What is so rare as a full moon in June on a perfect Minnesota evening? It may be a perfect little romantic comedy. The rom-com genre, so over worked by Hollywood that even they have mostly abandoned it, is now…
Tag: Jungle Theater
Constellations at the Jungle Theater
There is plenty of stellar talent on display at Jungle Theater in their new production of Constellations (playing at the Jungle through May 29) by British playwright Nick Payne. Payne is just over 30 and has had praise worthy productions on…
The Two Gentlemen Of Verona at the Jungle Theater
Is The Two Gentlemen Of Verona (at the Jungle Theater through March 27) William Shakespeare‘s first play? Possibly (scholars will never agree on this), but perhaps the honor belongs to The Comedy Of Errors or to The Taming Of The…
The Night Alive at the Jungle Theater
What a rich and wonderful theater experience! The Jungle Theater’s new production, “The Night Alive†by Conor McPherson, will run through December 20, and what an alternative it is to the usual holiday lineup. It will pull you in even…
You Can’t Take It With You at the Jungle Theater
Were I a finger-wagging, dyspeptic, world-weary and jaundiced Critic, I might take George S. Kaufmann and Moss Hart, authors of You Can’t Take It With You (at the Jungle, through August 9) to task for blatantly predictable manipulation. Why can’t…
On Golden Pond at the Jungle Theater
The Jungle Theater closes its season with the familiar and lovely “On Golden Pond†by Ernest Thompson, starring a “golden†duo, Bain Boehlke and Wendy Lehr. I don’t know how many shows Boehlke and Lehr have done together, or “how…
Detroit at the Jungle Theater
A friendly backyard barbeque with the neighbors builds to the frayed edges of an absurd but frighteningly believable premise in the Jungle Theater’s production of “Detroit†by Lisa D’Amour. You just won’t believe what happens and it’s not what you…
Driving Miss Daisy at the Jungle Theater
Wendy Lehr is in this play! James Craven! Holy moley! Why can’t live theater generate Twins-like, Vikings-esque excitement? Certainly, seeing artists of the caliber of Lehr and Craven bring a play to life is at least as exciting as watching…
“Fool for Love” at The Jungle Theater
What? You’ve never seen a performance of “Fool for Love?†Well, neither had I, to be honest, and I was so pleased that The Jungle Theater chose it to open their season. If you are even mildly interested in classic,…
URINETOWN at The Jungle Theater
The Jungle Theater‘s delightful, exuberant production of Urinetown is occasionally hoisted on its own humorous petard. The show first premiered in New York over a decade ago—its brand of insider humor—commenting on the cheesy musical even as it presents us…