As he’s proven time and again by his marathons, Mark Mallman is not one to let up. And in that regard, his latest New Years Eve show at The Varsity Theater was every bit as chaotic and wild as previous…
Billy Elliot at the Orpheum Theatre
The Hennepin Theatre Trust has brought a powerhouse hit in for the holidays with the Tony Award-winning Billy Elliot. Based on the Universal Pictures/Studio Canal film, but reworked for the stage production by bookwriter and lyricist Lee Hall, and with…
Martin Devaney CD Release Party with Erik Koskinen, Molly Maher and Kid Dakota at the Turf Club
Martin Devaney‘s career started off with an album coming out about every two years. Since Letters Never Sent in 2006, he’s concentrated on helping the artists signed to his label Eclectone Records. But recently he stepped back in the studio…
Photo set: First Avenue’s 40th Anniversary Party
2 Pianos 4 Hands at Park Square Theatre
For every Vladimir Horowitz, for every Herbie Hancock – indeed, for every musical master you can name – there are thousand upon thousands of players who dedicate their lives to their instruments, who spend many many lonely hours practicing, only…
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at The Ordway
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (at the Ordway, through Jan 2) tries so hard to make you love it. First, there are the colorfully dressed children (30 at least), bouncing balls and grinning with relentless cheerfulness. Then, naturally, there’s…
“Cinderfella” by Ballet of the Dolls at the Ritz Theater
Ballet of the Dolls has just opened its holiday offering at the Ritz Theater and it’s an absolute charmer. Conceived, choreographed and directed by Myron Johnson, who also designed the set, Cinderfella is a fresh take on the Cinderella story,…
Super-Powered Revenge Christmas #1 by Joking Envelope
The (thin and svelte) Red Avenger is flying his snow vehicle over the wintry City, along with his (rather less than svelte) sidekick Caribou Man (aka Rudy). Suddenly, the air is filled with flying droids from the dreaded H(erod) Corporation,…
Miss Richfield 1981’s Bingo Bonanza For The Holidays at the Illusion Theater
Miss Richfield 1981 has ridden her rusty and trusty Buick sleigh into downtown Minneapolis and double parked it outside the Hennepin Center for the Arts (no cop with any instinct for self-preservation would dare ticket her). She is now ensconced…
“Black Nativity: Now’s the Time” at Penumbra Theatre
This year’s Black Nativity, an annual tradition at Penumbra Theatre, takes a modern approach, hanging the nativity story on a contemporary American family. Conceived by Lou Bellamy and T. Mychael Rambo, and directed by Dominic Taylor, Black Nativity: Now’s the…
“A Christmas Carol” at the Guthrie Theater
The Guthrie Theater has faithfully delivered on our secret holiday wish: a fresh, new version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, this one adapted by Crispin Whittell and directed by Artistic Director Joe Dowling. This script has a decidedly lighter…
“A Christmas Story” at The Children’s Theatre Company
The Children’s Theatre Company is among the first to roll out this year’s holiday offering with an adaptation by Philip Grecian A Christmas Story by Jean Shepherd. Grecian, with director Peter Broshius (also CTC’s artistic director) steeps us in the…