Email Author Ed Huyck

2010 Stories by Ed Huyck

• Jill Bernard brings back 'Drum Machine'... without the machine

  published Dec 30, 2010

  rThis Saturday Jill Bernard returns to the Twin Cities with her solo improv show Drum Machine for a run that continues through the month. Unlike past productions, Bernard will not be working wi... More >>

• Scrimshaw Brothers ring out 2010 with a case of denial

  published Dec 29, 2010

  rThe end of the year is a time to reflect on the past 12 months, to carefully weigh what has--and has not--been accomplished, and then blot all of the failure out with a night of heavy drinking... More >>

• The Twin Cities' best theater productions of 2010

  published December 29, 2010

  It was a solid year for theater in the Twin Cities. Good and great shows were produced at theaters of all types and sizes, with only a few... More >>

• Billy Elliot the Musical at the Orpheum

  published December 22, 2010

  Here's the rub: Billy Elliot the story is about something small and personal: A young boy defies the expectations of his rough mining... More >>

• Nimbus Theatre previews permanent space

  published Dec 21, 2010

  rIn a chilly, wide-open warehouse space in Minneapolis, Nimbus Theatre Company's Josh Cragun sees nothing but potential.Where there currently is bare brick, bright overhead lighting, and nary... More >>

• A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol

  published December 22, 2010

  In case you haven't completely overdosed on Christmas, A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol will continue its run through the season.... More >>

• The Winter Adventures of Happy, the SAD Clown

  published December 22, 2010

  Weather got you down? Does the thought of three (or more) months of winter make you want to give up and just sit at home mindlessly surfing the... More >>

• Julia Carlis buzzes in on 'Jeopardy!' (Updated)

  published Dec 20, 2010

  rJulia Carlis may know how to expertly light a stage or design a set, but does she know the capitol of Argentinar And can she phrase that in the form of a questionr The Twin-Cities area desi... More >>

• 'All is Calm' recreates real Christmas miracle

  published Dec 17, 2010

  rAfter a miserable week and discovering that I had a flat tire as I parked my car, it's safe to say I wasn't in the best of moods walking into the Pantages Theatre last night for All is Calm. An... More >>

• Billy Elliot

  published December 15, 2010

  Can a young boy in a down-to-earth mining village break out to become a ballet dancer? Can an underdog film be turned into one of the most lauded... More >>

• The Santaland Diaries

  published December 15, 2010

  Ah, the seasonal job. Plenty of us have rung up orders, chucked boxes, or scanned, scanned, scanned the days away during the holiday season.... More >>

• Reviews: 2 Pianos 4 Hands, The Holiday Pageant

  published December 15, 2010

  One of the clichés of the modern world is "Failure is not an option." It's repeated in bad action movies, on endless sports broadcasts,... More >>

• Faith Prince relishes the road in 'Billy Elliot'

  published Dec 14, 2010

  rDecades into her career, Faith Prince isn't afraid to try new challenges. That's why the longtime Broadway veteran and Tony Award winner will spend the next year and a half on the road with ... More >>

• Theaters ready non-holiday goodies

  published Dec 13, 2010

  rTired of holiday cheerr Do you want to take in a show that doesn't include a treacle-laden messager Can't stand the thought of watching Scrooge get all happy againr Some theaters feel your p... More >>

• Peter Vitale and Michael Donley ready to showcase talents in '2 Pianos 4 Hands'

  published Dec 10, 2010

  For Peter Vitale and Michael Donley, this week has been crunch time. The two performers have been sharpening their acting and piano playing for 2 Pianos 4 Hands, which opens Friday at the Park Square ... More >>

• Kira Obolensky looks at the Holocaust from the inside

  published Dec 10, 2010

  During World War II, prisoners of the Theresienstadt ghetto--used as a transit camp for Auschwitz--were given space and time dedicated to pursuing the arts. For the German government, it was a way to ... More >>

• 'The Match Girl's Gift' offers a new holiday experience

  published Dec 08, 2010

  A new entry to the crowded holiday theater scene is a piece adapted from another famed 19th-century Christmas tale.The Match Girl's Gift, now playing at the Centennial Showboat theater in St. Paul, fe... More >>

• The Holiday Pageant

  published December 8, 2010

  It's safe to say that Open Eye Figure Theatre's The Holiday Pageant will be the only Christmas-season show in the Twin Cities to feature... More >>

• Miss Richfield 1981's 'Bingo Bonanza' offers too much

  published Dec 07, 2010

  There really can be too much of a good thing, as was made clear Friday evening at the Miss Richfield 1981 holiday show, Bingo Bonanza. Most of the individual parts were plenty of fun but all of them t... More >>

• Playwright Carson Kreitzer awarded NEA grant

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Local playwright Carson Kreitzer has earned a National Endowment for the Arts grant to aid in developing her latest play, Behind the Eye.The New Play Development grant is through the Cincinnati Playho... More >>

• Super-Powered Revenge Christmas #1 at Minneapolis Theatre Garage

  published December 8, 2010

  In a nameless bar on Christmas Eve, the future of mankind will be decided. Okay, it's more the future of a nutty comic-book writer, his... More >>

• The Guthrie's new Scrooge: More cynical, less curmudgeonly

  published Dec 06, 2010

  There's a new Scrooge in town; one without any white-haired whiskers. Daniel Gerroll has made a splash in town with his fresh interpretation of the role in the Guthrie Theater's latest production of t... More >>

• Open Eye Figure Theatre's holiday with Satan

  published Dec 03, 2010

  It's safe to say that Open Eye Figure Theatre's The Holiday Pageant is the only seasonal show around town that features Lucifer in a starring role."Michael (Sommers) originally wanted to call the page... More >>

• Joking Envelope gives Christmas the retcon treatment

  published Dec 01, 2010

  Christmas and comic-book superheroes can mix -- just ask playwright Bill Corbett and director Joseph Scrimshaw of Super-Powered Revenge Christmas #1, where a lonely writer decides that the holiday is ... More >>

• Super-Powered Revenge Christmas #1

  published December 1, 2010

  What if you could retcon Christmas? During a holiday season to forget, a disgruntled comic-book writer decides he would love to see a new set of... More >>