News & Notes

Over the Rainbow for The Wizard of Oz

News
As I walked to my seat at Children's Theatre Company on a Sunday afternoon to see The Wizard of Oz , I passed a little girl wearing her ruby red slippers, which I complimented with admiration, since I had always desired to have a pair when I was her age. I looked around to see another young girl with a full
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The Lion

How to do nothing, together.

Review
I finished Jenny Odell's How to do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy just a few days before attending TigerLion Arts' newest production Big World. As serendipity would have it, my multi-week journey through Odell's philosophical explorations of bird watching, retreat, attention, and manifest
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Performers from Big World hide behind a rock

Ticketing: The Onboarding Process

News
One less step There are a lot of choices out there when it comes to ticketing. You have national, regional, and even local options and each has pros and cons. If you are listing your show on Playlist than all of these options have one thing in common - you have to add all your show information into a second
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History, Hats, and Hilarity

Review
Gutenberg! The Musical! was an entertaining night of theater put on by Theater Latté Da and directed and choreographed by Tyler Michaels King that showcased the comic, musical, and energetic capabilities of the dynamic duo of Tom Reed and Dominic Schiro as Doug and Bud, two best friends who have compiled all
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Tom and Dominic show off character hats

Tickets Are Coming to Minnesota Playlist—and It Changes Everything

News
After five months of development, I'm thrilled to announce what's next for Minnesota Playlist: integrated ticketing. Starting later this spring, theater companies will be able to sell tickets directly through the platform—right alongside the shows you're already posting. Why Now? Why This? Minnesota Playlist
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tickets anyone?

  • Bloody duels, easy laughs

    Review

    When it comes down to it, Nick Jones’s “The Coward” is an 18th-century sitcom by a 21st-century playwright. Lucidus, our...

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  • Making silence song

    Editorial
    This month Mark Sweeney interviews producer/ book writer Perrin Post, lyricist Laurie Flanigan-Hegge and composer Dina Maccabee about Sweet Land...
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  • Does this play defy gravity?

    Review
    On my way in to see Defying Gravity at The Southern, I noticed a small display on the lobby wall...
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  • In the Club

    Editorial

    All you theater people out there have had this experience. Your mom or brother or cousin or coworker or friend's...

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  • Playlist profile: Sarah Bellamy

    Interview
    Sarah Bellamy comes from Twin Cities theater royalty. She has been working her way through the ranks and now sits...
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  • Behind every good man

    Review
    We’ve all heard the adage, “behind every great man, there stands a great woman”. Well, Bertolt Brecht heavily relied on...
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  • Fireworks inside a garage

    Review
    Perhaps a residential garage in South Minneapolis in late January of 2015 isn’t quite as far as you can get...
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  • Today's Vocabulary Lesson

    Editorial

    Good morning, class! Mr. Miller is feeling kind of vindictive today, so you're getting a vocabulary quiz tomorrow. Hooray! I...

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  • Lift off

    Review

    Getting a drinkIs that a John Middleton seen out after 10 pm?

    Relaunch achieved

    The dance floor stayed full until they turned...

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