The weather’s warming up, so you know what that means…   Photo courtesy of Thrillist Patio time! But patios fill up so quickly when the weather is nice; what to do? Hit one of the spectacular rooftops (or honorary rooftops) in my latest piece for Thrillist. I’ve got several favorites

What if absolutely nothing went right?   Photo by Jeremy Daniel That’s the question asked in the seriously committed physical comedy The Play That Goes Wrong (TPTGW), the latest in the traveling Broadway series at Hennepin Theatre Trust’s Orpheum Theater. Photo by Jeremy Daniel A play within a play, TPTGW

The Guthrie’s modern take on Roman mythology will leave you with lots to ponder.   Photo by Dan Norman In a world of ever-shrinking budgets for the humanities, sometimes it’s good to get back to the basics. People aged 30 and older likely had at least minor engagement with Roman

The show is in good hands with the legendary Betty Buckley   Photo by Julieta Cervantes We seem to be in an era of revivals, these days. Carousel, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma! and Hello, Dolly! Have been making waves on Broadway for a few years now. Of all these recent

Before there was Caitlyn Jenner, or Pose on FX …   Photo by Dan Norman … or any number of other famous trans faces or characters; before Janet Mock was a twinkle in the eye of Hollywood’s firmament, there was Hedwig. Photo by Dan Norman Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Every time I see a show at The Jungle, I think “they can’t possibly top this…”   Photo by Dan Norman … and then I find myself to be all wrong a couple months later when a new show opens. Readers may remember my glowing review of the Jungle’s reprisal

Lavish. Painterly. Sumptuous. Elegant. Winsome.   T Charles Erickson These are just a few of the words that floated through my mind while watching the Guthrie’s delicious new show Cyrano de Bergerac (Cyrano) last night. T Charles Erickson The tale of the monster and the damsel falling in love has

What makes a good mother?   *Correction: I unintentionally misspelled the name of Marcela Michelle as Marcella Mobama in my initial review; I apologize for the mistake and have corrected it here.  That’s always been a mercurial question, but it’s harder to answer than it seems. We live in an era of helicopter

Are you familiar with Rick Shiomi?   Photo courtesy of GSVLOC If not, what rock have you been hiding under! One of the legendary luminaries of the #tctheater scene, Rick founded Mu Performing Arts (one of my favorite local companies), Full Circle Theater (another favorite local company!), and has been

History is way, way more important than modern society gives it credit for.   Photo by Rich Ryan And I’m not just saying that because I was a history major in college. When people think of history, they tend to think of a boring giant textbook with tests that make