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Black Label Movement gets creepy with 'Morituri te Salutant'
REVIEW: Music and visual elements raise the stakes in the company's "Teamwork 2.0."
Grumble Theater asks patrons to see very first show 'solely as a woman'
A promising new company asks viewers to take a feminine perspective on its first show.
Old Log Theatre channels Rosemary Clooney with nostalgic jukebox musical
Old Log Theatre channels a 20th-century legend with a clumsy but tuneful jukebox musical.
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Review: Artistry's 'Sound of Music' continues buoyant comeback for Bloomington playhouse
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Review: Artistry's 'Sound of Music' continues buoyant comeback for Bloomington playhouse
In his directorial debut, Max Wojtanowicz finds balance in the staging and physical comedy of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic.
Review: Five things that will keep kids engaged in CTC's 'Babble Lab'
Autumn Ness taps and isolates a battery of soupy sounds for this show about language development.
Review: Beneath its spandex and scuba gear, 'Mamma Mia!' offers unexpected insights at the Orpheum
Joshua Campbell, who acted in the Las Vegas production, joins in reviewing the staying power of the ABBA musical.
Review: Artistry's 'Crazy for You' brings touches of Broadway to Bloomington
Ben Bakken's stylish production of this Gershwin musical gets a lush staging with Anita Ruth's 20-piece orchestra.
Review: Theater Latte Da's 'Stones in his Pockets' shows how to break out of being an extra in your own story
Director Marcela Lorca's production offers a Gaelic sandbox for Tom Reed and Reed Sigmund, and boy, do they play.
Review: Guthrie's 'Dial M for Murder' has a killer who's cool as ice
Tracy Brigden's stylish production puts the hmm in murder-mystery.
Review: Dancers shed light on movement and language in the dark
Audio descriptions gave context to the dance in Morgan Thorson's "Untitled Night" at the Great Northern Festival.
Review: Minnesota Opera's successful 'Elixir of Love' delivers performances with power and panache
The Gaetano Donizetti work is a musical rom-com suitable for every opera lover.
Aerosmith responds to viral University of Minnesota dance team 'Dream On' routine
The rockers posted a compilation of the performance on Instagram that has garnered more than 18,000 likes.
Review: Bob Dylan-infused 'Girl From the North Country' hits high notes, then stalls
Conor McPherson's production kicks off its 26-city tour at Minneapolis' Orpheum Theatre.