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Aida ignites passion and talent
Ed Huyck
A strong cast shines in the contemporary Elton John and Tim Rice musical More >>

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Dressing Room
11:25 am
Jan. 11, 2013
No Pants on the light rail this Sunday
By Patrick Stephenson
This Sunday afternoon, over one-hundred Minnesotans will board the light rail at the Mall of America -- a fairly ordinary occurrence at America's monument to materialism. Most will be in their ... More >>
Dressing Room
10:33 am
Jan. 11, 2013
Leviticus Tattoo offers $102 tattoos on Saturday
By Tatiana Craine
From the hand-pricked tattoos of the '20s to learning tricks of the tat trade in Asia, Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins changed the way people ink themselves forever. While we've progressed from old-... More >>
Dressing Room
10:01 am
Jan. 11, 2013
Out There 25: Maybe the play isn't the thing
By Ed Huyck
The Walker Art Center's Out There 25 opens with a piece that takes a sly, satirical, and loving look at outlandishly experimental theater with The Method Gun. The piece, produced by the Rude Mec... More >>
Dressing Room
9:43 am
Jan. 11, 2013
Theatre Novi Most presents Something about a Bear reading today
By Sheila Regan
Today, Theatre Novi Most hosts a world-premiere reading of Something About a Bear, a script by Constance Congdon based on a Russian play called An Ordinary Miracle by Evgeny Shvartz. The reading... More >>
Dressing Room
8:02 am
Jan. 11, 2013
Cat-themed art, CD-release shows: Freeloader Friday
By Jessica Armbruster
The weekend is finally here. Looking for some free entertainment? Come take a look at our mega-list and plan your fun. ... More >>
Dressing Room
10:53 am
Jan. 10, 2013
Miguel Gomes's Tabu, and nostalgia for colonialism
By Sheila Regan
Tabu, a new film by Miguel Gomes screening this weekend and next at the Walker Art Center, is both an homage to classic cinema and a meditation on dreams and desire. Shot in both 16mm and 35 mm i... More >>
Dressing Room
10:00 am
Jan. 10, 2013
A F1RST timer's guide to F1RST Wrestling
By Patrick Strait
If you've ever been to an independent pro wrestling show (independent = basically any wrestling show that isn't WWE, where you can get drunk for much cheaper), then you know what a blast they are.... More >>
Dressing Room
9:18 am
Jan. 10, 2013
TRP heads down the Rabbit Hole
By Ed Huyck
David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer-Prize-winning Rabbit Hole tackles an extremely difficult subject -- the aftermath of the death of a child -- with rare grace."The writing is beautiful. There are ... More >>
Dressing Room
2:21 pm
Jan. 9, 2013
CoCo Mpls makes Business Insider's list of the country's coolest co-working spots
By Olivia LaVecchia
CoCo Minneapolis, the co-working space that took over the old Grain Exchange floor, hit its first anniversary back in August. To mark the occasion at the time, we checked in with its founders to... More >>
Dressing Room
11:16 am
Jan. 9, 2013
Lula's Hayley Bush: "The good thing about vintage is that at some point your body type was in style"
By Nicole Crosbie
Twenty years ago, Hayley Bush opened Lula Vintage Wear in St. Paul."I moved to Minnesota from Hawaii when I was 12 years old, and I had never seen vintage clothing before except maybe on a schoo... More >>
Dressing Room
10:33 am
Jan. 9, 2013
Wing Young Huie on spoken-word artist Keno Evol: He has "a lyrical authenticity"
By Sheila Regan
This weekend, Antoine "Keno Evol" Duke will be releasing a collection at Third Place Gallery of spoken-word pieces he has developed over the past few years. This will be the 19-year-old performer'... More >>
Dressing Room
9:38 am
Jan. 9, 2013
Loudmouth Collective gets close and personal with Thom Pain
By Ed Huyck
Director Natalie Novacek describes Will Eno's Thom Pain (Based on Nothing) as a gateway drug to the playwright's work. She is also using the piece as a calling card for her new theater, the Loud... More >>
Theater
12:00 am
Jan. 9, 2013
Aida ignites passion and talent
By Ed Huyck
The first weekend of 2013 brought the hot Egyptian sands and an even hotter forbidden love affair with a largely satisfying production of Tim Rice... More >>
Dressing Room
11:13 am
Jan. 8, 2013
Tipsy Pixels brings beer, Mario Kart 64 together
By Patrick Stephenson
My time at Tipsy Pixels crashed and burned on the very first lap of Kalimari Desert, when Princess Peach -- my MarioKart 64 character -- hit a bouncing, roadway-strewn gold bomb and fell out of... More >>
Dressing Room
10:01 am
Jan. 8, 2013
Minnesota choreographer Emily Johnson featured in the New York Times
By Jessica Armbruster
Emily Johnson has been wowing Minnesota dance enthusiasts over the years with her innovated pieces. In 2002, she won a City Pages' Best Of for Best Dance Performance of the Past 12 Months (Local... More >>
Dressing Room
9:36 am
Jan. 8, 2013
'I Am Anne Frank' returns to the Twin Cities
By Ed Huyck
Nearly seven years after it debuted here (earning an Ivey for the production), Nautilus Music-Theater's I Am Anne Frank comes back to the Twin Cities this week for a brief run. The return comes ... More >>
Dressing Room
11:33 am
Jan. 7, 2013
Penumbra reaches fundraising goal, will resume programming in March
By Ed Huyck
Penumbra Theatre Company, which canceled its fall performances after falling considerably short of its funding needs, raised more than $350,000 by the end of 2012. That additional income means t... More >>
Dressing Room
10:17 am
Jan. 7, 2013
Brandon Sanderson: "I was absolutely stunned" when asked to finish The Wheel of Time
By Ed Huyck
Brandon Sanderson was a rising star in the fantasy field when in 2007, he was chosen to complete The Wheel of Time, a massive, landmark series that had legions of dedicated fans waiting for the ... More >>
Dressing Room
8:34 am
Jan. 7, 2013
Zhang Meng merges traditional with new media for "Hidden"
By Sheila Regan
A new exhibition of paintings and media works in the Quarter Gallery at the University of Minnesota's Regis Art Center brings traditional and new media methods by Chinese artist Zhang Meng. The p... More >>
Dressing Room
12:06 pm
Jan. 4, 2013
Nordstrom is coming to Ridgedale Center
By Jessica Armbruster
While it's unclear what will be happening to the huge space vacated by Macy's in downtown St. Paul, the fate of the Macy's Men's and Home Businesses shop in Ridgedale Center has been decided. Nord... More >>
Dressing Room
8:36 am
Jan. 4, 2013
The Drug Budget, pajama party, N64: Freeloader Friday
By Jessica Armbruster
The weekend is finally here. Looking for some free entertainment? Come take a look at our mega-list and plan your fun. ... More >>

