Eclipsed, the 2009 play by Obie Award-winning playwright Danai Gurira tells the story of an unlikely sisterhood of five women in civil war-torn Liberia. Frank Theatre’s regional premier of the work opened Friday at the Playwrights’ Center (2301 East Franklin…
The 500 Hats Of Bartholomew Cubbins at The Children’s Theatre Company
Theater-goers, young and old! Go see Bradley Greenwald, currently holding forth in The 500 Hats Of Bartholomew Cubbins (Childrens Theatre Co., 2400 Third Ave., Minneapolis, through Oct 30, childrensheatre.org) before an evil Broadway producer swoops down and snatches him away…
Sleep Deprivation Chamber at Penumbra Theatre
The incident detailed in Adrienne and Adam P. Kennedy‘s harrowing and autobiographical Sleep Deprivation Chamber (at Penumbra, 270 N. Kent St., St. Paul, penumbratheatre.org) is, unfortunately, as common as rain: a policeman commits a vicious assault and then concocts a…
Marina and the Diamonds at the Triple Rock Social Club
“Oh, Minneapolis, I am so happy to be here right now! I have to say, I thought it would be like three or four people,†said an enchanting of Marina and the Diamonds on Friday night at the packed Triple…
Theatre Pro Rata’s “The Taming of the Shrew” at the Gremlin Theater
Theatre Pro Rata kicked off their 2010-2011 season with a classic and a comedy – a combination that veers from the norm for the established company, but suits their approach for the coming months. Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew,…
Vigil, a play at the Pillsbury House Theatre
Pillsbury House Theatre opened the final production of their 2010 season, a crafty and winning play by Morris Panych. Vigil’s premise is simple enough: Kemp (Steve Hendrickson) is called to his dying aunt’s side, but it is clear that death…
Romantica at the Aster Cafe
Romantica is the kind of band you find yourself at home with even if you’ve never heard them before. They are comfortingly familiar, operating solidly under the Americana genre, giving listeners a little bit of the country and a little…
The Glass Menagerie at The Jungle Theater
I have seen more productions of The Glass Menagerie (at the Jungle, 2951 Lyndale Ave. S., through Oct 17, jungletheater.com), Tennessee Williams‘s oft-produced and touching portrait of life in Depression era St. Louis, than I care to contemplate. But I…
Photoset: Me and My Arrow (CD Release) and Pink Mink at the Kitty Cat Klub
Minneapolis, Minnesota’s Me and My Arrow celebrating the release of their new album with Pink Mink opening at the Kitty Cat Klub. Share on Facebook
Always & Forever at Illusion Theater
In case you missed its first go-round, or you just can’t get enough of R&B love, the locally conceived and realized “Always & Forever†returns in all its boomer-era wonderfulness to the Illusion Theater. Set in a barber shop (it…
Wicked At The Orpheum
The Wicked Express has arrived in Minneapolis for a 5 week stay (at the Orpheum, 910 Hennepin Ave., through Sept 19, hennepintheatretrust.org). Still going strong on Broadway (after 7 years), Wicked boasts two U.S. tours, strong runs in London, San…
The Gospel At Colonus At The Ordway
It would be difficult to surpass the pure PPM (pleasure-per-moment) ratio of The Gospel At Colonus (at the Ordway, 345 Washington St., downtown St Paul, through Aug 11, ordway.org). Where else will you find gathered together the Steele Singers, the…