Photo Set: 32nd Annual John Lennon Tribute and MN Beatle Project Release at First Avenue 12/8/11

December 9, 2011
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The New Standards Holiday Show at the Fitzgerald 12/2/11

December 5, 2011
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Winter Dreams at In The Heart Of The Beast Puppet And Mask Theatre

December 4, 2011
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Winter Dreams at In The Heart Of The Beast Puppet And Mask Theatre

“Leaves leaving the branches… Winter is coming…” such is the opening line to this delightful winter’s tale chanted in ethereal tones reminding the audience that the curtain has just raised on the opening act of this region’s coldest of seasons. While there are several holiday shows vying for attention this time of year Winter...
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Charley’s Aunt at the Guthrie Theater

December 2, 2011
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Charley’s Aunt at the Guthrie Theater

First the good news: the design of Charley’s Aunt (at the Guthrie through Jan 15) is exquisite.  The Guthrie’s tech department, the best in the country, really outdid themselves (between this play and the richly produced A Christmas Carol they must have labored overtime and eminently deserve the holiday vacation I hope they are...
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Photo Set: The Mad Ripple Hootenanny at the Guthrie 11/27/11

November 28, 2011
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Photo Set: Drop The Mic! at the Guthrie 11/25/11

November 26, 2011
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The Santaland Diaries at Frank Theatre

November 25, 2011
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The Santaland Diaries at Frank Theatre

Go to the Ordway and experience the “timeless enchantment” of Cinderella ($113 per ticket).  Or try the Guthrie’s A Christmas Carol, after 35 years still “as powerful and uplifting as it ever was” ($73).  Or maybe CTC’s “beloved” The Wizard Of Oz ($70). All this overpriced holiday feel-good about to send you shrieking into...
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A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie Theater

November 23, 2011
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A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie Theater

“A turkey?!” sputters the Cranky Critic, sufferer from permanent indigestion and squinty short-sightedness.  “There were no turkeys in 1840 England.  Ha.  This is nothing more than an excuse for the Guthrie prop department to manufacture an oversized bird, stick it on a bed of plastic crabapples and wheel it onstage on a—” Hush.  Go...
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Photo Set: Mates of State with The Generationals at Fine Line 11/18/11

November 20, 2011
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Photo Set: The Hold Steady at the Vita.mn Vth Birthday Party 11/18/11

November 19, 2011
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