stage & arts
Why 'Merrily We Roll Along,' 'Memento' and others tell stories backward
Reverse timelines offer a fresh perspective in plays, movies and books.
'A Picture Gallery of the Soul' photography exhibit presents the Black American experience
More than 100 artists are part of the show at the University of Minnesota's Nash Gallery.
Can 'Once Upon a Mattress' lead make audiences forget Carol Burnett?
The "silly" fairy tale musical opens Friday at Old Log Theatre.
Review: Escaping isolation and finding hope in 'Utopia'
Paula Mann's choreography is performed to a moody score and against a backdrop of video projections.
Review: Messy, vibrant 'Vietgone' at the Guthrie is a love story that raps
The Guthrie's season opener is a comedy-drama inspired by creator Qui Nguyen's parents' path to the U.S.
Review: Why Broadway's Ben Platt was almost amazing in his Minneapolis debut
He had the bravura voice, but not the production or the audience to fill Target Center.
Duncan Hannah, Minneapolis kid turned international artist, dies at 69
His memoir, "Twentieth-Century Boy: Notebooks of the Seventies," paints New York through his eyes as he rubbed shoulders with David Bowie, Andy Warhol and others.
Our Friday Best: Death Cab for Cutie, Wynton Marsalis, Mapplethorpe exhibit and Arab Film Festival
Critics' picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
Former UnitedHealth Group CEO Bill McGuire marries soccer and art
A 12-foot-tall bronze sculpture at Allianz Field offers fans another look into the meaning of soccer.
Dear Ben Platt: Are you ready to sing in arenas?
The Tony, Grammy and Emmy winner of "Dear Evan Hansen" fame discusses his singer-songwriter career.
Bakken Museum, Highpoint Center for Printmaking poised for change with new leadership
Alissa Light and Jehra Patrick plan to build on the legacies of these institutions in their new roles.
10 must-see Twin Cities art exhibitions coming fall 2022
'Botticelli and Renaissance Florence: Masterworks from the Uffizi' Renaissance Florence comes to Minneapolis through an exhibition straight from the Uffizi Galleries in Italy. The…
Fall dance scene is abuzz with bold ideas, partnerships, talent
There are also new spaces that companies and performers can rent.
10 dance performances that leap and bound into fall
It's a season that pops with energy and reflection.
Familiar faces in fresh roles and new talent surface on the theater scene
Meet the onstage and offstage cast who're helping to shape the field.
10 best and brightest theater shows to catch this fall
From premieres to revivals, the stages are alive with the sound of resilience.
The renovated Capri theater remains a cultural hub of north Minneapolis
Patrons streamed into the theater over its first year after a $12.5 million renovation.
Our Friday Best: The Killers, Jack Barkla, Trombone Shorty and 'Biggame'
Critics' picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
Immigrant love story 'Vietgone' told with rap and humor at the Guthrie
The production kicks off the Guthrie Theater's fall season.
Children's Theatre kicks off season with 'Tulu,' celebrating joy and resilience
For Circus Abyssinia, neither pandemic nor war could stop its desire to highlight African women.