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TagReview: Guthrie Theater’s “Christmas Carol” constrains its characters
Scrooge has literally let his hair down, but this strangely subdued “Christmas Carol” remains firmly stuffed in its nightcap.
Theater Review: Reimagined “Oklahoma!” Hints America Is Not O.K.
Director Daniel Fish’s radical reinvention of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical shines in a production now touring nationally.
Theater Review: Theatre Pro Rata Brings Shoulderpads-Era Caryl Churchill to the Crane Theater With “Top Girls”
This accessible, absorbing production is ample reason to pause the endless content stream and check in again with live theater.
Theater Review: The Birth Play Project’s “Aquelarres” Brings Strange Magic to the Open Air
Though uneven, “Aquelarres” marks a welcome stage in the gradual return of live independent theater in all its wonderful weirdness.
Theater Review: Theatre Elision Finds Safe Harbor With “Islander”
In one of Minnesota’s first indoor productions since the pandemic struck, Theatre Elision presents an atmospheric a capella musical.
A letter home from “Wet Hot Minnesotan Summer” at the Bryant-Lake Bowl
Hello mudder, hello fadder—
I was going to write this whole letter in rhyming cadence to the tune of Dance of the Hours, but I don’t ha..
“Church Basement Ladies” revival at Plymouth Playhouse marks tenth anniversary of stalwart franchise
In 2005, Church Basement Ladies premiered at Plymouth Playhouse, a run that lasted two and a half years and entertained over 250,000 patro..
“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 ..
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..
“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..
R.I.P. People’s Center Theater
On Facebook, theater artist Heidi Arneson has broken the news that the “People’s Center Theater is shutting down after May 10 Candid Theat..
Transatlantic Love Affair wears “These Old Shoes” well at Illusion Theater
If you’re scrambling for a last-minute Valentine’s idea, make yourself look like a romantic genius for snagging tickets to one of the last..