REVIEW: Rough Five Points Has Its Moments (Theater Latté Da) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 Alejandro Vega as John Diamond Junior with the cast of Theater Latté Da's world premiere of the musical Five Points. Photo by Dan Norman. The musical Five Points had its world premiere at Theater Latté Da last week. It is the latest milestone in Theater Latté Da's NEXT 20/20 initiative to develop
PHOTOS: Mission Theatre Company’s Trojan Women Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 Mission Theatre Company's staging of Euripides' classic play Trojan Women opened last night with a sold-out show. This play, first staged in 415 BCE, is set amidst the backdrop of the Trojan War. At its premiere, it functioned as a critique of Athenian policies in the Peloponnesian War – policies that had
NEWS: Four Humors to Host New MN Theater Awards Arts Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Basil Considine - April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 A medieval medical manuscript describing the four humors of the body. One of the big questions on the mind when the Ivey Awards announced their closure in February was, "Will anyone step up and take their place?" The answer, it turns out, is yes – and, at least to start, it's Four
PHOTOS: Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax (Children’s Theatre Company) Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - April 17, 2018 A scene from Dr. Seuss's The Lorax, opening Friday at the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis. Photo by Dan Norman. Dr. Seuss's book The Lorax was first published in 1971. Although its calls for environmental responsibility and biopreservation may now seem classic, it is important to remember that 1971 was still very
NEWS: Performance Cancellations Across the Twin Cities Arts Comedy Dance Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - April 15, 2018April 15, 2018 Performances across the Twin Cities have been cancelled yesterday and today as snowfall continues to blanket the Twin Cities. Minnesota Twins-Chicago White Sox games have also been postponed pending an improvement in the weather. One of the highlights of today's cancellations is the Downtown Choral Festival, which was scheduled to bring
REVIEW: Something Rotten Smells Great! (Orpheum/HTT) Arts Dance Music Theatre Visual Arts by Bev Wolfe - April 8, 2018April 8, 2018 The cast of the Something Rotten national tour. Photo by Jeremy Daniel. Something may be rotten in the state of Denmark, but the musical Something Rotten playing at the Orpheum Theatre is simply delightful. John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick wrote the book for this Broadway musical, and Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick
REVIEW: Stirring Howl of The Wolves (Jungle Theater) Arts Theatre by Bev Wolfe - April 7, 2018April 7, 2018 Michelle de Joya (#11) and Wolves teammates in the Jungle Theater's production of The Wolves. Photo by Dan Norman. Engrossing. Authentic. Astounding. The words aptly describe the Jungle Theater’s current production of The Wolves which opened last week. Playwright Sarah DeLappe’s play about a women's soccer team was one of last year’s
REVIEW: Jos N. Banks Shines in Kinky Boots Tour (Ordway) Arts Dance Music Theatre Visual Arts by Kit Bix - April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 The cast of the Kinky Boots national tour. Photo by Matthew Murphy. If you were considering seeing Kinky Boots and thinking "yes, but" or"it's cold, and April is the cruelest month, so I'm just going to skip this one," change your mind. Really, even if you've seen the show before, change
NEWS: Jocelyn Hagen Wins The American Prize in Composition for Test Pilot Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre by Hanne Appelbaum - April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 A rehearsal photo from the 2016 revival of Jocelyn Hagen and Penelope Freeh's dance opera Test Pilot. Composer Jocelyn Hagen's opera Test Pilot has been awarded The American Prize in Composition's First Place award in the opera/theater/film/dance category, professional division. This honor comes some three and a half years after the work
FEATURE: The Ordway’s Jesus Christ: The Walking Dead and Other Shows that Could Have Been (April Fools) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - April 1, 2018April 1, 2018 The Walking Dead close in on Dieter Bierbrauer as he mourns the death of Jesus (Jesse Nager) to Walker bite in Jesus Christ: The Walking Dead. Photo by Rich Ryan. Planning on a musical theatre zombie apocalypse? Don't hire a focus group. That's one of several lessons gleaned from a review