- Becki-Iverson
- May 3, 2020
Am I getting jaded or are things not aging well? Maybe both? If you were to ask people to name the first thing that comes to mind when you say the word musical, one of the first is likely to be My Fair Lady. Its vaunted pedigree, from the book adapted
- Becki-Iverson
- December 11, 2019
This is the one. The one I’ve been waiting for. Photo by Matthew Murphy I can’t describe to you how incredibly excited I was to see The Band’s Visit last night. I was hooked ever since seeing Katrina Lenk’s magnificent performance of “Omar Sharif” at the 2018 Tony Awards
- Becki-Iverson
- November 25, 2019
Which of the old grand dame musicals is your favorite? Photo by Matthew Murphy I’m thinking the tours that never seem to die – Lion King, Les Miserables, Beauty and the Beast, basically anything Andrew Lloyd Webber has ever made – and return time and again to our historic
- Becki-Iverson
- May 9, 2019
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
- Becki-Iverson
- April 18, 2019
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
- Becki-Iverson
- September 6, 2018
Look around, look around, how lucky we are to be alive right now… Photo by Joan Marcus I’m sure that, unless you live under the world’s heaviest, largest rock, you’ve heard of the theatrical juggernaut that is Hamilton by now. I’m also sure that you’ve heard Hamilton has finally
- Becki-Iverson
- June 27, 2018
Sometimes, all you want is a good B-list sequel. Photo by Joan Marcus I was raised on the original Phantom of the Opera Broadway soundtrack. At 12 years old, when I got my first boombox #datedmyselfalready, I owned three CDs: Celine Dion’s greatest hits; Barbra Streisand duets (including a
- Becki-Iverson
- June 8, 2018
If there were one sentence to describe Chicago, it would be “sex on stage.” I’ve seen many sultry shows in my time, but little compares to the sensual explosion that is Chicago. From the barely there costumes to the musical sighs to the iconic Bob Fosse choreography, Chicago oozes sex
- Becki-Iverson
- April 5, 2018
What is the real difference between a copy and a spoof? Photo by Jeremy Daniel My chef and I had a debate about this after seeing Something Rotten, the current Broadway tour resident at the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis. To my mind, a copy is directly lifting something –
- Becki-Iverson
- March 7, 2018
When is the last time you indulged your inner rebel? Photo by Matthew Murphy You know the one – the one that told you not to come into work today, or to sleep in a little later, or to skip the pleasantries and really be honest about how you