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Photo Set: Dawes with Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps and Red Daughters at the Varsity 12/31/11
Cinderella at the Ordway
The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is offering up a magical evening for families this holiday season with Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. No, it’s not about Christmas, but it’s a gentle and satisfying story full of sparkle and spectacle…
The Soul of Gershwin at Park Square Theatre
For the holiday season, Park Square Theatre has chosen to revive the warmly received show about George Gershwin that premiered there in 1999. The Soul of Gershwin: The Musical Journey of an American Klezmer is a delightful musical offering: a…
Bob’s Holiday Office Party at Camp Bar and Cabaret
There is at least one theater in Minnesota that is not trying to be “relevant,†or “important.†They just want to get people in the door and show them a good time. In fact, that is exactly their mission and…
Photo Set: 32nd Annual John Lennon Tribute and MN Beatle Project Release at First Avenue 12/8/11
The New Standards Holiday Show at the Fitzgerald 12/2/11
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.…
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…
Photo Set: The Mad Ripple Hootenanny at the Guthrie 11/27/11
Photo Set: Drop The Mic! at the Guthrie 11/25/11
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…