBest Leading Actress in a Play: Jodie Comer, Prima
REVIEW: Thrilling, Boundary-Pushing Film Score Fest 2023 Arts Movies by Amy Donahue - June 11, 2023June 14, 2023 Charlie McCarron, the Executive Director of the Film Score Fest, introducing a festival film at the History Theatre on Saturday, June 10. Last night, the 2023 incarnation of Film Score Fest debuted at the History Theatre in St. Paul. The screenings of 15 short films with live orchestra showcased an amazing
REVIEW: Thrilling Million Dollar Quartet Jukebox Ride (Old Log Theater) Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - June 9, 2023June 11, 2023 L-R: David Beukema, Armando Ronconi, Eric Sargent, Kyle Baker, Myia Ann Butler, Elijah Leer, Mitchell Dallman in the Old Log Theater's new production of Million Dollar Quartet. Photo courtesy of the Old Log Theater. You should eat a full dinner and tend to your personal business before seeing Million Dollar Quartet
REVIEW: Inconsistent Norseplay (Maximum Verbosity/Phoenix Theater) Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - June 3, 2023June 4, 2023 Rob Ward (left) and Mickaylee Shaugnessy (center) play the titular Thor and Loki, respectively, in Norseplay: The Musical Adventures of Loki and Thor, now playing at the Phoenix Theater in Minneapolis. Norseplay: The Musical Adventures of Loki and Thor opened at the Phoenix Theater last evening. The occasion? The 20th anniversary
PREVIEW: When LEGOs Go To War: World War Brick (June 9-11) Lifestyle by Twin Cities Arts Reader - May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 A LEGO®-built model of the USS Makin Island (LHD-8), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, at a past World War Brick event. The combination tradeshow and public exhibition comes to Minneapolis June 9-11. Bare weeks before lockdowns descended around the globe in 2020, the Reputation Institute announced that the world's most reputable
REVIEW: Energy, Hope and Smooth Jazz: Keiko Matsui at The Dakota Arts Music by Brian Bix - May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 Jazz pianist and composer Keiko Matsui performed at The Dakota in Minneapolis, MN on May 14. Photo by Raj Naik. If you have listened to smooth jazz at any point over the last three decades, then you know the music of pianist and composer Keiko Matsui. But don’t let the “smooth
REVIEW: “Sunshine on a Cloudy Day”: Smokey Robinson in Concert (Grand Casino Hinckley) Arts Music by Brian Bix - April 30, 2023May 2, 2023 Legendary entertainer Smokey Robinson. Smokey Robinson does not lack for lifetime honors. A member of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame, he has received a Kennedy Center Honors, the National Medal of Arts, a Grammys Living Legend Award, and an Honorary Doctorate from Howard
REVIEW: The Prodigy’s Next Act: The Joey Alexander Trio (The Dakota) Arts Music by Brian Bix - April 29, 2023May 2, 2023 The faces of the Joey Alexander Trio, who performed Friday at The Dakota in Minneapolis. Joey Alexander became an international sensation at 11 years old, playing jazz standards on piano like a seasoned veteran. At 12, performing at the 2016 Grammy’s, he was the youngest ever Grammy nominee. (He would later accumulate