Arts Features

  • Aida ignites passion and talent
    By Ed Huyck

    The first weekend of 2013 brought the hot Egyptian sands and an even hotter forbidden love affair with a largely satisfying production of Tim... More >>
  • Out There celebrates 25 years
    By Ed Huyck

    It's hard to live on the edge for 25 years, but the Walker Art Center's Out There festival this month celebrates a quarter-century of innovative,... More >>
  • 2012 Artists of the Year

    A performance artist who communes with crabs and crickets. A famous 93-year-old poet who turned down a $65,000 prize because he didn't like who... More >>
  • Top 10 plays of 2012
    By Ed Huyck

    I saw too many great shows this year and have too little space to talk about them all. But here are my favorite 10 productions from 2012. 10.... More >>
  • 2 Pianos 4 Hands and The Santaland Diaries
    By Ed Huyck

    Richard Greenblatt and Ted Dykstra created 2 Pianos 4 Hands out of memories of their youthful years, when they practiced hard and dreamed big of... More >>
  • The Servant of Two Masters
    By Ed Huyck

    We've all had those evenings, especially around Christmas and other winter holidays. It could be a family gathering or a work party or just a... More >>
  • Martin McDonagh delves into dark relationships
    By Ed Huyck

    What if, in the middle of A Christmas Carol, Tiny Tim got beat down by a gang of London ruffians, or if at the end, Scrooge revealed a collection... More >>
  • Christmas shows bring joy and jeers
    By Ed Huyck

    Forced holiday cheer is a fragile thing. The right amount can send you bouncing and singing into the snowy night, ready to do good deeds for any... More >>
  • A Christmas Carol reignites a classic
    By Ed Huyck

    Real-life drama broke out Saturday night at the opening of the Guthrie's latest production of A Christmas Carol as one of the patrons collapsed... More >>
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas
    By Ed Huyck

    It's hard to get into the Christmas spirit on a sunny early-November afternoon when the temperature is tipping past 60 degrees, but the folks at... More >>
  • The buzz about In the Next Room
    By Ed Huyck

    From the golden frames that surround the proscenium at the Jungle Theater to the equally gilded curtain hiding the set, the stage before the... More >>
  • Company commands the stage
    By Ed Huyck

    Dieter Bierbrauer has been a talented presence and voice in Twin Cities musical theater for several years, providing strong turns in numerous... More >>
  • George Seurat gets the stage treatment
    By Ed Huyck

    "Starting on a hat Finishing a hat... Look, I made a hat Where there never was a hat" You don't have to look any further than the titles of... More >>
  • Hidebound at In the Heart of the Beast
    By Ed Huyck

    It's not easy to deconstruct Erik Ehn's Hidebound. The piece is only one part of the playwright's 17 plays on the theme of genocide. Hidebound... More >>
  • Next to Normal
    By Ed Huyck

    Next to Normal Mixed Blood Theatre A musical about bipolar disorder wouldn't seem likely to be a can't-miss Broadway hit, but Brian Yorkey and... More >>
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<i>Aida</i> ignites passion and talent Aida ignites passion and talent
By Ed Huyck

The first weekend of 2013 brought the hot Egyptian sands and an even hotter forbidden love affair with a largely satisfying production of Tim Rice and Elton John's Aida to… More >>

Out There celebrates 25 years Out There celebrates 25 years
By Ed Huyck

It's hard to live on the edge for 25 years, but the Walker Art Center's Out There festival this month celebrates a quarter-century of innovative, sometimes puzzling, and often enthralling… More >>

2012 Artists of the Year 2012 Artists of the Year

A performance artist who communes with crabs and crickets. A famous 93-year-old poet who turned down a $65,000 prize because he didn't like who was funding the award. A champion… More >>

Top 10 plays of 2012 Top 10 plays of 2012
By Ed Huyck

I saw too many great shows this year and have too little space to talk about them all. But here are my favorite 10 productions from 2012. 10. The Cripple of… More >>

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