REVIEW: Psychedelic Waiting for the Moody Blues (HTT/Orpheum Theatre) Arts Music by Bev Wolfe - July 3, 2017July 3, 2017 The Moody Blues. The Moody Blues burst upon the American music scene the year the Watergate burglary took place and I was a sophomore in high school. Their treasure trove of six concept albums, which had been previously released over a 5-year period in England, were a gift to teens who
REVIEW: Art’s the Word in Sunday in the Park with George (Guthrie Theater) Arts Dance Music Theatre Visual Arts by Bev Wolfe - July 3, 2017July 3, 2017 Randy Harrison (George), Emily Gunyou Halaas (Nurse), Christine Toy Johnson (Old Lady) and Erin Mackey (Dot) in the Guthrie Theater’s production of Sunday in the Park with George. Photo by T Charles Erickson. Sunday in the Park with George is a Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical with music and lyrics by
REVIEW: Slick Sunday in the Park with George Shines (Guthrie Theater) Arts Music Theatre Visual Arts by Basil Considine - June 30, 2017June 30, 2017 The grand arch and backdrop in the Guthrie Theater's current production of Sunday in the Park with George. A sailboat and water from the source painting (see below, upper-left) appear on the right-hand side. Lighting design by Jane Cox, projection design by Caite Gevner, and scenic design by Jan Chambers. Photo by
PREVIEW: The Moody Blues Celebrate 50 (Orpheum Theatre) Arts Music by Bev Wolfe - June 26, 2017June 27, 2017 2017 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles album Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Another notable album that turned 50 this year is the Moody Blues released its first concept album, Days of Future Passed. Although the album was released in 1967, it did not get much attention in the
PREVIEW: The Fierce Femme Feelings Cabaret (Troubadour Wine Bar) Arts Music by Basil Considine - June 25, 2017June 26, 2017 Leslie Vincent (right) and Emily Dussault (left). Photo by Carl Atiya Swanson. There's a little green storefront in Uptown that's perfect for a glass of wine and a song. Head south on Hennepin towards Lake; just across from the YWCA, look left and there's the Troubadour Wine Bar – an unassuming gem
REVIEW: Celtic Woman Overreaches, Overproduces (Orpheum Theatre/HTT) Arts Music by Bev Wolfe - June 24, 2017June 27, 2017 A promotional photo of Celtic Woman. The Celtic Woman Voices of Angels show at the Orpheum Theatre had several shining moments but, overall, proved to be a disappointing performance. Overall, the performance would have been a much more memorable Celtic experience if there was less orchestration, more emphasis on the voices,
REVIEW: One Man Star Wars Trilogy = Extended In-Joke (Ordway) Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - June 24, 2017July 5, 2017 Charles Ross is the creator and star of One Man Star Wars Trilogy. With One Man Star Wars Trilogy, the title is more or less what you get. This solo show by Charles Ross is an extended set of in-jokes and references spanning the original Star Wars trilogy. It's nostalgic, at times very
REVIEW: Meandering Yet Compelling Fly by Night (Jungle Theater) Arts Music Theatre by Kit Bix - June 24, 2017June 25, 2017 Chris Koza (top) and (L-R) James Detmar, Joy Dolo, Jim Lichtscheidl, Royer Bockus and Joshua James Campbell. Photo by Dan Norman. It is always interesting to observe theatrical forms mutating and evolving. Fly by Night, now playing at the Jungle Theater, is advertised as a rock musical – a term that has
NEWS: Minnesota Opera Announces Additional Shows Arts Music Opera Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - June 22, 2017June 24, 2018 A photo of the Arizona Opera production of Don Pasquale, from which the design of Minnesota Opera's upcoming production is taken. Photo by Ed Flores. Minnesota Opera announced today that it was adding a sixth opera and three concerts to its previously announced 2017-2018 season. The season, which normally ends in May, will
REVIEW: Dazzling American in Paris (Ordway/National Tour) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - June 16, 2017June 16, 2017 The touring company of An American in Paris. Photo by Matthew Murphy. A musical and visual feast awaits those attending the national tour of An American in Paris at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. The musical is based on the 1951 movie musical of the same name starring Gene Kelly,