News & Notes

  • A crowded two-way street

    Editorial

    Hey, here's some cool stuff

    Last week on News and Notes, there was some mention that Paula Vogel's Broadway play,...

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  • Does long-form get short shrift?

    Editorial

    One of the great things about living in an environment with such an overstuffed theater scene is knowing that on...

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  • “Open casket, full drag”

    Review

    I spent my Father’s Day afternoon in the darkened chapel of Spring House Ministries, watching the second-to-last performance of Theatre...

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  • Unveiling Utopia

    Editorial

    To witness the final production of a play is always entertaining, but to be a witness to the beginnings of...

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  • Hitting the space’s high notes

    Review

    The arched windows in the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis let in the late afternoon sun. As people gathered into closely-set...

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  • The Marx Brothers

    Editorial

    Asked about his favorite actor, George Bernard Shaw replied that it was  Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo Marx.  This shouldn’t...

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  • Pike St. Sizzles!

    Review

    Having spent a good part of my adult life in the neighborhoods of New York City and also having survived...

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  • Lush Gershwin at the Ordway

    Review

    The Broadway touring production of the Tony Award winning musical, “An American in Paris,” is playing at the Ordway through...

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