- Becki-Iverson
- March 21, 2016
Pavorotti would have loved this production Photo courtesy of the MN Opera. In fact, I’m pretty sure that Dominick Chenes, who plays Mario Cavaradossi, stole his playbook straight from under Pavorotti’s nose. His powerhouse tenor rips through the role and shatters every glass in the house, without even sounding breathless.
- Becki-Iverson
- March 16, 2016
I can’t rave enough about this. Photo courtesy of Park Square Theatre. I’ll just dive right in: Nina Simone: Four Women, the new show at Park Square Theatre, has everything you could want in a play, and they go all the way with it. It is a must see; forget
- Becki-Iverson
- March 14, 2016
I’ve had this on the brain all weekend… So I had to share briefly. A good friend of mine invited me to a performance this past weekend. She didn’t even know much about it, so my date and I walked in blindly to the experience, completely unsure of what to
- Becki-Iverson
- March 7, 2016
Penumbra’s latest offering shows it’s not always fun and games. Photo courtesy of Allen Weeks. They say art imitates life – or is it the other way around? In any case, the Penumbra is offering two deep reflecting pools in the form of one act plays. There is a LOT
- Becki-Iverson
- March 1, 2016
Mu’s latest production sheds a welcome new light on the refugee experience Photo courtesy of Mu Performing Arts. And what a welcome light it is. It’s amazing how easily media can overwhelm a conversation, and the current state of refugees is no different. One would assume that the only refugees
- Becki-Iverson
- February 11, 2016
The Socialist Revolution Comes to the Stage Photo courtesy of Hennepin Theatre Trust. It’s always good to see shows that are timely, and the current production of Newsies at the Orpheum definitely fits the bill. Photo courtesy of Hennepin Theatre Trust. Based on the cult classic 1992 film of the
- Becki-Iverson
- January 29, 2016
At this time of year, it’s never a bad thing to find a reason to smile. And Germinal, the final installment of the 2016 Out There series at the Walker, gives you plenty of reasons to. Germinal essentially describes the lifecycle and process of creation/enlightenment as it applies to life
- Becki-Iverson
- January 25, 2016
I don’t know if I’ve ever been this excited for a museum exhibit. I was definitely pumped about Frida Kahlo at the Walker several years back, but this blows all others out of the water. Impossible to ignore, the Guerrilla Girls have been kicking the patriarchy’s ass for more than
- Becki-Iverson
- January 22, 2016
If you want to learn to build an empire… There are some great tips on here! The internet seems to be THE place to have complete creative control over your life, business, etc. these days, but it’s not always easy to know how to carve a space out for yourself,
- Becki-Iverson
- January 22, 2016
Who is he? Who is ‘I’? How come this is not me, although I am playing myself now? We agreed that I have to learn how to differentiate between what is fiction and what is not, between what is real and what is not. These are my words, yet this is not