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2012 Stories by Ed Huyck

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  '1968' doesn't rock enough

  published Jan 27, 2012

  I missed 1968 by about three months, so everything I know and think about the year is secondhand. Now, that happens to be a lot, as the year has loomed large over American culture for the past 44 year... More >>

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  Park Square scales down 'Ragtime,' but strives to keep it epic

  published Jan 26, 2012

  Ragtime may be the largest play ever staged at Park Square Theatre, but it is dwarfed by the original Broadway production from the 1990s. Gary Gisselman, the veteran director helming Park Square's ver... More >>

• You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

  published January 25, 2012

  I grew up with Peanuts, from reading the daily strips to memorizing the dog-eared anthologies we had at home. I liked the humor and... More >>

• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Guthrie

  published January 25, 2012

  The setting of Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof may be a palatial bedroom, but those four walls trap a lot of steamy heat and... More >>

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  Too many pieces spoil puzzle of 'Flesh and the Desert'

  published Jan 24, 2012

  In exploring the ragged, shady history of Las Vegas, Caron Kreitzer uncovers plenty of intriguing material. Molding that into a satisfying wholer It's not there yet.Kreitzer's play Flesh and the Deser... More >>

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  'Julius Caesar' mostly works as modern-day thriller

  published Jan 20, 2012

  Updating Shakespeare for the modern day is always a dangerous proposition. It's doubly so for Julius Caesar, which is a 400-year-old look at an event from two millennia in the past. This co-production... More >>

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  Workhaus Collective finds love in Vegas

  published Jan 19, 2012

  Director Ben McGovern knew he had a tall task when he took on Carson Kreitzer's latest play, Flesh and the Desert, for the Workhaus Collective.Kreitzer, whose past work includes Behind the Eye, Self-D... More >>

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  Top 10 burgers in the Twin Cities

  published Jan 18, 2012

  There's nothing humble about the hamburger in the Twin Cities. Our Midwestern pride comes out with this seemingly simple dish, crafting innovative variations while never missing the essential equation... More >>

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  'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' returns to the Guthrie

  published Jan 18, 2012

  You hear stories all the time about leads in shows who hate each other; who won't speak a single word or even look at their onstage partners outside of the theater. That's definitely not a problem wit... More >>

• The Lion King at the Orpheum

  published January 18, 2012

  The musical version of Disney's The Lion King came back to town last week to its original home at the Orpheum Theatre, with 15 years of... More >>

• Dangerous Liaisons

  published January 18, 2012

  Stacia Rice is such a team player that she probably doesn't want to be the center of attention here, but she's been absent for more than a year... More >>

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  'Lion King' baddie pleased to be back in the Twin Cities

  published Jan 12, 2012

  Performing came early to J.  Anthony Crane."I was definitely an expressive and neurotic child. The thing that seemed to calm me down was the year my Mom bought me a little puppet house and puppet... More >>

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  Stacia Rice returns to the stage in 'Dangerous Liaisons'

  published Jan 12, 2012

  After the birth of her son, Stacia Rice decided to take some time away from the stage. She returns for the first time in more than a year this week in Dangerous Liaisons with her own Torch Theater at ... More >>

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  Joe Chvala lends distinct touch to 'You're a Good Man Charlie Brown'

  published Jan 11, 2012

  One of the things that has made Charles Schultz's Peanuts comic strips and characters so popular over the past 60 years is that we all have a bit of Charlie Brown in us, and Lucy, and Snoopy, and Linu... More >>

• Three Sisters by Buoyant Theatre Collective

  published January 11, 2012

  It's hard to watch the plays of Anton Chekhov without thinking about the fate that was just around the corner for these often upper-class... More >>

• Hans the Obscure!

  published January 11, 2012

  During his lifetime, Hans Christian Andersen wrote hundreds of stories. Some, like "The Little Mermaid" and "The Little Match Girl," are still... More >>

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  'Joan of Arc' returns for sold-out run

  published Jan 06, 2012

  After a sold-out run last fall, Nautilus Music-Theater has brought back Joan of Arc for another weekend run. The bad news is that the performances are already sold out. The good news is that ticket ho... More >>

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  Lorna Landvik ready to party at BLB again

  published Jan 06, 2012

  For author and performer Lorna Landvik, the new year means that it's time to invite people to her "rec room," mix a few margaritas, and create a show on the spot for her audience. Yep, it's time for P... More >>

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  Box Wine Theatre has politics in mind with 'Raucous Caucus II'

  published Jan 05, 2012

  Now that the Iowa Caucuses have kicked off the 2012 election year, some people may want to avoid politics on a night out. Not the folks at Box Wine Theatre, who created last year's Uptown: The Musical... More >>

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  'Hans the Obscure!' brings out darker side of Hans Christian Andersen

  published Jan 04, 2012

  Hans the Obscure! creator Larry Ripp credits classic children's show Captain Kangaroo and a nighttime hunt for something to read for the genesis of his new show."I used to watch Captain Kangaroo all t... More >>

• Out There 2012 at the Walker

  published January 4, 2012

  The idea of the auteur in theater—where collaboration is the name of the game—may feel a bit off, but Philip Bither, the curator of... More >>