Theater Reviews of theater productions, both traveling and originating in Minnesota.
Reviews of theater productions, both traveling and originating in Minnesota.
Aug 04 2015
MN Fringe 2015: Recommendations from a Fringe Addict
The 2015 Minnesota Fringe Festival runs Thursday, July 30, through Sunday, August 9, and features nearly 175 theater, dance, and other experimental performances. All shows are 60 minutes or shorter and are being hosted at 25 venues throughout Minneapolis.
Having made it through the first five days…
Jul 31 2015
MN Fringe 2015: Everybody Wants You to Live
The 2015 Minnesota Fringe Festival runs Thursday, July 30, through Sunday, August 9, and features nearly 175 theater, dance, and other experimental performances. All shows are 60 minutes or shorter and are being hosted at 25 venues throughout Minneapolis.
On a summer night disgusting enough to (almost)…
Jul 29 2015
MN Fringe 2015: Dance with the Devil
The 2015 Minnesota Fringe Festival runs Thursday, July 30, through Sunday, August 9, and features nearly 175 theater, dance, and other experimental performances. All shows are 60 minutes or shorter and are being hosted at 25 venues throughout Minneapolis.
With a beautifully Gothic back wall reminiscent…
Jun 01 2015
Jenny Bandage vs the Unpronounceable AKRONYM Is a Family-Friendly Blend of Social Satire and Innocent Silliness
Last weekend, Fearless Comedy Productions presented their second original comedy production, Jenny Bandage vs the Unpronounceable AKRONYM, at the Black Forest Inn in Minneapolis. In it, the titular scientist/secret agent (played by Dawn Krosnowski) matches wits with her archnemesis Professor…
Feb 27 2015
Field Trip: Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway
Disney’s newest classic animated film to be reimagined into a Broadway show, after the tremendous success of Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Tarzan, and The Little Mermaid, is Aladdin. It debuted at New York’s New Amsterdam Theatre in the spring of 2014.
I was incredibly lucky to be able to attend…
Feb 21 2015
Comedy Spotlight: Kings at HUGE Theater, Minneapolis
When I walked into HUGE Improv Theater to see Hannah Wydeven’s new 9:30 Friday-night show, Kings, all I knew was that it boasted an all-star improv comedy cast and that it was playing at a nonprofit theater in Uptown that consistently sold out its shows. Wydeven, of Show X, a five-year-long-running…
Jan 26 2015
MN Theater Genius Special: The Insufferable Spiteness of Beaver
I got to see a special preview of Jon Stark‘s upcoming show The Insufferable Spiteness of Beaver. Based on the show’s promotional material, I kind of didn’t really know what to expect. Having now seen it, I’m excited to share what I experienced and why folks should (or should…