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Category“Damn Yankees” at the Ordway: A Familiar Tale, Told Well
The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is currently presenting Damn Yankees, which tells the story of Joe Boyd, a life-long Washington ..
“Unearthing the Family Jewels”: Mad King Thomas turn ten with a bang
You’re not likely to see a more life-affirming show this summer than Unearthing the Family Jewels, the dazzling and delightful aluminum an..
“Novelty Shots”: Fire Drill’s “Political Fantasy” packs surprises at the Red Eye Theater
A sign at the entrance of the Red Eye Theater warns that Novelty Shots: A Political Fantasy “includes loud gunshots, stage fog and potenti..
Joe Dowling’s “Juno and the Paycock” at the Guthrie Theater hits its mark (eventually)
Joe Dowling bowed arm-in-arm with the cast on Friday, opening night of Juno and the Paycock at the Guthrie Theater.
In the exits, a wom..
Arts reviewing, storytelling, and why I run away from talkbacks
Last night I had the privilege of attending one of Laurie Van Wieren’s locally famed 9×22 Dance Labs at the Bryant-Lake Bowl in Minneapoli..
A hazy day at Walker on the Green
How can you expect a man to hit a golf ball between a chicken’s legs when he has a raging hangover and his wife has just left him for her ..
Theatre Forever’s “Good Job Horses”: A funny thing happened on the way to the Southern
At the beginning of Good Job Horses, three gunslingers tumble into a lonesome desert hotel, toting overflowing bags of bloody money. It tu..
Envision Spring 2015: Fresh looks on parade at Orchestra Hall
Necklines were plunging, shirts were short to vanishing, and bellies were out—for both genders, not always intentionally—at Orchestra Hall..
“Space Girl” conquers the forces of cardboard at Bedlam Lowertown
As the cast of Space Girl took their bows on Thursday night at Bedlam Lowertown, I did some quick math in my head. First, I compared the p..
“For the Loyal”: Illusion Theater re-opens the case of Jerry Sandusky
What would you do if your husband was an assistant coach at Penn State and came home to tell you he’d just discovered Jerry Sandusky in a ..
“Crime and Punishment” redux: Dostoyevsky’s ghosts come back to haunt the Soap Factory
I usually try not to read any reviews before I see a show, but in the case of Crime and Punishment, I made an exception: I read my own rev..
“What I Want Now I Will Want Later”: Annie Enneking and Samantha Johns give you something you never knew you wanted
Some of Annie Enneking’s songs in What I Want Now I Will Want Later are in the tradition of Joni Mitchell and Kate Bush, performers who kn..